Start getting into the holiday spirit from tomorrow…
1st December - Open first advent window, or present
2nd December - Make christmas decorations
3rd December - Send your letter to Santa, or email him.
4th December - Make christmas cards.
5th December - Start a christmas scrapbook
6th December - Decorate the christmas Tree
7th December - Visit Santa [...]

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Games and Christmas, it’s a match made in heaven. Here are few classics that I have participated in over the years.
The Hat Game
Collect together as many hats as you can find, the sillier the better. Have everyone sit in a circle like a train track (ie facing the back of the person in [...]

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Dave has a great HOWTO on touch typing and how to increase your speed. This would be a great ‘game’ for older kids and has the added bonus of being educational too.

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Here’s a cute little reindeer card that you can make with the kids.

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Did you know Santa has broadband? Send Santa an email

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Christmas is a time for family. I’m especially excited this year to have the kiddy element back in Christmas. The thing I like most about family at christmas is the way that everyone has their own familiar roles.
At my nan’s, my nan would cook, the mums would help with the cooking, [...]

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My good internet buddie Megin wrote a paragraph (the last one) that I wholeheartedly agree with. Here is the link to the full post ‘My Package‘.
It’s sad but true that very few of the gifts one receives as a child are ever remembered. Sure, there are a few. I remember my little computer [...]

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I talked recently about advent calendars and what I was going to do to mark off the days during December.
Well there has been a change of plan.
Yesterday morning I received the presents from Erin’s Nana (my mum) and just looking at hers combined with mine I knew that it was going to be [...]

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A blogger I respect a lot has written an article with a title very similar to that above. Sticking to my rule of ‘more than three lines and it warrants a blog post rather than a comment’ here goes.
Is internet access necessary in schools?
Yes it is.
We are living in a society that is dependant [...]

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Christmas Eve when I was younger was usually a chance to relax and watch the good programmes on tv.
At my nan’s it was an opportunity to play with my cousins and rehearse plays and shows which we would make everyone watch. We would even draw up invitations and provide intervals with refreshments [...]

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