We’ve hit November and the shops are full of Christmas goodies, it’s time to begin the preparations. The build up to Christmas for children can almost be as exciting as the day itself. We all have our own family traditions and the things we do to prepare and build up that excitement. Although it is […]
Win a family ticket to the spectacular Winter Wonderland in Manchester
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 […]
The Magic of Santa
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 […]
Winter family fun: part seven
Welcome to part seven of our series on ‘Winter Family Fun’. If you are in the North West you really should consider heading to Winter Wonderland at Event City in Manchester. Returning for its third consecutive year from Sat 12 December 2015 – Sun 3 January 2016, the event was recently voted Best Family Day […]
Winter family fun: part five
I’ve always wanted to take the children to Lapland. It’s up there with things like Disneyland and skiing in Canada on the bucket list. I still hope that we will get there one day, as some of the itineraries I have seen look amazing. There is no doubt though that a trip to Lapland is […]
A bit of Christmas magic
I am a big of Christmas magic (well all magic really) and every year I try so hard to keep the magic alive. It gets harder each year, but I’m determined that the odd ‘spoiler’ from school won’t dampen my enthusiasm or the children’s excitement. Every year I get a little helping hand from The […]
Christmas reads with the children
I love a good Christmas story. I try to make sure we have a few new ones to read together during December and the elves always pop one in the Christmas Eve Box as well. We are huge Julia Donaldson fans in our house and only today were out hunting for the Gruffalo. The Christmas […]
What’s in your Christmas Eve box this year?
Do any of you Santa’s helpers or elves get involved in creating and delivering a Christmas Eve box to your little ones? If so, what sorts of things do you put inside? Here are just a few ideas: A Christmas movie Candy canes and marshmallows to add to a hot chocolate on Christmas Eve Christmas […]