Most people know how to find your direction using the sun at midday. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so at midday you can tell roughly where north is by standing with your back to the Sun. Here are two fun ideas for using the Sun to tell the time…
This post is the first in a series on Map Skills for Children. Before getting started with a compass, check whether your child knows the words North, South, East and West, and understands what they mean. We used a toy globe to learn about the North and South Poles. Then we went outside on a…
The Cross is the top of Thule’s range of multi-sport trailers. It offers options for walking, jogging, cycling, and even skiing! We have owned our Thule Chariot Cross 2 for several years, and have grown to love it more over that period. We use it for daily cycling around town, jogging and some cycle touring….
One sunny morning, when my eldest was a toddler, we were walking in the park when we heard a loud drumming noise. ‘Taptaptap’. We both stopped and looked around. Where was it coming from? ‘Taptaptap’….there it was again. Bird identification is not my forte, but at last it dawned on me that we were listening…
