Christmas in the Park

With all the celebrations leading up to Christmas, celebrating Christmas in the Park with family and friends is a lot of fun.

At Christmas time, the weather in Sydney is usually hot and ideal for spending outdoors. There are heaps of amazing parks to choose from and most of them have children’s playgrounds. Which will keep the children amused for hours.

Christmas in the Park is ideal for a large group of family and friends, check out the park and see what picnic shelters are available. Some large shelters need to be booked in advance through the local council. Most shelters don’t need to be booked, and you may need to organise someone to get to the park early to reserve the shelter. Another suggestion would be to find a good shade tree. Ask everyone to bring a picnic chair or rug and organise a few portable tables. Don’t forget to take the fly nets to put over the food.

These days we all lead busy lives, and Christmas can be a stressful time of the year, and should be enjoyed by everyone. By having Christmas in the park, it takes the pressure off one person having all the costs and food preparation.

Christmas in Australia

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. It brings family and friends together to celebrate the festive season. Each year my family put up the Christmas Tree in the lounge room. Some years have been a bit of a challenge when the dogs were puppies, and they would pull the baubles off the tree. This year will be another challenge as my youngest daughter brought home a blue cattle dog who is four months old, and the poor little fellow is deaf.

It would be lovely to have a White Christmas, but in Australia, it is hot and sometimes Christmas day can be a scorcher. Thank goodness for air conditioning, which makes cooking a traditional Christmas lunch more comfortable, such as roast pork, chicken and turkey. If you prefer a cold meal rather than hot, there is cold meats and salads, a favourite is the Christmas leg of ham. Seafood also is very popular such as prawns, oysters, lobster, crab, mussels, scallops and even the Balmain Bug.

My favourite Christmas desert is the traditional plum pudding. I use the recipe my mum gave me, which was given to her from a French lady many years ago who used to work in a French chalet. Another favourite is the pavlova and fruit platter. At Christmas, there is a wide variety of fruits in season such as peaches, plums, mangoes, cherries, watermelons, etc.

Some people may choose to have a barbeque or spend the day at the beach, Bondi Beach being very popular especially, with tourists.

Christmas would not be complete without a couple of vases filled with the New South Wales Christmas Bush. This is an Australian native plant. The tree grows to approximately 3.6 metres and has small leaves. The Christmas Bush flowers in late spring with creamy-white small clusters of flowers, around Christmas the flowers become larger and turn a brilliant red.

Christmas in Sydney

Christmas on the Green at Hyde Park North.
Martin Place Christmas Tree Lighting & Children’s Concert.
Family Village Christmas Concerts which are held at Rushcutters Bay Park – Turruwul Park , Rosebery – Alexandria Park – Ward Park, Surry Hills.
Darling Harbour, giant ChristmaTree, concert and carols.
Carols in the Domain.