Only in New England will you hear the words "Yankee Homecoming" ...or maybe in New York too but anyway.... a nanny in dance class told me that her town Newburyport MA was have having their annual Yankee Homecoming which included Kids Day in the park - see link: http://www.yankeehomecoming.com/index.html . So one morning I packed up all the kids and drove about 40 minutes south to Newburyport MA. Nice town.
We arrived at the Atkinson Common Park and there were so many kids already there. There were crafts, activities and games, food, drinks, facepainting, and tours of the local emergency vehicles. It was hot and the lines were long but all worth it....everything was free ! So first we stopped for food...girls got hot dogs, I got a hamburger + chips and vitamin water juices. Then we went over to get our face painted. Charlotte couldn't decide what to get so I think the lady suggested for her to get a rainbow and she did. It turned out so cute. Caitlyn was up next and she got a butterfly but she insisted it be on her arm. They made paper book markers, played with large legos, participated in a ball toss game, and walked a plank over water. It was so hot but the kids did not care....they wanted to stay longer so we did. We spent the rest of our time visiting all the emergency vehicles. The girls got to sit in the ambulance, check out the fire truck hose and the police car lights. The police car was by far their favorite... "because it is black and white, mommy". So funny!
Well it was a great event and we enjoyed ourselves very much. We definitely recommend it. We will be back next year!
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