A Picnic with Paddington Bear

Someone gave us a jar of jam that looked for all the world like Paddington's chunky golden marmalade. I saved it so we could have a picnic in celebration of Book Lover's Day. Last year on Book Lover's Day we spent a fun morning with Little Bear, which you can see more of here.

With our picnic in mind, I baked a miniature loaf of bread and Tyler helped Paddington pack his little suitcase. Tyler knew the story well enough to bring a penny, a picture of his family, and marmalade, all items the "real" Paddington had in his suitcase when he came from "darkest Peru." I added the bread and some Paddington Bear coloring pages.

We spread a blanket in the yard of 32 Windsor Gardens (of course, of course) and had a little picnic of bread and marmalade.

We read two books about Paddington, taking time to laugh again at Paddington's little paw print he added to his list of nice things of being a bear who gets to live with the Brown family.

The children loved coloring their pictures and then we relaxed on our backs under the tree, watching a butterfly flutter by. We talked about a great many things, including whether Sophia is Judy, Paddington's 'sister,' or Mr. Brown, Sophia's personal choice.

And then, since we don't live in London where we could visit the actual Paddington Station,  our delightful hour with Paddington ended.