This year will be our 11th year of seeing
The Snowman Ballet
10 of those years have been at The Sadlers Wells Peacock Theatre
And 2020 we watched the ballet online
As we all faced Christmas in Lockdown
The Snowman is hugely important to us as a family
Every Christmas Eve we watch The Snowman together
From the twins’ first Christmas
When they were in our arms
Until now
At the age of 15
They still will not go to be on Christmas Eve without watching The Snowman
And our advent adventures
Our Advent For Tilda
Cannot begin each year
Before our trip to the ballet
To The Snowman
Our Baby Tilda was born on the 2nd May 2012
She had one Christmas with us before she died
And at 7 months old she fell in love with
The Snowman and
The Snowman and The Snow Dog
Which was brand new out that year
When she died on the 2nd February
We nearly used the music from the The Snowman and The Snow Dog
At Tilda’s goodbye
She loved those animated shorts so much
And now they will always be extra special
For us
Because of her
Every year we are lucky enough to attend the ballet
As guests of the theatre
And it means the world to our family
To have grown up with The Snowman
The ballet is a wonderful first ballet for young children
But it is a magical show for all the family
The story and score are weaved together so beautifully
The snowy scenes are beautiful
The character dances are wonderful
The ballet dancing is stunning
There is, of course, flying
Belly bumping penguins
And a real motorbike on the stage!
This ballet offers tender moments
Huge dollops of humour
And more than a little silliness
And also …
Father Christmas himself and SNOW!!
Every year as the season draws nearer
We get so excited for our trip
Through Covent Garden to
We love arriving at the theatre early
To soak up the atmosphere
And read the programme
We always take at least one version of the story book with us
To read together on the train
We like going into the auditorium with plenty of time
To snow watch and people watch
And to snap some photos too
Often at the interval there is a meet and greet
With The Snowman himself!
If you are looking for a new tradition
With the littlest people in your life
I wholeheartedly recommend going in to London
To see The Snowman
When you leave the theatre you will be
Walking in the air!
You can read more about our love of the magic of The Snowman in this post x