During school breaks in Edinburgh, the museums, the city council and historic sites do a fabulous job of providing free or low cost activities for children. A few weeks ago there was the mid-term break and I had a week full of play dates and outings planned. In the weekend leading up to the break Ward caught a stomach bug that circulated through our family and back to Ward again and almost all of our fun outings for the week had to be canceled. By Friday of the break, Trey kept Ward so that Emerson and I could have a girls day out. Holyrood Palace was hosting a "Fashion Day". They did a great kid-friendly audio tour of the Palace which included a activity sheet and questions to help Emerson pick up on some of the fashion trends of previous residents of the palace. She toured the palace looking for clues in portraits and display clothes. At the end of the tour we went into the coach house where they had garments for the children to try on and a craft activity that allowed Emerson to use fabrics, feathers, sequins, glue, and glitter paint to design her own princess dress.
The finished project:
Emerson wearing a corset, bum role and ruff:
After the tour we hit the cafe for hot chocolate and a "jenormous" (Emerson's word) piece of cake.
Our walk home included some sight seeing along the Royal Mile. Emerson always loves to check out the statues. She likes to read the plaques to see who the statues represent and why that person. Sadly, I don't remember the details on this one....have to check some other time. Glad to know I'm just soaking in the rich history of our fine city!
After we finished taking these photos and walked hand in hand up the Mile, she sweetly said, "Mommy, thanks so much for bringing me today. This was the best outing EVER!"
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