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magazine July/August 2014

a magazine by mums for mums

Surviving the Summer!

Loads of ideas to keep the kids busy!

MTW Activity Vouchers Save money this Summer with MTW new voucher booklet!

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4 Toddler Fun Outside

Simple outdoor fun for toddlers

7 Crafty Creations

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Well I hope you’re all well and enjoying your munchkins - I use that term loosely as my ‘little munchkin’ so to speak is running me ragged and already outwitting me, having tantrums very regularly and constantly launching anything that is to hand if he’s not happy! It’s made me realise how conditoned we become as adults though as he actually does all the things I’d love to do when my world isnt playing ball but I guess I also stopped all that at munchkin age!

Anyway - here we are! The Summer Holidays edition - all you need to help you survive the six weeks off - with What’s On to keep you in the loop and craft and activity ideas for a rainy or sunny day.

11 Kids Kitchen

Home made Strawberry Ice Cream and Fruit Kebabs for the kids to make

13 Mums Kitchen

A great no-bake lasagne for the whole family

14 Puzzling Times

Puzzle fun for five minutes of peace

18 What’s On

A bumper section this month to keep you in the local loop

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So I hope you enjoy your read - don’t forget to enter the competitions and check out all the lovely advertisers with their activities to keep your family fun going this summer!

See you on the other side - enjoy!

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Kids don’t remember their favourite day of TV...

Despite adoring the autumn and winter and loving an excuse to wrap up warm and get outside, I have to say I’m loving this sunny weather we’re having – partly because sunshine makes life SO much easier when you have a toddler that wants to spend his entire existence outside!

I do like that he loves being outside but it brings some welcome challenges too - it makes cooking tea for instance a tad difficult when Jasper’s insisting I lie on the ground in the garden and help him to find wiggly worms – however I do know that in the blink of an eye these moments pass so I try and cherish them whilst abandoning any notion of any housework getting done.

What it made me realise though is that hours really can fly by and if you’re anything like me you’ll make a mental note that 3 hours ago you were going to put the washing machine on, pop to the shops, make a start on the tea and all the other chores we’d be on top of if we didn’t have the distraction of a two year old finding absolutely everything really exciting and wanting to share it with you.

Last week I made a point of doing as many things outside as we could for a couple of days and we hear it all the time but the simple things in life are often the best and cost us next to nothing!

So here’s a few ideas that my little man instigated that may come in handy over the summer...

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Picnics...

Having lunch or tea outside on a blanket was really good fun and ironically Jasper ate far better when he could up sticks and run off at his leisure than at the table. I didn’t even need to go into ‘mum mode’ either and have a massive buffet on show that I think entails a picnic – I put a few plates out and titbits on each and the lot was wolfed at my little mans leisure!

Making Dens...

Mud Pies...

Using our Senses... Again another opportunity

No picnic is complete without a mud pie being made for it! We hear all the time how having such clinically germ free homes nowadays is playing havoc with our children’s immune systems – well problem solved! A dish, a big spoon, a mound of mud and a few pebbles as garnish and mud pie is most definitely on the menu with no additional charge for worms!

Strategically placed sheets on the washing line can make a fab den – a word of warning though it’s not very conducive to having clean laundry if combined with the mud pie activity! Admittedly it wasn’t a den for very long as Jasper preferred running through the sheets and nearly pulling them off the line but hey ho – the den lasted a good 3.5 minutes! to see what children notice that we overlook.

We all know the phrase ‘Stop and smell the flowers’ as we often overlook all the beauty in life in our hurry - but just lying or sitting and seeing what you can see, smell, hear, touch and be careful with taste obviously, but this is a great way to see what interests little ones – a plane, a bee, a bird, different textures on their fingertips are all learning opportunities too.

So it just goes to show you can have a whole afternoon packed full of mini adventures, great communication skills, fun and bonding without even leaving your garden.

The funny thing is though - if an adult was to ask us what have you been up to today we’d probably say ‘oh not much’ They’d get an entirely different answer if they had asked the toddler though...

Bug Hunts...

Talking of worms – this is most definitely the favourite adventure currently and you can forget Christmas – show Jasper a woodlouse and he’s in heaven bless him.

Still being at the enthusiastic stage of life that seems to have eluded us grown ups a little, he jumps about and shouts that he’s excited and it’s all over a bizzy bee, a ladybird, an ant or even a Mr Skinny Legs as Peppa Pig named the spider in their house so we have to do the same. My main challenge here though is that he’s so loved up with the bugs I have to spend lots of time making sure he doesn’t actually kiss that bee that he wants to give a little peck to...

Cloud Watching...

Lying on your back watching the clouds go by and making up stories for the shapes you can see is one of my favourites – I love seeing what Jasper sees that I haven’t perceived the same way, then hearing a little story unfold and spill out of his head (little being the operative word here) and don’t tell anyone but just the opportunity to lie down next to him and get some fun ‘us’ time feels like stolen moments! mum’s the word 5

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The Amazing World of Animals

By Scott Adams

It’s Monkey Business for Rosy and Ruby this Summer at Exotic Zoo! Exotic Zoo’s Scott Adams might spend

his days surrounded by little monkeys but now it’s not just the little monkeys you send off to school (and Scott then visits to teach them all about wildlife and the environment!) now Exotic Zoo is home to some amazing monkeys all of their own.

Introducing our 3 very special pygmy marmosets.

The 3 adorable and very tiny marmosets are sisters that have just arrived from another education centre / zoo and will be making themselves at home in Exotic Zoo’s indoor rainforest at the education centre. They happen to be the smallest monkey in the whole world, weighing in at around 100 grams and measuring only 4-6 inches, and while they might be teeny tiny,

they can certainly hold their own! They will be bouncing around the canopy at Exotic Zoo hopefully being spotted by the students who are visiting to learn about the rainforest and the animals that live there.

Rosy and Ruby are our two common marmosets who have a slightly different story… they spent the first 7 years of their lives as pets, but after their elderly owner became ill, these middle-aged monkeys found themselves at a vets due to be put to sleep.

“After a last minute call to Exotic Zoo the lucky 2 monkeys were saved and found a new home at the centre!”

Having turned up scared and not in the best condition, the monkeys soon settled in and started to eat the finest marmoset diet including specially imported acacia gum, which forms part of their specialist diet.

These little characters will eventually find their forever home at Lakeside Animal Park in Priorslee who Exotic Zoo are currently working with to open a new educational wildlife park available to the community - with onsite classroom and animal therapy centre to work in conjunction with the Donnington wood site.

At Exotic Zoo we are currently finding new ways to keep our cheeky monkeys busy and happy. If you're trying to do the same with your monkeys this summer holiday, why not visit www.exoticzoo. co.uk to see what’s going on, an animal filled experience day is always a fun day and one never to be forgotten!

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Never work with animals or children...?

When you decide to introduce a pet to the up the curtains but at the end of every day a best family it’s not a decision you take lightly as friend of some sort would be snuck into our rooms there are so many factors to take into account. so I have to say It was never a a matter of shall we As we all know a dog for instance needs walking every day, they love interaction, prefer to have company and not be left alone for long periods of time.

This could easily put you off Rover or Felix coming to join your brood but if you ever stop and watch the children playing with pets it’s so rewarding. My little man seems to have a proper belly laugh reserved for fun with our cats - especially if they chase a lose article he’s dragging along!

When I think back to my childhood, lots of my memories include our pets - our dog always knew when we were sad and would be sitting by your feet for a cuddle, the cat would go mad and climb

have a pet but more which one shall we have as it’s a great way of children bonding unconditionally.

Take a look at the ads below too for some priceless help with your lovely creatures - I do mean the pets not the kids!

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With the summer upon us there’s no better time to introduce new flavours to the children and Green Fields Farm Shop has everything a busy mum needs to tempt the kids into eating their Five-a-Day! es x o b duce for mum o r p fresh goodies part! r u o lt me ve ik ds losaving sothe difficu urites... 0 vo - £1 a it’s that’s f e x h 0

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There’s no better way to encourage your children to eat than to involve them in the preparation of their food as they absolutely love it - even my two year old wants to help to cook at the moment The guys at Green Fields Farm Shop offered these great ideas to try with the children this summer..

Easy Strawberry Ice Cream (without a machine) Serves 4

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300ml double cream 250g Strawberries,stalks removed 150g icing sugar

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Blend the strawberries until you have a smooth puree.

Whisk the cream and icing sugar together until you have soft peaks then stir through the strawberry puree. You can mix in fully or partly for a ripple effect.

Put into a Tupperware container and into the freezer until set. Take out of freezer every few hours and mix with a fork.

Add indulgent lumps of berry goodness by adding whole or halved strawberries to the mix before freezing

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Fun Kebabs Such a simple way to eat!

Simply cut up your chosen ingredients into nice big chunks and slide onto wooden skewers - obviously mind the spike!

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One of four OSFEST Family Passes up for grabs!

You can’t beat a good festival with our great British weather! Wellies? Vest Tops?

Brollies? Take the lot!

With such an eclectic mix of music there’s something here for everyone and OSFEST have kindly donated 4 Family Passes to you lovely mums to win!

To enter simply visit www.osfest.co.uk and check out which acts are playing on the Saturday - email info@ mumsthewordmag.co.uk with the name of one of them and you’ll be entered into the email hat - winners will be drawn at 5pm on Monday 28th July.

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I don’t know about you but I always end up cooking the same meals when I’m in a hurry so this recipe is great as it’s so quick and easy - no oven needed and it’d be easy to substitute the ingredients - especially if you haven’t had time to do your food shopping again today (too busy doing bug hunts and making mud pies again I suspect!) Enjoy!

No-Bake Summer Lasagne Serves 4 Preparation Time 25 Mins No Cooking Time to add

Ingredients 1/2 cup ricotta or soft cheese 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons olive oil Coarse salt Ground pepper 8 lasagne sheets, broken in half 1 small garlic clove 2 pints chopped tomatoes or passata 2 large courgettes thinly sliced (or other veg of choice - about a pound in weight - all thinly sliced) 1 tablespoon torn fresh basil leaves, plus more for serving

Method In a small bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan, and 2 teaspoons oil and season with salt and pepper.

Add garlic and tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until slightly broken down, about 3 minutes. Transfer tomatoes to a bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon oil and courgettes to pan and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until courgettes are tender, about 5 minutes.

Transfer to another bowl and stir in basil.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook lasagne sheets according to package instructions and drain.

Place some tomatoes on four plates; top with a pasta sheet and small spoonfuls ricotta, courgettes, and more tomatoes. Repeat layering twice.

Meanwhile, in a large pan, heat 2 tablespoons oil on a medium heat.

Top with remaining pasta tomatoes. Garnish with basil.

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Colouring with a Difference!

Colour in the bugs you can see below and when you are outside next time see if you can see them in your garden - tick the circles and name them when you’ve spotted them!

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1 Crab has a missing right leg, 2 Bottom bucket is empty, 3 Flag has fallen off the bottom sandcastle, 4 Bottom picture has a flying bird missing from above the ship, 5 Bottom Sandcastle has a shell missing from it, 6 Bottom Ship funnel is missing a stripe

What a lovely day so let’s go to the beach - who’s for a splash?? But can you spot the six differences between the two pictures below?

Spot The Difference!

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Bring out your Wild Side...

Now the weather’s starting to warm up there’s no excuse not to get outside! It’s just waiting there for you, it’s free and it’s accessible and can be as wild as you make it!

There’s nothing like spending time as a family enjoying the sights and sounds of nature. You don’t even need to go far. Why not head out to the garden, light a fire in a fire pan and make yourself a homemade barbeque! You don’t even need to spend a fortune on food; the fun of cooking is what it’s about.

Here are a couple of simple ideas to cook on your fire using minimal equipment....you can even save on washing up and eat your saucepan afterwards!!!!!!

Take a pepper. Cut the lid off and scoop out the insides.

Crack an egg and pour it into the pepper. Find a little spot in the coals of the fire and put the lid of your pepper back on. Mix it around every now and again (make sure you wear a heat proof glove!) and wait until your egg is cooked. Now take it off the fire and devour it, saucepan and all!!!! Delicious! What’s for pudding you say? Take an orange, cut off the lid. Scoop out the insides (mix the strained orange juice with some soda water for some make shift orangeade!) Fill the bottom 3rd with some chocolate muffin mix. Put the lid back on, wrap in foil and nestle into the coals of your fire. Leave for about 20 minutes and eat. Fresh hot chocolate orange muffins!

What could be better!

If you like these ideas, or want to have more opportunities for fun in the woods, come and join Outback2basics in the Summer holidays for our Bushcraft activities for ages 6-11 and 12-16. Build shelters and sleep out in them if you want to, learn about camouflage, carve some woodland cutlery, cook on an open fire, light fires, play wild games, toast marshmallows and have epic adventures outside. Check out our website for more details and for booking. www.outback2basics.co.uk 22

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Outback2basics “Inspiring people to be outdoors”

Birthday parties Holiday camps CPD training

Family days School programmes Interactive Stone Age history

Survival skills & Bushcraft days and more!

Education and adventures in the woods! www.outback2basics.co.uk outback2basics@gmail.com 01952 872 789 / 07598 399 267

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ell here it is folks - the mixed blessings of the Summer Holidays! Keeping the kids busy as well as our own sanity is no mean feat! Here’s a great selection of ideas for the family to go along to - keep an eye on our facebook page too for updates throughout the holidays! Have a lovely time!

19 - 20July

Bushcraft Camp Out

Bring your tent and join our Rangers for a night under the stars. Learn all about bushcraft skills and tick lots off your 50 things list. Try some orienteering and animal tracking and cook your own dinner over the campfire. Booking Essential 3:00 pm - 12:00 pm Dudmaston Estate

20 July

21 July

Come and join us at Apley Farm Shop for our Ice Cream Sundae and Classic Car Funday!! We will be holding a BBQ in the courtyard and there will be plenty of Bennett’s & Churchfield’s ice cream. We will also be having a show of classic cars from the Shropshire Classics Club. Scotty’s Donkeys & Animal Park will have a bouncy castle.

10am - 4pm Apley Farm Shop see advert for contact details

Become the next great art detective as you journey around the gardens completing sculptures and collecting clues. Will you be able to piece together the mystery sculpture? Where in the garden is it hiding? Why is it there? Only you can answer these questions.

Inspired by the sculptures in our garden? Create your own 3d paper sculpture to take home. (Prize every time on trail). Dudmaston Estate

Ice Cream Sundae & Classic Car Funday

Children’s Activity Days – Awesome Art Adventure

21 July to 5 September

22 July

Come and hunt for treasure at Hawkstone Park Follies.

Make some puppets in our time-travelling old Shrewsbury town! craft session to make

Summer Treasure Hunt Hawkstone Park

Puppet Pandemonium!

Alice Through the Looking Glass Thursday 14 August Tickets £9

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Old MacDonald had a Farm Saturday 20 September Tickets £9.50 All bookings are subject to a £2 admin fee per booking.

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characters, and then help them perform on their own mini-stage to explore how our county town has developed through the ages Suitable for ages 5+. 10.30 – 12.30, £12 one adult and up to two children + all day Museum entry.

Booking essential.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

to bring along your favourite ‘Ice Age’ toys and dress like a caveman or woman. Suitable for children aged 4+. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

22 July

Come to Blists Hill Victorian Town dressed as Alice in Wonderland or another character from the much-loved book over the weekend of 26 & 27 July for an event based on the Victorian novel by Lewis Carroll.

Meet the Animal Man

Wolverhampton Art Gallery As part of the Dragons and Vikings season come and see the unusual mini zoo. www. wolverhamptonart.org.uk 22 to 25 July

Three Little Pigs

Make a house of sticks and see if it will stand the wolf’s huffing and puffing, then enjoy marshmallows toasted over a campfire. Suitable for children 3 to 11 years (children must bring a grown-up). £3 per child. Booking advised Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre on 01588 676060. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm 23 July

Children’s Activity Days – Awesome Art Adventure

Please see 21 July for details Dudmaston Estate 11:30 am - 5:00 pm 24 to 27 July

Story-Telling Week

Children’s fairytales being told all around the park at Hawkstone Park Follies. Hawkstone Park 24 July

We’re Going On A Mammoth Hunt

Squelch through the mud, splashsplosh through the water and trek through a swirling-whirling snowstorm on our imaginative ‘hunt’, enjoy a ‘hunter-gatherer’ picnic and make something to take home in our Mammoth based craft session. You are very welcome

26 to 27 July

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

Take part in the Hatter’s Mad Tea Party, join the Queen of Hearts for a game of croquet and follow a clue-led trail around the town to find the Cheshire Cat. Then watch cameo mimes and scenes from the book performed by costumed characters from the Kaleidoscope and Sundial theatre groups. There will also be hands-on activities for youngsters such as colouring Alice themed illustrations.

There will be a competition to find the best dressed person in a costume from the book. The judging will take place at the Tea Party and the prize will be a portrait by the Town’s photographer.

27 July

B-Festival

Charity fun day for all the family raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Call us for details on 01952 677568 or 07450 299891 and ask for Tom. Exotic Zoo is confirmed to attend for the event, real treat for the kids Free admission The Clocktower Pub, Donnington 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm 28 July

Bob The Playbus – Summer Fun Day

Bob the Playbus will be around – come and join in with the fun!

Primmer Road, Donnington 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

29 July to 1 August

Iron Age Camp

Experience life two thousand years ago; light a fire to cook food, paint your face with woad and try out a sling shot. Suitable for 5 to 11 years (children must bring a grown-up). £3 per child. Booking advised on 01588 676060.1:00 pm - 2:30 pm 30 July

Children’s Activity Days – Fantastic Flora

Do you have the skills necessary to become Dudmaston’s next great botanist? Voyage to all four corners of the garden and across the continents in search of the rarest, most unusual and beautiful specimens of plants. Create your own leaf and petal print picture to take home Dudmaston Estate 11:30 am - 5:00 pm 1 August

Lightmoor Ecolympics

To celebrate the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer, join us for a fun outdoor play session. The whole family can have a go at the ugly bug relay, pine cone throw and the great tree jump. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Donation of £3 per child.

Accompanied children only, booking essential, ring Oak Tree Centre Lightmoor - Telford 01743 284280 2 August

Telford T-Party

Join us for T-Party 2014. There will be lost of fun activities for families and children including arts and crafts, street entertainment, local markets with delicious foods and much much more! 11:00 am 11:00 pm www.tparty.co.uk/ Telford Town Park

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GET YOUR CHILDREN SUSSED THIS SUMMER!

with South Staffordshire Council’s Leisure Centres

This Summer South Staffordshire Council's leisure centres are offering 6 weeks of action packed and fun filled sessions to entertain children aged 5-12 years throughout the Summer school holiday. A huge range of activities are on offer every weekday and cost from as little as £3.80 for 2 hours of activities. Some of the activities available this Summer are:

Trampolining ~ Go-Karting ~ Fizz Pop Science ~ The Animal Man Diddi Cars ~ Supreme Science ~ Little Boxers~ Gymnastics

Each of South Staffordshire's leisure centres also offer a great pool programme of activities from crash course swimming lessons and parent & toddler's to fun time with floats and inflatable sessions.The great thing about SUSSED is that no block booking is required! Children can come as little or as often as they like and parents can either stay and watch or drop the children off and leave them in the leisure centres hands. For a free session cut out the voucher below and hand in to a Leisure Centre.

FREE SUMMER SUSSED SESSION PASS

Voucher valid 21st July - 29th August 2014 - Terms & Conditions apply* Voucher can be redeemed for use on any Summer SUSSED session up to the value of £3.80 (1 voucher per person, per offer) Booking is advisable and places are booked on a first come, first served basis Child’s Name________________________________________ LeisureCentre_______________________________________ Name of session_____________________________________ Date of session___________ Time of Session_____________ MUM’S THE WORD MAGAZINE – JULY/AUGUST EDITION 2014

See website for more information on what’s on offer - you can call or visit to collect a programme direct from: Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre 01922 417790 Codsall Leisure Centre 01902 844032 Penkridge Leisure Centre 01785 714152

* Bookings cannot be taken over the phone with this voucher Bookings must be made in person at your chosen leisure centre

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Children’s Activity Days – Super Science

Want to learn how to write a secret message, create a lava lamp or see a volcano erupt? Take a trail around gardens and try out all of these crazy experiments plus many more. Create your own bouncy ball to take home. Dudmaston Estate 11:30 am - 5:00 pm 5 to 8 August Going On A Bear Hunt Go in search of hidden bears; explore sounds, blow bubbles, make mud pies and enjoy a treat at the end of the trail. Suitable for children 3 to 11 year 6 August

Children’s Activity Days – Super Science Dudmaston Estate 11:30 am - 5:00 pm

8 to 10 August

9 to 10 August

An outdoor music event held every August and set 1000 feet above sea level on a farm in beautiful rural Shropshire UK. Near Gatten Farm, Ratlinghope Shrewsbury 8 August

Are you an amateur sleuth and budding private detective? If so, you can help Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve a mysterious crime, which has taken place at Blists Hill Victorian Town

Farmer Phil’s Music Festival

Messy Mud Fun

Dig out your oldest clothes and rediscover the joy of muddiness; mud pies, mud castles, smelly cocktails and animal camouflage. Don’t worry, we will provide protective clothing and washing up facilities.

Free (sponsored by Alcoa Foundation)Accompanied children only, booking essential, ring 01743 284280 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Oak Tree Centre

Sherlock Holmes Weekend

Come along and try your hand at forensic science, taking fingerprints, printing reward posters and matching plaster cast footprints to different shoes.

11 August

Family Fun Day

Wolverhampton Racecourse with an appearance from Mike the Knight and Evie. Racing for the adults and free entertainments for the kids

NEW SOFT PLAY!

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12 to 15 August

Three Little Pigs

Children must bring a grown-up). £3 per child. Booking advised on 01588 676060. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

11 August

13 August

Inspector Magpie, investigator extraordinaire, is tracking down the garden’s most elusive masters of disguise in a formidable game of hide and seek. Will you be able to aid him in his investigations? Design your very own insect master of disguise to take home. (Prize every time on trail). 11:30 am - 5:00 pm, Dudmaston Estate

Dudmaston Estate - see 11th August for fuill details

Children’s Activity Days – The Curious Case Children’s Activity Days – The Curious Case Of The Camouflaged Creepy Crawlies Of The Camouflaged Creepy Crawlies 14 to 15 August

The Taming of the Shrew

Open air production set in the rockin’ 50’s promises the Shrew as you’ve never seen it before Wightwick Manor, 01902 761400 15 August

Bubbles, Bits & Sticks

Let’s go fly a kite. Or how about creating a giant bubble maker using sticks and string? Or what about building a secret den or a bow and arrow? The fun is endless. Free (sponsored by Alcoa Foundation) Accompanied children only, booking essential, ring 01743 284280 Oak Tree Centre 11:30 am - 5:00 pm 18 August

Bob The Playbus – Summer Fun Day

Bob the Playbus will be around – come and join in with the fun! The Stadium, Cosford, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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20 August

A mystery animal has moved into the Dudmaston gardens and is causing chaos! Take a trail around the gardens interviewing the inhabitants and see if you can determine who their new neighbour is. Create a paper hand puppet. What cute critter will you decide to make? Choose between a frog, badger or rabbit, or come up with your own design. (Prize every time on trail).

Dudmaston Estate 11:30 am - 5:00 pm

A mystery animal has moved into the Dudmaston gardens and is causing chaos! Take a trail around the gardens interviewing the inhabitants and see if you can determine who their new neighbour is. Create a paper hand puppet.

What cute critter will you decide to make? Choose between a frog, badger or rabbit, or come up with your own design. ( Prize every time on trail). 11:30 am - 5:00 pm Dudmaston Estate Quatt - Nr Bridgnorth

Children’s Activity Days – Which Wild Animal

19 to 22 August

Iron Age Camp

Children must bring a grown-up). £3 per child. Booking advised on 01588 676060. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm 20 August

Bob The Playbus – Summer Fun Day,

Bob the Playbus will be around – come and join in with the fun!

10:00 am - 2:00 pm Kenwray Drive Redhill - Telford

Children’s Activity Days – Which Wild Animal?

22 August

Stream Stomp And Water Fun

Babbling through Lightmoor is the Lydebrook River. Grab your wellies and waterproof trousers and have a go at stream dipping, create and race twig boats down the stream or play classic stepping stones. Splash about and discover the animals and plants that live in a river habitat. Donation of £3 per child.Accompanied children only, booking essential, ring 01743 284280 Oak Tree Centre Lightmoor - Telford

24 August

The Children’s Festival

In Bridgnorth - featuring Picklelilly Circus, Disco Daddy, Fun Zone, Arts Zone,Entertainments Zone,Sports Zone, Under 5s Zone, Refreshment Zones,www.childrens-festival. co.uk 25 to 29 August

Going on a Bear Hunt

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Children must bring a grown-up). £3 per child.

Booking advised on 01588 676060.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Take a look at our Activity Voucher Booklet on the back page - for just £5 it’s full of money off vouchers for places to take the kids!

Use just 1 or 2 vouchers and you will have made a saving already! Every penny counts!

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A FAMILY TICKET FOR HOME FARM ATTINGHAM!

Come and see a working farm - watch the milking machine milk the cows all by itself, feed the many animals including rare breeds of cattle, sheep, pigs and fowl and play on the childrens playground.

Then visit the tearoom or make use of the picnic tables on site. With good access for disabled visitors & pushchairs and dogs being welcome on leads it’s the perfect family day out!

To enter simply check out our website to find out when we stopped manual milking and started using Merlin. Email info@mumsthewordmag.co.uk with your answer and the winner will be drawn out of the email hat at 5pm on Friday 1st August. Good Luck!!

Home Farm Attingham is a working family that is also farm open to the public.

As well as being able to look around the historic farm and feed our animals, visitors are able to visit the tearooms and try our home made cakes.

We also have Merlin the robotic milking machine which is the only one in the country that anybody can come and see milking the cows all by its self!

We are open every day in the local school holidays from 11am-5.30pm

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Beauty on a Budget!

I frequently wonder what’s in all the products that we buy for our bodies as I’m not fluent in chemical terminolgy. However they are often touted as having luxurious coconut milk, rich olive oil or avocados, and pineapples, mangoes and stawberries seem to ‘get themselves about a bit’ too.

Olive Oil: Eye Make-Up Remover

Keep a small jar in your medicine cabinet.

Dab a little onto a damp cotton ball and watch your eye makeup melt right off. It also moisturises the delicate skin around your eyes and nourishes your lashes and doesn’t sting.

So it did make me question why we don’t just go to the food source itself? The beauty of this too is that many products have multiple uses so if you have had to buy it specifically for your pamper at least it will get plenty of use!

Come and check out our new premises and be pampered by one of our lovely team...

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Coconut Oil

the blender with a little water or olive oil will Moisturiser and Stretch Mark give you an easier-to-spread consistency.

Cream Brilliant throughout pregnancy for stretch : Skin Softener marks - It’s also excellent on hands and feet, Cleopatra was rumoured to bathe in milk especially with cotton gloves or socks worn for its beauty-enhancing properties. If overnight. you don’t have a whole tub full of milk to bathe in, simply patting some onto your : Nail Whitener face, letting it dry and then rinsing it off Dipping fingers in a little basin of lemon juice with warm water will give you noticeably will remove the stains that can accrue from a softer skin. day of cooking and cleaning.

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Honey: Skin and Hair Conditioner

Vinegar: Shiny Hair Rinse

1 tablespoon in a cup of water will give you a great hair rinse that removes product buildup and makes your hair shaft smother, resulting in shinier hair. You can add a few drops of your favorite essential oil for a pleasant scent.

Avocado: Nourishing Skin Mask

Stored in a squeeze bottle in your shower, honey makes a wonderful, moisture-rich conditioner.

Its humectant properties draw moisture into your hair and far from being a sticky mess it rinses out easily and leaves hair soft.

Face masks containing avocado line grocery store shelves. Simply mashing up an avocado and letting it sit on your face will give you all the nutrients and moisture, plus enzymes, but minus weird fillers and chemicals. Mixing it in

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Mums are so good at helping others are somake good atan income from it??

-Mums why not helping others - why not It’s no secret that helping others is what us mums do best! Here’s a couple of examples of how putting our amazing skillset to use can reap huge rewards...

make an income from it??

Hi Mums I’m Sue - my background is in project management, video & audio production and farming! I worked long and hard for others for many years juggling my time between work and being a wife and mother to two children. My health suffered and life was stressful!

Then I found Forever Living, a successful, international natural health care company. Over the past few years I have built an income, working from home part time, initially to fit around my existing commitments. I found that by trying the natural health, nutrition and beauty products and seeing great results I could genuinely recommend them to others and have built up a great income coaching others how to do the same.

My health has been transformed! I am stress free, I have my energy back, I work alongside some great people helping them to achieve their goals in life and we have a lot of fun along the way! It’s such a simple business - if I can do it anybody can!

Hello Mums, I’m Nadine - I am 30 years old and have four children.

I was introduced to Utility Warehouse as a customer and as I made huge savings I realised how easy it was to recommend to others and help them save money too.

I joined the business 3 years ago and it has changed my life!

Back then I was working 2 jobs - I had no free time and money was tight. By just dedicating a few hours a week I have built a team and helped so many people on the road to financial freedom. I now have more time to spend with my family, a great residual income paid month after month and also a brand new FREE car thanks to my amazing part time business that fits in to the nooks and crannies of my life!

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Summer had just begun.

Animals and insects scurried about, enjoying the summer sun.

“Summer’s here! The best time of the year!” the Grasshopper sang. “Warm sun, lots of fun!” he added to his song.

A line of ants marched past the Grasshopper, carrying small seeds and bits of food. As they walked along, some crumbs fell to the ground.

Before the ants could get them, the Grasshopper had eaten the crumbs.

The ant at the end of the line walked up to the Grasshopper. “We’ve worked very hard to gather this food,” said the Ant. “You should have helped us pick up what we dropped.”

“Winter is so far away, I think I’d rather go and play,” said the Grasshopper. He was about to hop off when the Ant stopped him.

“Wait! What about the food you took from us?” the Ant asked.

“Oh, yes.

Thank you.”

The Grasshopper pointed toward a field. “And over there is a whole field of wheat to replace your crumbs. I like cornfields better myself, but that might be too far for you to walk.”

And the Grasshopper hopped off to the cornfield. The Grasshopper quickly forgot about the Ant and leaped onto a cornstalk. A soft leaf gave him a bed. Above him, another leaf gave him shade.

And within reach, smaller, tender leaves gave him food. There was even an ear of fresh corn nearby.

“Those ants can gather and work and store. I’ll just snooze right here and snore.” He fell fast asleep.

Meanwhile, the Ant lined the tunnels of his home with seeds and other foods. “When the snow is on the ground, we will be nice and warm in our nest. We will have plenty of food to eat and plenty of time to play,” thought the Ant.

“That’s what’s wrong with your summer song,” the Grasshopper sang.

Then he said, “You’re always working.

Summertime is for play, not work.”

“Summertime is for planning and gathering,” said the Ant. “It’s time for getting all the food we will need for the winter.”

All that summer, the Grasshopper watched the ants. When he saw them going to a picnic for crumbs, he hopped along to eat his fill. While they carried food back to their nest, he slept in his cornstalk bed.

Then one day, the Grasshopper heard a loud noise. The farmer was coming to harvest the corn! The Grasshopper jumped into the grass. “Close call, all in all,” sang the Grasshopper. “I just lost my bed and food!” mum’s the word 29

“It’s always better to have a little extra than not enough,” he called.

The Grasshopper frowned. The sun had moved, and the rock was cold. In the distance, the farmer was cutting hay. “Doesn’t anybody here know when to play?” he asked aloud.

He hopped off to the apple orchard.

Most of the leaves were gone from the tree. But the Grasshopper found a few small apples on the ground. He munched on them until he was full.

A line of ants was marching past and heard the Grasshopper. The Ant stopped. “The days are getting shorter, my friend. But there is still time for you to store food and find a winter shelter.”

The Grasshopper thought about the Ant’s suggestion that he store food for a second. “Not today, I’ve got to play,” he sang and hopped his way through the grass.

When he found a toadstool, he said, “This will put a roof over my head.

So I’ll just eat later instead.” The Grasshopper had just fallen asleep when he heard a plop! The next thing he knew, his toadstool was falling over.

“Oh, I’m sorry,” chattered a squirrel above him. “My paws were so full of nuts that I dropped some. You can have them if you like.” The Grasshopper hopped away. “No, thank you. I don’t like nuts, no ifs, ands, or buts.” All throughout the fields and in the forests, he saw squirrels gathering nuts.

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Then he settled in for a nap near the root of the tree. The Grasshopper shivered. He looked around for a sunny spot, but the sun was already gone from the sky. “Someone needs to tell the sun that its working day is not done,” he sang unhappily.

The sun was one thing the Grasshopper didn’t mind seeing at work. With each day, though, it seemed to work less and less.

They chattered to one another, “I found more!” “Have you heard? This winter is going to be snowy!” and “I have a bunch of nuts, but I want to be sure. It will be a long winter!”

The ground seemed colder, too. One day, when the Grasshopper tried to nibble an apple, he found that it was frozen. “I don’t like my apple in ice,” said the Grasshopper. He was so chilly that it was hard to think of a second line to his rhyme. “Ice, nice, rice, mice. . . .”

All this work was making it very hard to play, and to sleep. In the hay field, the Grasshopper found a warm, sunny rock. He was just settling down, when the ants began marching by again.

The Grasshopper tried to think of something nice. “A warm place with lots of rice,” he sang in a shivery voice. He didn’t really like rice, but he was getting hungry. Then he thought, “Maybe I’ll visit my friends, the mice.”

“You again!” he said to the Ant. “I thought by now you’d have enough.

You can’t eat all that stuff!” The Ant smiled, but he did not stop to talk.

The Grasshopper crept into the home of the field mouse family. It was warm inside. There was no sign of rice, but the Grasshopper was sure they would have

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“Thank you for visiting, Mr. Grasshopper,” said Mother Mouse.

“I would invite you to stay, but all of my sisters and brothers are moving in for the winter. Isn’t that nice? Oh, here they are now!”

A crowd of mice rushed into the nest.

It was nice to see them hugging each other. But the Grasshopper wanted the kind of nice that meant he had a place to live and something to eat. He was out of luck at the Mouse house.

The Grasshopper hopped back to the orchard. The ground was so cold that it hurt his tiny feet. “Where are those ants, now that I need them?” sang the Grasshopper.

The Ant did understand. But he wanted to be sure that the Grasshopper understood, too.

“We got our food for the winter by working hard. If you stay with us this winter, you’ll have to work hard, too.”

The Grasshopper gulped. What if it was a long winter, like the one squirrel said? But then he remembered the ice and snow.

“Your job here will be to sing for us.

Every day.” Then the Ant laughed.

“Because winter is our time to play.”

In exchange for food and a place to stay, the Grasshopper entertained the Ants all winter long.

Suddenly snow began to fall. It covered the Grasshopper. With a jump, he fluttered his wings.

He had to get inside or he would freeze!

Hopping as fast as he could, the Grasshopper raced to the Ant’s home. “Is anybody home?” he called as he stepped into the tunnels.

“Why aren’t you out playing in the snow?” asked the wise Ant. The Grasshopper wanted to say that he had just come by for a visit. But he could feel the cold wind on his back.

Sadly, the Grasshopper sang, “I should have listened to what you said. Now I’m cold and scared and unfed.” It wasn’t his best song, but he hoped the Ant would understand.

All that winter, the Grasshopper sang for the Ant and his huge family. And the next summer, the Grasshopper sang a song as he helped to gather food. “Summer work is slow and steady. But when winter comes, I’ll be ready!”

moral of the story...

Living for the moment is fun and it’s much easier to enjoy what you are doing right now without thinking about what lies ahead. As we get older we learn that we sometimes need to plan for times of necessity.

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Mum’s the Word Magazine is run by busy mums so we know exactly how challenging and expensive it can be to keep the kids happy especially during school holidays! So.... we have teamed up with lots of the local family friendly attractions you’d normally use and have put together a voucher book containing money off vouchers for you.

All vouchers are valid for the full 6 week holidays, most until the end of November giving you plenty of time to save those hard earned pennies.

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At just £5 if you use just one or two of the vouchers you will have started saving!

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