Timeless persuits
Today we had a rest day, and decided to stay at home. It was a beautiful day, so we wandered down to the beach for the afternoon.
it was LMD's first real taste of the beach, and she was very unsure of the feel of the sand on her toes to start with, but soon followed Mstr A & LMB down to the marine lake to dig holes, make castles, splash water & generally get as dirty as possible.
LMB soon stripped off all her clothes & jumped in the water, and even Mstr A was persuaded to take his shirt off and play with some other kids.
The great thing about living in a seaside resort is that nearly everyone else there is on holiday & feeling very relaxed about letting their kids go off and play. The sad thing about living in the seaside resort of weston is that the sand resembles concrete once it is stuck onto you, and the sea is non-existant! Still, who needs the sea when there is water in the boating pool?
We finally dragged them all home for supper, a bath & now to bed - all tuckered out and hopefully slepping till late in the morning:-)
Why spend fortunes going to theme parks, educational hands-on exhibitions and real-life role-plays when they have so much fun & get so healthy just throwing sand around?
it was LMD's first real taste of the beach, and she was very unsure of the feel of the sand on her toes to start with, but soon followed Mstr A & LMB down to the marine lake to dig holes, make castles, splash water & generally get as dirty as possible.
LMB soon stripped off all her clothes & jumped in the water, and even Mstr A was persuaded to take his shirt off and play with some other kids.
The great thing about living in a seaside resort is that nearly everyone else there is on holiday & feeling very relaxed about letting their kids go off and play. The sad thing about living in the seaside resort of weston is that the sand resembles concrete once it is stuck onto you, and the sea is non-existant! Still, who needs the sea when there is water in the boating pool?
We finally dragged them all home for supper, a bath & now to bed - all tuckered out and hopefully slepping till late in the morning:-)
Why spend fortunes going to theme parks, educational hands-on exhibitions and real-life role-plays when they have so much fun & get so healthy just throwing sand around?
posted by Juggling Mother @ 7:10 pm
7 Comments:
At Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:07:00 pm,
JR said…
We also live near a beach resort area and constantly wonder why all our families insist on coming to see us! ;-)
At Thursday, June 01, 2006 8:42:00 am,
EJ said…
Wait till they start putting sand in the mouth... :P
At Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:06:00 am,
Juggling Mother said…
Oh yes, LMD was quite funny trying to wipe sand out of her mouth using a sandy hand:-)
But I was prepared with plenty of drinks & wipes:-)
At Thursday, June 01, 2006 2:45:00 pm,
Paste said…
'The sea is non existant'
Where's it gone?
At Thursday, June 01, 2006 6:08:00 pm,
Juggling Mother said…
To wales:-)
well about 2 or 3 miles out anyway. Weston-super-Mare is fondly known as Weston-super-Mud, as that's all you get on the beach during the summer days. The sea goes so far out it's not visibl at all, leaving some very dangerous mud for people to get tuck in & keeping the RLNI pretty busy!
Coem early in the moring, in the evening or during winter & there is plenty of sea to be seen, but not when everyone wants it!
At Thursday, June 01, 2006 8:48:00 pm,
OldLady Of The Hills said…
It certainly is the simplest thing sometimes, isn't it? Maybe the thing to do is have sand at home, like in a sanf box! (I haven't thought about a sand box in years and years and years...!)
At Friday, June 02, 2006 8:10:00 am,
Juggling Mother said…
No, No, no, no, no, no, and no again. I do not have sand, water, paint, glue, glitter, playdough, or anything else that needs cleaning up at home:-)
That's what gardens, playschools & the beach is for:-)
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