We had a lovely but totally unplanned day today!
Last night Anais asked what we were going to do today. We said we had planned to spend the day in, watch Christmas films and do our fingerprint Christmas cards.
Anais said she didn't like stopping in, she liked going out and seeing and doing things. Anais said she wanted to go to Coventry Transport Museum and Roman said he wanted to go to RAF Cosford.
I suggested going for a walk around The Library of Birmingham instead and getting some Christmas/craft books out - everybody said YES!!!!!!!!!!
So, this morning we parked the car for 11AM in the back roads (free parking) and walked by the canal to get to the Library of Birmingham.
Good job it was free parking too - you will see why!
Last night Anais asked what we were going to do today. We said we had planned to spend the day in, watch Christmas films and do our fingerprint Christmas cards.
Anais said she didn't like stopping in, she liked going out and seeing and doing things. Anais said she wanted to go to Coventry Transport Museum and Roman said he wanted to go to RAF Cosford.
I suggested going for a walk around The Library of Birmingham instead and getting some Christmas/craft books out - everybody said YES!!!!!!!!!!
So, this morning we parked the car for 11AM in the back roads (free parking) and walked by the canal to get to the Library of Birmingham.
Good job it was free parking too - you will see why!
When we got to Centenary Square we looked down into the basement of The Library of Birmingham. The table tennis table that had been down there had been replaced with a Christmas tree.
When we got there, their systems were down which meant we couldn't get any books out :-(
We did a tour of the building instead, the architecture is very interesting, it is like a maze or puzzle how everything fits together so well. Here is the basement........
We did a tour of the building instead, the architecture is very interesting, it is like a maze or puzzle how everything fits together so well. Here is the basement........
The 3rd floor.................
We went up to the garden on 7th floor.............................
We went up to the 9th floor to see the Shakespeare memorial .....
We went back to the basement so the kids could choose some books. Unfortunately their systems were still down.
We picked some books out ready for when systems were restored............
Roman got VERY excited when he found a LUNAR MODULE in a space book!
We picked some books out ready for when systems were restored............
Roman got VERY excited when he found a LUNAR MODULE in a space book!
Systems were still down so we said we would give it until 2PM, which meant we had been there for almost 3 hours. We went for a walk up Broad Street, grabbed some lunch from the Sainsburys local which we ate by the side of the canal.......
.........when we got back from lunch by the side of the canal systems had been restored - hurrah! Almost THREE HOURS later.
It had taken almost three hours to look around, choose some books, go for lunch by the side of the canal and go back to the library.
When we got back to the library these are the books we got out..................
It had taken almost three hours to look around, choose some books, go for lunch by the side of the canal and go back to the library.
When we got back to the library these are the books we got out..................
These are the books I got out...............................
...........these are the books Roman picked, mostly space exploration and Christmas...................
......................these are the books Anais got out, Christmas crafts, crochet, a reading book and Christmas music.
We listened to the Christmas music CD in the car on the way home. Anais said she wants to practise the music on her violin........................
We listened to the Christmas music CD in the car on the way home. Anais said she wants to practise the music on her violin........................
When we got home the kids read their Christmas books, I have been blogging, Mark has been reindeering (keep reading on!)!
The kids watched "Roman and the Christmas train" AKA "Polar Express"....................
The kids watched "Roman and the Christmas train" AKA "Polar Express"....................
(LOVE this film and LOVE Tom Hanks voice!)
.....................and "Nativity".
.....................and "Nativity".
Love this film too!
Anais knows I like cows so she made me this cow she copied from one of her library books.......
She also made Roman a pirate mask.....
Roman has been playing with his completed fire station.
I sorted a lamb roast dinner out, ironed the school uniforms and work clothes for tomorrow and made a little flower on the flower loom.................
SNEAK PEEK RE Fingerprint Christmas Cards -
Last night we all decided on reindeer cards again, they are cute and we love their red noses.
Last night we all fingerprinted and left overnight to dry......
.....this morning Mark gave them all a red glitter glue nose.......
......this afternoon Mark gave them antlers and eyes.........
..........this evening we all wrote our names under our reindeer's..........
........and glossy accented their noses..........
.........the glossy accents is now being left to dry overnight so watch this space to see our completed cards.............
Last night we all decided on reindeer cards again, they are cute and we love their red noses.
Last night we all fingerprinted and left overnight to dry......
.....this morning Mark gave them all a red glitter glue nose.......
......this afternoon Mark gave them antlers and eyes.........
..........this evening we all wrote our names under our reindeer's..........
........and glossy accented their noses..........
.........the glossy accents is now being left to dry overnight so watch this space to see our completed cards.............
...........42 reindeer families - 168 cute little glitter nosed Christmas reindeer's!
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