Christmas party season is in full swing now. If you are hosting anything this year, or if you are staying at home then why not have a go at creating some yummy Christmas cocktails of your own. You can do wonders with a few bottles of things and some yummy mixers. Why not get in […]
Why it’s important to create joyful Christmas memories for our children
Have you noticed how some adults seem to be very pessimistic much of the time, and others can be the total opposite and seemingly that happy with their lives? Who you become as an adult and the attitude you have towards life is a result of so many factors: your upbringing; past experiences; your education; […]
Preparation: the key to an easy Christmas Day meal
Being nominated to make Christmas dinner can be stressful for some people. Cooking for lots of people is a lot of pressure on an average day, the pressure during Christmas is even more extreme. After all, Christmas dinner is an important part of the day. Though a disaster would lead to a family story, it […]
Your magic pass to the North Pole this Christmas
The excitement is building, the Christmas concerts and nativities are almost over, the shopping and wrapping are in full swing and people are finalising plans for the big day. Have your little ones been naughty or nice? Are they likely to be on the good list this year, or are they hanging out on the […]
Gift ideas for creative children
If you have creative children gift buying can seem a little easier as you can always buy art and craft supplies, sketch books, paints, gel pens and so on and normally find something that they will enjoy. It’s nice though when you come across gadgets that can help them explore their creativity in different ways. […]
Win a frozen family adventure
Join everyone’s favourite wolf pack in this un-fur-gettable heart-warming, animated holiday adventure this festive season. Winter has come to the valley and Kate and Humphrey have become lost in the woods, trapped by a fearsome storm. Fearing their parents won’t make it back in time for the holidays, the wolf pups — Stinky, Claudette, and […]
Win a perfect stocking filler in time for Christmas
I don’t know about your children but when Blaze and the Monster Machines burst onto our screens about eighteen months ago our children were instantly hooked. Someone asked me recently to describe the programme as they had never heard of it – my description went a bit like this “it’s like Dora but with monster […]
All things Christmas
Like it or not Christmas is coming. We’ve had a few Christmassy things on the blog already and last week I saw the dreaded Christmas takeover in the supermarket when I dived in with the little ones to grab two things I’d missed off my online shopping order. Once the children spotted all the Christmas […]