Ideally located in an olive grove a short drive from Coin, Wildside Forest School (WFS) has been cleverly designed to give you a real “in the campo” feel, yet is easily accessible by car. The location has been converted into a true adventure playground for all ages. The rope bridges, huts and
01.25.2012 | children | admin
Only one month until Christmas ... aargh! But do not worry, thanks to Amazon who offer free delivery to Spain on orders of twenty five pounds and over, and us here, at Family Life In Spain, chosing the right gifts will be easy this year. We have recently signed up as affiliates at Amazon (as we s
11.23.2011 | children, Life | admin
No matter what country you celebrate Halloween in, for the last few years it has come to mean little more than collecting as much chocolate and goodies as you can carry. Nowadays kids are less interested in the tricks and more intent on the treats. You would be wise to prepare for the onslaught an
10.28.2011 | children, Guests, Life | admin
Halloween in Spain is now part of the school curriculum in Mijas. Last year I wrote a post, Halloween 2010 , complaining how I’d suffered for five hours, having volunteered to help out for a Halloween activity at our son’s school. I’d made over 150 ghost balloons and had the blisters to pr
10.23.2011 | children, Education, Life | admin
Wow ! What a day we had. Where do I start? Sunday night marked the end of the the Mijas Feria 2011. On the final Sunday children´s rides are only €1.50 so, needless to say, almost every child near the villages visits the feria on Sunday evening, despite it also being the night before “Vuelta
09.13.2011 | children, Education, Life | admin
Number 9 on our Top 10 Activities for kids on the Costa del Sol is the butterfly park in Benalmadena. The Mariposario de Benalmadena is advertised as “the biggest butterfly” park in Europe where you can experience 2000 butterflies flying around you. Uncertain as to how big, the “biggest bu
In previous posts we have listed some of the childrens activities on the Costa del Sol that are suitable as bad weather options. Now we are going to tell you about our favourite activities for children on the Costa del Sol for Summer 2011 (remember our children are only aged 4 and 7 so these sug
05.24.2011 | children | admin
We are always looking out for fun activities to do with our children in Spain. As they grow up, we are discovering that there are more and more fun activities for us to enjoy with our children in Spain. This year we decided to buy a Selwo Season Pass and take advantage of as many of the benefits
05.22.2011 | children | admin
