Today the kids headed to the supermarket and got to pick something that they thought would be a nice Christmas treat for a family in need. This is a nice simple task that gets the kids thinking about someone other than themselves at this time of year. And tthis is what they picked…Jelly, Chocolate, Chips […]
So I will admit that I had to change the original card for today. We were meant to “pick a Christmas treat for the food bank” but with the crazy day that we had, there was no time to get to the supermarket. Sometimes life just happens so it’s good to be able to make […]
Tonight we watched The Christmas Chronicles on Netflix. This is a lovely movie that captured the attention of all four of my kids who range in age from 3-10. Even the parents, enjoyed watching this movie. We are normally a family who eats dinner at the table every night – but tonight was a bit of […]
Today the school kids in our house wrote Christmas cards to their friends and teachers. Samantha and Isaac chose to write cards to their friends and teacher, which seemed sensible. Xavier, on the other hand, chose to write cards to every child in his class, the teacher and the teacher aides…oh and to one of […]
This has been a tradition of our family for a very long time. When the oldest two were little, this cute NZ-based video clip kept their attention over and over again. As the years have gone by, I’m amazed that the kids still ask to watch this same video clip. And this year, when they first […]
This afternoon the kids wrote a letter to Santa. They all sat after school and chatted about what they wished for and what “Santa” might give them. I love this part of Christmas and hearing what they want, which is sometimes quite surprising. It is also a sneaky way to help give me a few ideas for my […]
Today is a busy day in our family. It’s a school day, but also one of the busier days of our week with after-school activities that don’t finish until 7:30 pm. So to make life easier, today’s Advent Activity was “Read a Christmas book”. In our house, we buy a new Christmas book each year, […]
This year our oldest Samantha read the Christmas Star to the family. As a family we then set up the Nativity set and the kids had turns placing the people and Animals where they thought they should go. I think they did a great job at this and they enjoyed the 10 mins of quality […]
In our house it is tradition to decorate the tree on the 1st of December. The children woke with so much excitement this year, as they had been waiting for this day all week. Normally, we set up the tree itself and hang the lights the night before, so that the kids can focus […]