Second birthday picnic
Thursday, 23rd July 2009 by Julie
For Jon’s second birthday party, we did raise the bar a little on the party of last year. It was still a picnic (the easy and obvious choice for this time of year), but I picked a slightly more exotic playground that I only discovered recently.
The playground in question is the Diana, Princess of Wales’ Memorial Playground, which is an easy 10 minute bus ride away. It can be quite a busy place, and it could do with more shade, but overall it’s a wonderful site with so much for kids of all ages to do.
Jon had lots of fun in the huge sandpit area, and – as predicted – really enjoyed the picnic and his birthday cake. (Home-made this year, I should add!)
After lunch, he and a little friend discovered the water area where they have several funky water dispensers (toddler-magnets) feeding little streams over an artificial river bed. They both had an absolute ball, getting complete soaked in the process!
Pictures from the birthday picnic outing, and other recent shots, can be found here.
