Now, back to that fun filled weekend I mentioned.... We went to Featherdale Wildlife Park yesterday where the 2.5 year old chased baby emus and wallabies - luckily the animals were extremely children friendly! I haven't been to a "zoo" in years so I had a great time too! Afterwards, while the little one snoozed, Mum and I had a peaceful lunch together. After lunch, we decided we were brave enough to tackle the shops (and it was only groceries I had to do!).
The weather looked rather miserable this morning so I thought the Wiggles Centre would be a good place to burn off the little one's energy. Now, not having any children myself, I never had any reasons to visit places like the Wiggles Centre and always had this fear to be amongst lots of children. I must say, I lived through it... Actually I was quite impressed with the setup there and the staff were all very nice. I can see how children can stay in there for hours and hours. Yep, our little critic enjoyed his playtime too. I watched as all the children communicated with each other when most of them couldn't string sentences. As much fun as I had watching delightful screaming children, all very well behaved mind you, I was very aware of how much time we were there for (my mum made a comment about how she couldn't believe 2 hours had passed already... hmmm, I could).
So, this weekend, I learned that children love animals no matter what they look/ feel like; that animals tolerated children no matter how hard they patted them; that kids under 4 have their own language; that I admired parents of their patience and concentration span when it comes to their children.... I had a lovely weekend and I even got to make two owls...
Until next time, take care and blog soon!!
The owls are very cute. They look great on the christmas tree too.
ReplyDeleteSounds like my typical weekends with the kids, except I have double the trouble. :)