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Tag: school holidays

Great Places to Scoot in Wellington

Posted on December 15, 2016December 20, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

Ava from Micro Scooters has handpicked four of the best places in the capital to get scooting! From the serene beauty of the Botanic Gardens to the tranquil waterfront, these are kid-friendly scooting zones the whole family can enjoy. With the long summer holidays now upon us I love getting out with my three daughters…

April sunshine saw us well through the autumn school holidays

Posted on May 7, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

What a blessing the weather has been for us this year. We’ve had glorious days of sunshine and warmer than average temperatures, hanging on well into Autumn, here in New Zealand. The only signs of the coming winter are the shortened days and the turning of the leaves to golden hues. It was, with little…

School holiday crescendo #NaPoWriMo #Prose4T

Posted on April 22, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

It’s school holidays here and so my usual hobbies are naturally taking a back seat. Not much time for writing and running, but the day 17 prompt on the 2016 National Poetry Writers Month website caught my interest yesterday. The prompt was; ‘Find, either on your shelves or online, a specialized dictionary. Now write a poem that…

My little ‘Wellington Wild Thing’ | exploring the great outdoors

Posted on January 8, 2016February 29, 2016 by BritMumInNZ

The weather in Wellington this summer school holidays has so far been very kind to us and it’s been perfect for getting outdoors and exploring the copious number of regional parks, town belts walks and nature centres. Having my parents to visit, all the way from the UK, has been an extra motivator to get…

Mini creations from the school holidays

Posted on April 23, 2015 by BritMumInNZ

I adore the downtime of the school holidays and the opportunity it gives my children to be creative without any constrains on their time. It’s also wonderful to see them create with the freedom to go with whatever is currently in their hearts and minds, rather than have to work on something within the guidelines…

The last night of the summer school holidays

Posted on February 2, 2015 by BritMumInNZ

It was a perfect evening, with not a breath of wind (rare for Wellington). The sun’s heat was still present, even as it began to set in the sky. The warm evening was too much of a temptation to play. It didn’t feel like the night before the first day of a new school year….

Things I’m Loving this first week of 2013

Posted on January 7, 2013January 7, 2013 by BritMumInNZ

In our little corner of the world – Wellington, New Zealand, the New Year started with a roar of strong winds on the 2nd of January, which quickly abated to give us the most glorious sunshine weekend to start the year with. I can’t remember the last time I saw Wellington’s beaches so busy. I…

Loving the build up to a Sunshine Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2012December 21, 2012 by BritMumInNZ

Just in case the world does end tomorrow (personally I reckon the Mayan who was writing the calendar decided to knock off for a beer and never got round to writing more dates) I thought I ought to write a quick blog post and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas from us folk in New…

Things I’m Loving | School Holidays

Posted on July 13, 2012July 13, 2012 by BritMumInNZ

Loving… ❤ Open, friendly and welcoming neighbours, with children that play easily with my children. It’s great to see the children running in and out of each others homes, enjoying their unstructured time together in safety and comfort. ❤ Quotes like this that crop up on my Facebook feed… ❤ Friends that visit and take us as…

Slices of life | 1 – 6 | #PhotoADayJuly | School hols

Posted on July 6, 2012July 6, 2012 by BritMumInNZ

1. self portrait | 2. busy | 3. best part of my day | 4. fun | 5. on the floor | 6. chair Playing along with this month’s ‘Photo A Day’ challenge at ‘fat mum slim‘ blog, because it’s fun to see the day through a different perspective (especially when much of the day…

A piece of my heart is about to be freed

Posted on December 19, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

I keep a small part of my heart cocooned from my day to day life. It is something I do sub-consciously. I’ve noticed, over the years of living as an expat, so very far away from my country of birth, that I do this. Today I felt like a caterpillar, preparing to transform into a…

Things I’m Loving this second week of our school spring hols

Posted on October 14, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

❤ Charlotte and her friend, visiting from Australia, delighting in the mud (it’s been a very wet Spring holiday break!). ❤ Sophie fizzing with excitement at getting her school uniform. She can’t wait to start on Monday! ❤ Alice such a cutie with her kiss curls, giggles and ability to repeat any word we say….

A Curious Wonderland

Posted on October 12, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

It’s spring school holidays here in Wellington and ‘Capital E‘ is always high on our list of ‘must do’ activities, with theatre, workshops, crafts and wonderful spaces to delight the senses. We didn’t make it to the theatre today, but did make a couple of wonderful ‘Fishy Friends’ – before going on to visit a…

A few things I’ve loved this week…

Posted on October 7, 2011October 8, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

❤ Loved seeing a beautiful seal pup on the city waterfront on Monday morning. ❤ Loved my girls all playing so well together this first week of their two week school holiday. The weather, though being mostly horrible till Thursday evening, finally reminded us what blue sky looks like. Through the rain, I was thankful for living…

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