So much for 'summer' holidays

Well, it is only officially day 3 of the summer holidays and we are going stir crazy!!! The weather has been so awful that we have been housebound and are suffering a severe case of cabin fever. In all honesty the kids are driving me mad cause there's only so many DVD's and colouring activities that you can subject them to before sheer boredom sets in and they start whining for attention. So, in order to try and engage us all in something fun together I submitted to their constant demands to have their faces painted and I must say, we were all rather pleased with the results :



I'm sure you can tell that Ben is a pirate, but that Jasmine is a lion I suspect may be a little harder to discern - I think I need a little more practice.....
Another project of mine these last couple of weeks has been to start creating a dressing up box for Ben and Jas. I keep a look out for reduced price costumes and so far have found a fairy princess outfit, a scooby doo, a superman, a fireperson (got to be pc!) and a policeperson. Once we are settled in the new house I'm going to look around carboots and second-hand shops for items such as costume jewellery and other accessories. I am also going to invest in some proper face paints because the kids absolutely love being made up.
We have had a few dress-up sessions and even Jasmine's baby doll (whom she named 'Amen') joined in the fun. I think she looks quite scary to be honest, but Ben and Jas look soooo adorable :-)








BATDOLL - how freaky does she look :-)