Maypoling

We braved a rather chilly grey day to gather with other families to celebrate the start of May.  We had rather ambitious plans to set up our maypole (aka a swingball pole) in a beautiful circular Japanese garden, surrounded by trees in blossom and with views over the daffodils that are still in bloom.

Having never seen maypole dancing in action before, we watched some Youtube videos to get a feel for what we were trying to recreate. 
Our own version was a rather less traditional and far more hillarious affair with such classics as 'The Maypole Hokey Cokey' and 'We all Like Figgy Pudding' sung at full volume and exuberance while children raced around the maypole at breakneck speed.