1st Dec
Our advent calendar is on
Activity from the advent calendar: a nutcracker puzzle. Of course we read the story too.
3rd Dec
Gingerbread party with our Hungarian friends
4th Dec
Auchan shopping before Christmas. We got Auchan stickers and we made a good use of them.
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| Auchan Christmas tree |
5th Dec
Merry-go-round at the advent market with E.'s best friend. It was really chilly.
And waiting for St. Nicholas (Santa) to come. E. cleaned Baby Sis's little shoes.
6th Dec
Opening loads of presents in the morning.
7th Dec
St. Nicholas (Santa) came to I.-Grandma too.
St. Nicholas (Santa) came to I.-Grandma too.
8th Dec
E. made a Christmas tree out of old number stickers. (I wrote numbers on a sheet and she had to put the right stickers on them. She gave it up half way, but I encouraged her to finish it.)
We walked the dog with E. and met a blind lady with her guide dog, Cloud. The 2 dogs were playing and E. was over the moon, running around, calling the dogs and giving them treats.
E. made a Christmas tree out of old number stickers. (I wrote numbers on a sheet and she had to put the right stickers on them. She gave it up half way, but I encouraged her to finish it.)
We walked the dog with E. and met a blind lady with her guide dog, Cloud. The 2 dogs were playing and E. was over the moon, running around, calling the dogs and giving them treats.
9th Dec
E. got a new winter jacket and we went to the playground. L. fell asleep in the pushchair and there was some fun Mommy-and-big-daughter time.
E. opened the advent calendar with Daddy. They made a door wreath activity together.
E. got a new winter jacket and we went to the playground. L. fell asleep in the pushchair and there was some fun Mommy-and-big-daughter time.
E. opened the advent calendar with Daddy. They made a door wreath activity together.
10th Dec
We went ice-skating in the morning but after 5 minutes E. changed her mind and didn't want to ice-skate any longer.
The afternoon was about playing together and it was lots of fun. E. is getting better and better at Dobble:
The girls had a bath together for the first time :) (no pictures of it... 😛 )
We went ice-skating in the morning but after 5 minutes E. changed her mind and didn't want to ice-skate any longer.
The afternoon was about playing together and it was lots of fun. E. is getting better and better at Dobble:
11th Dec
Our pastor's wife organised gingerbread decoration for the kids in the morning. We took some of our leftover decor pens and beads.
Our pastor's wife organised gingerbread decoration for the kids in the morning. We took some of our leftover decor pens and beads.
We had a board game afternoon. First, we played a little Dobble again, then E. found out a Fruit board game. You can read about how to play it in the instructions. Everything was her idea. I just drew the fruit. Baby Sis joined in... all she wanted to do was to eat the die.
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| It's hard to read the instructions, so here they are: flower - throw again, x - miss a turn, a man - jump over, a fruit - name the fruit. |
12th Dec
With my cleaning lady we tidied the kitchen cupboards and I gave away a lot of tea canisters and some mugs.
With my cleaning lady we tidied the kitchen cupboards and I gave away a lot of tea canisters and some mugs.
13th Dec
Helen Doron English session with L.
Helen Doron English session with L.
14th Dec
Not a very Christmassy art project, but these swans were E.'s own idea and she made the one on the left all by herself. Then I needed to follow her instruction and make a Daddy swan (on the right).
Not a very Christmassy art project, but these swans were E.'s own idea and she made the one on the left all by herself. Then I needed to follow her instruction and make a Daddy swan (on the right).
15th Dec
E. was at the grandparents and I managed to prepare for Christmas. Shopping and gift-wrapping is almost done.
E. was at the grandparents and I managed to prepare for Christmas. Shopping and gift-wrapping is almost done.
16th Dec
Christmassy domino game
We made a home-made Christmas present: nuts and dried fruit in a jar with honey. (In this blog post you can read about it in more detail - coming soon)
Our nanny, V. was here today and E. enjoyed her time with V. that she wanted her to stay for bath-time 😜
The girls have been enjoying their bath together so much.
Christmassy domino game
We made a home-made Christmas present: nuts and dried fruit in a jar with honey. (In this blog post you can read about it in more detail - coming soon)
Our nanny, V. was here today and E. enjoyed her time with V. that she wanted her to stay for bath-time 😜
The girls have been enjoying their bath together so much.
17th Dec
Grandpa came and put on these 2 display bookshelves. E. wasn't much interested as her favourite books are in her room next to her bed, but L. really enjoyed packing the books down and having a look at them.
Grandpa came and put on these 2 display bookshelves. E. wasn't much interested as her favourite books are in her room next to her bed, but L. really enjoyed packing the books down and having a look at them.
18th Dec
We did some Christmassy craft. Santa's hat out of popsicle sticks and cotton balls.
At the beginning E. was enthusiastic, then we could hardly finish it. This was the day when the Angels stopped bringing her activities and fun tasks in the advent calendar. We hadn't opened any of them since 12 Dec. E. didn't want to... it took me a week to let go. 😩
19th Dec
We made Christmas tree ornaments as presents for 3 of our friends.
Then in the afternoon my best friend, B. (who talks to the kids in English only) came and we had a pre-Christmas celebration. E. got bath crayons as a present.
We made Christmas tree ornaments as presents for 3 of our friends.
20th Dec
I bought a lovely teapot set for L. She loves when we sing I'm a little teapot at the breakfast table every day.
21st Dec
E. and I selected some toys that she doesn't like to play with any more and we offered it to a family where there won't be presents under the tree for the kids.
22nd Dec
No matter how hard I look for this day in my notes I find nothing 😕
No matter how hard I look for this day in my notes I find nothing 😕
23rd Dec
I selected the toys and put away 2 small and 1 big IKEA box of them before the Christmas presents (and Baby Sis's birthday presents) arrive.
I selected the toys and put away 2 small and 1 big IKEA box of them before the Christmas presents (and Baby Sis's birthday presents) arrive.
24th Dec
Christmas Eve
According to our traditions the Angels bring the decorated Christmas tree, then Baby jesus puts the presents under the tree. With bells they signal when everything is ready. We opened the presents and played a lot.
25th Dec
We celebrated Christmas at my Mom's
Christmas Eve
According to our traditions the Angels bring the decorated Christmas tree, then Baby jesus puts the presents under the tree. With bells they signal when everything is ready. We opened the presents and played a lot.
25th Dec
We celebrated Christmas at my Mom's
26th Dec
We celebrated Christmas at my mother-in-law's.
27th Dec
Chilling out and playing... not with the new toys though...
28th Dec
E. and L.'s godparents and their kid came over to celebrate Christmas together.
We celebrated Christmas at my mother-in-law's.
27th Dec
Chilling out and playing... not with the new toys though...
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| E.'s all time favourite: Water Friends |
28th Dec
E. and L.'s godparents and their kid came over to celebrate Christmas together.
29th Dec
We celebrated L.'s first birthday
We celebrated L.'s first birthday
30th Dec
I wrote an article about the present galore at this time of the year. The article is in Hungarian and published on the first week of 2017.
31st Dec
I wrote an article about the present galore at this time of the year. The article is in Hungarian and published on the first week of 2017.
31st Dec
We were invited to a house party to celebrate the new year. We made some chocolate balls with coconut flakes for the "party".
That was all our December. Next year we might be doing it paper-based with the girls.
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