It’s summertime and the reading is easy! We were recently given the opportunity to design and make a personalised book from love2read. Designed for the under-sixes, these fabulous books are an ideal way to use some of your precious digital photos and make a book to remember. I made an I Love…book for my toddler by choosing my favourite photos and adding simple captions. The toddler loved seeing himself in print and following the words on each page, a great way to encourage him to start learning his letters. He’s been taking his new book everywhere and loves to sit down and read it with someone!
love2read’s website is full of templates, all you have to do is pick the one that you want, upload your ten digital photos and then add some simple text. There is a wide selection of templates to choose from including – My holiday…. Our holiday…. My first holiday… My trip to the zoo… If you can’t find the title you are looking for select the Your own title… template to create your own, the possibilities are endless!
You can follow love2read on Facebook where you will find information on how to help your child to read and activities to encourage early literacy skills.
Giveaway:
I’ve teamed up with love2read and am pleased to offer one lucky reader the opportunity to create their own love2read My holiday… book in my fabulous competition.
Whether you’re going away or just spending time chilling by the paddling pool and enjoying days out, your child will love to read their own personalised holiday book and it’s sure to become a keepsake to treasure forever of the special time you spent together.
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Our favourite days out are having a picnic by the streamat Slayley in Northumberland. It is beautiful there and we build a fire and cook bacon sandwiches and boil our whistling kettle! The kids love playing Pooh Sticks over the tiny bridge and they collect wood and braken for the fire. It is always a great day out – plenty of fresh air, playing with the ball and frisby and walking. No computer games/tv etc – just fresh air and fun! Our dog enjoys it too and we always stop at the ice cream van on the way home!
I think anyday where we get to spend the day out as a family. Hubby and i generally work opposite shifts so its nice when we are all together.
Any day we spend out with my son and hubby is fantastic. We did have a fantastic day at Knowsley Safari park the other day.
A picnic and a play at the Bowood Gardens.
A day at the zoo I am animal mad!
A coastal walk followed by a picnic on a small, quiet beach
Taking my little one to the swimming pool as she loves splashing about!
My favourite day out is at Blackpool. Picnic on the beach and fun on the rides
Going to Blackpool, and seeing the circus. Then paddling on the beach, and having a nice ice cream!
Rock hopping at White Coppice
the beach 🙂
we had an amazing time at the beach yesterday on holiday – sand castles, rock pools & jumping waves 🙂
A day at the beach building lots of sandcastles
The beach
Any day we can head up the garden for a picnic, with the football, games, water pistols and a few hours of nothing but fun with the kids!
A safari in the woods followed by a picnic lunch then an afternoon of story-telling, drawing pictures and maybe a game or two before picking up a pizza for dinner.
Taking my family to Blackpool – Circus, Rides, Arcades, Go-Karts, Beach, Zoo so much to do.
THE ZOOOOO! 🙂
Taking my family to the beach, collecting shells of the beach and watching them falling asleep when we get home.
A picnic at the beach
a day at the zoo with my family!
A DAY AT THE PARK HAVING A PICNIC WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY IS GREAT WHEN THE SUN SHINES , THANKS FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN THIS XX
Safari park
Camber sands
We love Sundown adventureland – we’re amazed its not better advertised x
In the woods for an adventure pretending to be different animals, naming leaves, trees and insects going to the stream and catching frogs and finally settling down and eating, letting the kids imaginations run wild and its great fun
going to the pleasure beach
Any day that we can spend time with my grandson is treasured
My favourite Day Out, best day out I had was years ago on a visit to Germany. We went to a theme park (I believe it was called phantasialand). It was a wonderfully sunny July day. We had nice refreshments at the park. Enjoyed our walk around the park and the rides etc. What was truly wonderful was how easy it was to get to and from. As we had asked the friends we were staying with for information regarding places to visit etc. We had thought we would need to visit tourist information or a travel agent. Our friends told us of theme park, and advised us to buy tickets at the local train station. These tickets would be transport (train and bus) and admission to park. It was a truly wonderful day, park busy, as local holiday, very well organised with signposts etc.
London zoo
Fab day out at Warwick castle
Visiting my parents 😀
Picnics in the park with my grandchildren.
the beach for a close trip out, or the zoo for a bit of a day out 🙂
day at the seaside fish chips and icecream
A picnic in wendover woods and a play at the park
the zoox
My favourite day out is going to Paultons Park
a trip to a theme park on a quiet day
A picnic and a play at the Bowood Gardens.
a theme park with the kids 🙂
We love going to the forest and exploring And having picnics
My girls love going to the local beauty spot- there’s lakes (with ducks to feed), lots of open space to kick a ball or fly a kite and parks a plenty 🙂 We take a picnic and drinks and can be there for hours 🙂
A day out in Whitby, lovely view from the top near the Abby and a picnic on the beach…kids love it
My favourite day out is taking the family to see Blackpool Light’s each year ,I always enjoy it.
Taking my two to the zoo in the sunshine
i love it when its just me the hubby and my lil girl nice trip into the countryside and a picnic
Bourton on the water is a fab day out with the kids
PICNIC AT THE BEACH
We are really lucky where we live, with sandringham 10 minutes away, hunstanton 20, and lots of wonderful places in between. But our ultimate favourite is the dinosaur park, I loved going there as a kid now i take mine!
A trip to the beach
To the seaside, a picnic the beach followed by winning keyrings on 2p push machines haha
The zoo, children or not!
Anywhere with my little chunky boy 🙂
the zoo with the kids 🙂
My son was recently a zoo keeper for the day at South Lakes Zoo and we all loved it!
what a lovely prize to cherish the memories, we love swimming anyting outdoors, we live near the beach so crab catching is currently my sons favourite thing to do at the moment, memories are so special and this would make a lovely keepsake and reminder xxx
We love a Family day out to legoland
got to be taking my nieces and nephews to feed the ducks 🙂
Trip to Whitby for fish and chips {:)
wentworth farm with my daughter
a day at the beach with a picnic and a scavenger hunt to round off
my most recent one was taking the kids to twycross zoo 🙂
southport airshow
A nice day by the seaside.
Can’t beat a day down by the sea, somewhere rural with plenty of sea paths to enjoy and not too many folk around. You can walk the dog, have a picnic and take in the fresh air in peace and quiet away from everyday hustle and bustle. x
a morning in Brockwell Park with the kids then nice home made lunch at home
Woburn safari park near Milton Keynes, brilliant day out!
Blackpool Zoo – it’s a great day out & not too long 🙂
Local beach with a picnic. I like simple things in life 🙂
Peppa Pig World what a fantastic day out 🙂
Zoo with homemade picnic
Brighton Seaside so much to see and do!
Our favourite day out is a trip to the beach. Paddling in the sea and building sand castles
I Love spending time with my daughter weather it be a day in the house with books, dvd, and munchies or going out on a day trip. I try to make every day special for my princess because i am so lucky to have her, when she was 3 days old she was diagnosed with scalded skin syndrome, there was only a 25% chance of survival. I now have a very bright and happy 5 year old and all our days are special.
Our favourite day out as a family definitely has to be the good old fashioned seaside, I don’t think anywhere in the word does it like the UK with donkey rides and buckets and spades and paddling in the sea! And not to forget the 2p machines in the arcade! My little ones love it xx
My favorite day out is taking my little boy to the local paddling pool 🙂 x
We like going to Belton House near Grantham, the adventure playground is the best we’ve seen and the kids love the miniature railway!
We had a fantastic day at the Eden Priject when we went to Cornwall on holiday recently. The kids loved all the Eco Domes and learning about different plantation and the ecosystems.
A trip to the farm to see the goats 🙂
Our favourite days out are at Wicksteed Park in Kettering. We are there in a flash and the fun starts straight away! The swings and slides, a lovely picnic, feeding the ducks maybe a train ride! A walk by the lake a play in the sand and a browse in the gift shop and then if we are lucky a few pennies in the arcade before we saunter home very tired!,
The Zoo on a Sunny Day. I Love it – even more than the kids I think 🙂
At day at the beach
My favourite day out is at the beach, preferably when its sunny. We have a beach nearby that isn’t full of tourists as it is pebbly, so we can even take the dog 🙂
our first family day out after we had our son. we went to our local beach and enjoyed a stroll along the seaside with our new little baby snuggled next to me in a sling.
My daughter loves the farm at the moment, I love hearing her trying too learn all the animal noises
Strolling around the town and beach in Looe Cornwall
It was with Grace to the Time and Tide museum, loads of stuff to do and she got her 1st feeling of our local social history. She starting to feel apart of this place we live in.
My favourite day out is anywhere with the Grandchildren, whether its a day to the park, woods or just walking around a museum
We love going to the local zoo. My sons a big animal lover 🙂
Love going to the park
My favourite day out is any one with hubby and little one where we can be outside, have a nice walk, stop somewhere for a good lunch and do something fun and ideally nature based – crabbing, at an aquarium, along those lines.
Love a walk and ice cream in our lovely local country park x
Take my boy to the footie
I like taking the kids to Chartwell we love sitting by the lake with a picnic
Strawberry picking at local farm
Petworth park with a picninc
Anywhere with my twin sons is a fab day out, they bring me so much joy, even though they can be little monkeys 🙂
Sealife centre
We just love any day out with a picnic and a bit of a walk!
Our favourite days out are any we spend all together but our favourites are either Scarborough visiting relatives then afternoon and evening at the beach or at Dalby forest taking a picnic and bikes. We love the outdoors.
We like going for a good walk (when the weather is nice) round yorkshire sculpture park or the moors
A Family day down the beach in Exmouth
We all love to go to the Quantocks for a picnic.
A picnic at Wollaton Hall with my wife and kids.
A trip to the zoo
A day at a theme park with the family xx
Bishops Park Putney Bridge . Has beach, paddling pool, adventure playground, lake, great walks, good cafe and next to Fulham Palace. Spent whole day there.
A walk around our local country parks or a trip to the seaside
A country walk on a sunny day with my family
our fav day out is the beach
when we was on holiday at great yarmouth the day we went on the train and my baby girl loved it and to see her happy made me happy
Going to Hebden Bridge. Having a walk around and then going to the play area and walking by the river.
A stroll around Ryton Pools with my family
A nice walk with the whole family, including the dog in Black park. Its free and the kids love it.
A day at the wildlife park as both I and my little boy love animals