Gruffalo

We watched "The Gruffalo" in the Opera House last Wednesday. I originally planned for Lara to go with her grandparents as Sam's specialist appointment fell on the same day. Then I managed to reschedule the appointment after Granddad offered to mind Sam so I could watch it too. Daycare introduced the book earlier this year and Lara absolutely loved it (I've noticed Lara likes stories that rhyme). Lara knew the words of the book very well, she even read the book to kids in dayare! The hardest part of the day was probably the train journey. Sam would not sit on the train so I was tired from having to watch him and 'intervene' constantly. Also we had to change trains and went up and down the platforms, not so easy with baby, pram, and the school holiday crowd.

I told Lara about Opera House beforehand, but when she saw it she couldn't believe how big it is, "I thought it was just a house" she said. Lara coloured a paper Gruffalo on a stick before the show (pictured above).

The show was 50-minute long - any longer the kids would lose their concentration. It was packed with songs and jokes for the young and the old. The playhouse is not huge and we had great seats (I booked 3 months ago!) so we could see everything well. Sam stayed outside with Granddad and had a short sleep in the pram. Several kids cried when the Graffalo growled, but it seemed everyone enjoyed it. It was a cloudy day and it started to rain after the show so we didn't stay around for long. I'm keeping my eyes open for more 'Kids at the House' shows next year.



ps All the photos came out foggy (I thought because it was foggy day) then I noticed it was only foggy on one side of the photos. The 'fog' disappeared after I cleaned the camera lense (Lara was playing with my camera the day before).