Busy making magnetic felt Elf points. I’m not using a pattern. I’m doing it freehand. Wherever the needle and thread take me. This is an experiment. Simple idea. Each child can earn Elf points during December, in the same way stickers are handed out for good behaviour or a kind […]
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More than a countdown
Ever since my eldest two could wield a pair of scissors safely, the children have spent the last weekend of November making advent calendars for each other. It usually starts with names being pulled out of hats to decide who’s calendar each of them will make. This year the two […]
Read moreThe Children Year’s mittens
This week’s drop in temperature, sent us searching for hats, scarves and gloves. We have a big collection for the children to choose from, but BL could find no gloves to fit her. Hmm. At the same time, I remembered that The Children’s Year November Craft Along project is mittens. […]
Read moreEarly snow
We love snow here. Not that we get much, as a rule. Maybe a week or two each year. I can’t remember snow that settled in November before, but I could be wrong. This time of year tends to be stick season if you look up and mud season if […]
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