The 6th of December is the feast of Saint Nicholas and it provides a great opportunity to tie the life of the Saint to the contemporary representation of Santa Claus. You will need to tailor this activity to suit your own family traditions but the general idea is very simple. You will need: Information […]
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Even though we live in a technological time I still love receiving the old ‘snail mail’ from the postman. Christmas cards are no different and each year we send out a card, containing a printed A4 sheet of photos and news from the past 12 months. Today’s activity can be done in two ways
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Shortbread is a perennial Christmas favourite and in our house it is no different. Today’s activity is a simple one which the kids will love – what child does not enjoy cooking? You’ll need: Shortbread recipe 1 cup Plain flour ½ cup rice flour 150g butter, chopped ¼ cup castor sugar plus extra to sprinkle
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After a few days of fun, but busy activities, settling down with the Christmas story and a simple colouring activity is a nice way to prepare for Christmas. You will need: A Christmas story book or picture Bible A picture of the Annunciation for colouring Pencils What to do: Read/share the Christmas story with your
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I stumbled across this Christmas activity online a few years ago and each year we have a lot of fun remaking a handprint wreath and comparing it to last year’s. This is a fun craft activity for all involved and a nice twist on the usual Christmas wreath. Handprint wreath You will need: Green
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Once our Advent calendar of activities is sorted out our first activity is to set up our Advent wreath. We made our wreath a few years ago and re use it every year. I usually get at least two years out of the long taper candles and really only replace them as necessary. This
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For those Mums who would like to make a different Advent journey this year please join in our Advent Calendar. Each day during Advent I will be posting a new activity you and your family can undertake to prepare for the Christmas season. Craft activities that involve sewing will also feature a no-sew variation
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Each year on the first day of Advent we set up our Advent Calendar. This is generally the day that I sit down and work out what this year’s order of Advent activities will be. We already have an Advent Calendar, a quilted wall hanging with pockets into which I place small squares of paper
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Three years ago I wanted to prepare my children, the eldest then 3 and a half, spiritually for Christmas and to offset the secular messages that bombarded them from well, September onwards. Eventually I decided to take a different approach to the Advent calendars that offered a chocolate or a lolly for each day of
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Such a peaceful serenity can be experienced being outdoors. You can see it in your children and in yourself. The fresh breeze, the tranquility and beauty of nature, it can lead us into inspiration, awe and wonder at God’s creation. What a perfect setting to pray? You will be free from the distractions of
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