Last week the weather was not the best and I had planned for a day out with DD1 and the children, Our initial thoughts had been for a picnic but Thursday was a wet and blustery day. So we headed towards Kilmarnock knowing there was stuff we could do indoors there as well.
We packed up some snacks, part of which was from the Aldi Mamia's award wining 100% organic baby food range. We were sent some fruit and savoury pouches, fruit pots, rice cakes and a bottle of flavoured spring water to take with us on our day out. The pouches have easy ( for parents) twist off lids that can be refitted to save waste.
When we arrived it was dry and sunny if rather windy but we decided to brave the park and let them all run off some steam. We put jackets on the gruesome twosome, and DD1 popped Ziggy into her baby carrier, zipped her jacket up over her and we headed off. The gruesome twosome spotted the ducks in the duck pond but we said we would look at them on the way back to the mini bus. The park has two main sections, the older equipment that has been there since my children were small as well as a newer section that contains items for the children to play on and half a dozen pieces of keep fit equipment aimed at adults, a great idea that the public can use whenever they want.
typical boys - finding puddles to splash in
the gruesome twosome on the swings
Bob on a new piece of equipment
We all tried the keep fit equipment-
But sadly within ten minutes the rain was bouncing off the grass so we headed back to the mini bus and decided to have something to eat.
the ducks were not caring
raining rather heavily
Firstly we gave Spud one of the pouches and I have to say she did not manage overly well with the it, she ended up wearing more than she ate I think. We might have had more luck had she not wanted to hold it herself. With hindsight a bowl and spoon would have made life less messy. Thank goodness for the Aldi baby wipes!! But Minky, Dinky and even Bob like the pouches and happily had one each as well. I remember my daughter using them with the twins when they were younger as they do not require a spoon and Fifi use to feed them to the twins on the go if we were driving back from some where with no chance to stop the car.
But she did mange the rice cakes easier. These are a great snack idea, fairly easy to eat even for Spud at seven month and the twins tend to get rice cakes fairly regularly. They polished off most of the rest of the two packets we had between them. These light, tasty and healthy whole grain rice cakes with no added salt or sugar, just flavoured with fruit juice, so make a great healthy snack or as part of a balanced meal, and at only sixty nine pence a pack and are certainly a great on the go food.
So after we had something to eat we headed to the Dick Institute. Firstly we went up the stairs and into the museum section. Here there are various exhibitions that relate to the history of the town.
With an early fire engine
a clock that measured depth
with Stephenson's rocket
we found some toys
learning counting and colours while Spud practises moving
While the older ones played Spud rolled around the floor.
lots of Fisher Price memories
We then crossed over to the side of the museum dedicated to Natural History. Lots to look at here. The glass display cabinets have information sheets that tell you what the displays in the case actually are. Bob and I were laughing at a rather large seed a Coco de Mer that has the nick name the big bum coconut because it resembles a pair of buttocks.
Bob enjoyed finding local places on an old map of Ayrshire, he managed to find his street as it had the old church on that is opposite their house.
looking through the round window at various birds and animals
looking at Brian the lion, he has been here for over a hundred years
Minky loved Samantha
Then we went downstairs to the library to read some books.
Dinky and her mum with a book.
By this point they had all had enough and so we headed home.
Brilliant that you weren't put off by the rain and still had fun. I like the play areas that have something for everyone, especially the adult outside gyms.Nice to dry out again. Especially in such an interesting place.#CountryKids
It looks like you all had a wonderful day, even if the weather was against your picnic plans! It's fab that the park's had a refit so that there's some new equipment for the kids to try out, that giant blue swing that Bob's stood on looks awesome. The museum looks like a fab place to escape the weather with lots of learning opportunities.
Sounds like you all had a fab day! It's a shame about the rain. We found pouches were so great for weaning and my daughter is a big fan of rice cakes too! #CountryKids
Brilliant that you weren't put off by the rain and still had fun. I like the play areas that have something for everyone, especially the adult outside gyms.Nice to dry out again. Especially in such an interesting place.#CountryKids
ReplyDeletethe twins dont care about the rain, and Minky does not care about getting spaked - the wet and muddier the better for him
DeleteIt looks like you all had a wonderful day, even if the weather was against your picnic plans! It's fab that the park's had a refit so that there's some new equipment for the kids to try out, that giant blue swing that Bob's stood on looks awesome. The museum looks like a fab place to escape the weather with lots of learning opportunities.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with me on #CountryKids.
A lot of our parks are being adapted to allow less able bodies people to use them, as with the swing Bob is on.
DeleteSounds like you all had a fab day! It's a shame about the rain. We found pouches were so great for weaning and my daughter is a big fan of rice cakes too! #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteyes the pouches are a great options for the slightly older children, a brilliant on the move.
DeleteSuch a shame about the weather but it looks like you still had a fabulous time. I think I had one of those Fisher Price cameras!
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there was quite a bit of fisher price stuff there, brilliant toys as they wound up with no need for batteries.
DeleteMuseums are fascinating places to visit and explore when it rains.Although, splashing around in puddles would be fun for kids.
ReplyDeletethe boys love splashing in puddles, though Dinky preferred the library.
DeleteSuch a shame about the weather, but great you still managed to get out for some fresh air for a bit. #CountryKids
ReplyDeletethe weather is not a big enough deterrent to stop us ( most of the time)
DeleteGreat to hear how you got on and lovely pics! Commenting for myself and on behalf of BritMums and thanking you for taking part
ReplyDeleteIt is a shame about the rain, but that museum looks like a fun place! And I love the fact that there is a dinosaur called Samantha :-) #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteyes we took the picture because we have a friend called Samantha and the children wanted to share the dinosaur with her.
DeleteFab day out and I'm pleased that the rain didn't spoil things. You can't beat a day at the park, or a fantastic museum. #countrykids
ReplyDeleteNo we did not let it stop us, if it had not been for Spud in the baby carrier we would have carried on a bit longer
DeleteAww looks like a lovely day inspite of the rain! What ever the weather its always nice to go out and enjoy the outdoors! #countrykids
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lovely day out even if it did rain x
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun day for you and well done for braving the weather.
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I can't believe how old the twins are now, your grandchildren are so sweet!
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