Tuesday 21 December 2010

Home Front Christmas

This afternoon I had booked T and S into a free activity at one of the City's museums and learning from past experience I didn't tell them about it until a couple of hours before hand. This is because T moans along the lines of 'mum why do you have to find things for us to do all the time?!' I hoping that when he's older he'll look back and remember these things more fondly! I do appreciate that at 10 he is getting a bit too old for crafty outings such as these but having said all that he did enjoy this afternoon.
Before making the reindeer and card decorations, which you can see G very glamourously modelling above, we had a short talk on WW2. There were original ration books, old magazines, a gas powered iron and even an deactiviated incendiary bomb to look at. I could have spent ages looking at these and wanted to photograph them but unfortunately they got packed away before I was able to have a good nose. We ran out of time and so the reindeer had to come home noseless but I'm sure they'll be something suitable in the button tin.

6 comments:

  1. I still get the moaning, but still drag him out - I don't want him turning into a moron! I would love to turn him into a reindeer! If we only ever did things he wanted to do - it would be 24hour Playstation - and thats not going to happen xxxxx

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  2. Make the most of it now ... my son's whole life right now is 'do I have to?' and 'yeh, yeh, I'll do it later!' At 18 he's too big to drag!
    Have a lovely, lovely Christmas!
    Love Kathy xxx

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  3. It's sad when they reach that age of not wanting to do lovely crafty activities any more, isn't it? We're on the cusp of it, too xx

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  4. Merry Christmas Lisa!

    I cant wait to see what silly hats you wear this year and what silly antics you get up to!!

    See you more times in 2011!

    Clare xx

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  5. Oh yes, I still remember last Christmas funny hats! :)
    Hope you and your fmaily have a wonderful Christmas!
    xxx

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  6. Wishing you all a fun filled Christmas! :0)

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