World book day

Last month the school celebrated World Book Day. Fortunately they gave us lots of notice to make a costume - a character from your favourite book. I used the opportunity to make some masks with the boys. The papier mache took a week or so, but when we were ready to paint them, Charlotte and her newly adopted daughter, Reana, came over to join us.

Gregor chose the Hungry Caterpillar.

This is him as a beautiful butterfly!



And that's him parading and hiding his secret surprise underneath. When he broke out of his cocoon he got applauded for his excellent nibbling and wriggling. Even won a book token!

Alastair was very brave to join the parade, and chose to be the Little Beaver, from Little Beaver and the Echo - a gorgeous story.

His tail was a cut up old handbag from the local charity shop!

But the cossie was a bit hot and he was happy to run around in his new Ukraine kit given to him by some friends of Misha in Kiev.

And another costume change. This time into their new dressing gowns.