We woke up on Sunday morning to a beautiful white world. I personally was woken by the sound of lots of squealing and small children running round throwing on hats and gloves...

Today we went to a 'Craft Morning' at our local library. The girls did some great work. We zipped around the market and then went to the park.

The girls' work.

Pic-nic lunch.

Plasticine bugs.

This book is fantastic! The girls loved it!

Butterfly face-painting request.

... and Panda Girl asked to be a ladybird :)

The girls spent all afternoon outside...

Thursday, 3rd April 2008

In their jim-jams this morning making things at their 'Creation Station'.

Lacing...

The girls' 'Shape Shop'.

This afternoon, after a fun trip to our friend's toy shop and then a great walk to the park, Ballet Girl set up a drawing table for her sisters...

This evening I set up a 'Creation Station" for the girls to have fun with in the morning... wish me luck clearing up...

This morning the girls did some spring finger painting. They made caterpillars, butterflies and blossom.

My Panda Girl.

Finger painting pictures.

Our caterpillars have turned into butterflies! We gave our pom pom caterpillars wings today...

We made a blossom tree! (An old branch covered in sparkly things).

First thing this morning while the girls waited for their porridge they made some pom-pom caterpillars on wooden pegs. Panda Girl loved hers very much :)

Caterpillars made out of hearts and a dragonfly made by Monkey Girl.

Panda Girl had great fun playing with the rice today. She made me lots of '"ice cream" :)

I gave the girls lots of letters and they had to find and write their names. Monkey Girl found and stuck all her letters in a bizarre order but her name came out perfectly and she was very chuffed.

We made some fab curly butterfly headbands.  Monkey Girl wore hers all day. Panda Girl told me hers was blue. She also counted to ten today which I didn't realise she could do! (She can count in Swahili too!)

Insect words books.

After lunch we went to the library for some spring books (and about 35 bedtime books!)

This afternoon the girls planted the flower seeds they chose from our local garden centre.

To kickstart our new Spring project I took the girls to a Butterfly Park. We have never been before and they loved it!!

Butterfly watching.

Butterfly watching.

Watching the chipmunks.

Some activities to break up the day.

Panda Girl watching the waterfall.

Peas the girls are growing.

Spring books to get us started.

Easter window display

EASTER SUNDAY

Alleluia Alleluia let the holy anthem rise
And the choirs of heaven chant it
In the temple of the skies
Let the mountains skip with gladness
And the joyful valleys ring
With Hosannas in the highest
To our Saviour and our King

Alleluia Alleluia He endur'd the knotted whips
And the jering of the rabble
And the scorn of mocking lips
And the terrors of the gibbet
Upon wich He would be slain
But His death was only slumber
He is risen up again

Alleluia Alleluia like the sun from out the wave
He has risen up in triumph from
The darkness of the grave
He's the Splendour of the Nations
He's the lamp of endless day
He's the very Lord of Glory
Who is risen up today

Easter gifts all ready for Sunday.

Rest of the day's worksheets

'He is Risen!' cone baskets.

The stages of an egg (Panda Girl's one is top right:)

Palm Sunday donkeys

Easter egg trees.

Palm Sunday.

"Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

On Saturday Papa took the girls to the Safari Park. Old friends with some of the keepers, Papa got the children special access into the lemurs at feeding time!

Making Easter baskets.

Easter baskets. We are going to put mini chocolate eggs in them and hand them out to aunts and uncles on Easter Sunday!

Chick bookmarks.

Mummy had a Personal Training client to see so, seeing as Ally was here, she did a whole morning's work with the girls.... and here it is :)

Funtime at trampolining - last session before the Easter holidays. Somewhere under here Monkey Girl was apparently doing some front drops!