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 is the first year that we spent Christmas Eve with extended family. Thankfully, we could still carry on with some of our favourite Christmas traditions to keep our family traditions continued for another year. Like every other year, the kids got a little box with new pyjamas, a cup with some hot chocolate, marshmallows, […]
The kids all had turns wrapping their family secret Santa presents. It was so cute to watch each one attempt this. As it is meant to be a gift from each individual person, I let them wrap their present and take pride in what they have chosen for that person. Samantha loves wrapping presents so […]
This year we made extra gingerbread houses and with the help of Isaac, we drove around and delivered gingerbread houses to four friends. We love sharing Christmas joy and giving something that is a little bit special and fun to our friends. I forgot to take photos of the houses, but a lovely friend who was out […]