Now that I am childminding, I have been on the lookout for inexpensive local activities to do with both my children and the mindees.
I have already blogged about my love of Farmer Palmers but it is pain to get to when I don’t have the car. I find soft play areas are great, but they work out quite expensive and the ones in our area don’t offer childminders discounts, so when you have 3 or 4 children in tow it ends up costing a fortune.
I saw an advert for Bournemouth Oceanarium in Primary Times and decided to look up the prices. I was pleasantly surprised that an annual season ticket for me was just £24.95 and £16.25 for Isaac. Under 3’s are free so it is a perfect activity for rainy days.
The Oceanarium is sat right next to Bournemouth Pier, so it can be combined with a trip to the beach on hot sunny days too.
It is quite small and we completed our visit in around an hour, but there is lots to see and do and we ended up going round twice, as we managed to time our visit with a large group of foreign students, who managed to create an obstacle course for us.
I didn’t pick up the booklet for Isaac to complete on this occasion, but it is something I will definitely do next time.
Lovely photos. We recently visited Bournemouth for the first time, there is so much to do in that area. I would definitely visit for longer next time
Let me know if you do – am happy to share my knowledge with you!! X