02 Dec Changing My Christmas this year
Kelly McBurnie has started making some adjustments to her relationship with Christmas. I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas. I love the decorations, carols, food and music, but can’t stand the crowded shopping centres, overindulged children or pressure to see distant relatives and spend inordinate...
25 Nov 5 reasons I always get children picture books for Christmas
Children who love being read to are more likely to find learning to read easier. That’s why I always get picture books for Christmas gifts! writes Kym Simoncini Christmas is just around the corner. If you’re wondering what to get your child, your friends’ children,...
25 Nov Movie Review: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey reviewed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a fun and different twist on the usual holiday movie genre. What it lacks in coherent plot lines, it makes up for with...
11 Nov Now is the time to buy Christmas gifts online—so you get them in time!
Christmas gift-giving this year will not be ‘as normal’, write Flavio Romero Macau and Reza Kiani Mavi. Don’t procrastinate or it will be too late! Santa Claus is the ultimate global logistics worker, magically delivering gifts all over the world in a single night. The...
20 Dec Book Review: 7 picture books for Christmas and beyond
This month we look at some Christmas picture books and some books for holiday reading aloud to littlies. Reading to preschoolers is very revealing when you are reviewing picture books. They either love them and engage with the reader or start to wriggle and wiggle....
13 Dec Christmas Tree Spinach Bread Sticks
Great idea for Christmas holiday entertaining and easy to make too! Ingredients 340 g frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 170 g cream cheese. Softened 2 garlic cloves minced ½ tsp salt ½ tsp onion powder ¼ tsp pepper ¼ tsp chilli powder 1 tsp...
29 Nov Christmas gingerbread trees
A fun Gingerbread Tree to use as a decoration for Christmas or just as an easy activity for older children *You will need 4 different sized star cookie cutters cook time 10 minutes preparation 30 minutes-12 hours resting time 15 minutes rolling and cutting dough...
29 Nov Make a Christmas glitter globe
A simple glitter globe for all occasions. Easy to make and suitable for all ages. Supplies A glass jar with lid A large container of white or clear glitter A toy tree Craft glue Method 1 Open the jar and place lid upside-down on a...