Over recent days, many families have had a perfect excuse to get outside and enjoy time with each other. A combination of snow and closed schools has seen many mums and dads, myself included, out in the white stuff zooming down hills on sledges, building snowmen and chucking snowballs at each other.
Tearing along the path on my two-wheeled scooter, I would hit the occasional bump. On doing so, the scooter and I would leap into the air. Each time I landed, I would look back to my daughter Izzy, who was a short distance behind, throw my fist into the air and shout “Oh yeah!”
It’s no secret that I love growing vegetables. It’s also no secret that over the past couple of years I have become increasingly busy and spending time in the garden has been difficult.
I am a big believer in encouraging my children to play outdoors. I’m not going to tell our family is perfect, but my kids are encouraged to cycle, use scooters, visit parks and play on the trampoline in the garden. For some reason Helen, my eldest daughter, has recently developed a love of football. It
