What an 'Epic' end to a feathery fluttery Bank Holiday!

                                      

Bank holidays.......bit like marmite? Love 'em or hate 'em? 

Me? I'm not a great fan! Usually we stay at home to avoid 'the masses' but today we ventured out with the grandparents. Not too far though and we set off early enough. Where did we go? Slimbridge Wild Fowl and Wetlands Trust! Can't recall how many times we have been there in just the last couple of years but my parents have membership so they also sometimes take Sweet Pea and Missy Moo for a day out in the week too. I certainly recall visiting when I was quite small because Her Majesty the Queen was there! Oh how the place has changed though! Particularly popular these days is Welly Boot Land where you can let your children run and play, paddling in water in their wellies on a colder day or splashing about in swimwear on a warmer day for those who have prepared in advance. A little stream runs through the 'playground' and children can create a 'dam' with the sluice gate or spin on the roundabout to make the water fountain spurt up. Of course there is the option of grabbing a coffee from the kiosk too.

Aside from this 'playground' - which for most is the favourite first place to go on arrival, there are very many species of birds and wildfowl including flamingos, geese, bewick swans,cranes and many more. Additionally there is an area where you can watch otters playing. 

We had lunch in the cafe/restaurant which was reasonable quality, not particularly cheap but you don't really expect it to be in places like this. Then after a last look around with the girls attempting to spot baby 'birds' like cygnets and ducklings, Honey Bee and Sweet Pea had their faces painted (Bank Holiday special) and then it was time to go as by now the place filled up quite significantly. Time for Missy Moo to have a nap in the car on the way home....

So after a couple of hours back home and a chance for Nana and Grandad to have a nap, it was then Bank Holiday activity #2 ! A couple of months back I took Honey Bee to see The Croods at the cinema and we saw the trailer for Epic and I pretty much promised her I would take her to see it. So thank you to Tesco Clubcard Rewards for paying for our trip! (saved me a fortune - though I am not sure how I managed to spend £7 on pick n mix!!). It pretty much lived up to it's name in terms of kids adventure film. Made by the creators of Ice Age and Rio it is one of those good vs evil stories with the odd bit that makes you giggle. One bit that particularly tickled me was a line from Mub the slug to Mary Katherine: 'I'm not a snail, he's a snail. I'm a slug. No shell over here baby!'

Fab film! Definitely one to add to the DVD collection.......