I do not know what the heck was up with my blog yesterday but I am glad it is fixed today. I have to tell you about something I am so excited about! The 5th Annual Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge! It takes place at The Christmas Spirit from November 24, 2014 through January 6, 2015. As a little side note here - 2015 feels and looks really odd to me. Anyway, the challenge is so much fun and I really look forward to participating in it each year! It's fun, it's easy and there are multiple levels for participation. For example, read so many books, watch Christmas/Holiday movies and there is even a level for reading Christmas children's books this year! As a mom of two young children this is right up my alley! I'm even going to do an Advent calendar that relates to kids Christmas books. That's another post for another day, though.
My participation levels will be (I grabbed these straight from The Christmas Spirit blog):
--Christmas Tree: read 5 or 6 books (this is the fanatic level...LOL!) Yes, I am a Christmas book fanatic! I want to read Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright for sure. I will also read A Cowboy Under My Christmas Tree. Others that I will read will depend on what's available at the library or on sale at Barnes and Noble.
--Fa La La La Films: watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies...it's up to you! My family LOVES Christmas movies. I know for sure that we will watch White Christmas (this one is my favorite!), Home Alone (my kids LOVE this one so much and laugh their heads off every single time they see it), Elf (we all, including my husband, can watch this one over and over and over again), The Polar Express (another amazing movie we all love. It's not just 'I believe' in our house - it's WE believe!) and A Christmas Story (another family favorite. 'You'll shoot your eye out kid). I know there are more but these are the first ones I always think of for the reasons stated.
--Visions of Sugar Plums: read books with your children this season and share what you read: I am so excited about the addition of this level for this year! My kids are bookworms just like me! We LOVE going to the library and loading up on books all year but there is something so extra special about getting Christmas books and then sitting around and reading them together. We love The Polar Express, Olivia Helps with Christmas, Angelina's Christmas and Pinkalicious Christmas to name a few.
Come and join this super fun challenge if you wish. It just adds to the fun and togetherness of this time of year.
Dear Sheery,
ReplyDeleteperhaps you would be interested in this book: Fraud at Snwofields by Daniel Klock.
Will Burns has always been a firm believer in the magic of Christmas. He is thrilled when he is invited to a job-training at Snowfields, the training center of the White Christmas Organisation. There he learns all about the production and delivery of the presents, but gets also drawn deep into the biggest fraud Snowfields has seen in decades. Finally his greatest dreams come true as he gets to help in the delivery of the presents on Christmas Eve and even meets Father Christmas himself.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FJC2QVU
Kind regards,
Daniel Klock :-)