The summer holidays are fast becoming a distant memory, there’s a nip in the air and the nights are starting to draw in. Christmas will be upon us before you know it and although it is only October, people are already clamouring to get their tickets for Manchester’s biggest Indoor Christmas attraction which has announced […]
Hands up who loves Christmas? You are probably thinking that it’s only October, why is she talking about Christmas? Christmas needs to be planned for though doesn’t it, especially with a family, as Christmas is an expensive time. Whilst it’s not always about giving expensive gifts, for me it is about creating and maintaining the […]
I love a good bit of bunting. The children each have a set with their names on in their rooms and each birthday party, bunting is always part of the decor. Last week it was Star Wars bunting and I need to order some Gruffalo bunting for next month. Fairies deserve a bit of bunting […]
I’ve written before on the blog about our relationship with fairies. You can read more about the big hole I’ve dug myself into here. Each child has a fairy – The role of these fairies is to check on the children at night to see that they have gone to bed on time and are […]
Welcome to part one of our series on winter family fun. I love winter, the frost and snow, Christmas time, wrapping up warm, drinking mulled wine and hot chocolate. There always seem to be lots of wonderful things to do as a family in the winter, and we love the magic of this time of […]