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...
Tag: Christmas
Life, lately
Ah! December! Seems the whole world is in full-on Christmas madness right about now! I *think* that I am almost ready, I just have the most enormous pile of wrapping...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Christmas!! We’ve been counting down until the first of December for the past few weeks, {im}patiently waiting to be able to start the Christmas decorating! I’ve really been looking forward...
The Spirit of Christmas Fair – Competition
The Spirit of Christmas Fair is the biggest Christmas market in London, and it presents an exciting collection of independent brands. Discover exclusive new boutiques, all hand-picked for their quality...
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!...
Four classic and timeless Christmas gift ideas
Christmas hamper image by lutrus, shared under a Creative Commons Licence One of the best things about Christmas is receiving all of those lovely gifts but there’s just as much...
Memory Jars
If you are anything like my family, then on every walk that you take, you end up coming home with a pocket full of ‘treasure’… stones, shells, feathers, acorns, pretty...
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...
DIY: Journal Kit
I love to journal, and it’s a love I’m passing on to my daughters. We put together these little journal kits to gift their friends this holiday season. Perfect for...
What Mama Wore
Happy second day of December! I hope that you’re all getting excited for Christmas now?! We’re feeling pretty festive here. I dug out the Christmas vinyl yesterday, we had a...
Gift Guide: For Him
one- Beer GiftSet // two – Slipper Socks // three – Chili Sauce Kit / four – Gift Vouchers // five – Chocolate Tools six – Plectrum Maker // seven...