So what do you do what you are all awake at 5am in a hotel room, because your bodies think it’s lunchtime?*
– lie quietly and say shush a lot
– plug into iPods to listen to the BFG, Famous Five and Thomas the Tank Engine (thank you Granny)
– put on shades and perform a made up rap in the dark
– get bored and start punching each other
– give in and put the TV on, the Disney channel is just as terrible in America
– wrestle on the floor
– play Ninjas, which involves leaping from bed to bed in a dangerous manner
– say calm down and play nicely a lot
– drink coffee
– eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
– play with plasticine and assorted small toys
– watch some more TV
– count down the minutes until the hotel shop opens at 7am
– race to shop to choose entirely additive free breakfast cereal *cough*
– eat said cereal
– resume Ninja game
– get dressed
– visit hotel laundry in basement to put a wash on. A bargain at $1.25.
– roam around hotel grounds saying shush, people are still sleeping
– write postcards
– visit hotel reception to collect leaflets for places we’re not going to visit
– do a maths worksheet
– go swimming, you’ll get the pool all to yourselves
– get changed and ready for the day
– arrive at Disneyland before it opens.
*I should point out that not all of these activities are undertaken by all members of the family.
It's a small world after all 