There is an Expo this weekend. Now normally that simple word conjures up huge videogaming events, with all the pomp and circumstance it should entail; however this expo was entitled “Wonderful Children”, and had very little nothing to do with gaming. Except that there was another, smaller, expo on in another part of the hall, for Sci-fi and videogames. Oh, well.
I hadn’t, therefor, expected too much from it, but knew from the website that there would be a few things to keep Freya occupied, and with Christmas coming up it gave us the opportunity to scour for presents.
As it happened, it was a fantastic event. Not only was there ample space for parents, children and a fair number of prams, with a “picnic” area and free push-chair parking, but the amount and variation of stalls within the hall kept us occupied for a fair few hours.
Freya had the time of her life. She met Bamse, Skalman and Miffy (along with other unknown characters and animals), drove cars, made a stone troll, finger hand-painted, drew a tiger, and “bought” lots of give-aways.
I’d expected the whole thing to be child-friendly, but some of the stalls had their wares available for playing with, which meant she never became bored of walking around. I’m surprised her head didn’t pop with all the input.