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Kids Rule the Day

July 6, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged blog, blogging, Eastfield Farm Strawberries, family, fun, Hull park, life, park, Peter Pan Park, Pick n Mix, report, Riley, Robyn, school report, sophie, Strawberries, strawberry picking, The Gilmours, travel, west hull parkLeave a comment

Today we let the kids rule the day, that’s right! Yesterday Sophie and Riley received their school reports and because they were excellent we decided to let them take over what we do for the day.

We had four categories with three choices in each and they had to choose which one they wanted to do.

Outing

Strawberry picking
Ellerker Village summer fayre including duck race
Geocaching

The kids unanimously chose Strawberry picking, it’s something we haven’t done as a family before so we were all excited and drove out to Eastfield Farm Strawberries.

What a fantastic time we had and yes they had to have their own punnet each, we will be eating strawberries all week. It is well worth the visit, the staff were friendly and the cheesecake was delicious (mummy and daddy needed encouragement since the kids were in charge for the day).

Lunch

Picnic
McDonalds
Trinity Market

The kids chose McDonalds and they ate the lot, although this wasn’t the easiest out of the three choices they didn’t mind the little wait in the car on the way back from Hollym.

Activity

Biking
Scootering
Park (with hope the splash section is running)

The kids chose the park but it wasn’t warm enough for the splash section to run so we went from West Park in Hull to the Peter Pan Park for a change. They loved every moment and especially because they were in charge.

Pudding

Popcorn
Pick n Mix
Magnum Ice Cream

The kids chose the Pick n Mix and this was the last part of the kids rule the day although they did come home and choose a movie as well as tea (they still had some room from the strawberries).

All in all the day was a success and we will be doing this again next year (if not before) for the weekend of the kids getting their report.

Sophie says “I think we should do it again and other parents should try it with their children”

Riley says “It was a good idea I have been waiting all week so we can rule the day”

The Gilmour’s

Friends On Every Street

June 29, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged art, blog, blogging, business, events, family, Friends On Every Street, Fruit Market, fun, Hull, Hull City, Hull City Centre, Humber Street, Instagram, kids, Kingston Upon Hull, Levy's, life, Look North Mate, Peter Levy, pop up shop, pop up store, Riley, Robyn, sophie, sun, The Gilmours, weekendLeave a comment

This afternoon we enjoyed the sun and went along to the first day of Friends On Every Street pop up store. To be honest we have been excited to go along to this event since we discovered the reason behind the ‘Peter Levy Changed My Life- 29.06.2019’ when I posted our family feet pic on Insta. Glad to say that this photo has been used by Friends On Every Street and the Fruit Market as well.

As soon as we walked down Humber Street we could see where the pop-up shop was because of the people crowding around the entrance, we soon found out that Peter Levy himself was present. What a fab turn out and soon you could see a sea of people wearing the iconic shirts.

Anyway, we decided we couldn’t miss it and with the build up on social media it has been enticing. The kids were also intrigued to find out what all the fuss was about. There’s lots of photo’s to come because there was so much to take in, we have narrowed it down but it was difficult. It is well worth the visit if you don’t have anything to do tomorrow or just go anyway, it will be the last day and open from 12 midday. There’s refreshments and music which gives it a brilliant atmosphere.

There was a lot to observe and it felt like an alternative art gallery, there were lots of photo opportunities and with directions and instructions we couldn’t go wrong.

We were particularly excited about this photo opportunity, Robyn our youngest wanted to pose for the camera but Riley was taking the mick out of me because I had a snap taken laying down before (cheeky thing).

A snapshot of the wall’s and what there is to see, we spent a while observing and having a nosey around. As I mentioned before, it felt like an alternative art gallery that expressed the love of Hull (its people, places and slang).

Peter Levy was present and so it only felt right to grab a photo with him. We had met him last year at the Freedom Festival and Sophie had a picture with Peter then, Sophie wasn’t shy to let him know of this and I mentioned she had his signed sticker on her bed frame. It made it more memorable and Sophie won’t forget it, she gave him a hug which was quite sweet.

Sophie says “Peter Levy is a very nice guy who is very intelligent. The wall art was amazing because it had all the colours of the rainbow”

It wouldn’t have been complete without an Insta wall with a lot of the fun gimmicky work of Friends On Every Street. We spent a lot of time giggling to ourselves and perhaps sniggering as well, even coming home and looking back on the photo’s we found new re-created logo’s we hadn’t spotted before.

We couldn’t resist splashing the cash to buy some local swag and investing in a Levy’s shirt, pin badge and sticker pack! We congratulate Friends On Every Street for their genius work and have enjoyed seeing their journey so far, we look forward to seeing what’s yet to come.

My MacBook has had a make over and I certainly feel ‘cool’, yes I said it. My hubby has been subtle with his placement of his sticker as you can see, clearly didn’t want to potentially over kill it (like me).

Thank you so much for a fun afternoon and there will soon be another feet family photo on social media, keep your eye’s peeled and nose’s pinched.

Jennifer

Fun Science Workshop

May 27, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged blogging, Competition, East Yorkshire, events, experiment, family, fun, Giveaway, half term, Hull City, kids science, life, rockets, Science, science hull, Science Workshop, spectacular-u-lab, The Gilmours, video, winner, workshop, YorkshireLeave a comment

In the last half term the three little Gilmour’s went to try out their first Spectac-u-lab workshop. We had in fact won a giveaway for one of their places and it was something we had seen online but hadn’t had the chance to try it out. We paid for the other two spaces so all three children could go and enjoy the workshop together.

We had selected the rocket workshop and was excited to find out what this would entail. Not only would they create the rockets but they would find out the science behind them. Katy is the owner of Spectac-u-lab and she is creative with the science. The children could understand why the reaction would create the result.

Table’s prepped, rockets selected, stickers at the ready. Oh wait and…

…Well equipped.

I have to say it was a huge success and all three kids enjoyed it, they continued to explode their rockets and create at home.

If we were closer to the venue we would certainly go to the Spectac-u-lab CREST Award, it’s perfect for my eldest.

The workshops are affordable, fun, creative, interesting and educational. Thank you Katy for a memorable morning.

Workshops are usually priced at £5 per child per workshop, each workshop is an hour.

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This half term:

28th May: Bath Bombs – Winterton

29th May: Egg Parachutes – Beverley

We plan to go to the Egg Parachute workshop and this time bringing Daddy with us to enjoy the fun.

Did you spot us? #ITVTonight

May 25, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged after, Asda, Asda Hessle Road, blog, current affairs, experiment, family, filming, Hessle Road, ITV, Itv Tonight, result, shopping, television, The Gilmours, Tonight, Tonight ProgrammeLeave a comment

Last week we were on the ITV Tonight programme, did you see it? Full info on our previous blog.

We have to report that since filming we have managed to keep our shop to £60-70 a week which is simply fantastic for us. We have managed to keep our Lurpak replacement, which I thought would never happen.

Here’s the link to the programme on the ITV Hub.

Also, something you didn’t see on the filming is that there is the Asda Farm Stores range and an Asda Growers range. When out shopping, the Growers selection is what your eyes’ are guided too.

I went out with Rob for the first time shopping after the filming and showed him the different ranges because initially I thought I was shopping the more basic brand. There were times he picked up the Growers range thinking there wasn’t the equivalent, I then pointed where the Farm Stores range is placed. You have to work hard to see it because sometimes it’s as simple as a different label, sometimes it’s on the next shelf along, sometimes on the opposite or in a different isle altogether. Now we have got used to looking and give more time for our shop it has become a lot easier. I would encourage you to have a look when you are next out shopping, to be it feels like a tactic so you don’t see it the Farm Stores range because they don’t want you to buy it.

Let us know what you think and what you struggle with OR are savvy at.

Jennifer

Tonight on ITV

May 16, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged Asda, blogging, current affairs, experiment, family, Fiona Foster, fun, Hull, ITV, Jennifer, Jennifer Gilmour, kids, life, mum, mum of three, programme, Riley, Rob, Robyn, sophie, Supermarkets, television, The Gilmours, Tonight, Tonight Programme, TV2 Comments

Tune in this evening when The Gilmour’s feature in the Tonight programme at 7.30pm on ITV.

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All about supermarkets and how we shop as a family, but my husband and the three children had no idea that I swapped their food for the basic brands. I swopped the cereal boxes over so they wouldn’t find out… and cooked just like I normally would.

What were the results?

What were the findings?

Did Rob, Sophie, Riley and Robyn find out?

Did the notice a difference?

Find out tonight on ITV, 7.30pm.

Jennifer

Bankside Gallery: Preston Road take over part two

April 6, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged April, Avo, Bankside Gallery, Banksy, Hull, Hull City, Legal Graffiti, Libby, Libby Squire, Preston Road, Wall Things Bright And BeautifulLeave a comment

Open today and tomorrow, the Preston Road take over part two which is part of the Bankside Gallery. We went along to check it out and we captured a lot of photographs and some video clips, keep reading to find out out thoughts.

About the take over;

This is the second Preston Road takeover Bankside Gallery have hosted.

The council have been kind enough to donate 22 derelict houses which are soon going to be demolished – these will be transformed on the weekend by more than 100 artists from around the UK.

This time we’ll have more artists, more houses & a great selection of local DJs, good food & a bar.

For more information see the Facebook event here

We bumped into Katy Cobb who creates fantastic murals from Wall Things Bright and Beautiful.

We came across this painted onto the pavement in a few locations and we couldn’t resist getting our feet in the picture as we have a few photographs of our feet as a family, Geocaching, on the beach and bowling. Another to add to the collection.

What we thought of the take over:

Jen says; “Its beautiful to see different artists creating something out of nothing, I loved seeing the personality splashed onto the walls”

Rob says; “Interesting project, these big spaces been temporarily turned into visual pieces of art”

Sophie says; “I thought it was amazing because I got to see lots of people create inspiring paintings”

Riley says; “I think that some houses are very good with the graffiti, my favourite one was the sunflower and bee one”

Robyn says; “A banana one”

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If you have been, what did you think?

The Gilmour’s

The Little Welly

March 30, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged blogging, Cheshire, family, Family day out, fun, June, kids, life, Little Welly, Mud, muddy, Muddy fun, Northwich, obstacle course, plans, Riley, Robyn, sophie, The Gilmours, The Little Welly, travel, weather, weekendLeave a comment

We are excited to be going to The Little Welly for the first time this year.

We plan to attend on the 29th June and share our experiences with all of you, unless you are coming along then do feel free to join us in our muddy adventure.

Sophie, Riley and Robyn are super excited to be going along

FIND OUT MORE HERE

Let your kids Go Wild, Get Muddy and have a ‘Best Day Ever!’

The Little Welly Lands in Northwich, Cheshire

Get ready for a whole dollop of outdoor, muddy fun as The Little Welly – the UK’s largest obstacle course for children – arrives at Arley Hall and Gardens, Northwich, Cheshire on 29^th and 30^th June.

Especially created for kids aged four to 12, The Little Welly obstacle course has more than 30 challenges over a 3km route. It includes climbing walls, a huge water slide, scramble nets, balancing poles, foam pit and of course, lots of mud! This unique, interactive experience provides an exciting, energetic adventure in the great outdoors and promises to create family memories to last a lifetime.

Sophie (9), Riley (7) and Robyn (3) are super excited to be going along and have an adventure of a day. We haven’t seen anything like this before and want to share it with all of you.

Let us know if you are going to try and make it.

The Gilmour’s

Cherry View Milk

March 9, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged Beverley, blog, blogging, Cherry View Milk, coins, East Riding of Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, family, Family fun, Free, fun, kids, life, Milk Vending Machine, something to do, video, weekendLeave a comment

What a perfect add on when you are visiting Beverley in East Yorkshire. Cherry View Milk has its own MILK VENDING MACHINE!

Rob was told about this from someone at his work and so we thought we would check it out whilst out Geoaching nearby. We had to share with you our adventures, at first we captured on our Instagram profiles but then we decided to grab some footage to make a clip. Keep on reading to watch.

We visited a couple of weeks ago and were lucky to have some nice weather.

Cherry View Milk is open daily 7am-7pm, you just pull up and park on the drive. At first we weren’t sure what to expect or where we could go and where we couldn’t go. Other families were visiting at the same time and that encouraged us to visit the cows and explore.

You purchase a milk bottle from one vending machine if you don’t have one already £1.50. You can keep this for future use and the machine has a sterilising feature.

Fresh milk: 1 litre= £1 / 2 litre= £2

The milk was delicious and certainly fresh, I think you can gather that from Rob’s tasting on our clip. We will say no more, except this, if you have a chance to go then it is a must to visit.

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We have kept out glass milk bottle so that we can make a trip whenever we pass nearby.

Find out more about Cherry View on their website here.

The Gilmour’s

LOL Bigger Surprise Unboxing

February 23, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged 9th Birthday, Birthday, blog, family, fun, gift, kids, life, LOL, LOL Bigger Surprise, LOL Surprise, LOL Surprise unboxing, present, sophie, unboxing, video, vlogger in the making, weekendLeave a comment

It was Sophie’s 9th Birthday last Saturday and she wanted to do her own YouTube video of her unboxing her main present- LOL Bigger Surprise.

How could we say no?

It’s not something we usually do but they had so much fun filming this together and you will be glad to know it went from over an hours worth of footage to just over 17 minutes.

Please do comment on the YouTube video as I know Sophie will be waiting to hear what everyone thinks of it.

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Jennifer

Snowday Funday

February 10, 2019Posted in Family AdventuresTagged blogging, daughter, East Yorkshire, family, Frozen, fun, GilmourFamily, hubby, Hull, Jennifer Gilmour, kids, life, love, montage, Riley, Robyn, sledge, sledging, snow, snowball fight, snowballs, snowday, snowing, snowman, sophie, The Gilmours, weather, weekend, youtubeLeave a comment

Last weekend we had so much fun in the little snow that came to us in Hull, East Yorkshire. Grabbing the sledges out of the shed that we had bought on offer last year it was time to finally use them… and what fun we had!

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The Gilmour’s