{"id":966,"date":"2014-12-20T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T11:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/20\/merry-christmas-and-thank-you-to-you-a-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:35","slug":"merry-christmas-and-thank-you-to-you-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/merry-christmas-and-thank-you-to-you-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas and Thank you to you all&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n <w:worddocument>\n  <w:view>Normal<\/w:view>\n  <w:zoom>0<\/w:zoom>\n  <w:compatibility>\n   <w:breakwrappedtables><\/w:breakwrappedtables>\n   <w:snaptogridincell><\/w:snaptogridincell>\n   <w:wraptextwithpunct><\/w:wraptextwithpunct>\n   <w:useasianbreakrules><\/w:useasianbreakrules>\n  <\/w:compatibility>\n  <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:browserlevel>\n <\/w:worddocument>\n<\/xml>< ![endif]--><br \/>\n<!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n {mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\n mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\n mso-style-noshow:yes;\n mso-style-parent:\"\";\n mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\n mso-para-margin:0cm;\n mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;\n mso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n font-size:10.0pt;\n font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}\n<\/style>\n\n\n< ![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nThe kids have broken up from school now for the Christmas<br \/>\nholidays, so we are looking forward to a few days rest to recover from a busy<br \/>\nend to the term and to get ready for our family Christmas celebrations. The<br \/>\nhighlight of the week has definitely been watching the two boys in their school<br \/>\nChristmas plays. Freddie was a shepherd in his traditional nativity play. He<br \/>\nsang his little heart out and appeared not at all phased by the hundred or so starring<br \/>\nparents and grandparents perched on every available surface in the classroom.<br \/>\nLiam was a narrator in his play \u201cThe Bossy King\u201d which put a new twist on the<br \/>\ntraditional nativity and he did really well. Bella even managed to make a<br \/>\nspecial guest appearance (totally uninvited!) during the carol chorus at the<br \/>\nend of Liam\u2019s class\u2019s performance. We were half mortified and half proud, as<br \/>\nshe stood alongside them all singing her little heart out and waving to all in<br \/>\nthe audience.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nThis will be my last post of the year. I\u2019m signing off now<br \/>\nand plan to snuggle up with the kids to watch Christmas movies, referee family<br \/>\ngames, bake and eat lots of mince pies and enjoy a glass of wine or two with my<br \/>\nhubby.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nThank you so much for all of your support this year along my blogging journey. Thank you for the all of shares, the comments, the follows on social media and the new friendships. I<br \/>\nonly started my blog back in April and I have been pleasantly surprised to see<br \/>\nhow it has evolved and grown each month. I have steadily risen up the rankings in the Tots 100 index,<br \/>\nI was ranked at 412 out of 8,000 bloggers in the November charts and my blog<br \/>\nhas now received over 30,000 pageviews. I am also proud to have become a regular volunteer arts and crafts contributor over at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitfromthestork.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit from the Stork<\/a> an online and print based magazine for young parents and parents-to-be. I have also had articles published in two glossy Irish parenting magzines, Easy Parenting and Maternity and Infant this year. I&#8217;m looking forward to working on further writing projects outside of my blog next year.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>Our most popular posts this year have been:&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PicMonkey-Collage11-1024x522.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PicMonkey-Collage11-1024x522.jpg\" height=\"326\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/12\/bubble-wrap-salt-dough-christmas-tree.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bubble-wrap Salt Dough Christmas Tree Decorations<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/09\/witches-bubbling-discovery-brew.html\" target=\"_blank\">Witches Bubbling Discovery Brew<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/09\/an-invitation-to-makemonsters.html\" target=\"_blank\">An invitation to make&#8230;MONSTERS!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/08\/autumn-bubble-painting.html\" target=\"_blank\">Autumn Bubble Painting<\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/11\/snow-dough-snowmen.html\" target=\"_blank\">Snow-dough Snowmen<\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>The activities we have enjoyed doing the most have been:<\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PicMonkey-Collage21-1024x522.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PicMonkey-Collage21-1024x522.jpg\" height=\"326\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/05\/bubble-wrap-jellyfish.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bubble-wrap Jellyfish<\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/07\/fuzzy-felt-fun.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fuzzy Felt Fun<\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/08\/sunflower-height-recorders.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sunflower Height Pictures<\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/07\/baa-baa-sponge-sheep.html\" target=\"_blank\">Baa Baa Sponge Sheep<\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/multicraftingmummy.blogspot.ie\/2014\/10\/pretend-baking-for-toddlers.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pretend Baking for Toddlers<\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>\nWishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kids have broken up from school now for the Christmas holidays, so we are looking forward to a few days rest to recover from a busy end to the term and to get ready for our family Christmas celebrations. 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