Category Archives: days out

Painting before breakfast

My little man didn’t sleep well and was up early. As the house was so quiet we thought we’d do some crafts and got the paint out. First of all was the green paint to make a Christmas tree, then the gold paint to make snowflakes. When he’d finished we put them to one side… Read More »

Christmas market shopping

We stayed local today. First stop was the Martinmass Fair at our local church followed by the local farmers market across the road at Manor Farm which had been transformed into an amazing Christmas market complete with Father Christmas and his Grotto. The little petting zoo was there as well as a pony for pony… Read More »

The Fat Controller at Hamleys

Today we were lucky enough to receive an invite to meet The Fat Controller. The children were happy as it involved a train ride! It was part of a series of events to advertise Tracks4Thomas. The Reverend W. Awdry originally created Thomas the Tank Engine to cheer up his son when he was sick. In… Read More »