Hurrah, the fun day's all done and now I never have to worry about it again! No more worrying that we won't be able to find toy cutlasses in the shops, or that no-one's going to turn up (among various other things)!
The day began badly when I got to the bus stop and realised that I'd left behind a bag with a load of things in that I needed. I contemplated just leaving it, but ended up walking back home to get them, and missing two buses in the process! However, I eventually got to work and found Caroline, the childrens librarian, in a state of panic - she'd been worried that I was ill and she was going to have to do the whole thing herself! After a scrabble around for various things (crepe paper, glue, the least sticky sellotape in the world etc) we went shopping and thankfully managed to find everything we needed. For future reference, Gamley's is a great place to get toy cutlasses...
So we headed back to work and made sure we had everything we needed, and then proceeded to spend two hours or so checking a CD of sea shanties (track 10 had rude language so we couldn't play that one to the kiddies!), cutting out strips of crepe paper, writing down various pirate phrases and doing a million and one other things. All the while I was getting crankier and crankier (I do not respond well to stress!) and Sam was winding me up more and more, but I suppose I should just be grateful he turned up! At 12 we were ready to leave, but I had a sudden panic that we didn't have enough bags of chocolate coins (we gave them certificates and a bag of chocolate coins each at the end) so we made a mad dash to Saninsburys for some more. We finally got to the centre at about 12.45 (only 15 minutes before we were due to start!) and set about getting things ready.
Not everyone turned up, but they were replaced by gatecrashers, so the event was still full. It started off well and they seemed to particularly enjoy playing 'Port & Starboard. Things did get a bit iffy when it came to the drama workshop though, as they were too young to really understand what acting was, even the little boy who actually goes to drama school. However, I just grabbed Caroline and she did story time with some pirate books which went pretty well. Sam, meanwhile, was seriously struggling with the craft activities (muppet). A couple of mums who'd stayed ended up helping him out! The local paper didn't turn up, but I was actually quite glad about that - I was already stressed enough!
So thank goodness that's over and done with! Next time I have an idea I'm gonna keep my big mouth shut.
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3 comments:
Sammi,
I find the light blue on white very hard to read. FYI and best wishes,
Ron
Ah well, all's well that ends well, eh?
However, to be honest, you can't go wrong with kids.
The Kindergarten my sprogs went to used to have quite a few open days and events. The little tykes loved it; it was the Mums who did all the whinging! I whinged too, just for the record. :-)
All the best.
Sorry Ron, have changed the colour!
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