Our Merry & Bright Christmas + 12 Days of Christmas - A Blog Collaboration

The day has finally arrived - 1st of December! This day marks the first day of Summer (for us in New Zealand & Australia), the start of our Advent Calendar & the day a lot of families, including my own, decorate our Christmas tree and home.

I am also delighted to be joining 11 amazing Kiwi Mummy Bloggers, in the "12 Days of Christmas - A Blog Collaboration". I must say, you are in for a real treat because these ladies (and their blogs) are fantastic. Each day for the next twelve days, each blogger will be sharing a Christmas themed post e.g. Craft, DIY, Inspiration, Recipe or Family tradition, at 12PM (New Zealand Daylight Time). I have included a full list of all the bloggers taking part in the blog collaboration below, so you can see who is blogging on what day. Seriously, you don't want to miss a post! I am really excited about seeing what each blogger is going to share. I get to kick off the 12 Days of Christmas - A Blog Collaboration, so here we go...
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DAY 1: Our 'Merry Bright' Christmas

It's starting to look and feel like Christmas!
It is a family tradition that we decorate our Christmas tree and home on the 1st of December.  For many years, we had a Silver & Purple Christmas theme, however now we are in our new home, I felt the need to add a few more colours into the mix. We have decided to go with BRIGHT colours this year and I am absolutely loving it, in fact, we all love it. 

Our 10 year old tree has a variety of old and new ornaments, including special ornaments, we have collected over the years. 


My daughter, Miss B did a great job decorating our tree this year. 

I found the perfect place for my K-Mart LightBox - Merry Christmas 2015

Our Advent Calendar - includes an activity for each day leading up to Christmas Day
Day 1: Decorate the Christmas tree 

Meet our Christmas mascot - Santa Bear 

- Our Merry & Bright Christmas -

Have you decorated your Christmas tree? 
What colour theme do you have in your home this year? 

***TIPS FOR GETTING ORGANISED THIS CHRISTMAS***
1. Print your Advent Calendar Bundle {Free Printable}. Includes: Calendar, 40 Activity Cards (plus 10 blank cards) & Numbers. Two colour options available. Grab yours today!

 2. Create and organise a Gift Wrapping Station using an under-the-bed storage container 
(Guest Post on The Organised Housewife)

3. Create a Christmas Craft Box for your kids - all your craft supplies in one place.

Do you have an Advent Calendar, Gift Wrapping Station & Craft Box? 

Be sure to head over to Karen's blog Mummy Do It tomorrow and check out what’s happening on Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas - A Blog Collaboration.

Thanks for stopping by,
Charlene

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Finally, if you are looking for more Christmas inspiration, don't forget to hop around and visit each of the bloggers in this list or find us on Facebook. 

YOU ARE HERE ---> Day 1 (1st December) Teacher by trade, Mother by nature
Day 2 (2nd December) - Mummy Do It
Day 3 (3rd December) - Sweet Mama M
Day 4 (4th December) - Lisasaurus
Day 5 (5th December) - Girl on a Mission
Day 6 (6th December) - Misses Mac 
Day 7 (7th December) - Always Made With Love
Day 8 (8th December) - Dorothy Nada
Day 9 (9th December) - Mrs Cake
Day 10 (10th December) - Nesting in the Country
Day 11 (11th December) - Outdoorsy NZ
Day 12 (12th December) - A Kiwi Mumma






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13 comments

  1. Well Done you!!! Day 1 done - looking forward to seeing what all the other mummy bloggers have! Love your tree colours too :)

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    1. Thanks Claire. I love the pop of colour too! I can't wait to see everybody's posts :) Ready to be inspired!

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  2. It all looks fantastic! We usually put our tree up the weekend that the kids finish school/kindy for the year, so our Christmas countdown is a bit shorter than usual....I'm pretty tempted to get started earlier this year though!

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  3. What a lovely idea! It's so much fun getting into the festive season. Thanks for linking with #TeamIBOT :)

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  4. A Christmas craft box is a great idea.

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  5. Looks like so much fun! My three year old has been asking if we can "just decorate the house?" for Christmas even though we don't celebrate it. I was all, "But I decorated!" (One little Hanukkah plaque in the kitchen! :-) )

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  6. I really enjoyed all your Christmas photos. We are planning to get out tree up this weekend.

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  7. Your decorations are beautiful Charlene! I really like the idea of a Christmas craft box! We usually decorate our tree and home during the last week or 2 of November but I'm very behind this year. We're looking forward to decorating later this week.

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  8. You are such an organised Mumma Charlene! Now, that Ella's birthday is over - my task is to jump into decorating for Christmas!!

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  9. We are big on Christmas craft here, even though the kids are all nearly grown up. Your tree is lovely! Thank you for linking up with #HIT

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  10. Your tree looks amazing!! LOVE the purple :)

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  11. The tree looks great, and I'm impressed with how super organised you are.

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  12. I love your Christmas tree and decorating. And very impressed with how neat and organized you are. You've definitely inspired me!

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