NMG Annual Holiday Party

On a rainy Saturday in mid December NMG families gathered for our annual Holiday Party. The room was decorated in our "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" theme and there was a generous brunch buffet for everyone to much on. For the kids there were two art projects (a snowman greeting card and snowflake rubbings using crayons). The kids also got the opportunity to decorate a sugar cone with green and white frosting and sprinkles to make their own edible "trees". We also had story time and a little bit of Christmas caroling before the arrival of Santa. Most of the kids really enjoyed getting the chance to sit on Santa's lap where they received a book and reindeer food and then posed so their parents could get a picture. Another highlight of the party was the artificial "snow" that all the kids enjoyed playing with (using different cups, spoons and funnels to experiment with). This years holiday party was a huge success!

Mom's Night Out in December

To celebrate the holidays we decided to have a "Mom's Night In" in December. We held a potluck holiday party at a member's house complete with a white elephant gift exchange and an ugliest holiday sweater contest! We also used the opportunity to put together our "NMG Thank You Cookie Tins" to thank all those that help and support the NMG throughout the year.

December Children's Outing

For the second year in a row we headed out to Alpha Fired Arts at the beginning of December to let the kids paint some ceramic pieces to give as holiday gifts. Thankfully no pieces were broken and all the kids had a great time getting to be artistic. All the pieces turned out great and I am sure all the family members who received them as a gift loved them!