Our Story
“Take care of all your memories, for you cannot relive them.” (Bob Dylan)
Hello! Lovely to have you here…………thank you for stopping by.
About this Blog:
Thimble and Twig is a place to store our expanding collection of everyday adventures, secret finds and inspiring places for families to explore around the UK and beyond.
“Create the Magical Childhood of their Dreams!”
We want kids to have a ‘wildhood’ and hope to inspire children to climb trees in the woods, to run in wild meadows, explore rockpools along the shore, scramble over rocks, splash in muddy puddles, paddle in streams and light fires. We want children to play free and be wild and get muddy and if this sounds like you too – we’ve got lots of resources to help you create the magical childhood of their dreams.
Start Here:
Here’s our most popular posts…..
- If you need fun outdoor ideas for kids, try our outdoor garden games for kids, and games to play in the woods too!
- Find out all our favourite places to visit in our home of South East London and also our map of favourite UK Days out with kids too.
A little bit about us:
We are a family of six, hopscotching through life, living in London. We are Jemma and Mr M (he is frankly, quite an awesome person) and we have 4 little people – Elodie (14), Finlay (11), Orla (9) and Archie (6) who are loud and interesting. They’re the coolest people I know. They have a band they named ‘Macaroni Star’ and a secret agent club named ‘The Goggle Eyes’ Club where they mostly create potions in their mud kitchen! We have some awesome mud kitchen ideas here!
They love jumping in waves……. visiting tiny villages, magnificent kingdoms and having as many outdoor magical adventures as possible.

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12 Family Adventures
We’re on a mission to have everyday adventures and a family adventure at least once a month. Here’s our 2022 list:
Adventures can be small or they can be big and life should be made up of lots of these magical moments, both little and large. Find out more about the adventures we get up to here and try them out with your family.

FREE WOODLAND CHALLENGE!
I really hope you like it here and if you’d Create a Muddy Puddle jumping…..Den Building…..Exploring kind of childhood for your kids – check out our FREE woodland challenge for kids by clicking below.

Where to next?
If you are a brand considering working with me then head to my work with me page.
You can also find me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
I love a chat – you can email me at thimbleandtwig@gmail.com or find more ideas for outdoor activities in our Facebook group.