Brum Botanical Gardens Teddybears Picnic

[Carlk]

Anyone interested in joining us, Munch and I, for this event on the 31st (this wed)
I am already meeting one of the SAHD's from our NCT friends with his DD but could get free entry for 3 other parents and their kids using my family ticket.
It is from 12-3pm and you need to bring a child, a picnic, oh and a teddy bear

Their site lists it in events

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Ho hum guess it'll just be me then.
sorry, to short notice?
new deodorant?
dads cant be trusted?

We would have loved to go Carlk, but Ive got a hospital appointment at 11:30 and wouldn't make it
Dads can be trusted

It was too short notice really, perhaps folks would like to do another time before we lose the weather. they have a relly good play park and activity garden

Oh, missed this! I can't manage to get there tomorrow, bit short notice and other things arranged, but it would be a great place for a meet-up another time. There's an excellent playground, and kid's discovery area is superb. And of course dads can be trusted, so maybe it's the deodorant?

Are the slide and swing OK, by the way?

I've never really thought about going there with the children, I'm sure DS1 would love it. We should arrange another day though.
Is there a train station local? I can't remember

I live near there

If i wasnt such a wuss about meet-ups i'd have come along tomorrow.....

It's brilliant for children, the playground is excellent, there's plenty of space for them to run around and the activity garden thingy is really well thought out. My dd loves the glass houses as well.

Theie website here reckons that Five Ways station is 15 minutes walk away but I would have thought it was further than that. There are plenty of buses run along that way though.

Would have loved to chick but the dreaded (semi) return to work is happening tomorrow shall think of you having fun in the sun though. Would be good to meet up there some other time though (I'm Kidderminster so not far!). Awh....come on huggy......

am tempted lol

I might ring the hospital and try and rearrange my appointment. As I'm tempted too, especially if the weather is going to be like this

Huggy, do go - I've met Carlk, so has whimsy, and we can both vouch for the fact that he's genuine, doesn't have three heads and doesn't breathe fire

thats reasurring WWB

arrgghhh i hate being so nervous of meeting people

Ah, go on ... you'll have a great time

Huggy im nervous about meeting new people too, never sure of what to say .

All of the Mumsnetters I've met have been lovely
Carlk and WWB included

I always end up saying something stupid! or saying nothing at all

Don't we all! But so far no-one has laughed at me for it ... at least not to my face

Oh join the club Huggy
Everyone else seems so interesting compared to me

are you both in Birmingham then?

Its one of those where its gonna be my kids that tread on the picnic... get sick.... wander off... have tantrums... etc!

maybe i should just be brave !!

Bet mine do it first Huggy

how many do you have?

Ive got two ds's age 3 and 1, who are driving me mad!!!!!

would be good actually to take the out somewhere, theyre board and whiney and it might make it up to them a bit that i just spent 4 child free days away

That sounds like im definitely going, I'd better call the hospital me thinks

Are you going to go then?

Sorry,to answer your question yes Im Brum

erm.....

yeah go on then....

i sooooooo hope im not gonna regret this!!!

Poor CarlK he dont know what hes letting himself in for.....

Ooooh, result!

Whimsy's lovely as well, huggy - you'll be fine

We'll have to organise another one that more of us can go along to, while there's still some good weather left.