Advent calendar
on the net
Aaah - it's a nice one. Click on the date for a nice animated surprise each
day.
(They spoilt it a bit this year with ads
- but it's still fun for the kids)
It's a lot cheaper buying Lego from Amazon than direct from the Lego catalogue
- Lego charges you the full delivery cost from Denmark!!
Here's an interesting site with great Xmas activities developed by American
children's author, Jan Brett. It's a very generous websiteoffering many
downloads - the illustrations are beautiful.
Not many of Jan's books are available in the UK, but this is a splendid
Christmas title.
Aqua Babies consists of a small perspex box measuring just a few centimetres
across, containing water and live fish.
The RSPCA is currently consulting with the manufacturers but make the point
that fish require a stable environment to survive. This must include water
temperature and chemical quality as well as adequate oxygenation. It is
impossible to provide this environment in such a small volume of water.
If, like me, you fished for sticklebacks in the local park when you were
little, you'll probably also remember that, by the next day, there were only
dead ones left in the jamjar. We know better now; let's keep it that way.
Any digital colour photograph and
message printed on a delicious chocolate card for £9.95. Choose any image
that's already on your PC - or design something on the site - and
send it
with love...
