Nostalgia part 2

Christmas time is a nostalgic time for everyone. Everyone can remember their favourite Christmas present and having children makes it even more special because Christmas really, is all about the children isn't it?
Parents are building memories in their lives and their children's lives. The season of goodwill is also the season of carols, Christmas fairs, the school play, presents and the rituals of tree decoration, craft making and cuddling up to watch those feel good family movies.
The school term is over and the holiday season has started. I have started a big box of craft making things, which is essentially most of the contents of my recycling bin! Empty egg boxes, butter tubs, yoghurt pots, cereal boxes, toilet tubes etc. A pile of old magazines and catalogs, scissors, glue, glitter and scraps of tissue paper completes the kit. The best part of the Christmas holidays is craft making.

Here is just some of their work proudly displayed on their bedroom doors.

Another box I have started is a Memory Box. This is a lidded box in which we collect things that will remind us of things we have done, places we have been to etc. I'm going to get the children to decorate the outside of this box and choose what goes in it. There are pebbles, shells, cinema and theatre tickets and so on. It will be so lovely to go through this when they are adults!

The other night I was up on my own watching pre-recorded shows that I needed to catch up on. I got peckish and found myself rummaging in my store cupboard for dessert and I came up with this: A Brownie and Banana Midnight Feast. The word feast can be interchanged with madness. Only my sister will know about the nostalgia behind our secret midnight feasts. Ice cream layered with sliced banana and mini brownie bites. It could have been improved with crushed digestives and a squeeze of golden syrup or honey but considering it was after midnight I decided there was enough sugar in this to be having before going to bed!