Rainy May day
Apparently it always is … rainy, that is, when the County Show is on. Still, we had a great time there this morning, got there around 9am and stayed till about 2pm. We’ve sorted Steve’s birthday present, which we’re all quite pleased about. Spent far too much money but had fun doing it – well, it was ?16 to get in, before we started … the kids enjoyed making badges and having their faces painted at the National Trust stand. I got talked into a years’ membership, but it will only take a few trips to Killerton to make it pay … they do do some lovely childrens’ activities there over the summer and in holidays so we’ll just have to be on the ball and make sure we get to them!
Other highlights were the Bees and Honey marquee, where we saw moulded candles being made, beehives, saw a man making ‘baskets that you catch swarms of bees in’ … these have a special name but I’ve forgotten – will have to go googling and look it up … , and the kids also got to make a small candle by rolling up a sheet of coloured beeswax. We also liked the Eggs & Chickens tent, where we saw chicks hatching from eggs, and lots of cute yellow fluffy chicks running around … Joe particularly liked these! Anna entered a competition to design the top of an eggbox, and also helped sort eggs into their different sizes.
We saw cows being milked, a motorcycle stunt display, stands about recycling and environment issues, bought some Very Lovely Lunch from a fantastic stall which was so busy I didn’t find out it’s name (they were different ‘breads’, a bit like danish pastries in shape, but brown bread with different flavours – mine was Pesto & Walnut, the kids had Cheese & Onion, and there were loads more besides), and watched a very good jazz band from one of the county’s high schools. We stroked angora goats, looked at their wool, and talked about all the different things you can make from wool. We saw glass being blown, lots of other crafts and displays … too many to name!
Sounds educational, huh? Anna’s comment to me on the way home … “Mummy, we haven’t done any home learning today, have we?” … Well, I don’t know what her idea of home learning is, but I think they probably have learned a little bit … we’ve also come home with two ‘Bags of Science‘ that we bought in one of the stands, one is Create a Kite, and the other is a Worm Farm kit. I’m a sucker for pretty looking stalls.
Anna’s now chosen to watch Evita on video, think I’m going to go and join her because I rather like it, too.