I love how malls have free things for kids to do over the break. It gives you that extra something to do. Plus, it is free (one of my favourite words). This year a local mall had an animal display in and the girls loved it. They got to see tons of different animals and touched quite a few. The highlight for each was holding the alligator (I think that is what it was). Elspeth needed some help as she only out weighed the critter by about 7 pounds. She also observed that his mouth was taped shut so that “he couldn’t bite me ’cause it would hurt but they open it later so he can eat”.
I always end up doing some craft projects with the girls over the break. Some are great and others are flops. This year’s new favourite was Painted Toast. You basically mix food colouring with some milk and then apply to toast. I suppose you could get really fancy and break out brand new paintbrushes for the task but we simply used the “paint” by the spoonful. Painted, toasted it, slathered on some butter and it was apparently delicious. That said, I am not sure that tie dyed bread is everyone’s style but it certainly made for a psychedelic breakfast.
