The run up to Christmas this year has been all about chilling out and spending time together, mainly because I've been ill but actually it's been quite refreshing. We've spent time with our friends and done lots of inside things together and I'm almost positive that our poor Christmas tree is probably going to collapse under the weight of all of our homemade decorations.Thanks to Marks and Spencers for sending us some lovely craft things and some presents for the kids - they were great at keeping them occupied and we had lots of fun making the paper chains and painting the tree … [Read more...]
Last Minute Gifts – A Cook’s Hamper….
Last year Mr Frugal who is notoriously not great at buying presents surprised me with a really thoughtful gift. It didn't cost much but the fact that it was clear that he'd thought about it so well made it one of my favourite presents, despite it probably being the cheapest.He bought me lots of cupcake making and decorating things - everything from a beautiful kitchen time to some lovely cake cases and sparkly sprinkles. There was even a cupcake recipe book to go with it!How nice is that? You could easily make similar themed versions - a pizza lovers set including a pizza cutter … [Read more...]
Last Minute Gifts – Homemade Sweetie Hamper….
If you're struggling for an idea for a present for the chocolate lover in your life you could always try making them your own homemade sweet hamper. We make one every year for Mr Frugal and it's not only excellent value if you compare ours to the ones you can buy in the shops, it also means that you can pick and choose the chocolates and sweets that you put in it.We've been stashing the chocolate away for the last month or so whenever we've seen a bargain - I think the above little lot cost less than £6.00 and we have extra left from some of the multipacks to eat as a reward for making … [Read more...]
Seven ways to appreciate what you have at Christmas….
This time of year, more than any other, makes me realise just how lucky I am.I could focus on much loved family and friends who are no longer with us or one of a number of things that are on my mind right now but instead I'm choosing to think about the good things in my life because they massively outweigh the things that make me sad!I have a lovely family with children who amaze me and make me proud every day, a good job which I am lucky enough to only work part time hours at, a lovely home near the sea and some fantastic friends - both on and offline. Lots of people don't have that … [Read more...]
Our five favourite free family activities to do at Christmas….
Christmas is probably the easiest time of the year to keep children entertained for free because there's so much going on for them. Even the most basic activity can be made more exciting by adding a bit of a Christmas spin to it ;-)So with just over a week to go, I thought I'd share with you our five favourite free things to do at Christmas:An obvious one but our favourite thing at this time of year is to spend time together watching Christmas films. We close the curtains, put our pyjamas on and the kids bring down an assortment of blankets, pillows and teddies and we snuggle down and … [Read more...]
Christmas family fun on the internet…
A lot of our family Christmas traditions have come from mine or Mr Frugal's childhood and we've carried them on with our own children because of the memories they gave us when we were young. But we've also introduced a lot of our own traditions, some of which are only possible now because of the internet.Christmas is all about family and we all love anything that helps make it that bit more magical - over the years we've found a few sites that we go back to year after year so I thought I'd share our favourite three ones with you:NORAD Tracks Santa We love tracking Santa on Christmas … [Read more...]
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