8 Christmas Treats to Bake today
I like to keep the treat tin stocked this time of year, so we have something yummy for visitors – plus homemade goodies always make a great gift idea too....
Tag: Christmas
Highland Fayre Christmas Hamper Review
When I was a little girl, my Dad used to get a hamper each year from work. I can remember the excitement of it arriving and us delving inside to...
5 tips for Christmas Budgeting
With Christmas only a couple of weeks away, many of us are feeling the pinch already. It’s an expensive time of year, gifts, food, socialising, etc. Add all that on...
Oh Christmas Tree
I have memories of being a little girl, and decorating the tree and the house, feeling the magic of Christmas enveloping our home. Now, I’m the Mama and I still...
An activity advent calendar for all the family
This must be about our sixth year of making an activity advent calendar, and we still love it as much as ever! Even the girls who are now all...
5 great Advent Calendars for grown-up girls!
You’re never too old for an Advent Calendar! And these days there are so many to choose from – it doesn’t have to be a chocolate one {though I...
Gift Guide: Kiddos
Sharing a few gift ideas for kiddos today, I’m not guided by trends too much, just by things that my kids will love. I especially love gits that last a...
Competition || Win a Lindt Bear Advent Calendar
The fab folk over at WOW FreeStuff have a delicious Lindt Bear Advent Calendar competition running right now. With Christmas just around the corner, my kiddos are getting excited about the...
Festive Rituals | Stockings
Do you do stockings at Christmas? For me, I think it’s one of my favourite things. We’ve had a Christmas stocking tradition for the past 12 Christmases now. The first...
Christmas Day Dinner – getting ahead of the game
With just over two weeks to the big day, I’ve got my plan ready for what we’ll be eating for our Christmas dinner, as well as timings and preparation. Christmas Dinner...
35 Advent Activity Ideas
With just a week until December 1st, I’ve been putting together this years activity advent calendar. I’ve made the kiddos an activity calendar for the past few years, and they love...
Getting ready for Christmas Decor
Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s getting excited about decorating the house for Christmas already?! Come the middle of November and I start to get impatient, we...
That was Christmas!
A week on, I thought I ought to share a couple of Christmas photos before the New Year arrives. The kids were as excited as ever for Christmas this year,...
It’s beginning to feel like Christmas
Finally… that festive feeling is starting to creep in, for me at least, I know my kiddos have been excited forever. Normally I’m on the Christmas bandwagon as soon as...
A simple festive season
Yikes… it’s very almost December already! After a funny couple of months, I suddenly realised about a week ago that the festive season was almost upon us, and I hadn’t...