AQUiLA MAGAZINE
WINTER WILD
Make a cosy Christmas grotto !
HARVEY ’ S MISSION
What could be more magical than creating your own Christmas nook to snuggle up in ? Harvey wants you to be super inventive and go hunting around your home for bits and pieces to create your own cosy Christmas grotto , fit for Father Christmas himself ! The centrepiece will be a bowl of deliciously scented pomanders ( perfumed balls ) to fill the grotto with a feeling of winter magic .
ACTIVITY SKILLS
1 HOUR +
DIFFICULTY
Grotto structure :
YOU WILL NEED
Scented pomanders :
Finishing touches :
o A big blanket or sheet o Heavy Books o Four chairs
o Cushions , pillows or a duvet ( or all of them !)
o A bowl o Four oranges o Cloves
o Something to make small holes with , like an old pen or a toothpick
o Battery-powered fairy lights o Tinsel o Teddies o Toys o Your favourite Christmas stories
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