We had a brilliant Christmas this year, the kids got everything they'd asked for and more, except for one present that never arrived because the order got messed up (Thanks Asda!), there were no arguments or tears or overtired temper tantrums - in fact, it was as close to a perfect Christmas as you could imagine.We have a set routine at Christmas, we each have stockings that we hang on our bedroom doors for Santa to leave a satsuma, chocolate coins and a small pressie in and we always sit on our bed and open these before sending Mr Frugal downstairs to see if Santa's been. Then we all … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas….
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE LOTS OF LOVE THE FRUGAL FAMILY … [Read more...]
Snowman Soup….
We're a bit short on Christmas spirit over here at the moment so if you have any spare, we'd be grateful if you could send us some.... The kids have been ill on and off for almost two weeks now, I'm exhausted because they're not sleeping properly and Mr Frugal is working really long hours in the run up to Christmas so he's shattered as well. As you've probably gathered, we're all feeling a bit sorry for ourselves at the moment.On the plus side, things are starting to look up a bit, the kids seem to be a lot brighter today and tomorrow is Mr Frugal's last day at work so we've decided … [Read more...]
Christmas Spice Biscuits….
You know me, I love an easy peasy recipe so when I found this one for Christmas Cookies over on Parentdish, I couldn't resist trying it.Christmas Spice Cookies250g plain flour 125g butter 125g brown sugar 1 small beaten egg 3 teaspoons mixed spice pinch of saltPre heat your oven to 190'C / 375 F / Gas mark 5Beat the butter and sugar and then add the beaten egg to the mixture bit by bit.Add the rest of the ingredients and mix them all together until you can get your hands in and make it into a ball of dough.Roll out the dough until it is about 1/2 cm thick, … [Read more...]
Ever Fancied Being an Elf….
We've had a Frugal Family Elf Yourself makeover and I genuinely don't think that we have ever laughed so much at something. Have a go and let me know as I'd love to see yours too x x … [Read more...]
Santa Letters….
I hope you enjoyed the personalised videos from Santa, we showed ours to the kids last night and they were absolutely fascinated - Miss Frugal is definitely a believer again (for now). Today's Magical Christmas post is all about sending your children a letter from Santa. I always do this as I love to see their faces when the postman brings them a letter of their own. Here's a few different ways to send a special Santa letter to your child: You could get your child to write to Santa at - Santa/Father Christmas, Santa’s Grotto, Reindeerland, SAN TA1. This is the Royal Mail's … [Read more...]
