I walked out of the house this morning to be greeted by torrential rain and gale force winds. Oh how I long for spring to arrive and hopefully, some signs of warmer weather. Last year it seemed that I hardly spent any time in the garden due to the poor weather we experienced. However, I`m highly optimistic that this year will be better and I`ll get to use the garden plenty during the spring and summer months. It`s such a shame when the garden isn`t used because we have plenty of Garden Games that we like to enjoy. The kids love it when their friends come around and join in with all the fun activities. Parents that wonder how they can keep their kids amused during the summer break might find the Garden Games to be life savers. Kids will play with them for hours and they are such good fun that adults can`t resist having a go either. Games like giant dominoes or giant snakes and ladders are the types of games that the whole family can enjoy. Instead of staying inside to play boring board games, the fun can be taken outdoors and Garden Games can be used. Wooden garden skittles or lawn darts are easy to set up and they are ideal for dry days outside. I for one can`t wait to get the Garden Games out again as soon as this band of bad weather disappears.

It`s always pleasant when you are in a garden that has a garden pond inside. The mere sound of trickling water can be highly relaxing and it can make a warm summer`s evening delightful as you sit there and listen to the sound of fish splashing around in the pond. Normally people assume that Garden Ponds are created by digging a hole in the ground. In most cases this is true but other types of Garden Ponds exist that don`t require any digging to be involved at all. In fact a garden pool is a variety of one of the Garden Ponds that sits above the ground. The panels on these types of Garden Ponds simply slot together and they are then screwed into position. Inside the garden pond is a durable liner and it`s the perfect place to keep a number of fish. Made from wood, Garden Ponds like these will last for a long time because the wood is treated right from the start. From start to finish the assembly of the Garden Ponds takes on average about 15 minutes. Normal types of Garden Ponds take much longer than that to build and the mess created can be quite vast. In all types of gardens, Garden Ponds can make wonderful features and now that easy assemble ponds are available more and more people can enjoy their beauty.

I`m pretty certain it was in the 1970s that Space Hoppers first appeared. I can distinctly remember having one as a child and I was a child of the 70s. Bright orange was the colour of my space hopper and it met a grisly end at the hands of a rose bush. I remember how devastated I was when the space hopper died but also how quickly I forgot about it when I got a go kart for my birthday instead. It amazes me that Space Hoppers are still around and the fact that they seem just as popular today as they have always been. Not only can kids still benefit by having the Space Hoppers but there are now versions for adults too. I hadn`t realized this but now I do perhaps it`s time I threw back a few years and had a go on one for old times sake. The familiar bright orange colour is still available and when I look at one it certainly brings back many happy memories. Sets of the Space Hoppers can now be purchased so space hopper races can be organized. It sounds like great fun to me and I`m seriously thinking of buying a set for when the warmer weather arrives. They might have been around since the seventies but Space Hoppers are here to stay and all I can say is, thank goodness for that.