Cake and Yule log

Guess who is 95 tomorrow! (Party at Homepine 2pm)
My little helper Ira (uh!)

The Yule log we made for the Winter Solstice- Please come back Sun!

How to make a snow reindeer

Tools and equipment

Plastic spade

Large tomato cut into quarters

2 stones

2 small branches

Make a mound of snow and firmly pat down

Take your spade and carve out the spaces between the legs

Mould more snow to build up the head

Add the antlers, eyes and nose

Sleigh ride!

More snow

We went for a walk in the snow this afternoon; partly because it looked so beautiful, partly because of the great sound it makes when you walk on fresh snow and partly to wear out a 4 yr old boy with a fractured wrist who really would have preferred to go sledging!
The wrist didn't stop him throwing snowballs!

I just love the church in the snow

and we had to see the castle in the snow

and then home for mince pies and hot chocolate!

Ice Art

Snow Art to follow (after the blizzard has finished!)

Competition

Tonights competition was to decorate a chocolate biscuit ball

Ian and Harry made snowmen and Abbie and I made Christmas puddings.

Please vote for the winner.........

We three Kings of Orient are.......

Just waiting for Harry to learn the alternative version from his friends at school (or from Ian!)

Lego Christmas tree

Having to wait until the weekend for their Christmas tree, Abbie and Harry resorted to decorating the lego tree with tinsel!

Bedgebury Pinetum

This is Admiral Abbie and Captain Harry defending their ship by firing snowballs at "Ian the Pirate"
This is Ian the Pirate trying to overcome the fearless sailors

This is Captain Harry happy that his ship is safe

and this is Ian the Pirate enjoying a cup of ship's brew (a consolation prize?)

Our visit to the beautiful Bedgebury Pinetum

http://www.bedgeburypinetum.org.uk/

The Gruffalo?

Footprints in the snow........

Lots of snow!

Harry still in his pj's in the snow this morning
It's this deep!

After school we went sledging

Harry and Hugh wanted to make snow angels

Abbie racing her school friends

Hugh and Harry having a rest

Ian trying out the boggie board method of sledging (very fast!)

The journey home from school

lan the Reindeer

Beautiful views