This is our day.
Jack mowed the lawn for the first time, before Craig left to play cricket. He loved every minute of getting to do a much more grown up job. Meanwhile, the other 6 sat ready to get started on craft.
I decided on basic reproducibles as I didn't have much warning to get anything spectacular prepared. The kids loved it anyway.
After outside playtime, lunch and 'learning time' the kids watched a Christmas movie while Daisy slept. This gave me a chance to finish off a quilt, which I won't show here as it is a gift. I was so very excited to get it finished!
Next, all of the children worked on adding details to their own Christmas trees with wax crayons, followed by applying a green wash over the entire tree.
While the paintings were drying on the line, we planted our too-long-waiting tomato plants into a barrel. These were a gift from a neighbour of my grandmother. We also planted lettuce in a couple of long pots. I can't wait until they grow!
We don't have a watering can, but my mum was visiting and came to the rescue with an empty milk bottle. Jack fashioned the lid using scissors with some holes. Daisy was a big fan of our new watering can.
The craft was simple, we planted a few plants, a gift was finished off, children played happily and part of our lawn was mowed. All up, a non-perfect, fun and simple day.
Love holidays!
Jen.x
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