Hay Festival

We had a hectic but enjoyable day at The Hay Festival. Our first stop was the Starlight Theatre where a lady from the British Board of Film Classification explained how films were awarded different certificates. We then watched Paddington and discussed which certificate we would give it and why. The children were very observant and asked some thoughtful questions. 

We enjoyed a quick picnic lunch and ice cream in the sunshine before heading off to our next workshop - the author Stephan Pastis. He was very entertaining and we all enjoyed finding out how he became a children's author ( he used to be a lawyer!), what inspires him and how he draws the illustrations for his Timmy Failure books. 

A great day and hopefully the first of many visits to the festival. 

    Starlight Theatre watching Paddington

Picnic in the sun!

Stephan Pastis