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Time to get Christmassy! Queensgate sets the stage for its ‘Festive Fiesta’
Continue ReadingQueensgate Shopping Centre is kicking off this magical season with their ‘Festive Fiesta’ on Saturday 17 November. Families will see the centre come to life at 10.30am with this complete magical takeover. It’s time to get excited, our ‘Festive Fiesta’ is unlike anything we’ve done before,” said Centre Director at Queensgate, Mark Broadhead. The regional […]
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Visiting Santa’s Grotto at Wyevale Huntingdon
Continue ReadingThe Christmas festivities began in earnest last weekend with the Christmas decorations going up at home and a special visit to see the big man at Santa’s Grotto in Wyevale Garden Centre, Huntingdon. The magic for the children began the moment they walked through the front doors and were greeted by the moving Polar Bears […]
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An afternoon at Sea Life Centre Birmingham
Continue ReadingLast year we were very lucky to be chosen as Sea Life Centre Birmingham Ambassadors which meant that we could visit as many times as we liked for free. The Beans loved having this role and learnt a lot in their many visits during the year. Spooky Seas During October half term we were invited […]
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The Magic of Christmas when they still believe
Continue ReadingEven 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. Christmas […]
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The North Pole comes to Sea Life Birmingham
Continue ReadingThey 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 […]
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Santa and the Pirates that don’t want Christmas
Continue ReadingAs 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 […]
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Christmas Around the World
Continue ReadingIf 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 […]
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Top 5 places I would love to travel to with my children
Continue ReadingThe start of 2016 has left me feeling pretty flat if I’m honest, it just seems to have been one bad thing after another and I’m starting to lose faith with people in general so I’m turning my thoughts towards the future and to happier times, times of new adventures and wonder. As a family […]
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Saturday is Caption Day – #SatCap 12/12/2015
Continue ReadingI’ve been a bit rubbish at doing weekend posts for a while, I just never seem to have the time to get everything done but earlier this week we attended Little Bean’s School Carol Concert and I took this photo of Jelly Bean watching. I thought it would be perfect for a #SatCap post. I […]
