December 2013 | Let Kids Be Kids

December, 2013

Kids ‘online’

I took this photo of my children whilst walking home from a lovely family meal out. The children wanted to walk on the line. We joked about the ‘kids being online’. We found it hilariously funny, that this was my children’s idea of being ‘online’! This got me thinking, when do children start to go …Continue reading

Dec

Keeping kids calm

Children love christmas and if my children are anything to go by, they all get very excited and rather hyped up before christmas, especially on christmas eve. Here’s how we controlled their excitement this year. On christmas eve morning, we all made cookies for Santa together as a family. After this, we felt it was …Continue reading

Dec

More elf fun

This is the last week our elf on the shelf ‘Jack’ will be with us this year. It has been so much fun having him throughout the christmas season, we will be sad to say goodbye to him tonight, but we look forward to his return again next year. Here’s what Jack got up to …Continue reading

Dec

A spark of inspiration

I love it when my children get inspired by something and go off and create something amazing all by themselves, without any input from me. This week BB surprised me once again and suddenly sat down at the table and wrote a poem all by himself! I couldn’t believe how well he did at age …Continue reading

Dec

Free flow xmas crafts

Children love doing organised crafts, where they have a goal and can see what they are trying to achieve. It is fun, they get to learn to follow instructions and have a great end product. However, I believe it is also important to let children have a go on their own, let them think about …Continue reading

Dec

Let kids be kids 17/12/13

Welcome to let kids be kids linky. This is a linky all about letting kids be kids, getting back to basics and having great childhood fun. We live in such a fast paced modern world with loads of technology and stresses round every corner, we need to remember to just ‘play’ and have fun, it’s …Continue reading

Dec

What the elf did next…

Jack, our elf on the shelf has definitely settled back in well this year. I think he is becoming a bit of a cheeky elf. Here’s what he has been up to this week…. Reading the nativity story to some of the barbies. Making sure he gets his vitamins, he helped himself to a satsuma …Continue reading

Dec

A lovely disaster

I love seeing my children outside, running around, getting plenty of fresh air and exercise. I believe it is very important, especially at this time of year. To be honest, that’s probably what my children love to do most themselves. However, in the winter, it can easily get forgotten and avoided. It’s cold outside, damp …Continue reading

Dec

Christmas lanterns

In the autumn, we loved making some halloween lanterns which they turned out so well, I thought we’d have a go at making some christmas ones. Here’s how we did it…. What you need to make christmas lanterns: Glass jars Blue tissue paper (not too darker colour or the light won’t glow through) Pva glue …Continue reading

Dec

A family and work balance

Life can be tough sometimes, we get busy, especially at this time of year and it can be very easy to loose track of having basic fun. I am lucky enough to be able to stay at home with my children, but I am aware that it can be even tougher when you have to …Continue reading

Dec

An elf update

Our elf on the shelf ‘Jack’ has been with us now for over a week and the children (and us parents) have been having lots of fun and giggles with him. If you are new to the idea of the elf on the shelf, take a look at my previous posts all about it here …Continue reading

Dec

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Dec

Winter wonderland magic

It’s now december, so I feel it is acceptable to start building up to christmas. I love this time of year, especially with children. It is watching the children’s excitement grow, seeing their faces light up with all the decorations, lights and wonderful things that happen at this time, that makes it so special for …Continue reading

Dec

Handprint christmas tree

I love christmas crafts, so I am excited to be able to start now it’s December. This week we loved making a handprint christmas tree. It was so easy, fun and messy! Handprint christmas tree I put some green paint on a sponge and the children used that to create lots of handprints. They did …Continue reading

Dec

A snowy holiday…a kids paradise

This blog is all about letting kids be kids…..basic childhood fun. What better holiday can you possibly imagine for a child, than a skiing holiday? Snow, skiing, sledging, snowman building, snowball fights and hot chocolate, I think it would be my kids idea of paradise! Mark Warner are looking for 5 bloggers to become #MarkWarnerMum …Continue reading

Dec

Welcome back Jack (elf)

Yay, welcome back Jack! He’s our elf on the shelf. If you are not familiar with the elf on the shelf tradition, you can read all about it here. Last year we said goodbye to our elf ‘Jack’ on christmas eve. The children really missed him, so when he arrived back again on 1st December, …Continue reading

Dec