Last year, we started the tradition of an activity advent calendar. It was to spread a little extra Christmas magic as we found ourselves in a mix of Lockdowns and Tier Systems. We couldn't do any "big" Christmas things so I set about making us little activities we could do each day. The girls fell in love! They truly loved every moment of it and we had that dedicated family time each day. So of course, the girls[...]
These pancakes go down a treat with the girls. We had them on Christmas morning last year and now I think they have become a crucial part of our Christmas. So simple to make and you can adapt things as much as you like too. I have used mini marshmallows and chocolate chips instead of big ones and eyes. You really can chop and change this one to whatever you have in the cupboard. It's such a perfect treat! S[...]
It's the 12th of November 2021 and Cathryn is getting festive. I ate my first festive sandwich yesterday and I'm slowly starting to hum Christmas songs to myself. So I think it's time. Plus I need to share all my recipes and crafts and photo ideas because it's not actually that far away is it? Christmas to me is a lot about my childhood. The memories of being together, the terrible cracker jokes, the endless roast[...]
Okay, I think I might be in full festive mode over here. I find November a little bit flat, to be honest (sorry November babies), all the excitement of Autumn and Halloween is coming to a close or over and it's not quite time to embrace everything Christmas, but at the same time all the content I can think about making is festive. I have lists of lists of Christmas photo ideas and Reels. I am so ready to add even mor[...]
I have a confession to make. Cheesy Christmas films have my heart. As soon as midnight strikes on the 31st of October and Halloween are over. Christmas films are officially allowed to start. This tradition started when Norah was a baby, I had nothing to watch and she used to start the day at 4am, so cheesy Christmas films have now become a firm part of my life haha! I have such lovely memories feeding Norah, cosy und[...]
Half term is approaching or has already started for some of us. So I thought I would share two fun activities that you can do over the half term. Both involve making Halloween characters from either biscuits or marshmallows. And truthfully there is no right or wrong to this. You can set up edible eyes, sweets, and icing and let the kids get creative. It's so nice to watch them create their own masterpieces. The g[...]