Are you looking for easy activities for the children this half term? There are often only so many days out the purse strings can stretch to and kids are always just as happy with your attention and a bit of imagination. Blogger Chloe at Life Unexpected created a wonderful holiday-themed treasure hunt with her little girl Evie for us, hiding holiday items for Evie to find and pack into her Trunki suitcase! Chloe writes: "Evie’s imagination is so lovely at the moment, so this week we decided to couple her love for Benny and the outdoors, and stimulate her...

The six weeks of summer holidays can seem like a very, very long time to keep children from saying ‘I’m bored’. So if you’re looking for something a bit different that both adults AND children will enjoy and which doesn’t cost the earth, we’ve got a suggestion: treasure hunting. www.huntfun.co.uk has over 240 treasure hunts set up across the UK, with a handful in France and Belgium too. The hunts encourage families to explore a local area, unearthing hidden historical gems they might ordinarily have walked right past.  They take about two hours to complete but if you want to...