Throughout the summer we get together with a few friends and visit some VW shows.
These shows happen up and down the country for veedub enthusiasts like us. They are relatively cheap to camp at and sometimes you'll get a show with activities put on for the kids. We didn't need anything at this show though a there was so much sun!! The kids played with water pistols and ran around screaming for a few hours instead. Great fun was had by everyone :)
Another camp we went to recently was brilliant.
It was organised by a group of mums on Facebook. We call it our tribe.
We are a well mixed up bunch. Some of us home educate, some of us are more conventional! Our kids are parented in roughly the same way though so we have lots of common ground.
If we were to put ourselves ina box it would be the more gentle parenting approach. Although I have to admit that sometimes I shout at my kids too, but I'm working on it ;)
The weekend hadn't given out great weather but we got our waterproofs and wellies ready for a couple of days and went in the camper van. We had lots of activities lined up for the grown ups as well as the children.
I run a weekly meditation group in my village and so an evening meditation was definitely on the cards. We learnt many campfire songs too, sitting around a campfire children and adults alike. They were a leaving present from a very good friend who is off on an adventure with her little boy and husband. I shall miss her greatly but the gift of song that she left me with shall never be forgotten. During the day we had a barefoot foot walk for us all. Wet sponges, some left over cooked pasta, eggshells, cat litter (clean!!), sand, a rubber mat, sawdust, straw and a soft rug. It was a real hit and the kids kept going back to it all day. The picture below shows just a little bit of it. I'm thinking that next years barefoot walk will be even more exciting, everyone can bring a different bit along.
