Christmas Decorations 2011

There wasn't a themed decor at our house this Christmas. No colour co-ordinated decorations. Nothing breakable. My precious souvenir and gift decorations from overseas stayed in their boxes. But I was quite happy with it that way.

Instead, we went for handmade (mixed in with other bits and bobs).

Grace and Grandma painted and put stickers on some shapes to hang on the tree.

Our friend Margaret from Sabbath School knitted little bears and rabbits for us.

Dylan and Owen in England were assisted by their mum Sarah to make some beautiful personalised baubles for Grace and Charlotte.

There was even a decoration Charlotte made at childcare.

We strung the Christmas cards we received across the stone fireplace like last year. At first it seemed ambitious having three strings up, but we filled up four again. And that was our Christmas corner!

You'll note the play pen protecting Charlotte from the tree (and vice versa)! And the stockings hanging from Grace's new kitchen because I wasn't sure where else to put them.

One final note. I haven't got a picture of it, but this year I purchased the Fischer Price Little People Nativity Set. I can't recommend it highly enough. Grace played with it for hours, pressing the angel to make the star shine on baby Jesus and the music play. And it is completely children-who-like-to-chew-things-or-throw-them-on-the-floor friendly!