Hi, my names Amy and I am a compulsive list maker.
I have lists on the fridge, I have lists on my phone, I have notebooks just for lists and today whilst writing a list for the summer I thought I’d create an A-Z fun summer activities for children in Dorset to give you some summer fun inspiration.
A is for Arts & Crafts – we love a good craft or some messy play. I am dusting off the tuff spot and we are getting busy this summer, you guessed it I have a list of crafts and activities ready to go!
B is for Bike Rides – I am desperate to get Maisy confident on her bike this summer and Lottie confident on her balance bike.
C is for Camp Bestival – Did I mention I am going to Camp Bestival this year. Maybe a little but I am so excited. Camp Bestival is a family focused festival in Dorset on the 28th-31st July. It is the perfect festival for kids with so many amazing acts and activities for them, I have heard so many good things about Camp Bestival. I really can’t wait to take the girls, you can read the details and get the full line up here.
D is for DVD night – Late night’s in the summer holidays are allowed we are going to have snuggly DVD nights & game nights including lots of treats!
E is for Eating Alfresco – BBQ’s & Picnic’s galore.
F is for Farm visits – Farmer Palmers or finkley farm is the question?
G is for Garden Games – Hop scotch, hula hoops, snakes and ladders, football you name it we’ll be doing it.
H is for Hengistbury Head – We love visiting this place on a sunny day perfect picnic spot.
I is for Ice cream – Because summer wouldn’t be summer with out them.
J is for Jumping waves – The beaches by us are simply gorgeous. We can usually be found there all year round.
K is for Kingston Lacy – A walk around the gardens is over due.
L is for Lulworth Cove – It was one of our favourite spots when I was younger but I am yet to take the girls. This summer we are changing that!
M is for Moors Valley – Moors valley is just great for kids they can run free, enjoy playing on the play trail or in the parks and all you need to do is pack a picnic – perfect.
N is for New recipes – We love getting our bake on, and this summer we are going to be baking up a storm, you can’t always guarantee the great British weather so this is always our rainy day activity.
O is for Orangoutangs – That’s right we are planning a trip to Monkey world!
P is for PYO – We love a visit to the veg patch. so will be setting off in search of berries in an attempt to transform them into some delicious deserts.
Q is for quality time with friends and family – When life gets busy it’s tough to keep up with everyone the summer holidays is a perfect time to make plans and catch up with everyone.
R is for Rock pooling – Because it’s just fun isn’t it!
S is for Sea life Centre – We are ambassadors for Weymouth Sealife Adventure Park meaning we visit a lot but there is so much to do the girls never get bored of it.
T is for Tregenna Castle – Monday we will be packing up and heading to St.Ives to visit the stunning Tregenna Castle and I cannot wait for a few days in Cornwall with my girls. Perfect start to our holidays.
U is for Uniform buying – Maisy’s off to year 1 and Bella will be starting her school life in reception, new uniforms are needed.
V is for Veg patch – We visited back in October for some pumpkin picking and the girls loved it we are going to go again and look for some strawberries.
W is for the Water fountains – The water fountain at Upton Country park will be calling us on those hot summer afternoons. The girls love splashing through the fountains.
X is for eXploring the country side – There are so many places in Dorset to explore, beautiful spots that just need you and a picnic.
Y is for Yoga – Search for park yoga and find your nearest free class, great for mums and the kids.
Z is for Zoo – Marwell Zoo we are coming for you!
Phew list and a half for us right there – what are your summer plans?
You’ve given me some great ideas to do this summer. After a while my brain just freezes and I can’t think of things to do, so thanks! x
I am such a list maker too – this list is fab! I hope you love the BFG – rather jealous x
What a great idea for a list and you’ve got some fab plans on there! I love E because eating al fresco is one of my favourite things about summer. We might be heading to Marwell this weekend 🙂 x
Oh this sounds like it is going to be a great summer. Might have to steal a few ideas and make a list of my own or else I’ll sit around on the sofa all summer!!! x
What a fab idea and loads of fun things going on on this list! The beaches near you really do look amazing and I love jumping waves! Happy summer 🙂
Love this post. You’ve given me some great ideas. So jealous you are going to camp bestival x
Such a lovely post darling, I just hope you get the weather as it’s being so annoying right now isn’t it? Doesn’t know if it’s coming or going!
You are so organised, I really must be more ‘on the ball’ and plan things better 🙂
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This has given me some of my own ideas now. We’ve been making a list of things to do already too. One more week of school!!!!
Great idea for a post! We are off to Camp Bestival for the day on the Saturday, its such a great place and the kids have soooooo much fun! You will need a holiday to get over it though!
Wow what a list. We don’t have any plans for the summer. I just do stuff as I go along. each visit the beach a lot, eat ice cream and we are going on our first summer holiday in 2 weeks. That’s about it
Wow this is fab! We are so excited about Camp Bestival too! Whoop! Thanks for linking up to #TheList x
Sounds like a fun summer honey! I am also addicted to lists, he he, but I’m going to try and go with the flow this summer. It’s scary! Camp Bestival sounds like tons of fun, I can’t wait to read all about it! That first photo of your girlies is gorgeous! x
What a fantastic list I have loved following your summer so far Amy, I think we were busier before the summer. x
Lovely list, I can’t believe we are two weeks in already.