I don’t know about you but I’m determined to let my children have the one I remember. I remember bike rides, making fairy potions from my mum’s herb garden, sunbathing in the garden with my sister and building forts from deck chairs and picnic blankets. My childhood seemed uncomplicated but I’m not sure my children will be able to say the same.
At 3 and 5 years old they love to play with their Sylvanian Families toys (her) and Lego sets (him). They craft, they make mud pies in our mud kitchen and ride their bikes. However they also love screen time which at the moment is limited to 30 minutes a day – if they have done their jobs and behaved.
My children are surrounded by technology and are growing up in a very different world than I did. We have smartphones, tablets, laptops, a tv and numerous games consoles. A recent BBC article, which cited a Childwise report, stated that children now spend six hours or more on screens every day. That’s a 50% increase compared with figures from 1995. Teenage boys spend the longest, with eight hours screen-time each day, while 8-year-old girls spend three and a half hours.
I found these numbers shocking. Personally I won’t be letting my children spend that much time looking at a screen. Outside of school they have their after-school clubs and hobbies and I will always make sure they have screen-free down time. I know I can’t control their habits but hopefully I can instil in them some healthy habits.
Win a family bundle worth £300 with Center Parcs
Center Parcs have made it their mission to help us reclaim our family time. For three weeks they’re giving away family bundles for a great night in and great night out. This is the second week and the challenge is pretty straight forward. They want us to reclaim the great outdoors and share a photo of your family having fun outdoors together. It could be a bike ride, an Autumnal picnic, an afternoon at a pumpkin patch, den building or just a walk through your local park.
Share a photo of your outdoor fun and you could be in with a chance of winning a fantastic family bundle worth £300. Each bundle includes cinema tickets, restaurant vouchers, games and more, giving your family the chance to spend a great night in and a great night out together.
How to enter
If you want to win a family bundle worth £300, all you need to do is post of photo of your family’s outdoor adventure onto the Center Parcs Facebook page or on twitter using #CPfamilytime.
- Hold smartphone in selfie position
- Turn camera on
- Turn phone 180˚ away from you
- Take photo of the scene around you
- Upload to Facebook or twitter using #CPfamilytime
Please note entries need to be made by midnight on Monday and terms and conditions apply.
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This is such a lovely idea. I definitely remember having favourite TV programmes and movies when I was a child, but so much time was spent just messing about in the park with friends or playing with my own sylvanian families!
What a great giveaway! I haven’t been to Centre Parcs before, definitely one I need to check out in the future!
Erin