Posts around Christmas – including crafts, meals, present ideas etc
There is no denying it that Christmas can be a terribly stressful time of year. The pressure seems to start earlier and earlier these days and there just seems to be a lot of demands. I thought I would share with you some of the ways I make Christmas easier and I also asked some … Read more
Christmas is such a wonderful magical time of year and I really love to embrace it. But it can also be really full on and busy, so sometimes I like to find my boys something to do that occupies their time in a Christmassy fashion that requires no supervision. I had seen an image on … Read more
Christmas Tree Decorations easy to make, even for young children. Utilising items that you may recycle or even throw away otherwise!
Christmas Hamper Inspiration When you have someone special in your life but don’t know what to buy them for Christmas I think a Christmas Hamper is a great idea. I think when you put them together yourself it makes them even more special as you can really tailor it to the reciprocant. Last year we made a … Read more
Family life can be hectic at the best of times. If you add into the mix of housework, work, afterschool clubs and cleaning the fact that my children go to 3 different schools than I am sure you can appreciate that we could easily end up not spending any time together – especially given that … Read more
Ice-Skating as a family is a magical way to spend time this Christmas. Having taken 4 non-skating children, and an out of practice adult, with me previously I knew that this could end in tears. Luckily though we went to Webbs Garden Centre in Wychbold, who really pulled out all the stops to make this … Read more
Christmas Crafts are a great way to build up the excitement for the big day. I love Christmas Crafts with Toilet Roll Holders as they are cheap and there’s always an abundance of them . The series of crafts we made were good for helping the boys development too (patience, understanding, hand-eye, fine motor, and … Read more
I love Christmas it is such a great time to get crafting with the boys in building up the excitement to the big day. A great place for inspiration for all things crafty is over at RedTedArt. This is where I found the Salt Dough Stars Garland. I thought that they would be a great basis … Read more
If you need inspiration for present ideas then you cannot go wrong with Playstation. They have something for all ages, budgets and abilities. We have had many Playstation products and never had them go wrong or been disappointed in them. My oldest son had his first Playstation when he was 3 years old (1999): … Read more
When it comes to our children there are just some things we are naturally drawn to worry about, and diet is one of those things. It all begins when we make the decision whether to breast or formula feed, and this is just the start. When to wean, how to wean, what to wean with! … Read more