The little Toulonnais are put in the mood as soon as they enter by the hostess wearing a Santa hat who takes them into their confidence. The idea is to discover the little reindeer spread out in the enclosures of the Clos Olive educational farm. A game that promises some gifts for the most attentive. Already the eyes are sparkling. And the decorations put up by the teams from the City's leisure centers, all mobilized again today, help to set the magical scene.
A few steps higher, or once you have passed the height difference if you are in a stroller, a small crowd has already formed. This involves waiting for your turn to enjoy a carriage ride. Those who are already on board go to the front of the line proud like Artaban.
Further away, in peace, a son plays a game of chess with his mother. People are thinking about it under the olive trees. A dad tries his hand, and it's not a success, at mini-golf under the amused gaze of his family. The visit continues. Here, a stop is necessary to contemplate the amazed faces of the children to whom the disguised animators are reading a story with the appropriate gestures and facial expressions.
This is the makeup workshop and faces must remain stony so as not to interfere with the precise gestures of the artist. It’s about his face. Others use calligraphy and stamps to write their letter to the red bearded man.
Valérie Mondone, the deputy mayor delegated to the Cross Family Center at that time, emphasizes all the work provided by the staff of the day centers who made the event possible. A success: the smiles are there to attest it. “ You have to know how to take advantage of these moments “, she confides.
Here, a grandmother and her granddaughter wonder about the behavior of this cow who decided to play the stars and pose for our lens, without flinching.
Hello goats, sheep, donkeys, ponies… It's time to hit the countryside and build castles in Spain, just to do justice to Peirette and her milk pot, and give free rein to an enchanted world where everything is still possible. It is the magic of childhood that we must protect.
