We are big fans of half term holidays at A Thrifty Mum. The
October break tends to have some great weather (not too cold, with dry days)
and we are always ready for a break after the first half term at school.
We also tend to focus on spending our half terms in the UK as you can
find an array of UK half term breaks even
at the last minute.
We love using half term to spend time together as a family and we are
big fans of exploring some of the UK's amazing castles, ruins and beaches.
The fact that the evenings tend to draw in quickly makes for cosy
evenings where we play board games together or read a book as a family.
Our favourite things to do on a half term break:
- Take a walk on the beach
(wrapped up warm) and collect shells and stones
- Forest and woodland walks.
We love the colours of the leaves and to look for conkers or even forage.
- Visit castles and pretend
that we are knights and Princes. Both the boys are fans of this as
much as we are. English heritage are brilliant for castle entry.
- Hot picnics - we love taking
flasks of soup out with us or hotdogs in a food flask. We have even
taken beans and sausages. A flask of hot chocolate is always an
essential companion during half term.
- Board games. We love
LEGO creationary, scrabble, boggle and dominos.
- Reading books. Chapter
books are great for family evenings together. We have read Harry
Potter and are currently re-reading World of Secrets.
- Dog walking. There is nothing nicer than watching the
puppy get covered in leaves and the boys running along with him.
I think
that half term is a much more relaxed holiday than many of the others, we have
lower expectations of them, so they are much more family focussed.
Do you
love Half term breaks as much as I do?
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