2013 – My Christmas Elf – Day 4 – Lunchbox Laughs
Part of the reason we start our Elf so early in the year, is that we finish school so early in the year! Private schools in Queensland finish the last week of NOVEMBER! I love for the kids to be able to share the joy and magic of the...
2013 – My Christmas Elf – Day 3 – Passport Photo
Looks like Holly was trying to send Trixie HOME! Using this cute Mail Box form The Reject Shop the elves found a new place to hide! But elves don’t travel by mail! They need a passport and we have to make one for them! For today’s activity, we created...
2013 – My Christmas Elf – Day 2 – The Christmas Creation Station
The Elves have left a Christmas themed creation Station for us to use over the festive season! That cheeky “Holly Jingles” even got into the sticky tape! Using a Large Christmas Box, I gathered some cheap Christmas Craft supplies. and lots of envelopes and Christmas Cards! The...
2013 – My Christmas Elf – Day 1 – A Very “Elfy” Breakfast
Here is how our elves arrived in 2013…… THEY ARE HERE!!! The Elf Antics have begun! Yesterday our mischievous elves arrived all the way from the North Pole for the third year! All of the late night shenanigans of this tired Mummy were totally worth it, when she heard...
Elf Letter Of Introduction
The Elf is nearly here! Our Elves (we have a girl and a boy) are preparing for their arrival on MONDAY!!!! I have written before about some different ways to Welcome Your Elf. However they arrive, they will need a way of introducing themselves and the concept! FOR...
The Elf Antic Planner
Preparations for a special little elf’s arrival are well under way in our house. The key to maintaining the Elf’s presence for such a long period of time is to be prepared! To start our adventure, I created an Elf Antic Planner. This planner has three columns. ...
How to Make Dough Ornaments
Every year I have said that I will make Dough Ornaments as a Christmas Craft. Naturally, every year it gets thrown into the too hard basket. But after seeing some gorgeous white porcelain stars being sold as Christmas ornaments, at a price way beyond my means, I was determined...
Creating a Stockpile – Preparing for a Baby
There was a time long, long ago, in a life now so unfamiliar, when we lived with two comfortable full time incomes. Oh how I miss those days and at the same time wonder what on Earth we did with all the money! It appears the more you have,...
Grocery Shopping – Getting Organised and Making Lists
Over the years one of my most common requests on the blog is for tips on better managing the Grocery Shopping. How to save money, How to save time and how to save your sanity. There are so many ways to do this but this is the system...
The Mum’s Guide to Skylanders
Skylanders are currency in our house. We have seen many trends come and go but we have seen nothing like Skylanders. To be honest I entered into this computer game craze rather blindly. They were all the talk amongst Master O’s friends at school and after much begging...