Sciency Saturday and Sales Sunday

I guess i should do a small sum up of the week before – loads of hama beading! [i mean loads! serious inroads into the stock!] gym for both girls, a ‘big paint’ session at an HE group – which was lobbing paint covered tea bags at paper, which i believe degenerated into a brown splodgy mess!! but great fun was had! A visit to the puddles [forgetting to take Ams lily doll or to pick up our tent pod!!] and then some tidying. SB has been regularly doing her piano practice as well.

SO sat was an early start to get up and out to go to a science festival. we weren’t TOO far behind schedule, and pretty much immediately ran into the manor borns who were off to here some more of george’s adventures George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt which they very kindly got a copy for us too. We had a shorter day planned, suitable for all ages! so we started off in chaos science, and found that so fabulous that we were there for 2 hours!! we looked at bones, and bb was extremely careful with the fragile lizard one, although the student was clearly terrified she would break it! we looked in microscopes, made explosions, looked at dna, yeast, chemicals, electric circuits, light experiments and body stuff. SB was enthralled and loved all of it. by the end she was even voluntarily asking questions! she also had severe lab envy – rofl. BB spent a bit less time in there and then decamped to the zoolology museum, and made a bat mask. SB and i joined them, with sb doing a wildlife trail along the way. what a fab little museum. not been there before! we also did some of the outside things before meeting up with the manor borns. we had a chat about morning so far, chloe made off with SB to the funghi tent, and from there we dragged her off home. we saw grit and gritlets across the tent, but since we were rushing off, it seemed a bit too much like cyberstalking to say hello – even though michelle there to introduce! maybe another time, if more time to actually say hello. there were loads of other places to go on our list of possibilities, and will see more next year!

SO back home, and just in time to welcome our weekend visitors – nattyem, E and R. Girls started off playing games of varying natures and then settled down to make a book, this took quite a while, as an illustrated cat book. then some bookmarks. the played a variety of games after tea. we parents played agricola – always fun, i do like that game – and eventually chased the girls to bed approaching midnight.

the next day, the girls finished another book, and after breakfast set up a stall on our drive to sell the 2 books and various bookmarks. they discussed their selling strategy, and organised their display etc etc and were v dedicated, finally selling 4 bookmarks for 20p each to complete strangers! they bought some sweets with their proceeds and all seemed v happy. lots more playing, mostly outside, including pond dipping and filling up the bird feeders before they set off home. it was lovely seeing you!

BB has been flaking since, watching the clangers, and SB also, ds-ing away. Both are now in bed, and feel they have had a fab weekend