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
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...
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...
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...
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...
7 great printable advent calenders
The past few years, I’ve made my kids an advent calendar that has a fun festive activity inside each day. They love seeing what we’re going to do each day...
Feeling Festive {at last}
So, a week to go until the big day, and I’m finally feeling excited instead of stressed and that festive bug has got me…. It’s been a busy month, working...
50 fantastic family Advent activities
The past couple of years at Christmas I have made the kiddos an advent calendar full of fun advent activities. Each day has had one fun, festive thing to do...
Festive Tunes
We always have music on at home – either the radio, the ipod or some vinyl. Come December I love to dig out my Christmas Vinyl collection and play some...
Christmas Chocolate Bark
Not really a recipe, but oh my goodness is this tasty {and fun to make!}. This is one of my stand-by, last minute gift ideas. Perfect if you suddenly realise...
Festive Snow Jars
We’re hoping for a White Christmas this year… last year was a little disappointing on the snow front, and the big kiddos are desperate to be able to go sledging!...
Spiced Hot Chocolate Mix
Cold days are perfect for curling up on the sofa with a warm blanket, a good book and a cup of delicious hot chocolate. I love love love this spiced...
Lavender Bags – Kid friendly craft
Lavender bags have long been a great gift idea. Pretty and useful and they smell wonderful too. The girls and I collected some lavender, and set about making a stack...
How to make your house smell like Christmas
The kiddos opened the envelope in the advent calender I made them to find the card that says ‘Put the tree up’ – they are SO excited {and so am...