I was thinking, too, of sharing traditional children's games. I want to learn the sheep's knuckle game that's like American jacks. I would like to see and hear, maybe, some circle games, running games, and maybe show you a couple I know from when I was little.

1. First and foremost, Sandra is not a flake :) She really has our blessing and permission to invite home educating families of her choice to camp at our property in Baud, Morbihan (56), Brittany, France. See map link. There is no cost for camping. If you want to fish in the river you'll need to buy a fishing license at the local pub.

2. Baud is a lovely Breton town. There are two large grocery markets, but like pretty much everything except for the Church, one patisserie and a mini market, all enterprise is closed on Sundays. The patisserie and mini-market close at 12:30 --but you can enter and enjoy the historic church as much as you'd like.

3. There are lovely sandy beaches about 40 minutes away. These are terrific to swim in because the waves are very tame due to the many small islands in the bay. This is also the region of Carnac home of thousands of prehistoric dolmen stones. The archaeology of the region is stunning and there are several great museums not too far, particularly in Carnac and Vannes.

4. The medieval city of Vannes is the seat of Morbihan and if you come to the area you'll have to visit either the open market in Vannes (which is truly astonishing) or at least the one in Auray, which is not as big, but also very pretty. Auray is 25-30 mins from our front door.

5. Getting here: if you're driving, our house is super easy to reach because we are only 100 meters from the N24 (national route). There is also the option for the TGV into Auray and we can make arrangements for a pick up. The train from Paris is very fast to Rennes and then a bit slower to Vannes and Auray. Booked in advance will save you loads, but the SNCF website is not hugely English friendly. There is also the combo option because the auto-train does go into Auray as well. Many British holiday makers use the port and ferry at St. Malo to cross over and then will rent cars over here. Its 2.5 hour drive from St. Malo. Roscoff is another lovely port not too far.

6. The camping area is on green grass, is fully corralled and has a couple benches and two bon fire pits. Of course, we're happy if teenagers or whomever would like to camp on the property apart from the camping area, however, we have a slow stream on the property which leads to a very fast (read: dangerous) moving river going through our back yard. It is essential that small children are accompanied (by not small children) when they are near the river.

7. The campsite is on our private property and is not a formal campsite at all. There is access to tap water outside the main house however there is not electricity in the camping area. We have wifi in the house and two receiving halls in which people can use their laptops.

8. We are Leon (43), Helene (46), Jasmine (20), Darwin (11) and Sophie McNeill (8). Grandpa Clayton (Helene's French father) may also be here with us. Darwin and Sophie have been home-schooled their entire lives until they started at a local French primary school in September. The reasoning being they'll learn all things French better, faster, stronger than Leon and I could guide them with. They are teaching us local terms and accents now!

9. We have one old dog, four cats, 6 chickens (Mirabelle, Frannie, Wrist-hawk, Thelma and Louise and our rooster Foghorn (but Leon calls him 'f*ck-a-doodle-doo'). We also have two super cute sheep.

Leon and Hélène McNeill
Treganin
56150, Baud
France