Seasonal posts
Christmas is a time for food, cooking and families. What nicer thing to cook with the children than gingerbread men (or women). Or just to let the younger ones decorate. Not only does gingerbread taste so good, but it smells so good too – and is so typically Christmassy.With this in mind I thought that … Read more
Today I have a Guest Post from Aly from the blog Bug, Bird and Bee as part of the Christmas TRH Book Advent, which today we are on day 15. How the Grinch Stole Christmas Over the last couple of years we have built up quite a collection of Dr.Seuss books.We have a number of favourites, but … Read more
Christmas Craft ideas suitable for young children without making a lot of mess
I wanted to include a variation of a “book” being performed, as I feel bringing the story to life can really encourage reading. Christmas is a great time for families, and what better way to spend time as a family at Christmas than to go and watch your local Panto. Once again The Roses Theatre delivered an … Read more
Unlucky for some number 13 of our Christmas TRH Book Advent – let’s keep it simple and not too messy – so we decided to go for a Bauble. It was an idea I had seen to make a Christmas decoration that involved fastenings that I knew we didn’t have (my son tried to make … Read more
Have you had a last minute letter from the school telling you that your child or children need costumes like yesterday? Or maybe your child just likes dressing up? I love Christmas but there’s so much expense, especially with four boys. So when it comes to Christmas dressing up ideas for children I like to keep … Read more
Goodnight Little One (by Margaret Wise Brown £5.99) is particularly good for children who do not want to go to sleep, or need some gentle help to. It is essentially saying that everyone and everything is now closing their eyes and going to sleep. Beautifully illustrated by Rebecca Elliott and the words are really poetic … Read more
It is pretty hard not to notice that this week is Thanksgiving. Therefore, it seemed obvious that a Turkey Toilet Roll Holder Craft would be a good idea. Now we don’t do Thanks Giving in the UK but we do traditionally eat Turkeys on Christmas day too I thought it would be fitting to make … Read more
Time together as a family I feel is really important, by day 10 of the Christmas TRH Book Advent, by doing some of the more simple crafts should have allowed a bit more flexibility to make this possible. Don’t forget you do not have to do these in the order that I have shared them … Read more
For me it is important that my children know about the Nativity Story, the birth of Jesus and so on, even though we are not religious. I feel that Christmas is not just about receiving presents and it is an important message that children should learn. Of course it is more about presents all together … Read more