Big day at the Ekka

On Monday August 12 we took our children to the Ekka for the first time

They were so excited to go! 

We went with our friends. It was great to share the experience

Here's our son with the kissing fish

How adorable are these ducklings?

The animal nursery was a hit

Love the detail on this chooks feathers

Beautiful calf

Sideshow alley

It was a busy day at the Ekka

One of my favourite games when I was a child

If I was on this ride I would have the same facial expressions as the lady on the left

The show bag pavilion was packed

By late afternoon it was time to rest our sore feet

At the center arena we saw horse jumping

Wood chopping

Extremely loud Devil's Taxi 

The Rooftop Express Show was good

During the singing of the Australian anthem

These guys were very talented

You could feel the heat 

During the fireworks display there was a guy flying with a jetpack, quad bikes with kites flying behind them and fireworks attached to it, laser light show, and Ironman dropped by

One of the fireworks entertainers

On the way home our children said they had fun and we couldn't wait to climb into our comfy beds

Hope you've had a great day, Julia 

Little Superheroes

Our children asked me to make superhero masks for them earlier this year.

I completed them on Saturday.

Here they are. . . 

Our children chose the colours they wanted.

The tutorial has 4 printable patterns for making superhero masks.

3 Superheroes in action. Mr 9yr old didn't feel like doing 'the action' part.

Do you have any cheeky superheroes in your family?

Fun in a box

School holidays begin at the end of this week

I thought this post may give you an idea of a fun activity for the holidays

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A few weeks ago we purchased a box of Crayola chalk 

for our children from the local supermarket

It was only $5 for a box of 52 sticks. Great value!

After our children finished their homework 

It was time to get creative

Each of our 3 children have their own style of drawing

They were busy creating their pieces of art for an hour

We left their masterpieces to look at each time we went in the backyard

A few days later it rained and their artwork washed away

No need to worry about it not coming off

We'll be setting up the jumping castle during the holidays 

Our children have been itching to use it as we've had rain in recent weeks 

Do you have any suggestions for fun activities to do during school holidays? 

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