We used pipe cleaners, necklace string and beads in Christmas colours …
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Christmas Beads
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Seasonal on December 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The First Frost
Posted in Nature, Seasonal on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday morning the first frost lay on the ground, looking very pretty, although at -6 degrees C it was time to put on the snowsuits!
We decided to feed the ducks at the local lake – every year we teach the kids how important it is to help the birds when the frost comes…
Every year the [...]
Time for the Annual Gingerbread House
Posted in Arts and Crafts, In The Kitchen, Seasonal on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As always, enjoyed by all, but as Alfie insisted on eating all the Smarties, I decided to keep it quick and simple this year!
Happy Advent
Posted in Seasonal on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Santa Lucia Buns
Posted in In The Kitchen, Seasonal on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The feast day Santa Lucia is celebrated in Sweden on the 13th December as a festival of lights. In the early hours of that December morning, ‘Lucia’ (a young woman dressed in a long white gown with a red sash, and a crown of candles upon her head) delivers freshly baked saffron buns to each [...]
Vendelsö Scouts Christmas Market 2009
Posted in Journeys and Trips, Seasonal on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many of the older scouts were helping their leaders at the stalls of the Christmas market – a glimpse of what the future may old…
Christmas Market in Stortorget
Posted in Journeys and Trips, Seasonal on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the first Christmas markets of the year has opened – in Gamla Stan (The Old Town) in the main square, Stortorget. Christmas markets are a huge tradition in Sweden, where most articles sold are handcrafts or homemade delicacies. This particular market is rather touristy, but very pretty – the red painted stalls are [...]
Someone’s Getting Ready for Christmas!
Posted in Everyday things.., Seasonal on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Classic Christmas Cards
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Seasonal on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have made our Christmas cards – potato prints!
Advent Calendar : Remember Those We Love
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Seasonal on November 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
All too often we get caught up in the commercialism of Christmas, and forget about one of the real reasons, to think about those we love and care about. The commercialism now extends to Advent calendars, with kids expecting to receive chocolates or small gifts when opening each door.
Despite the fact that both Leon and [...]
