(Otherwise known as Christmas Central these days!)
The learning room has been transformed this month as we make room for Christmas ~ and especially for the very large tree we brought home last week! We first moved out the big old dining/work table and nestled the tree into the front corner of the room (this way the lights can be seen from the street). I had Bill leave the study bench in place since we're still using all our school books and whatnot ... and he set up a card table to serve as my temporary workstation (it will make a nice coffee bar on Christmas Day).
So here are a few pictures of our December learning room ~ I hope you enjoy! :)
First, we have Earlybird's Advent Calendar underway ...
The sticky note messages are working out very well! A nice visual showing our family's journey through Advent. Also, as you can see, we're hanging our Christmas tree cards in the doorways this year. They'll be spaced throughout the main living areas.
Moving on to the December nature shelf ...
... which I showed you a couple of weeks ago when I set up our Advent candles, but now we've added a few new things, mainly the bits of evergreen - needles, cones and branches - we've been collecting.
And here's the nativity/reading corner.
This is a very child-friendly nativity set, with the Holy Family tucked inside a small wooden stable. The shepherds are standing by, one windowsill to the left, and the three kings are hidden behind the tree. (They'll move a little closer everyday between Christmas and Epiphany.)
There's a pretty angel hovering above the creche, too ...
And this is where I'm sitting at the moment as I finish up this post - my laptop is perched just off to the right.
It's a really lovely spot to sit and work or write or read, especially as the day darkens and the neighborhood lights come on.(The bucket holds my holiday notebook and Christmas card paraphernalia, while the wire basket holds bills, coupons and more card supplies.)
The best part of the room at the moment, though, is this:
Our Christmas Tree.
It fits the room very nicely, I think. :)
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you all had a nice week. TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT is Christmas Eve ~ can you even BELIEVE it?!
On tonight's agenda - a quiet evening at home, preparing our own cards to mail (hopefully by Monday). This weekend will be busy with Earlybird's parties (his actual birthday is next week, but we're celebrating with friends and family ahead of time). A pizza lunch on Saturday, followed by a big Sunday brunch. Lots of food, lots of fun. :)
See you all again next week!
