christmas

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

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

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

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

Christmas books review

We love books and now we are heading into christmas season, we were very pleased and excited, when we received two lovely books from Top That Publishing to review. Fuzzy Christmas The first was Fuzzy Christmas. It is a fuzzy felt play book where a variety of christmas scenes are described. The children get to …Continue reading

Dec

Elf on the shelf christmas tradition

As a family, we all love christmas and the build up to it. It is such a special time of year, for giving, thinking of others, traditions, fun, children and family. Last year, I first heard about ‘the elf on the shelf’, a great christmas tradition. He is a little elf you can buy, he …Continue reading

Nov