2013 – My Christmas Elf – Day 8 – Train Time
Speaking of traditions…..last year we started a new one. It has got to be one of my favourites. The annual Santaland Excursion! Santa land is a section of the major Myer department stores dedicated to housing Santa. It is truly a wonderful experience for all involved and a day...
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. ...
and so the planning begins…..
I am a planner. A procastinator, but a planner. I make lists upon lists. I find it very hard to live in the now. But I am starting to embrace it. So now, even though you can feel Christmas in the air, I am starting the New Year organising....
Day 15 ~ Oh No! Where did the Elf Go!
All of these Elf appearances can be hard work! There are going to be times when you forget to move the elf or quite frankly just couldnt be bothered! So here are 5 reasons the Elf has not appeared! Snow Storm. The Elf has been caught in a snow...
Day 12 ~ A Christmas Book Basket
The greatest gift you can give any child, is a love of reading. It could be just spending time reading together, presenting them with a new book or even sharing a book from your own childhood. Children who grow up in text reach environments have a much better chance...
Day 8 ~ Wishlist to Santa
Christmas is not complete without writing a Wishlist Letter to Santa! This is one of those activities that I am always a little unsure about as sometimes it sounds a bit like want, want, want. Definitely the wrong messagei want to send to my kids about Christmas. Then last...
Day 1 ~ What it’s all about ~ Introducing the “My Christmas Elf” series
Over the next three weeks, “My Pigeon Pair” will be showcasing a series of ideas and activities to enrich your Christmas Elf experience. This series is called….. The activities are designed to be independent of each other so you can do as few or as many as you like!...
“My Christmas Elf” ~ A Christmas Tradition
Oh how very true. And I have been doing just that….. Creating an experience, to share with somebody VERY special… YOU!!!! INTRODUCING Late October “My Pigeon Pair” will be presenting…… “My Christmas Elf ~ A Series of Fun and Educational, ideas and activities to enrich your Christmas Elf Tradition!”...
The Christmas Table
Forget about the food, what’s a Christmas meal without a beautifully set table! Stick with a simple colour scheme, use what you already have, even let the kids help decorate your masterpiece! Here are some simple and divinely effective ideas you can try at home! Such simplicity can be...
A Christmas Station
Every spare space in our home has been overflowing with Christmas paraphenalia! Christmas cards, labels, calendars, craft and lists. Remember our organisation station? I still had a second one of these clever IKEA storage boxes, so it’s time to get this Christmas sorted and create a “Christmas” station. So...