We had a day out today to the Rural Life Centre, which is a kind of semi-outdoors museum of (you guessed it) Rural Life, about an hour's drive (not quite) from here. One of those places where they have various old buildings from different periods, with lots of farm machinery and mock ups of old shops, etc. There was practically no one there besides us (perhaps not least because it was a bit rainy in the morning, though it cleared nicely by the time we got there and even became rather sunny towards the end) which was great (for us) - the kids could spend loads of time mucking around, for instance with the dressing up clothes, without worrying about others wanting a turn.
It was a lovely day - the place itself was fairly interesting, and the kids were relaxed enough not to worry about looking cool or being caught by other kids actually being interested in something historical or educational. We had a complementary family ticket which was a prize from the school fair - silent auction, which means I did pay to get it, but not the full value and the money paid all went to school as the place itself had donated the ticket. Anyway, it was a nice day out - after several days of doing little, it was good to have a day trip. Lots more photos are over here on flickr, for those interested.
1 comment:
That photo of the kids is interesting. Look at the faces - Olivia and Alex have the same shaped faces and the same noses. Sarah looks very different. I never noticed that in person.
Glad you are finding interesting stuf to do with the kids now that you are back home.
Mom
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