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Sheep in the countryside of Buckinghamshire

Atkins Farm

Everyone Suiting up for Polo.

Polo Sticks

The Atkins Farm Mascot, Rocky the Dog.

Mini Photo Shoot with Clemmie and I.

Our Handsome Teacher and Extraordinary Polo Player, Clark Betz

The Wooden Horse used to practice swings.

Clark Teaches us how to properly hold the stick.

Miguel Takes a Swing

Clemmie Learns to Follow Through.

My Turn.

Ambiance, A Horse Shoe.

Miguel saddling up in the Practice Arena.

“Major” The World Renowed Polo Couched us for the 2nd half of the 3 hour lesson.

On my horse trying to find the ball.

Clemmie bonds with her horse.

End of The Lesson.

If your interested in Polo Lessons Visit the Website Below.

The Atkins Farm Polo Academy

The Atkins Stud Farm

Facebook Page

www.Pashley.Co.Uk

Arts & Crafts

Paint, fold, and create with classic and innovative arts projects.

1. MAKE A BOOK: Choose from nine different styles, such as accordian, step book, and more, for you child to create his own book. Voila! A creative gift that everyone will love.

2. WRITE A STORY: Help your budding author create a story by filling a bag with 10 objects and using at least eight of them in the plot.

3. DRAW A SELF-PORTRAIT: Set your tot up in front of a mirror and have her sketch her self-portrait.

4. TRACE YOUR BODY: Tape nine pieces of blank paper together into a large rectangle, then have your child lie on top. Trace her body and have her decorate it with hair, clothes, and accessories.

5. DRAW YOUR FAMILY: Sketch pictures of each family member.

6. MAKE A FAMILY COLLAGE: Cut up old photographs to make a collage of the family.

7. MIX AND MATCH: Have one person draw heads, another draw bodies, and another draw legs. Cut them out and mix them up to make funny pictures.

8. GIANT TISSUE-PAPER FLOWERS: All that’s needed to make these impressive oversize blossoms are tissue paper and pipe cleaners.

9. GO GREEN: Kids can whip up these trash-to-treasure craftswith items that are already around the house.

10. CREATE CUSTOM KNAPSACKS: Personalize bags with fabric markers and stencils.

11. MAKE SHEEP: Create soft, fluffy sheep with construction paper, cotton balls, and googly eyes.

12. MAKE KEEPSAKE BOXES: Every kid needs a special box to store stuff. Use magazine photos to create a decoupage collage box.

13. CREATE A RAINBOW FISH: They love the book, now kids can make their own special, sparkling rainbow fish.

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With the unique Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker, you can make ice cream while on camping trips, at picnics, barbecues, and many other places. You don’t need electricity to make great tasting ice cream, but rather just add ice and rock salt in one end and ice cream mix in the other end. Then, have a ball as you shake it, pass it, or roll it around for 10 to 15 minutes. The ice cream mix can be as simple as cream, sugar, and vanilla or you can try a more adventurous flavor from the included recipe list or make up your own concoction. Made of durable polycarbonate, the Ice Cream Ball is lightweight, portable, and easy to clean.

How it Works:

1. Fill the ice end with as much ice as possible, then add 1/2 cup of rock salt to the pint size or 3/4 cup to the Mega size. The lid should be hand tightened–do not use the wrench.
2. Mix up your ice cream ingredients in a container, then pour the mix into the end with the metal cylinder, leaving about one inch for expansion at the top. Hand tighten the lid.
3. Have a ball! Shake, roll, and pass it around as you mix and freeze the ingredients. It’s not necessary to shake the ball…just motion will do it.
4. After about 10 minutes for the pint size and 15 minutes for the Mega ball, open the ice cream end using the included plastic wrench. Scrape the sides of the cylinder to mix up the ice cream using a plastic or wooden spoon (don’t use a metal spoon as it will scratch the cylinder). Then check the ice end. Pour out the excess water and add more ice and up to 1/3 cup more rock salt to enhance the freezing ability. Close the lids securely and continue having a ball for approximately 5 to 10 more minutes (15 for the Mega).
5. You will then have about a pint (or quart for the Mega ball) of delicious soft-serve ice cream. The consistency will vary based on the ice, your mix, the outside temperature, shaking frequency, etc. Once the ice cream is to the consistency of your liking, gently scoop it out and enjoy!

Important tips for using your Play & Freeze Ice Cream Maker:

• Directions and recipes are inside the Ball.
• Use cream instead of half and half for richer tasting ice cream.
• Leave about an inch of space for expansion when you fill up the can with the ice cream mix.
• After 10 minutes (15 for Mega ball) of mixing (shaking, rolling, and passing), it is important to stir the ice cream mix (it freezes more around the can). Also, drain the water and refill with ice and additional rock salt. Have fun for another 10 to 15 minutes and you’re done.
• Use the provided plastic wrench to open the ball, but not to close it.

Available At Target and Walmart
Pint Size $24.99, Quart $34.99, Mega Size $ 39.99
Visit IceCreamRevolution.com For more information

Riley’s Farm is the perfect Fall Field Trip for any family living in Southern California. This Weekend my delightful mother and I took a trip out to the farm, our intentions were to pick apples and pumpkins on a perfect autumn day. We had such a great time, that we decided it would become a new fall tradition. Riley’s Farm is a wonderful way for any family to spend the day together, Its extremely child friendly, has tons of sugary apple treats to keep your little ones hopped up on sugar. Although the farm system is a bit dis-orginized, be sure to bring your patience with you. And wear plenty of sunscreen.

Here are some tips we would suggest to any family planning to visit Oak Glen.

- Bring cash, credit cards are a big hassle and cash lines are shorter.
- I would advise to go early in the morning or in the evening when it tends to be less crowded.
- Leave babies at home, as strollers are very difficult to push on the up hill trails which are covered with dirt, dust and rocks. After juggling apples, pumpkins, a purse and your other kids, trust me… You’ll thank me later.
- If you plan on purchasing pumpkins, bring a wheel barrel, wagon, canvas bags. Carrying heavy pumpkins back to your car can be extremely difficult.
- Lines for Lunch are very long (we waited an 1 hour), Riley’s Farm has a goregous, giant, green lawn perfect for bringing packed Lunches. So don’t forget your picnic basket and a blanket.
- If you’re planning on picking apples, bring canvas bags, to cut down on the waste of the paper bags they give you.
- Wear closed towed shoes you don’t mind getting dirty, we wore sandels and came back with filthy feet.
- Bring water bottles and wet wipes, as hands can get quite dirty from handling dusty fruit.

Riley’s Farm
12261 South Oak Glen Road
Oak Glen, California 92399
(909) 797 – 7534

Hours of Operation – 9:00am – 5:00pm
Apple and Pear Picking – $6.00 – 20.00


Other Orchards in the area you should check out are :

SnowLine Orchard -
39400 Oak Glen Road
Yucaipa, California 92399
(909) 797 – 3416

- Make sure to stop in for their Delicious Fresh Mini Apple Cinnamin Donuts and A gallon of Apple Cider ( Do not get the flavored ones, they are not very good ). If you don’t want to pick apples, they sell freshly bagged apples you can buy instead.

Los Rios Ranch Orchard -
39611 Oak Glen Road
Oak Glen, Calfornia 92399
(909) 797 – 1005

- This orchard seems to be very orginized, They have a station where you can press your own apples into cider. Also coming up is an Apple Butter festival in November.

apple orchard by The Wife