The Polkadots have now finished all of their shows for the year, after a very busy and festive December! Now, each of the Polkadots are looking forward to spending lots of time with their families over the holiday season and hope that all of their Polkadotty friends will be able to do the same. The Polkadots have put together a a quick little Christmas message to share with you all… Enjoy and Merry Christmas from everyone here in the Polkadots Team!
Things may be a little quiet on the Polkadots blog over the next couple of weeks, but we will be in touch now and then and will all be back on board with lots of new blog adventures to share with you all in 2012!
It is a bit of a Christmas tradition in our family to go “Pixing” each year to families we want to share special Christmas treats with. Ashton has been really into cooking lately and was determined to make some cookies the other day. . . so I asked him who he would like to share his cookies with and our pixie list was formed.
Now, traditionally a true “Pixie” would be that you sneak up on the house, leave the treats on the door step, knock on the door/ring the door bell etc. and then sprint your heart out to get away from the house before someone gets to the door and sees you. The idea behind it all is that you become an anonymous bearer of Christmas goodies.
So, this year we went a little less traditional since Ashton had made the list of who he wanted to gift his cookies too… they were all his friends and cousins and not only did he want to give them the cookies but he wanted to see them and play with them too. So we called ahead of time to make sure the kids would all be awake and let them know we were coming, but to keep it a surprise from the children. We did the typical sneak up and explained to Ashton we were going to give them a surprise and that he had to be really quite. . . so he tip toed the whole way, holding his cookies, whispering “Ssshhh, cookies!”
Once we had placed the cookies and knocked, we ran as fast as we could to our hiding places to wait for the children to find us. Ashton was beside himself with excitement! It was like combining all of his favourite things into one activity, his cousins, treats and hide n’ seek! Life couldn’t get any better! When the children finally found Ashton the squeals of delight and excitement were overwhelming, as they they talked about the cookies that were left and the chase that followed!
Its these kind of activities that make Christmas so absolutely exciting and fun! Do you have any fun Christmas traditions of giving? Do share!!! And Merry Christmas everyone, from POLKADOT CARLY!!!
Day 22 of my Rainbow Christmas Calendar, posted a few weeks ago, was to learn how to make rainbow gingerbread houses. It has turned into a bit of a tradition for my family to make gingerbread houses at Christmas. The problem is, we don’t really like the taste of gingerbread! So, this year we decided to be a bit more creative and make our “gingerbread” houses out of our favorite biscuits and then of course decorate them with all the different Rainbow lollies of our choice.
We assembled the houses with icing, any thick icing will do. Then we each got crafty and started inventing our own houses, this is where (in my family) it gets a bit competitive. Everyone started to get really imaginative with his or her design and style of house and ended up making spectacular masterpieces! When we finished we covered our houses up and put them away so we could spread out eating them throughout the week so the fun last longer and no one felt sick eating their house all at once!
Maybe you could try this with your family and show us your own imaginative designs on The Polkadots Facebook page! Merry Christmas Everyone! From
I thought it would be fun to share a little of the Polkadotty madness that goes on in our house! My baby Ellie (just turned 2) is one of our biggest fans, and I think she might actually think she is a Polkadot! This blog will just add to that I’m sure!
Have you got any video footage of your children singing, dancing, playing or learning “Like a Polkadot”? We would love to see it if you do, post it on our Facebook page to share!!!
