The only downside that I can think of to Christmas is wrapping presents - I absolutely hate it. You can always tell which is my gift in a Secret Santa present line up - it's the one with no smooth edges or corners, bits of sellotape hanging off it and the odd tear in the wrapping paper.I just about manage to get by with wrapping my family and friend's presents (with a lot of help from the gift bags I save throughout the year) and making them look half way presentable but tackling the kids presents is my worst nightmare. I do have my own little system to make it as easy as possible for … [Read more...]
Snow Flavoured Ice Cream (That’s ice cream made out of actual snow)….
I'm so sick of this snow but I have to admit that there's something very magical about if from a kids point of view, especially at this time of year. They never seem to tire of playing in it and I've never made so much hot chocolate in my life!Seeing as we're stuck in the house today, we decided to have a Snow day and do lots of snow related things (I know, we live a very exciting life don't we?). We started the day snuggled up on the settee with our quilts watching Snow Buddies which is actually quite good for a film starring five talking dogs and then, after a quick Google for other … [Read more...]
The funniest thing you’ll see this Christmas….
Make your own for free at Elf Yourself - All you do is upload a picture of yourself and choose which style dancing you want to do.... I guarantee you will have laugh so much that your sides will hurt, my two had tears rolling down their faces when they watched it!I'd love to see yours if you do have a go, leave a comment to let me know and I'll pop over and have a look ;-) … [Read more...]
How to have a Frugal Christmas – Make your own chocolate tree decorations….
A Christmas Tree isn't a Christmas Tree without some chocolatey treats hanging on it is it? But I begrudge paying £2+ for six little chocolate shapes when I know that I can make my own cheaper (and bigger) versions.So, this afternoon I bought 10 Cadburys Magical Elves chocolate bars and sellotaped a loop of Christmas tree lametta to the back of it and voila, a yummy chocolate decoration was born ;-)I bought the Magical Elves bars because they were only 5 for £1 (and possibly because they're purple and match my tree) but any small chocolate bar or wrapped sweets would be fine and you … [Read more...]
How to have a Frugal Christmas – Fun Stuff to do together….
There's so much fun to be had at this time of year, so I thought I'd do a quick round up of some of the activities we've done over the last couple of years - just click on the title and you'll go right to the post about it. Reindeer DustA must have for Christmas Eve - how else is Santa going to find his way to your house?Homemade Snow GlobesWhat's Christmas without a snow globe or two?Christmas Spice BiscuitsDelicious and if you use a straw to make a hole in them before cooking, you could even hang them on the tree.Make a Free Personalised Video from SantaI can't … [Read more...]
Christmas Trees – Colour coordinated or not….
Once upon a time, before I had children, I used to have a lovely colour coordinated tree. In its former life, it was a display tree in a shop and I was lucky enough to be there doing my last minute shopping on Christmas Eve when it was being taken down to make space for the after Christmas sale. I picked it up for next to nothing including all of the pretty lilac and silver ornaments and although it never looked as pretty when we decorated it, it still looked gorgeous.Gradually though, the children's decorations have begun to take over and every year it's looking less and less like … [Read more...]
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