OH rang from work to ask if when he got back at lunchtime did I want to go for a walk around the local lake/forrest park and maybe get lunch in the village. Its now started to rain and quite chilly/windy. I know I should wrap us all up and get on with it but I HATE the cold.

I would like to get out of the house as a family this afternoon but the only things I can think of cost money eg shopping or taking Caitlin to local soft play & getting lunch there.

What do you do with LO's in the winter, or even with OH?

do you have a local diy store that has displays of all its chrimbo stuff ? ,, ours is quite fab x x

How about a family swim? We're going in a couple of weeks hopefully. Local pools usually have timetables on the net. Our big local garden centre has its Christmas section open too - and it has a cafe, children's books, toys etc - bean loves belting it round in there! (everything at toddler height though!) x

You just reminded me that a massive dobbies garden centre opened a couple miles away . Might try there for a nosey... though i'l probably end up spending money and have heard it can be quite pricey.

^ our local dobbies has chickens and fish which might be quite interesting for caitlin, think of it as a cheap petting zoo haha

Ha! I ended up gong shopping at The Outlet (factory price retail park thing) Quite good, got Caitlin a Gap zip up hoody, a Gap fleece jumper & bottoms all for £22. They had 40% off otherwise would have been £40. I bought the tops in age 3, gonna get 2 winters outta these, they look a lil big but 'cosy' . I think Gap tops are small fitting anyway.... and im a tad tight

I knew Id end up going shopping, will def try that dobbies place some day soon. x

i still take mine out for walks and bike rides and to the parks x

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Ha! I ended up gong shopping at The Outlet (factory price retail park thing) Quite good, got Caitlin a Gap zip up hoody, a Gap fleece jumper & bottoms all for £22. They had 40% off otherwise would have been £40. I bought the tops in age 3, gonna get 2 winters outta these, they look a lil big but 'cosy' . I think Gap tops are small fitting anyway.... and im a tad tight

I knew Id end up going shopping, will def try that dobbies place some day soon. x

i found that with gap too. paige has a halloween top which is a age 4!!! n it fits her fine, okie the hood is a bit big, and the sleeves are slightly bit big.. but yea tight with sizes zz

If it's not raining we wrap up warm and go for a walk. If it's raining we do the garden centre thing or we go looking at show houses and pretend we're going to buy a house.

We do things, like the petting zoos, local farm shops, garden centres, soft play, swimming, mad runs round the park, going to mummy friend houses.

Think weathers gunna be naff here tomorrow, so have invited some friends and babies round for an arty crafty session (with paints )..what was I thinking?

i always use to go to my nans, she loved seeing us and didnt mind watching the childrens tv lol

Last year we just use to wrap up warm and go for walks just as its starting to get dark nicer near christmas go looking for christmas lights xx