CPH Kids teamed up with the Danish Red Cross Youth and arranged a memorable Christmas Eve charity party for the children at the Crisis Centre in Copenhagen. In the spirit of the season, the exhibitors at CPH Kids donated both clothes and accessories and made it possible to hand out to all the 102 children at the Crisis Centre in Copenhagen a very special Christmas present. The event was according...
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Happy Holidays and have a Peaceful Romjul
In Norway the week between Christmas and New Years Eve is called Romjul. In earlier centuries Norway celebrated Christmas from the 24th of December with Christmas eve to 6th of January and the Holy three Kings day. Romjul were the days from the Holy Christmas days until January 6th. The vikings used to call it rúmheilagr (“less holy holiday”) + jól (“Christmas”) in the old Norse...
Read moreNativity: An angel appeared in the sky
Mid December is time for Nativity plays around in Nurseries and Schools in Britain, new to us when we moved here in 2007. We think it's a lovely tradition and the children truly enjoys it. Little A was the Angel Gabriel, with an important message to Mary. © Little Scandinavian
Read moreHappy St Lucia Day!
Lucia day in Scandinavia is on December 13th – a very special day in the Scandinavian calendar. Originally, St Lucia celebrated “the bearer of light” and the tradition today is still that a train of people dressed in white will walk in the dark bearing candles, singing Christmas carols. The Lucia celebrations in Sweden can be traced back to the tradition in German Protestant families of...
Read moreScandinavian Christmas Fair, in Guildford Sunday 4th of December
Scandinavian Christmas Fair in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust Sunday 4th December 2011, 10am - 4pm Holiday Inn, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XZ. Admission £2 - children free. More than 30 Scandinavian companies will be gathered for a Scandinavian Christmas Fair in Guilford tomorrow, with stall holders like Danish Food Direct, Scandi Living, Totally Swedish, Polarn O Pyret, Nordic Design Forum,...
Read moreLook at this homemade Reindeer Advent Calendar!
A reader of Little Scandinavian was so inspired by the post How to make a reindeer advent calendar that she decided to make her own. "I loved the DIY reindeer advent calendar with brown packages. I was so inspired that I made my own.Wandering around the craft store looking for interesting containers and wrapping was great fun, and I really enjoyed putting them together." And we have to say it...
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Holmegaard Christmas Celebrate Decoration
Bring the Nordic nature in for a contemporary Christmas celebration this year. Holmegaard is Denmark's oldest and largest glassworks, with production of high quality glass since 1825. Leading Danish glassmakers have made their own collections for Holmegaard and today the glassworks is known for quality and timeless design. The Celebrate ornaments by the Danish-Swedish designer team, Alken and...
Read moreScandinavian Christmas Fairs in London 2011, part lll
Located in leafy Hampstead the Danish KFUK is hosting the annual Danish Christmas Basar. We went along this weekend and stocked up on what we needed and probably a bit more. What we had: Danish bright red hot-dog and bread. What we bought: Christmas tree candle lights and holders, Christmas decoration, Advent Calendar gifts, nostalgic gift cards, spruce wreath for our homemade Advent Candle...
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Last minute: Make your own Scandi Chic Advent Calendar
Only a few days left to the 1st of December but still time to make a homemade Scandi Chic Advent Calendar for the family. What we find particular nice with this one is that when your children bring home their Christmas Decoration from school there's a place to hang it up! Also, when emptied on the day the cones can also be saved for the Christmas tree decoration on the 23d of December, and then...
Read moreLocal Christmas shopping
This morning I went for brunch with the lovely girls from UrbanMumsLondon and BabyccinoKids in Maida Vale, a true hidden gem next to Little Venice and the Regents Canal in the City of Westminster. And it was amazing to see one single street filled with charming independent shops on both sides, everything from children's fashion boutique, antiques, hairdresser, floral shop, gift boutiques to...
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