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How Santa is destroying Christmas for our kids…

November 22, 2016 By Ellen

I dithered about allowing Boy Three to go to his after school club’s Christmas Party – and here’s why… Claus for concern pic: Kevin Dooley via Flickr It’s supposed to be magical. Children waiting for the kindly, bearded chap to deliver their heart’s desire into an old sock on Christmas Eve. Then they ooh and […]

Filed Under: Christmas, family, Father Christmas, grottoes, ho ho ho, Humbug, Santa Tagged With: boys, children, Christmas, family, festive, hohoho, humbug, in my life, in the world, Santa, something happened in my world

352/365 Secret Santa – how do you keep it going?

December 19, 2013 By Ellen

It was Boy Three’s big Christmas celebration at nursery today. Mercifully brief, it consisted of a couple of songs and a visit from the big man. Instructed to sing loudly, he Jingle Bell-ed like fury with a very worried look on his face, never taking his eye off the door until Santa arrived. I think he still […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, boys, Christmas, Father Christmas, nursery, Santa

Jingle jangle: My perfect Christmas day begins with a good night’s kip

December 7, 2013 By Ellen

Dear Santa,Please can I have some sleep for Christmas. Ideally eight-hours non-stop (every single day, preferably), but if you can’t manage that, then six or seven would do.I know I’ll probably leave it too late on the 24th to start stuffing weird shaped things into the hosiery… and I ought to have done it days […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Father Christmas, Santa, sleep, Tots 100

316/365 If only we lived in a snow globe land

November 13, 2013 By Ellen

Or how some days I’d gladly swap my children for half a box of Quality Street and ten minute’s peace with a week-old copy of the Radio Times… Look at their smiley little faces – all happy to meet Santa and excited about Christmas. Thanks to the team at the St Enoch Centre in Glasgow […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, children, Christmas, Father Christmas, Santa, snow cone, St Enoch, St Enoch's

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