Windy winter little adventures with Barny

Has the blog been hacked? No – it's a Junior JibberJabber takeover! Over to you Miss JibberJabber...

Today I went to Clumber Park. Barny the sponge bear had adventures as well. We went to the Discovery Centre. I learnt lots while having fun.

Upstairs were the outfits you would have worn at Clumber in the 1920s. Barny had lots and lots of fun being a worker in the old costumes.

After that we had a splash in the puddles and sang songs but Barny didn't join in. I wonder why? It was too windy!

My brother was a bit confused at being allowed to jump in muddy puddles because Mummy is always telling him not too but we were wearing our boots. 

After a while – we were all adventuring – Barny saw a chair. It was a bit too high up to sit on as well. It was in a tree of course!

We hoped the wind wouldn't blow the chair and the branches down. It was time to fin somewhere else to go on an adventure. Where should we go next?

Barny wanted to see some pretty flowers. Off we went then across the grass. There was lots of molehills but no flowers.

In the trees we could hear the birds. Sometimes we have seen squirrels too. Then we found some snowdrops. Barny had a good look at them.

Then we went under the trees. It was dark but none the less we all went in. There were lots of leaves for us to kick about. 

Everyone was now tired so we went to the café and had a drink and of course a Barny cake. We both chose the strawberry flavour. 

“I give the Barny cake 10/10” – Miss JibberJabber (age 8)

“I love Barny cakes” - Master JibberJabber (age 3)

This post is an entry for BritMums ‘Winter Little Adventures Challenge’ sponsored by Barny, individually wrapped bear-shaped sponges with a hidden filling. Find out more about Barny here.

2 Legs Good, 8 Legs Better

You never can tell when the weather is going to change at this time of year. Bright, sunny mornings can turn into downpours just after you put that second batch of clothes in the washing. So the when the sun does shine you need to be quick and get yourself organized – magnifying glass, net, tweezers, canister, bug barn, identification book and a selection of Barny snacks. That's all you need to go on a bug hunt!

Autumn is a great time for looking for insects. In the summer most insects are of the stinging flying variety or the delicate, too pretty and fragile butterflies. Once we get into September and October it's time for the spiders to get busy. You won't need to go far for a bug hunt – town or country you'll be sure to find plenty in the bushes around where you live. We decided to go on a short walk to the local fields. There were only a few dog walkers about but human life was evident in the shouts of the Sunday League footballers and distance hum of the cars whizzing down the A3.

A patch of tall grasses seemed an ideal place to start looking.

It wasn't long before we found our first specimen.

Eye spy with my little eye...another spider find.

Resting on a blade we spotted a little black beetle.

Lunch! We think it was a bee.

All of finds were locked safely in our bug barn while we had a sit down.

Time for a break and to find out what we had caught.

Every creature needs to eat!

Time to release our spiders before heading home.

This is an entry for Brit Mums 'Little Adventures Challenge' in partnership with Barny, the bear-shaped snack providing a little discovery in every bite. Find out more about Barny here. 

I was sent the Barny snacks and bug hunt kit for free. No payment was made for this post.