Festive Fun!

Join us for some Festive Fun!

Life School House and St. James, Armdale are partnering to offer a community event with card making, hot cocoa, festive photo backdrops, and a gift-item swap! (Read more below)

Event Description:

We will spend the first hour enjoying hot cocoa and making cards. The cards can be taken home or left (written or blank). We hope they help spread a bit of holiday cheer.

At 3.30 pm, we will start the Gift-Item swap. This portion is not a drop-in. Please arrive before then if you wish to attend!

The gift(s) swap is a barter-based event. This means that everyone bring item(s) from their own home that they no longer need and gets a chance to pick item(s) donated by others. From our experience, this kind of generosity and exchange tends to create great community abundance. For this swap, we ask participants to bring "Like-New" items that can be used or regifted during the holidays.

Some suggested items to help you prep your bag:

* Home decor (small), plants and seeds

* Gift items you bought "just in case"

* Like-new toys, books, puzzles and board games

* Undamaged clothing, jewelry and accessories

* Items you won't use

* Preserves, jams, jellies, mixes, etc. (not expired, please.)

* Craft and cooking supplies

How does it work?

We will take a brief moment to say welcome, everyone will get numbered up, then in small groups, we will invite people to take one item from the tables. After a few rounds, everyone has had the chance to select a few items, or folks choose to stop because they have "enough". There will be time to chat with each other throughout the event.

What will happen to unselected items?
Any items left can be selected by participants. If something you brought doesn't get taken, you're free to take it home again or leave it for us to donate. Donations will go to 2nd hand stores in Spryfield, Hand in Hand and Great Things in Store.

Accessibility Notes:

This location has lots of parking and is near bus stops. The main door and washrooms are on the ground floor.

Please avoid scented products.

About St-James, Armdale

St. James, Armdale is an active, welcoming Anglican parish located in the community of Armdale in the beautiful city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

About Life.School.House

LifeSchoolHouse is a community Folkschools model where community members are encouraged to host informal learning spaces in their homes or in underused third spaces. These brave community leaders enable neighbours to become teachers, sharing the arts of households and traditional skills with small groups. Our barter-based folkschools help build strong and lasting communities.

Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5611243705616854

For more info about our organization: https://www.lifeschoolhouse.com/

Please contact us with any questions at [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you on the 22nd.

Your Hosts,

LSH Spryfield and St-James, Armdale