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Super Scouts and a Vango Sleeping Bag Giveaway…

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Both my husband and eldest two children are all involved in scouting; Daddy is a leader whilst E is a Cub and Madam just started in Beavers. It really is a wonderful thing for them to be a part of. This year E has been on 4 camps and madam on 2, they go without hesitation un-deterred by nights away from me, bad weather or any other discomfort.

I am filled with pride as I watch them dressed in their uniform with bags packed, full of confidence, enthusiasm  for adventure, new experiences and lessons in the great outdoors. As much as I miss them, I also enjoy the peace and a little bit of time to focus on the smaller two. I love hearing stories of their fun and activities and recently saw pictures from camp.

I realised I don’t usually put much thought into it and thank goodness I saw these after because as delighted as I am for E to participate in these activities I don’t think I’d have slept if I had!

leap od faith

canoeing

rafting

kayaking

Could there be a better way for a young boy to spend a weekend..?

The camps aren’t free but I do feel they’re incredibly good value for all these activities, food and childcare. It’s the equipment that does stretch the finances a little. There’s outdoor fleece wear, wetsuits, camp mats, pillows, wellies, sleeping bags, waterproof, rucksack the list is enormous. Even buying a couple of sizes too big they’re constantly outgrowing it all and this year E got too large for a child’s size sleeping bag so has to have a woman’s one and outgrew an expensive pair of hiking shoes.

I was delighted when Travel Outdoors offered to send me a sleeping bag from their children’s selection. Because E & T have recently had new ones and C is desperate to join them on a camping adventure I opted to get him a Vango Nitestar Mini. This is perfect for families wanting to take toddlers away on camping trips because to keep them entirely cosy it is best a sleeping bag is a snug fit. This mummy style model is perfect for that designed to be shorter and thinner especially for little ones.

VANGO NITESTAR

  • 2 season performance – perfect for camping during late spring and summer
  • Flat, padded head rest, offering a safer alternative to a drawcord hood
  • Free-sliding two-way zips down both sides – doubles up as a blanket
  • Designed specifically for children with a shorter length and smaller width

C adores it and it fits him perfectly, he’s spend just about every night recently in it practicing for a family scout camp with Daddy.

GIVEAWAY

I have one of these sleeping bags to giveaway for your own outdoor family adventures, they are available in both blue and pink and the winner may select their favourite. Entry via the Rafflecopter widget before midnight on Friday 1st November where full terms & conditions may be read.

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221 thoughts on “Super Scouts and a Vango Sleeping Bag Giveaway…”

  1. My children love everything about the outdoors. Their favourite outdoor activity would probably be riding their bikes/scooters in the countryside. They love camping too and the eldest is in Beavers (he has been camping with them too!). x

  7. Ellie loves being outdoors, we are lucky enough to have a farm on our doorstep. She loves to see the animals and feed the horses, a new game is climbing the hay bales in the barn!

  11. My son loves being outdoors, whether it be riding his bike, playing football, playing with his cars etc he loves it. His favourite activity just now is running through the piles of fallen leaves.

  31. climbing trees and running all over the countryside with 2 daft spaniels and a jack russell

  34. Going to the park and playing on the swings. He is 13 months old and had his first walk to the park yesterday, he was so cute walking.

  47. What a great camp! It looks very much the same as what my children have attended with their Primary School and they loved every minute of it. Our youngest boys still attend scouts and are always eager to attend any camp event and come back full of tales from their adventures. Thanks for linking up and sharing with Country Kids.

  51. My daughter is a bit young and still pretty wobbly so a lot of the really good stuff will have to wait a while. She loves being outdoors though and adores camping and generally getting out in the fresh air which bodes well.

  73. At the minute my twins love hunting for conkers and pine cones so we can decorate them on rainy days in time to hang them on our Christmas tree!

  91. At the moment Lewis’s favourite is conker picking, but he loves spending time in the garden playing with his sister and friends.

  109. My daughter loves going for walks along the river. We are lucky to live near the Norfolk Broads. She also loves riding her bike

  132. We love going for walks and finding abandoned ruins. Especially like walking along hadrians wall with the freedom to roam and explore!

  133. My 6 year old daughter loves visiting farms and outdoor museums, she loves walking, horse riding, riding her bike and going to the playground. We have a friend with a woods and they have a moth expert who traps moths there and we love going up early in the morning to see what species have been caught in the night.

  143. My little girl loves jumping on her trampoline and running to the park to play on the swings, slide and roundabout 🙂

  176. We spend a lot of time outdoors as a family, so our children love doing all sorts outside, from going for nature rambles, picnics, leaf fights in the autumn, camping, and den building in the back garden!

  178. they love to take their bikes or scooters to the woods and we take a picnic and ball and always have a lovely time outside, even in the rain!! 🙂

  184. She loves football, I had an absolute nightmare finding a all girls team for her, but she all settled and loves going every week

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