Spending some hard earned pocket money!Hard at work!Public libraries are a great place to spend an hour or two when we can.Great history lesson at Corfe Castle.Always learning about different cultures and traditions!A little religious education.More history lessons.Excellent range of activities for kids at Wray Castle in the Lakes District.We always manage to find some strange and interesting things to play with.Bargain hunting at a Belgium market.We’ve found plenty of great parks for recess!Cooking breakfast!Experiencing life on the farm.Learning about bees making honeycomb.More cooking!Watching an artist at work outside the Colosseum.Making up a table of all the places we’ve been and each of their capitals, flags, currencies, foods etc. (Anna’s own idea) and using the iPad to research it herself.P.E – Strength trainingThe kids loved meeting their Italian friends and they all got on so well and managed to communicate despite the language barrier.Getting back to nature and drinking the beautiful, crystal clear water in the Italian alps.We’ve seen some pretty amazing places!Exploring together!Learning how to survive in the wild!She slept through the Eiffel Tower visit last time (she was 1). We think she got a bit more out of it this time around!At the gates of the palace, this friendly police officer told us all about the Queen and her holiday home and gave us the run down on what the Royals have been up to lately.P.E class, with a bit of history to follow.Zoos and animal sanctuaries are always a lot of fun and great for the kids.A bit of pop-music history.At the front of the The Natural History Museum in London is this 300,000,000 year old tree trunk that was preserved in rock. Yes 300 Million!The Natural History Museum is jam packed with fun and educational activities and exhibits. Great for kids and FREE!