My Advent Activites

This years advent activities have evolved a little more.  I am trying to do the fun stuff and the reason for the season things too.

So here is the list just incase anyone was interested.  I would be keen to find out anything else that people do that I could think of adding to my list of activities.

• Light the advent candle
• Try and be really kind and helpful today.Secretly choose a special
• Someone and do something for them without them knowing.
• Sing lots of Christmas Carols
• Spend the evening reading Christmas books
• Visit Santa and have your photo taken with him
• Christmas baking
• Lets make a Christmas decoration
• Visiting a special light display at night.
• Organise a gift for a neighbour
• Watch a Christmas movie and eat popcorn\
• Make a pine cone wreath
• Make a gift for Grandparents
• Decorate the christmas tree
• Lets go Christmas Shopping
• Lets picnic under the Christmas tree
• Find the best Christmas website
• Make reindeer food
• Post letter to Santa
• Write letters to Santa
• Secretly gift to someone. Try and think of some special way to do this.
• Try and do a chore for someone else with letting them know that you have done it.
• Decide how to spend our charity money jar.
• Read the birth of Christ story
• Tell the nativity story
• Interview each child about Christmas

Wordless Wednesday 8 December

Here is Andre at his school athletics yesterday.

I am linking up to Wordless Wednesday at Little Drummer Boys.

I have gone Hybrid - temporarily

I have been taking a break from my digital scrapbooking to take on some hybrid crafts.  Definition of hybrid for me is design on computer, print out and assemble.  I am sure that other so inclined would do way more with their hybrid efforts but I am very please with what I have created and how well the scissors and I co-operated.  No glue was required which is a bonus as far as I am concerned so all is well.

There they are those trusty scissors.

So what have I been making you might as. Christmas Cards to start with. Two one for family and friends and the other for the children to take to school for their teacher. They really are the same card with a few alterations.


The Chirstmas card for the family.

Note to self (must find out how to photography cards better like the clever hybrid ladies do)

I used pop dots to elevate the Santa on the card.

Then I saw this advent calendar I simply fell in love with.  Pop over to My Digital Art Studio and take a look.  Here is my version.  I didn't have the tools to do the rosettes so I have improvised.  Infact now that I sit here I have a couple more ideas on how to dress up my advent calendar.

For this i used a gold and glitter covered bamboo Christmas tree, glue dots, bull dog clips, scissors my computer and printer

 I will try and take another photo when I put my other couple of ideas into action.

Inside each little card is an advent activity for the the children with or without me to do. I will try and pop back tomorrow and post those idea.

Monday Menu 6 December

This weeks menu is here and looking good...well  I think so

Monday   whole chicken cooked in the slow cooker with baked potatos and green vege.

Tuesday  DD birthday her choice of food.

Wednesday  goats cheese and prosciutto pizzas

Thursday Roasted vege frittata

Friday  Flafels and salad

Saturday  chicken meatballs with couscous

Sunday  Leftovers


Sorry not so many links with weeks.  decided to use my books for once.

Wordless Wednesday 1 December

Here is my photo for Wednesday

Monday Menu 29 November

I am really tired.  it is the end of both the calendar year and the school year.  So my menu is very simple this week and made of things that will keep me on track and not require lots of energy.

Monday  spaghetti bolignaise

Tuesday  Wraps - chicken

Wednesday  Chicken and salad

Thursday  meatballs and spaghetti

Friday  toasted sandwiches

Saturday  baked flaffel sandwich

Sunday Leftovers

Christmas is almost here

Can you believe it ..... Christmas is almost here.  Each year when the Christmas season is here I try and come up with a great craft for my children to do.  One that we can keep getting out year after year.  This year will be no exception.  So I have gathered together a range of craft activities that can be done.  As of yet I am to decide what will actually be the 'one' but I am sure I will become inspired.  But I have come across something just to get my thought process in action.  I thought that I would share some of them here and add more as I come across them.

Advent calendars

A summary of Advent calendars on The Crafty Crow

This thread at The DigiChick has some great ideas for Advent Calendars and such like

A paper heart craft by Reese Dixon

Flower Ornament found on How About Orange

And then this list at kidspot with too many to show one at a time so I thought A link to the page would do the job.


I would love to find more so please link me up with your favourite.

My diary

I ask myself why is it that at this time of the year my diary is so fully of committments for both the adults and children that decisions on what to do are having to be made.  In our house it is either quiet and no social activities for weeks or the complete opposite. 

Of course this is not helped by the fact that I am organising two birthday parties in consecutive weekends.  I am so not organised enough for my liking.

To keep my sanity I am doing the following...

1.  Playing my relaxing music.  You know the sort that I can hum or sing along two when no one is listening.

2.  I am writing all the to do things down in my diary and prioritising things.  This is so I can sleep at night and achieve things that need to be done in a timely manner.

3.  Trying really hard to find time for myself.  Now that might just mean 10 minutes here or there.

4.  Eating healthily.  I now that it works for me so I am trying to diligently follow a plan.

5.  Trying to exercise more even when I am working.  tomorrow I am orienteering with the children

My diary



Wordless Wednesday 24 November

Here is my photo for today.  Nothing like something going on to ruin a photo.
McKenzie and Andre having a bit of fun.

I am linking to Babble On for Wordless Wednesday (Okay I am posting this late tuesday night)

Monday Menu 22 November

It is monday again.  Here is my menu linked to I'm an Organising Junkie

Monday  Mediterranean Pizza

Tuesday  salmon patties with salad

Wednesday  meatballs, spaghetti and salad

Thursday   steak n kidney crockpot  (last evening at hockey for the year so we will rest this recipe til next year)

Friday  vegetarian quesadillas

Saturday  pork and pinto bean nachos

Sunday  left overs