And just like that, Christmas is here! Our tree is And just like that, Christmas is here! Our tree is up, the Santa hats are out and the first doors on our advent calendars are open.

I love this time of year. It is my favourite. And it’s one of the few times still full of magic even as an adult. I’m going to be soaking up every minute of joy the next few weeks bring and I hope December is full of moments of joy for you too.

Happy December! 🎄
AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell and there’s so much to entertain the whole family whilst you do your Christmas shopping! 

Visit The Lexicon Glow Room for a magical light experience that will dazzle you with 20,000 LEDs. It feels like the room goes on forever! Then, take a dip in the Light Pool, a magical ball pool with golden balls to be found and prizes to be won!

If that wasn’t all, have a photo in the giant Christmas bauble ‘sparkling selfie station’ and follow the Twinkle Trail, spotting baubles in shop windows to collect the clues and enter to win fabulous prizes this Christmas. Plus, share your sparkling selfie station pictures, tagging #thelexiconbracknell or email them to marketing@thelexiconbracknell.com and you will automatically be entered in a competition for the chance to win a restaurant gift card too. 

There are also special performances from local choirs, bands and singers and even the chance to meet Bluey, Hey Duggee and Chase from Paw Patrol! You can be sure that a trip to The Lexicon will have something for everyone over the festive season this year. We loved our visit to The Lexicon last weekend and know we’ll be back again before Christmas!

Find out more on @thelexiconbracknell website.

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AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! We had our first Glow Marwell experience tonight - and we loved it. It may even be the best light trail we have been to.

We spent well over two hours at @marwellzoo, enjoying the light installations, indulging in the food stalls and cafe, toasting marshmallows and even meeting Father Christmas! 

Glow Marwell was such a nice way to kick off the festive season - and it’s on all the way through December! If you’re looking for a really nice festive activity the whole family can enjoy, this could definitely be it!
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Multiple family members can use the same subscription, all posting messages to be added to one gazette - and sharing the cost of the subscription too! It’s great for parents, siblings and children to all share their news with grandparents each week, fortnight or month. 

We’ve been sending my dad Family gazettes for a while now and he absolutely loves them. It means we tell him all the little things that are happening and not just the big news you remember to mention in phone calls. The children get to upload their own messages to their grandad and it’s definitely made them feel closer, building a stronger relationship despite living far apart.

Find out more about Family over on the blog - link in bio - and buy a subscription for your nearest and dearest this Christmas. It’s a gift they will definitely love to receive.
Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing the Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing these updates every week but I like having somewhere to put all these photos!

They’re now three months old, super loving and happy, making biscuits and purring constantly.

They stay in ‘their’ room overnight but explore the house during the day, getting more confident as time passes. They even got to the point of relaxing on the sofa with us last night.

Fred & George are now very much part of our family and I can’t imagine them not being there now - even at 7am when they’re miaowing at the door for breakfast!
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Reading for pleasure is a key indicator of a child’s future success, but if your child doesn’t love to read, what can you do? We know it’s not always easy keeping kids entertained and away from screens, so we’ve partnered with the award-winning @banjorobinson to gift you a FREE activity pack, worth £9.99.

Here’s a little look at the Banjo Robinson subscription - Troy loves it! Travelling to world with Banjo is so much fun! You can read our full review over on the blog and claim your free activity pack too - link in profile.
A whole week of Fred & George. We weren’t meant A whole week of Fred & George.

We weren’t meant to get more cats just yet but sometimes the universe sends you things when you don’t expect them.

These little guys needed a home and a family to love them. And we had a home and a lot of love to give. We still miss Leia but this pair are definitely helping make me feel whole again.

They are both used to us now, and love us. They’re less nervous, give us cuddles and let us pick them up. They’re still living in our spare room but starting to explore the rest of the house under supervision. 

They play fight constant. Love toys, especially a crinkly feather thing on a string attached to a stick, and love being up high. They are an awesome pair and we are so glad to have them.

Thank you @millbrook_rspca @rspca_official for trusting us with ‘Lonestar and Starfish’. We could not love them more. 

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I wanted to put some of my favourite photos on the grid too as the kids did so many fun activities - they had THE best time. 

Giant swing, segways, climbing, archery, laser clays… there was so much to do that we couldn’t fit it all in - we need another trip!
And there ends our October half term - well, apart And there ends our October half term - well, apart from Troy who has a bonus week off!

This half term has been pretty lovely. Troy had his school residential the first weekend and then we had a really lovely few days in Norfolk before heading home and picking up two new members of our family - Fred and George. 11 week old rescue kittens who have pretty much stolen our hearts.

It’s been so nice to have a chunk of quality time with this pair and now I’m looking forward to the Christmas holidays. These two are the best company and I really do live for the school holidays. 

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Days Out, Days Out and Attractions/Events, Reviews, Surrey · September 11, 2020

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

Earlier this year when our planned trip to Bocketts Farm near Leatherhead in Surrey was cancelled LP decided that if at all possible she’d like to go there for her birthday. So that’s what we did.

Our best friends met us there. We’d all booked tickets online in advance. It was really well managed with staggered time slots, animal feed to preorder online and a time slot given for soft play too.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

We were told that masks need to be worn indoors and so we kept our masks on for the first part of our day out – looking around the small animal enclosures at rabbits, guinea pigs and chipmunks!

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

There were so many places to wash your hands and get hand sanitiser plus it was easy to socially distance. We went outside and met some friendly horses and sheep before heading into a big barn.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

The barn was full of goats, sheep, cows, alpacas and donkeys. The children loved the baby goats and it was nice to be able to feed some of the animals too. There were really clear signs up letting you know which animals not to feed.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

It was then time for our soft play session. This was managed really well and at first, when we were waiting to go in and listening to a short briefing, it felt like there were too many people. But, once inside it felt like such a nice, small number of people for the size of the soft play.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

There were two sides to the soft play with tables to sit at in both sides. The children hadn’t been in soft play for at least six months so they were so excited and dashed off to play.

We were told to keep masks on if we went into the play frame with the children and if we were standing around or sitting at tables but we could take them off to eat or drink.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

The children had a fifty minute session in the soft play which was plenty of time and us four adults got to enjoy a cup of tea whilst they played. It was lovely.

After the soft play we headed back outside to have lunch and there were so many picnic tables. The heavens opened but luckily Bocketts Farm have covered picnic benches that can be used too, saving us from the rain.

Although we took a picnic with us, Bocketts Farm has a fantastic cafe serving hot and cold food as well as an outside refreshment kiosk too. Everything had really affordable prices which we always appreciate on a day out.

After lunch we had a tractor ride. I’m so pleased that Bocketts Farm have managed to make this socially distant, with clear markers of where to sit within the tractor and much reduced capacity. This cost an additional £1.50 per person and was paid for with a contactless card payment before getting on the tractor.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

The tractor ride took us around the farm’s fields. We got to see amazing views all the way to London – with the Shard being easily visible. We saw lots of other animals in the fields too and it was definitely a highlight of the day.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

It was then time to play. Bocketts Farm has so many outdoor activities that are included in the entrance price. Jumping pillows, trampolines and even go karts. The children absolutely loved it!

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

There’s also huge adventure playgrounds and play areas that the children could have happily spent all day at. Amazing slides, things to climb on, swings and so many pieces for younger children too.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

The children had to be almost dragged away from the adventure playground and only moved on when we told them there was panning for gold! For £2 each they got to collect gold in a little pot and exchange it for a medal at the end. Such a lovely activity to end our day.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

We exited Bocketts Farm through the gift shop and loved the mix of gifts they had available. We picked up our obligatory magnet on the way and made it back to the car just before the rains started to come down properly.

Bocketts Farm is a really lovely day out for the whole family. We’ve only ever been before on school trips which is a completely different experience. For £54 for four of us, including animal feed, it felt like a good value day out.

One thing I especially loved about Bocketts Farm was the staff. Everyone noticed LP’s birthday badge and took time to say Happy Birthday to her. The tractor driver wished her a happy birthday over the tannoy and he even got the staff on reception to update the birthday board with her LP’s name on. Little things like that mean such a lot – especially at a time like this when we haven’t had many days out or been able to celebrate anything properly. Bocketts Farm get a huge thumbs up from us.

A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park
A Birthday Day Out at Bocketts Farm Park

If you’re looking for other animal days out locally and Surrey farms then we can’t recommend Godstone Farm enough and have Hobbledown on our list of places to visit as soon as we can.

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