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#Blogmas18 day 8: Christmas craft ideas

Apparently it is time to get crafty, something which you know I am not keen on! However, after seeing the joy on Zach’s face when he made a ghost for Halloween, I decided to get the PVA glue and cotton wool out again 🙂 Simply cut out a snowman shape. Draw on a face and […]

#Blogmas18 day 7: Christmas party playlist

When putting up our Christmas decorations, we listen to the same music that we have listend to for the last 30 something years. Is is just me or are modern Christmas songs just rubbish??? The last good song was Stay Another Day by East 17 and even that isn’t too Christmassy apart from the ringing […]

#Blogmas18 day 6: Christmas through the years

Christmas was always so exciting as a child but there was a lull in my teens and early twenties 🙁 Thankfully having children re-ignites the fun! First Christmas for each of my three little ones: 2010, 2012 and 2016. Christmas is also tinged with a little sadness now as I think back to family members […]

#Blogmas18 day 5: Christmas gift ideas

Yesterday I published my own wishlist for the things I would like this Christmas but let’s have a think about the rest of the family… Matthew is super easy as his dinosaur obsession continues. I had no idea that there were so many brands of dinosaur toy! Anya is also quite easy to buy for […]

#Blogmas18 day 4: Christmas wishlist

It is a real struggle these days for me to come up with anything I want for Christmas. We tend to just get on and buy anything we need throughout the year! I remember being a child and making huge long lists of toys and jewellery from the Argos catalogue, helpfully providing my parents with […]