Homeday with the help of Darth Vador

The day started with Mia doing some painting and Freddie engrossed in play with his star wars figures. Then as it is so hot, paddling pools were filled and the garden watered by Fred and Mia and there was lots of hose pipe fun-thank god there is not a hose pipe ban! 

Freddie's snails habitat had begun to smell so we emptied it, washed it and made another for our 4 snails.

 Then I had some jobs to do and usually I pop the TV on when I am busy but today there was no need the kids played and played whilst I did my jobs...I think I was asked every 5 minutes " Are you done yet? Can you play yet?" But they accepted that no, not done yet , and got on playing! I think Fred finds it the hardest when I am busy but he entertained himself marvelously! 

Then after a fish cake lunch we did some sight word games in the garden. I wrote with chalk Mummy, Daddy, Mia, Freddie, Cat, Dog, And, I in different parts of the garden ( on the paving slabs and wall) and we played a game where you had to run to the word when I called out the word. 

This led to me writing the words on pieces of paper and hiding them in the garden and the Fred and Mia were each given a word to find!

Then we realised that the paper was getting torn so we went inside to write and laminate the words. Fred loved doing this!

Then back out with the laminated words for more word hide and seek! To make it even more "Freddie friendly" I pretended to be Darth Vador, Fred was Luke Skywalker and Mia was Boba Fet. Darth Vador was trying to stop people finding the words! There were lots of Light Saber fights and everyone was taking it very seriously! Then Boba Fet needed some Milk so Freddie (Luke Skywalker) was set the challenge of finding the words that I called out and running to the climbing frame with the word before I (Darth Vador) had counted to 10! By the end of the games both bubs could read the words very comfortably. I wonder if they will remember them tomorrow?

Then whilst I was cooking dinner Mia cooked some cakes with letters on them. Sorry that the pictures are of them clothesless, but getting these bubs in clothes in this heat is impossible, even for Darth Vador!