Christmas elves, to your posts!

Christmas has always occupied a special place in the holiday calendar, even more so when you’re a child. This time for rejoicing allows us to take a little breather from our so too hectic lifestyles. All year we transmit our values to our children. Christmas allows us to value the traditions handed down from our parents and those that we create for our own children.

Decorating marks the beginning of the festivities. According to the children’s’ ages, you can choose to allow them to participate in this activity, or surprise them and decorate the house while they’re out, or at night while they’re asleep. To help them make it to Christmas, an Advent calendar is perfect. Slip a few sweets, but also a few loving words and kisses in the pockets. Your tots will love it!
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Decoration choices

To avoid incidents, choose your decorations based on your children’s ages. For preschoolers who feel the need to touch everything, choose big, unbreakable decorations and replace icicles with long, wide strips of ribbon. Don’t decorate the stairway banister, as they still need it to negotiate the stairs. Finally, check the sturdiness of decorations assembled with glue. For example, wooden toy soldiers can be dangerous to a tot who may put one in his mouth.

Whatever your décor, don’t forget to hang a sock, a shoe and a Christmas boot for each member of the family, dad and mom too. Who knows what Santa will leave in them!

In the land of stuffed animals

Little ones love stuffed animals. Adorn your fireplace mantle or windowsills with animated toys. There are figures for every taste: from traditional to eccentric Santas, to all types of stuffed toys dressed for the occasion. Trade Christmas tree ornaments for pretty little figurines specially designed for trees. To add a personal touch, place a few of your kids’ toys (or your old keepsakes) in the tree branches and slip a few in among the gifts.

Childlike sweetness

Iced ball ornaments, bows, translucent ribbons and miniature dolls give a Christmas tree its character. Choose pale tones (cream, yellow, rose) and white lights to put the accent on the dolls. Beneath the tree, create a marvellous little village on jute or imitation snow material. Decorate a small table with a scene starring little dolls having tea and spiced biscuit. Have them sitting on a tablecloth or a spread matching the colours of the tree, a small, stuffed dog at their feet, they’ll surely add a note of childlike charm to your décor.
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