Christmas Activities this week and Countdown!

Morning Everyone.  Last Day of November had dawned on us...

I have slowly been getting into my Christmas Activities this week. 

This started last week with a visit to Spotlight for Craft Supplies and then this week I took in 3 huge bags/boxes of craft supplies and toys and games into Star Ship Hospital.  This is something I am going to be doing on a montly business.  More on another post about this.  I have started posting on this blog again.  This morning I started on a surprise for David and put up his very own christmas tree and decorated it into his bedroom...I have left the Christmas Star for him to put on when he gets home.





 We are getting a big notice board this weekend for above his desk.  We will decorate that and the rest of his room with home made decorations and arts and crafts over the next few weeks.  I have put up our tree and will put our garlands up around the lounge and dining area and then will decorate and then decorate with David's 24 Christmas Noodle Box countdowns!

 Another thing that will be changing tomorrow is in our Kitchen I will bring out all our Christmas T-Towels...I have picked up some really nice and good quality christmas t towels and this will put some colour and christmas spirit into our kitchen.

Tomorrow morning I will start on my Daily December album...I have used a Teresa Collins kit from Artfull Crafts which came with a mini D Ring Album...I am loving it so far.  Here are a few photos of it so far.

I am also going to fill this Scrapbook Album I got on Special at Spotlight for David using photos from December so in a way it's his own Daily December album








Here is a link and photo to Ali Edwards Daily December Album

http://aliedwards.com/2012/11/december-daily-2012-share-your-foundation-pages.html#more-25896

this link has her foundation pages for her 2012 december daily album along with links to lots and lots of other people's albums...Great to have a look.

Here is a video she did

http://aliedwards.com/projects/page/2

http://aliedwards.com/2012/11/december-daily-2012-foundation-pages.html#more-24926

Have a great evening everyone and I will be back tomorrow with another post...I hope you are enjoying them...tomorrow I will be sharing some recipies along with a couple of requested ones and some ideas for Secret Santa Pressies....

See you in December!!!!

Advent Callendars & Decorating!

Wow, this morning I have really realised that there are only 2 sleeps until december where has this year gone let alone School term?

Tonight I will get Richard to get all our decoration and tree etc down from the attic area and tomorrow when he heads off to work and David off to School i am going to blast christmas carols and start decorating....We have an entry way with a dresser that I want to decorate and the area around it with possibly an extra small tree, our big tree and decorations in our open plan lounge, kitchen and dining area....Then there is the little extra surprise Mr 6 has no idea about...I managed to get a 3ft white christmas tree off Ezibuy for $13.00 and have some extra decorations and will decorate this tree and put in David's room for when he gets home from school...

I will then have a small box of special decorations and ornaments that we will put up as a family tomorrow night!

I will post before and After Pictures tomorrow night!!!!

When do you all decorate?

Advent Callendars do you all do these and have them?

We always have gone with a little message or occassional treat in a little countdown stockings...This year i am decorating Christmas Noodle Boxes and will number them and put a message or treat in them for each day...We do activities, christmas books, DVD etc!  I have gotten about 9 new Christmas books that have been on special through out the year.

Once I have finished our noodle boxes and gotten them already I will post photos for you all.

Our Activites include

Visit to Santa
Make Christmas cards
Wrap some pressies and drop off to Salvation Army
Visit Christmas Wonderland
Work on some Christmas Colouring In
Work on some printed out activities
Do some christmas baking
Open a new Christmas Book
Make gift for teachers
Make gifts for classmates
Watch a Christmas DVD
etc etc etc

Don't get me wrong there will be the odd Freddo Frog or something like that along with a couple of new christmas decorations that he gets every year...

What sort of Advent Callendar do you do?

Here are some ideas I have found around the Internet.

http://workmanfamily.typepad.com/our_life/2008/11/christmas-bucket.html



http://workmanfamily.typepad.com/our_life/2008/11/christmas-advent-calendar.html



The wonderful amazing idea from the talented Tamar from Tarisota

http://tarisota.typepad.com/

http://tarisota.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/11/smiggle-xmas-2012-advent-calendar.html



http://tarisota.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/11/christmas-countdown-advent-candles.html

on the above post Tamar has some awesome idea for Advent Callendars

Tamar is using the following little bags for her Advent this year


Please do visit her blog and show support!



The following are great ideas from Eighteen 25



there are also a huge amount on Pinterest.com as well.  I am having a bit of trouble posting from things I have pinned so will update this in a few days!

Take care everyone and the next post will be about Daily December albums and 25 Days of December Albums....If you spot any great ideas you think should be featured on here please let me know.

Welcome to Christmas 2012!!!!!

Welcome to Christmas 2012....Yay, I have finally after lots and ltos of work been able to get back into this Blog to post!  I will try and Blog daily with lots of ideas and hopefully inspiration for this coming holiday season.  If you have anything that you would like me to blog about please leave me a message....I am working on the next few days worth of posts at the moment.  These will include

Secret Santa Ideas
Decorations
Home Decor
Christmas & Holiday Lists

These are just a few things we will be covering this week!  I will also be posting a recipie daily as well...Are there any recipies in particular that you would like?

Take care & Stay Safe!