Make your celebrations go with a bang with the right gifts, decorations, paper products and planning.
I was never really into Halloween before the Beans came along, sure I attended the odd Halloween party as an adult if one of my work colleagues was throwing one but even then I’m sure there wasn’t as much made of it as there is today. Ever since Curly was little we have got him … Read more
On Friday Jelly Bean and I visited newly refurbished and renamed store, Poundworld Plus in Wisbech. It is the second Poundworld Plus to open following the Nottingham store in September. Poundworld Plus is part of the already successful Poundworld group but it’s more that just a ‘pound shop’. Approximately 75% of their products are priced … Read more
How can it be Thursday already?? This Easter weekend has been a lovely long weekend of family time, relaxation, crafts and fun but as usual it’s over all too quickly. Our Sunday started very relaxed which was very welcome bearing in mind the clocks had changed. The Beans all busied themselves doing crafts and playing … Read more
I know at Easter the traditional gift to give is chocolate but when you have a big family, your children can end up with LOADS of chocolate and whilst we would never NOT give chocolate at Easter, we do prefer to give our Beans just a little bit of chocolate and then a gift instead. … Read more
All that preparation, all that anticipation and Christmas is over before you know it. Thankfully, ours was a lovely relaxed family day. The children woke at 6am and screeched with excitement when they saw presents spilling out of their stockings and further piles of presents in the lounge. By 8am the first wave of presents … Read more
Last year as the countdown to Christmas began I saw Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest flooded with alternative Advent ideas. One such Advent which stood out for me was the Book Advent because the Beans LOVE Books and I saw it as an opportunity for a daily Christmas Activity which would bring the family together. … Read more
It’s funny how the online quizzes pull you in, one minute you’re saying I’m not getting involved in that rubbish, the next you’re ticking the multiple choice questions, deliberating on your choices. That was me earlier today, whilst checking through my emails I saw an email asking if I had been Naughty or Nice this … Read more
Oohh Christmas! I love Christmas – the gifts, the music, the mince pies, the cookies and assorted Christmas treats, and most of all – the decorations! All sparkly and shiny and glittery and pretty and did I mention sparkly? I have a pretty big family – 5 brothers and sisters with their assorted children, 3 … Read more
I don’t know about you but I’m a big kid when it comes to Christmas, I probably get as excited about it as the kids do! I love doing things to make Christmas special, to give them lots of happy memories which hopefully they will retell to their families when they are older and perhaps … Read more