Sharing Your Own Childhood Reads

reading, Ladybird books, story time

I’m very lucky in that both of my children are keen readers / enjoy story time. Taylor starts school in September and I look forward to him learning to read for himself and Kieran constantly has his nose in a book!

This is a quick post to share something that tickled me greatly last night. I chose this fabulous somewhat weathered copy of The Magic Paintbrush from the bookshelf for Taylor’s story last night. Within minutes I had Kieran perched on the end of the bed listening too.

This was one of my favourite books when I was little and this is the very same copy I enjoyed. Kieran loved the story as well as the pictures and the history behind the book when he was Taylor’s age and so it was great to see them both so keen to share one of my childhood reads.

Have you re-read any of the books you enjoyed when younger with your children? We have plenty to get through! While Taylor is lapping up my old Ladybird books and Kieran my old books more suited to his age I’m not sure either will share my love for The Chalet School!

Exploring Thirsk: A Local Day Out

When it comes to planning the summer holidays we usually have a bucket list of sorts ready and like to tick things off as we go. On this list are a number of historical attractions or special places to walk around, Forestry Commission treks and so on.

What we always make sure though is that we take time out when it’s sunny to explore where we live. We are lucky enough to live in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. Thirsk if you haven’t heard of it is a medieval market town that perches close to the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. There is so much to see and do and so we make sure Thirsk adventures are at the top of our list.

There’s a waterfall, parks, walks and more. There really isn’t anything quite like a local day out and we love exploring Thirsk!

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My cheeky adventurers
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Obligatory photo bombing
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The seven bridges walk
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Norby waterfall
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To the Millenium Gardens down by the Beck for a picnic
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What a gorgeous day!
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Millenium Gardens
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Kirkgate
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Next time we’ll tour the Past and Present boards dotted all around Sowerby and Thirsk in order (this really is a town with a rich history and much to see) so that we can say we have and tick them off the map. There’s also a Blue Plaque walk which points out special buildings and why they were awarded a Blue Plaque.

 

*Don’t take my word for how fabulous Thirsk is. Have a good, have a read of the Wikipedia page and try not to be too jealous! This is just a mere snapshot of what the local are has to offer.