I have two rather excited children on my hands.
They made it in one piece to the end of term and are now counting down the days until Christmas morning.
The last week of term was what you’d expect really, a whole lot of fun and not much learning going on at all. They had toy day on the Friday which is always a hit, and the children were actually pretty good about deciding what toy to take in with them. Rhys took in two of his pokemon soft toys and Nerys opted for a pillow pet (so she’d be comfy if they watched a film!) and one of her babies.
And the family festivities have started as well now that my brother-in-law and his family are over from the Isle of Man.
They all went with Nana to see Father Christmas in his winter wonderland at Poundffald farm at the weekend and had an amazing time. We’ve been a few times now and it’s always been really well done, with brilliant staff and a really magical experience for the children.
The fun continues today with all of us heading off to the panto in Porthcawl.
I actually can’t remember the last time I went to see a pantomime so I’m quite looking forward to this, and it should be a lot of fun with the 4 cousins together. I have a feeling things could get a little bit rowdy!
We’ve then got a quiet day planned for Christmas eve, maybe popping out for a walk if excitement levels get a bit too high for staying indoors. Then we’re up at my in-laws for the day on Christmas day which will be lovely.
We’ll open stockings first thing, and then have smoked salmon and scrambled eggs for breakfast before heading up to see the family.
Do you open all your presents early in the morning, or do you just do stockings first and then the rest of the presents later in the day?
I love hearing about how different families do things at Christmas!
Such a sweet photo, I hope that you enjoyed the panto, cBeebies have some pretty good pantos this year too if you want to watch anymore when you get back home.
I always think the last few days of term are just a bit pointless! They should just let them finish a week earlier. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! x
The last few days of school are just ridiculous. I wish they would finish earlier. I hope you had a lovely Christmas x
It sounds like you had a lovely run up to Christmas, I hope the day was just as good. We always open all the presents as soon as we get up – we did when we were little and the boys do the same x
We just do stockings first thing and then other presents throughout the day so they get a chance to play and take it all in. Sounds like you had a lovely run up to the big day. Hope you had a very lovely Christmas Day x