Does family time in your home revolve around watching telly and taking the kids with you to do the shopping?
When was the last time you all got in the car and escaped for an afternoon at the beach or in the woods?
Recent research by Admiral Insurance revealed 80% of parents said they wish their family had more outings together.
So, if it’s been a long time since you did anything different with your kids, then with the warmer weather on the way, now’s the time to get everyone off the sofa and into the great outdoors for a bit of old fashioned fun.
Britain is full of parks, coastline, forests and countryside, but sometimes it’s easy just to plonk the kids in front of the box on the weekend, instead of experiencing all the fun on offer.
In the following video former children’s TV presenter and nature lover Michaela Strachan finds out from kids what they really want to do with their parents and has plenty of advice for parents on how to have the perfect fun-filled, low cost and stress-free family outing, whether that’s in the countryside, at the beach or even in your local park.
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