The highlight of this week's play was the first of our Christmas events - a visit to the Fairytale Park in Anakie for my sister-in-law's company Christmas picnic.We had never been to the Fairytale Park before, although I had long heard good things about it. Set on a steep granite outcrop in the middle of farming fields in rural Victoria, close to Geelong, the Fairytale Park is a very pleasant series of animatronic displays representing various (mostly Brothers Grimm / Germanic) fairy stories.
Animatronics can be done well or badly, of course - the Ned Kelly Museum that we visited in July would be a good example of "badly", to my mind - but someone has put a lot of thought into the design and layout of this park,and the circuit moves you along very nicely from one story to the next. The girls were all fascinated, peering in at the beautiful little tableaux and retelling the stories to each other as we walked.
Their favourites? The magic cave (featuring Aladdin, Ali Baba and a snake charmer), the Gingerbread house, Sleeping Beauty's castle at the summit of the rock, and the Three Little Pigs house.
Visiting the fairytale park has sparked a ravenous renewed interest in fairytales, which we've been reading, and they've been playing, ever since.
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Wow I am putting this on my to do list when we visit Victoria.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun !
My son would love this park! It looks like you had a great time.
ReplyDeleteOh my GOSH!!!!! I LOVE FAIRY TALE CASTLE!!!!!!! Haven't been since I was a kid but the photos look just like I remembered!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures of the girls peering through the windows are too cute for words :)
ReplyDeleteOh my, I love the look of this park and have never wished to visit Victoria more!!!
ReplyDeleteMy husband was told about this awhile ago and we checked it out online, but I think we forgot about it. I might remind him when he wakes up and see if he would like to go whilst he is still on holidays! Thanks for the reminder :)
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