It's tricky doing a Christingle virtually, so we took advantage of an idea from The Children's Society, to hold a 'Christingle with a Twist' - the twist being that we didn't make Christingles, but instead had a scavenger hunt to find something in our homes to represent...

• the world (something round or travel related were suggestions)
• love (something heart shaped or red)
• God's gifts (suggestions included fruit, toys or pets)
• Light (candles, torch or mobile phone were suggested)

There was much ingenuity, and not a little laughter, and I, for one, had fun.

Really grateful to those who joined us for their willingness to join in and make it work.

Today's gift was a tiny jingle bell - hindsight being a wonderful thing, I should perhaps have bought enough to put a few in each bag, or sought out something like the decoration in the photo, as one alone is a bit feeble in terms of jingling!

Traditionally, bells ring out - often at midnight - to announce the birth of Jesus.

And of course we all like songs about jingle bells on sleighs!

Tonight at 6 p.m. (less than an hour after this is finally posted) there is the opportunity to take part on a world wide jingle... see more here