Even though I have tipped the scale of 40 years of age I still remember clearly the magic of Christmas as a child. The excitement of Christmas day in the lead up to it, helping my family to decorate the Christmas trees and the anticipation wait for my Aunts, Uncles and Cousins to arrive. Memories … Read more
There is one aspect of Christmas that I look forward to every year and that’s our annual festive day out with our lovely friends MumtoC and family. This year MumtoC had spotted ‘A Fairytale Christmas at Doddington Hall‘ on the outskirts Of Lincoln. Online it looked beautiful and wasn’t expensive either. We paid £28.50 for … Read more
We have been re-telling the story of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (#BearHunt) for as long as I can remember, but it’s been even more popular in the house over recent months with Jelly Bean, who just loves it. It’s a story he has known well from preschool, but his love was cemented further … Read more
We always buy the Beans one DVD each for Christmas. We still try to do our #familyfilmnight as often as we can although this isn’t every weekend like it used to be, we always seem to have such a busy schedule. For the Family Pete’s Dragon This is a film I remember from my own … Read more
They say the best laid plans often go awry and in our case that is certainly true at the moment. Last weekend we had planned to take the Beans to Sea Life Birmingham for our last blogger trip of the year to see Santa. Unfortunately, we spent the day in hospital with a poorly Jelly … Read more
There once was a time that you wouldn’t be seen in public wearing anything as atrocious as a Christmas Jumper but these days they are everywhere and people are always trying to out-do their friends, family and colleagues to find the wackiest festive woolly jumpers they can find. Tomorrow, Friday 16th December is the PERFECT … Read more
As a family we are no strangers to LP Creatives and their entertaining children’s shows so we were delighted when we were invited to see their latest offering at Stamford Corn Exchange. Unfortunately, our house has been plagued with illness since that evening (nothing to do with the show) so I’m only just getting around to … Read more
If there is one time that makes you think about people from all around the World, then for me it’s Christmas. A time for families and friends to come together to celebrate but have you considered all the different traditions. I discovered this lovely Infographic from Bright Horizons Child Care in London which illustrates Christmas Around … Read more
I am no stranger to Poundland, tending to go there once or twice a month to top up the home shopping, buying brands names at, you guessed it £1!! (Although you can also buy some great value items for a little bit more). I make big savings on crisps, biscuits, snacks, cereals and household cleaning. … Read more