Car
Mum and Dad just visited - a quick drop in as they drive past us on the way to Gisbourne. The visit was, of course, way too short! So much to see and be shown and to read and to examine in such a short time!
On their way north, we had arranged for a short visit to Playcentre to show the children the car (which is a 1926 Morris Oxford). Isabelle and Aidan rode from our place with Grandma and Grandad. Aidan decided to wear a baby's bonnet, which looked very cute. (Hmmm, could this be telling me something about how he feels about Orla?!).
The Playcentre children looked initially a bit unsure of what to do. But one of our lovely Playcentre ex-parents, who is now working on session, brought them over with interesting questions about how the car looked, and whether or not it was different from their cars. He pointed out the running boards, the lack of a roof, and noted the luggage carrier on the back. The children started to mill around. One examined the spoked wheels, while another touched the headlights and the rotational starter at the front. Isabelle and Aidan sat up in the car. A child asked to sit inside, and a queue to do this quickly formed. (Isabelle did not want to move - she had ownership over that seat, and since she only sees her grandparents every so often, I decided that that would be OK). One girl said that she thought the car was new, not old "because it looked so smart". We took some photos.
All too soon it was time to go. The children watched as Dad started the car using the rotational starter, rather than the starter inside the car. A quick reversing manoeuvre, a couple of toots on both horns and they were off.
I think I'll make a poster out of the photos for the Playcentre wall. Having said that, I haven't seen how they have come out yet - hopefully there's a couple of goodies in there.
On their way north, we had arranged for a short visit to Playcentre to show the children the car (which is a 1926 Morris Oxford). Isabelle and Aidan rode from our place with Grandma and Grandad. Aidan decided to wear a baby's bonnet, which looked very cute. (Hmmm, could this be telling me something about how he feels about Orla?!).
The Playcentre children looked initially a bit unsure of what to do. But one of our lovely Playcentre ex-parents, who is now working on session, brought them over with interesting questions about how the car looked, and whether or not it was different from their cars. He pointed out the running boards, the lack of a roof, and noted the luggage carrier on the back. The children started to mill around. One examined the spoked wheels, while another touched the headlights and the rotational starter at the front. Isabelle and Aidan sat up in the car. A child asked to sit inside, and a queue to do this quickly formed. (Isabelle did not want to move - she had ownership over that seat, and since she only sees her grandparents every so often, I decided that that would be OK). One girl said that she thought the car was new, not old "because it looked so smart". We took some photos.
All too soon it was time to go. The children watched as Dad started the car using the rotational starter, rather than the starter inside the car. A quick reversing manoeuvre, a couple of toots on both horns and they were off.
I think I'll make a poster out of the photos for the Playcentre wall. Having said that, I haven't seen how they have come out yet - hopefully there's a couple of goodies in there.
posted by Mary at 12:51 pm
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