During the summer holiday, we wanted to make the most of it, so our family and my friend’s family went together to Chessington World of Adventure – a theme park and zoo that’s quite fun for the whole family and has so much to see, it would take several visits to view it all. This place is massive and will easily fill your entire day, especially if you like a few of the rides specifically!
We have been out to several pumpkin farms at this point, but were still looking for Halloween related events to get the kids to for the October term. Capel Manor Garden is a local, huge, historical garden that we’ve always wanted to go too, and they have a Halloween Festival, so it felt like perfect timing. Capel Manor Garden is a huge location, with over 30 gardens, a zoo, various activity buildings and so much more on offer.
[Ad- gifted experience] It has been such a long time since anything has been properly open, especially performances like plays or concerts. Though there have been some amazing at home shows to view, I was beyond excited to hear that a concert, dedicated to the joy of plays opening back up, through a large group of super talented people. Dann and I both went along to one of their performances at The Bob Hope Theatre and had a really lovely experience.
As it was our friend Quang‘s birthday, as well as Dann’s birthday this month, we decided to all meet up and go to Absurd Bird’s unlimited wing Wednesday. They do have a time limit of an hour and a half, and none of us were shoveling food into our face, but we still got our money’s worth! The first order of wings you pick is a 8 wing bucket, with each top-up being a 4 wing bucket. This deal also comes with fries, but the fries were not crispy and not great – just some filler.
[Ad- gifted experience] When it comes to game night, our household loves trying out new board games and spending time exploring some of our favorites. We’ve spent a lot of time playing new types of board games, but often ditch the classics like Monopoly. With that said, Dann and I had both played “local rules” versions of Monopoly and are always interested in new ways to experience classics – so when we heard about Monopoly Lifesized Junior, we were curious!
Monopoly Lifesized has appeared in central London, offering a few different boards for people to go and explore. There is a classic version, a London-specific board, a board that contains Mr. Monopoly’s vault, and Monopoly Junior, which is the only board aimed at younger children. The other three are for adults only. Monopoly Junior is really an event for kids – with not a lot of parent interaction, but it’s one of those magical events that has so much going on, that younger children are sucked into the fun, games, and magic of being in a lifesized board – which is enough to make any parents with them happy.