We are really enjoying our Christmas crafting. We have been gathering around the table after school and making so many fun things. Today we wanted to share our easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids. We love making Christmas trees decorations and got out the vintage wooden ruler tree we made a few years ago….
It’s just not Christmas without a gingerbread house or two. We’re planning on building our annual gingerbread house this weekend, it’s a fun tradition which the whole family enjoy. We love a gingerbread house craft too and wanted to share our gingerbread house craft for kids. It’s made of card and decorated with colourful balls….
I love having a different seasonal activity to do with my children each day. Today I am bringing you our free printable Dear Santa Christmas Wish List template. This is a great activity which will keep children occupied. I loved writing my Christmas Wish List when I was younger and it’s a tradition I’ve kept…
We had so much fun with the painted gnome rocks we decorated earlier this month that we thought we would try another gnome craft for kids. Paper plate gnome craft supplies: White paper plate Red coloured card Pink foam Scissors Bostik PVA Glue Bostik Foam Pads How to make a paper plate gnome This is…
We’re so excited and ready for Advent tomorrow. Advent is the start of Christmas for us. We’re ready with our home-made advent calendars and I can’t wait to see the children’s reaction when they see their personalised advent calendars. My children are super excited for the start of Advent as not only do they get…
We’re always on the lookout for seasonal activity to keep the children busy at this time of year. It’s getting dark by the time we get home from school so it’s nice to close the shutters and get together to craft round the table. You know that we love the smell of gingerbread all year…
We spent our honeymoon exploring Scandinavia. We loved Denmark, Sweden and Norway and hope we can go back one day. As well as lots of happy memories we came back with quite a few souvenirs from the different cities we visited, many of which were scandinavian gnomes, also known as tomtes or nisse. A tomte…
On Sunday we will be marking Remembrance Sunday here in the UK, which falls on the second Sunday in November. Remembrance Day marks the day the First First World War ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918. A two-minute silence is held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars. Although…
My children are full of the Christmas spirit. They have designed their own Christmas cards at school, been practicing for their Christmas assemblies and keep changing their minds about what to put on their Christmas lists. It’s really exciting to see Christmas through their eyes. Both my children (and us adults!) love Lego. This year…