Christmas Eve {only one more sleep}

We have had a wonderful Christmas Eve and with only one more sleep I wanted to say to you all that we pray that you have a very meaningful, love filled, happy and peaceful Christmas and a very blessed and wonderful New Year 2015!

 Esther opening the 24th Advent box today

 Allan and I at our family Christmas meal this evening

(gotta love those bon bon party hats!!)

 Sapphire putting out her Christmas stocking tonight with great enthusiasm

(note that everyone else has done theirs and is back to watching the tv!)

With many hugs and lots of excited smiles ready to celebrate Jesus' birthday!! YAY!

 The Torrents'

Christmas gift ideas for children

I'm not sure about you but the Christmas season sure did sneak up on me very quickly this year!! So much so that my hubbie and I were left with a bit of a panic!! What will we get for our treasures???
We LOVE to get gifts that encourage imagination and ones that are friendly for ALL ages too, as there is a lot of sharing in our home!
So here are just some of the wonderful things we have found....

 

Love wooden toys, this one is adorable!

 

 OH to have a teepee.... HERE

 

Beautiful silks for playing HERE

History learning with these wonderful

chapter books HERE

 

Lego is a popular choice for boys,

Zeke LOVES this one 

 

My girls love DOLLS

FUn for everyone HERE

 

Popular book series with my tweens HERE 

Well that's some of the things that my children would love, of course there are some others but I can't put them all here as they like to read the family blog!! hee hee!

Hope your Christmas gift shopping is going wonderfully, I'm sure having LOADS of fun with it all this year especially with the beauty of Internet shopping... YAY!

Smiles The Torrents'

{DIY} Lego Advent Calendar Day 25 - Baby Jesus.... Merry Christmas!!

 Happy Birthday Jesus!!! It's Christmas Day!!

 Zeke has saved the best till last with his day 25 being Baby Jesus in a manger!

 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

 Here is how you make Baby Jesus, complete with cloth around His middle!

 

 Now for the manger, here are the pieces you will need:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your nativity scene is finished, as is your Lego Advent!!! ZERO more sleeps!!! YAY!

Zeke (and all of us) hope you have enjoyed his special DIY Lego Advent Calendar!! 

Thank you to all who have popped in and checked out each day!! 

We do pray that you know the true meaning of this special time of the year 

and the greatest gift that was given to all..... JESUS!!!

Merry Christmas!!

Smiles The Torrents'

{DIY} Lego Advent Calendar Day 24 - Santa and his one horse open sleigh!

 It's Santa's BIG night and what Advent wouldn't be complete without Santa!!! Don't forget his sleigh, Zeke has made a one horse open one, especially for him to deliver all those important gifts!!!
YAY!!! ONE MORE SLEEP!!!!!

Here is what you need:

 Start with the ski's for the sleigh

 

 

 Now attach it to the flat pieces....

 

 

 

 

 

 NOTE: these are the gold bells on Santa's sleigh!

 

 

 

 The chair even  moves to a more reclined position!!

 

 

 

 Don't forget the pressies and the sack!!

 

 

 

Santa is off and ready!!!! Have a wonderful, peaceful, hopefully long sleep!!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!

One more sleep till it's Christmas day!!!! YAY!!!!!

Smiles and excited giggles The Torrents'

{DIY} Lego Advent Calendar Day 23 - A stable

There was no room in the town of Bethlehem when Mary and Joseph got there, the only place offered was that of a stable!! Today Zeke has built one ready for them, we've even put all the animals there, have a bite to eat and getting cosy!!
As the stable is something that took HEAPS of bricks to build, Zeke just wanted you to be inspired to build your own stable!

So here is Zeke's inspiration:

 

TWO MORE SLEEPS!!!!! YAY!!!

Smiles The Torrents'