And now a word from our sponsor, which this week is the brilliant Clarks. You may have heard that Clarks and spinning plates have teamed up for quite a while actually, which is brilliant. We love Clarks in our house. So this section of the podcast is brought to you by Clarks for growing feet in safe hands. So Clarks as a brand have almost 200 years experience in perfecting their products. And they've taken this

expertise into their first shoes offering. Now listen, I speak from experience. Your child's first

shoes are so much more than something you put on their feet. They are memory makers. I can remember

all my kids' first Clark shoes. Journey takers as well. They mark that moment that you realize

your baby is no longer your baby.

They're a toddler. And so we've been thinking fun activities to do with the kids. It can be a challenge, right? Even for the most creative parents during the holidays. And we're also seeing our little one skills and dexterity develop and you're trying to think of things they can get to do. So over the course of the year, spinning plates and clerks are going to bring you an extra special Clark's Culture Guide. This is going to give you some inspiration on exciting, sensorial things to do with the kids up and down the UK. As they learn to walk and jump and climb and all those things, we've got some ideas for you. Do not worry. Take, for example, the British Museum. They have a little feet event. So they've got actually a selection of fun, free family events for the whole family throughout the summer holidays, loads of stuff on their website. One of them is called Ride the Waves. Now, this is specifically for under fives. It's August the 21st. It's completely free. You just need to go on the website and register.

It's taken inspiration from one of the exhibits inside the museum, which is China's Hidden Century.

It sounds amazing. It's got creative elements and multi-sensory stations and relaxing areas.

You're going to need a towel. It's got wet waves, soft sand. There's even friendly fish. That's what the website says. So it sounds

really good fun. And as I say, take your towel because they're going to make a splash and the

little feet, paddling pool. There's also, as another, in this kind of tip, comes quite close to

home, Victoria's Music Festival.

Now, I don't know if you've ever taken your little ones to music festivals, but I love doing it.

And Victoria's somewhere I played last year.

So it's in South Sea, Dan Portsmouth.

It's an amazing day out.

It's a beautiful festival.

It's pretty big, but it's really special because it's got a real community element and a massive area specifically for kids. And once you're in, so for under five, it's only a pound. Five to 12 year olds, it's eight pounds. And once you're in, there's loads of free entertainment. There's performers. There's, you know, face painting. There's just loads of stuff happening. There's Sonic the

hedgehog because you can meet dinosaurs. Yeah, you heard me right. There's absolutely tons of stuff.

I actually took my kids there last year and we had a ball. It was such a brilliant festival

and I really, really recommend it. Another tip, and this is across the UK, from Lincolnshire to Dorset, Kent, Cambridgeshire,

the natural play areas for kids in National Trust properties are brilliant.

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