Today, while the Boy was at nursery, our ongoing study of the history of England took us to the Battle of Agincourt, the end of Henry V's rein, the beginning of the baby Henry VI's rein and the return of the French crown, courtesy of Joan of Arc.
We laughed at some of the names of Erik Satie's pieces of music and we listened to his piece Things Seen From the Left and Right Without Spectacles
After weeks of reading snippets of a children's version of A Midsummer Night's Dream and keeping them in endless suspense (lots of squeals and pleading for more), we finally finished the book.
Monkey Girl asked to be face painted as the magical forest...
...and Panda Girl asked to be Queen Titania.
Having seemed to engage the kiddies in the story itself we had a look at the actual play and the two eldest learnt some lines. How cool to hear one's children reading Shakespeare!
Inevitably the face paint stayed out and a few dolls got a makeover...
Of course Panda Girl painted a panda face, complete with black ears et al :)
