A Creative Merry Christmas

When you can't put up a Christmas tree as you have a climbing toddler, you have to get creative instead...

...tree painted with my kids hands & the decorated by them as well

Advents Kalender Tee - Day 24 - Good Evening Tea

Advents Kalendar Tee

As you may remember last year my sister-in-law created AdvenTea which we used to count down to Christmas and blogged about (see my AdvenTea blog posts from 2012).

Well, for Christmas last year from my mother's friend, Eva, in Germany we were given this...

...so we have kept it in a "safe" place until now to do a German "Advents Kalendar Tee".

The twenty-fourth tea is: Good Evening Tea

It's ingredients are:

Balm

Chamomile

Sage

Lavender

Hops

Smell: calming chamomile with s hint of lavender

Taste: more sagey

Score: 7/10

Advents Kalender Tee - Day 23 - Happiness Tea

Advents Kalendar Tee

As you may remember last year my sister-in-law created AdvenTea which we used to count down to Christmas and blogged about (see my AdvenTea blog posts from 2012).

Well, for Christmas last year from my mother's friend, Eva, in Germany we were given this...

...so we have kept it in a "safe" place until now to do a German "Advents Kalendar Tee".

The twenty-third tea is: Happiness Tea

It's ingredients are:

Cocoa shell

Rooibos

Cinnamon

Anise

Licorice

Vanilla Pod

Smell: Christmassy with cinnamon & vaguely chocolatey

Taste: of bitter chocolate without the creamy aspect

Score: 8/10

Advents Kalender Tee - Day 22 - Peppermint Tea

Advents Kalendar Tee

As you may remember last year my sister-in-law created AdvenTea which we used to count down to Christmas and blogged about (see my AdvenTea blog posts from 2012).

Well, for Christmas last year from my mother's friend, Eva, in Germany we were given this...

...so we have kept it in a "safe" place until now to do a German "Advents Kalendar Tee".

The twenty-second tea is: Peppermint

It's ingredient is peppermint

Smell: minty

Taste: minty

Score: 9/10

Advents Kalender Tee - Day 21 - Vital Tea

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As you may remember last year my sister-in-law created AdvenTea which we used to count down to Christmas and blogged about (see my AdvenTea blog posts from 2012).

Well, for Christmas last year from my mother's friend, Eva, in Germany we were given this...

...so we have kept it in a "safe" place until now to do a German "Advents Kalendar Tee".

The twenty-first tea is: Vital Tea

It's ingredients are:

Lemongras

Green Tea

Lemon Verbena

Orange mint

Indian basil (tulsi)

Orange Peel

Lemon Peel

Smell: vaguely citrusy

Taste: like green tea with a hint of lemon

Score: 7/10

Advents Kalender Tee - Day 20 - Lemon Green Tea

Advents Kalendar Tee

As you may remember last year my sister-in-law created AdvenTea which we used to count down to Christmas and blogged about (see my AdvenTea blog posts from 2012).

Well, for Christmas last year from my mother's friend, Eva, in Germany we were given this...

...so we have kept it in a "safe" place until now to do a German "Advents Kalendar Tee".

The twentieth tea is: Lemon Green Tea

It's ingredients are:

Green Tea

Lemongrass

Lemon Verbena

Lemon Peel

Smell: lemony

Taste: of green tea with a hint of lemon surprisingly!

Score: 9/10

Advents Kalender Tee - Day 19 - Sweet Chilli Tea

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As you may remember last year my sister-in-law created AdvenTea which we used to count down to Christmas and blogged about (see my AdvenTea blog posts from 2012).

Well, for Christmas last year from my mother's friend, Eva, in Germany we were given this...

...so we have kept it in a "safe" place until now to do a German "Advents Kalendar Tee".

The nineteenth tea is: Sweet Chilli Tea

It's ingredients are:

Cocoa shell

Cinnamon

Licorice

Curled mint

Fennel

Anise

Ginger

Peppermint

Cardamom

Clove

Black pepper

Chilli

Smell: the chilli tickled my nose, but Indiany spicey

Taste: quite bland but a chilli kick

Score: 7/10