Great Escapes - Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo

It's half term in Wales and where better to take the kids in Spring than to a farm where they can see all the newborn lambs.  

What started out as a small dairy farm near Tenby, Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo has become recognised as the Best Family Day Out in Wales, where you can not only find donkeys, chickens, horses and other traditional farmyard animals, .....

..... but also zebra, ostrich, camel, lemurs, meerkats and giraffes amongst others in their less traditional zoo!

And when you've had a go at milking a full size plastic cow!, you can burn off some energy in their adventure playground and vintage funfair.

With activities inside and out, there's something to do, even when it's raining.  Kids can enjoy Carousel Woods, Pirates Adventure, Pedal Tractors, Big Dig or Follystone Racetrack. Rides include Dodgems, Waltzers, Helter Skelter, Golden Gallopers and many more.

And probably something you wouldn't expect to see in rural West Wales on a farm - penguins!!  But such is the diversification of this impressive attraction that last year they opened Penguin Coast where you can see the birds play both above and below water.

Nothing tenuous about the link today as we have lots of farmyard animals you can choose from as well as zoo animals too.  We even have a pirate.  Check them out in our clothing range here. 

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Scene on Screen - Mister Maker

I don't often have an excuse to watch CBBC but with friends visiting at the weekend with their kids, I found myself in front of the telly on Saturday morning watching Mister Maker and discovered a great programme full of ideas for things to make.

And since it's half term for most of you, I thought you might like this idea (which is still available on i-player for a few more days and this demo is about 16 minutes into the programme). 

Gloopy Glue Splat Monsters.

You will need

• a baking tray
• pink card, felt tip pen and scissors
• PVA glue and brush
• googly eyes
• glitter (and sequins)

First, take your baking tray and put in a big splodge of glue in the centre.  Using your brush flick out the glue to make your splat shape.

 Then add the googly eyes and sequins before sprinkling on some glitter.

 Next you need to make the tongue.  Draw out a tongue shape on your pink card and carefully cut round it with some scissors.

 Gently place the tongue into the glue mixture and leave it to dry over night.

 The following day, when it's dry, carefully peel your splat bug off the baking tray, shake off any excess glitter and there you have it .... a splat bug.

 You can make them in lots of colourful shapes and use them to decorate mirrors, windows, books or storage boxes.  A little bit of sellotape will help to secure them in place.

 If you have a go at making them, do send us your pictures and let us know how you got on.  We'd love to see them.

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