What I Did In School This Summer

It's great that the "Summer Activities Programme" has gone ahead, despite all the swine flu panicking. I keep hearing about how loads of people back in the UK are hoping their kids will get it this time around, so that when this 'second, deadly wave' hits, they will be immune. Here, we take the kids' temperatures about 20 times a day, every time they need to go anywhere....before we send them off to school, then when they get to school, anytime they go to any play areas, when we go to the indoor pool, when we go to the outdoor pool....what is interesting is how much kids' temperature fluctuates throughout the day, indeed on a five-minute-ly basis!

So anyhoo, they are doing the "Summer Activities Programme" ('SAP' for short from now on, my fingers get swine flu just typing it out so much), and enjoying it to the hilt. I have to say, I'd love to do it too. The first week was Pirate Week, last week was Dr. Seuss (so Kate got to bring in all the books that were her favourites when she was smaller, like "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish"), and this week is the Circus. Plus, every afternoon the bigger kids get to play in the paddling pool. Kate summed up how fun it was,"Mummy, this summer at school, we aren't doing any WORK! We just get to PLAY all day!"

Daddy's new tie that Kate made last week
Face painting this week. Charlie is a tiger and Kate is a butterfly. My mom thought the butterfly was really ugly. I can't say I blame her. I didn't think it was supposed to really make her look like a goth insect! I suppose they aren't professional face painters though...