Friday, December 18, 2015

Our toddler-friendly felt Christmas tree


 Well... hello. It has been a while. Is anyone still here? I have missed writing so much. But I am always so bone-tired that I never seem to be able to make the time.

Suddenly, it is that time of the year again. I think I've written  before about how the boy does not love having a lot of Christmas decorations or a tree (he just hates stuff in general, and anything that looks crammed).

Last year we had a real Christmas tree, albeit a small one, and it was lovely, but also, I spent a lot of time trying to stop Y. from hurting herself with the crystal spheres (I don't know why I thought they'd be safe).

When I saw pics of toddler-friendly trees made of felt, I knew we would be making one. It is the perfect activity for little children, it is easy, flat, does not take up space and it is oh so pretty (and lazy!) .

We just got the felt from the craft store, free-handed the form of the tree and the ornaments, cut it and attached everything together with safety pins and double-sided tape. We made little holes to
let the lights go through and attached everything with a bit of tape.


Yu loved participating in the process, admiring it and helping assembling it. When it was still work in progress she would hold our hands, lead us to the couch where it was waiting to be hanged and smile in awe, asking us to light it up.It was magic.

We do not have any plans yet for Christmas, I am looking forward to taking a pause, just being with our closest family. And maybe making a ton of cookies with little girl. She loves cooking (and getting messy with flour)  How are you celebrating? What traditions are important to you? 

2 comments:

  1. presente!!! no te preocupes yo te entiendo perfectamente. lo importante del blog no e s que publiques y publiques sino que te diviertas con lo que haces.
    me encanto tu arbol ... yo tengo lafortuna que esta sobre una mesa, es pequeño y bueno asi evito las tentaciones a don edoardo.
    estos dias me vino en mente las cositas que habia enviado por correo.......y pedi a una amiga española si le habia llegado lo que mande , pero me dijo que no!!!!!! y m imagino que a ti tampoco te llegaria. la verdad me hace muy triste, no se que paso, nunca me habia pasado esto. Me toca esperar que pasen fiesta antes de que me den información de lo que paso solo espero que no se pierda me sentiria muy triste-
    felices fiestas para toda tu familia!

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    1. Hola Fer! Si que llegó, y nos hizo tanta ilusión! Muchisimas gracias.
      Todos los mejores deseos a ustedes igualmente !
      Y para el próximo año pueden hacer un árbol para Edo !

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