Elf on the Shelf Day 6
Ninnin is missing the North Pole today. It’s too warm here. There’s no snow, ice, candy cane trees or polar bear races. She decided to snuggle up in her sleeping bag in the fridge and think about Home all day.
Elf on the Shelf Day 5
Toot Toot! Ninnin must have been watching Buddy when he was playing with his favourite train. She decided to have a go herself (I must admit she makes less mess than Buddy!)
Elf on the Shelf Day 4
Ninnin loves sweets and marshmallows are one of her favourites! She didn’t fancy hot chocolate today, instead she opted for a mug full of marshmallows!
Elf on the Shelf Day 3
Ninnin was exhausted from her flight back to the North Pole last night, I think all of the maple syrup she drank yesterday made her feel a bit sluggish! She decided to chill out on her Elf Swing today. It’s hard work being an Elf…
Elf on the Shelf Day 2
Did you know that elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup? (Elf 2003) Ninnin was quenching her thirst with some maple syrup this morning.
Introducing Ninnin Our Elf on the Shelf
Christmas is coming early in our home because The Train Driver will be working on Christmas Day. I absolutely love Christmas and I’m really excited that Buddy will be able to be more involved in the festivities this year too! Although he is a little too young to really understand the concept behind the Elf…
8 Tips to Survive Christmas around Shift Work
In our family, Christmas has always been a “movable feast.” When I was growing up, my Dad was a police officer and my mum was a nurse, which often meant that one of them would be working over the festive period. This never ruined Christmas for our family. We would celebrate whenever everybody was home…
15 Rainbow Arts and Crafts
As promised, it is time for another dose of Rainbows! If you missed last weeks post, I am currently suffering from an obsession with Rainbows. To utilise this obsession productively I have been creating a series of Fun Rainbow Plays to share with you all. You can check out last week’s Rainbow Sensory Activities here…
Build a Snowman
It has been cold and miserable here this week. The rain has been pouring, the heating has been turned on and my mind has ambled slowly but purposefully towards Christmas and all of the fun festive activities we can start to enjoy! I decided to kick start our festive activities with a good old contact…
21 Rainbow Sensory Activities
I am in love with Rainbows at the minute, I think it is becoming somewhat an obsession. Every time I create something for Buddy a little voice in the back of my head says “Wouldn’t this look amazing in Rainbow?” The truth of the matter is, everything looks better in Rainbow, and it is visually…
The Train Driver's Wife 