Yes, it’s THAT time of year again: frosty see your breathy mornings, warmer duvets you can hide in with your favourite book, snowball fights on the field at the end of the road, pulling your sister’s white bobble hat off because you think it has a snowball on the top, hot bowls of soup with all sorts of strange things in you might eat, winter sports on the television that we never win but you love to watch, the smell of spring in the air (or is it those old skating boots or next door’s burnt sausages?) and so so much more to enjoy in a shivery shivery sort of way.

Finally, don't forget to skate down to your (warm) local library and pick up some winter reading. It has lots of great things inside for you whatever the weather!

If you'd like to win a M@x Goody Bag here's what you need to do. Join your local library, it's easy and you can now get a neat M@x - membership pack along with your library ticket! Get reading, writing, painting, drawing or listening out for jokes or cool facts then send your stuff along to me. If I like it and feature it in my scrap book M@x Scraps you'll receive a letter from me inviting you to collect your goody bag from the library!