New Christmas Tradition to start this year!

Hey parents!

Give your kids the gifts of knowledge instead of chocolates by doing this instead of an advent calendar.

Once my son was old enough to understand and enjoy the experience of Christmas, I scoured the internet for ideas, on traditions to start with him and his younger sister, once she's old enough to enjoy them.

I found this amazing idea, which I did in December 2020 and my son LOVED it. Instead of going and buying a traditional advent calendar, which normally just consists of chocolates or sweets, go and buy 24 books and wrap them.

Each night from the 1st until the 24th of December, allow your child to unwrap one book, which you'll read to them that night, as their bedtime story. Then on Christmas day, read them the story of Christmas from your childrens' bible. To add extra fun, doing a scavenger hunt to find each nights book is also a great idea.

Now I know what you're thinking, why are we talking about Christmas in May, well books are EXPENSIVE so what I've done this year is buy 4 books per month (I need 48 books in total for my two kids) so I'm not outlaying a huge amount of money on books in say November.

And as an added bonus to our readers, our friends at Charley's boxes and Happy Reader are offering the following discounts,

Charley's Boxes: R50.00 discount on your first subscription with them.

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Website : www.charleysboxes.com

Happy Reader: 10% discount on all childrens books valid until the 31st of December 2021. We are also working on an exciting competition with Happy Reader on Instagram, which we'll share soon.

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Website: https://happyreader.co.za

Think about it this way, you're filling your child with knowledge, wonder and letting their imaginations soar, instead of pumping them full of sweets or chocolates. And you're creating amazing memories for your babies.

Much Love

Laura

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