Kindling planes

Sam and Charlie came to play today. I was all set to do Christmas things- paper chains, cards, glitter everywhere for evermore, that kind of idea. While I was off looking for the glitter etc, Gordon arrived in with sticks for the stove, including lots of little bits of kindling. By the time I got back to the living room, all the children where happily making models out of sticks. So we got some string and tied them together, and everyone had a little wooden plane.
After that, we all went out for a chilly walk, with the new planes. The kids stopped in the field to jump on ice. And nobody seemed to mind the thick misty cold. Rosy cheeks all round. Great.