We had a really lovely half term last week, just what the children needed after a busy start to the new year at school.
I think we managed a good balance of doing things and not doing things so everyone was happy. We had a quiet day yesterday, just venturing out to pick up a few bits from the local shops and take these photos in the park.
We had a busier day on Saturday so a quiet day was just what we needed.
On Saturday I took the children into town to have their eyes tested and then we wandered along to Castle square for the ‘spooks in the city’ event that was being held there.
We had fun doing the pumpkin trail, visiting different shops to find the pictures they had displayed for Halloween, and took part in a little parade with all the other children who were dressed up in spooky costumes.
We don’t tend to do much for Halloween at home, so the children enjoyed this chance to dress up. I did get some chocolate treats for us all to enjoy on the 31st though, and found some Halloween word searches and puzzles online that I printed for Rhys and Nerys to do.
I also found an escape room challenge that I printed out to do at home which we all really enjoyed. Some of the puzzles were quite tricky but the look on Nerys’ face when she figured them out was just perfect.
Earlier in the week the kids also had some spooky fun with their cousins, carving pumpkins at Poundffald Farm. They really enjoyed themselves, especially Nerys who loved getting to dance with Evie and Mal from Descendants who were there entertaining everyone.
The rest of half term was a mix of swimming, haircuts, shoe shopping, and meals with Steve’s side of the family, as well as a fair bit of taking it easy at home, avoiding the wind and the rain.
It was just what the children needed to leave them raring to go for a new term at school.
