It’s one of the warmest days of the year so far… and I’m writing about Christmas. But there is (of course) a reason for that – other than that I’m really behind in my blogging! These days you have to book really early to see Santa, and I mean early. I booked my ticket for... Continue Reading →
Visiting Santa at Dobbies Garden Centre, Wallington
It's still only September but bookings are already filling up for seeing Santa. Last year (2021) with all the uncertainty still around COVID-19 for a second Christmas in a row, we were a little cautious about booking to see Santa somewhere expensive and then having to cancel. As our daughter was only three we felt... Continue Reading →
Christmas Eve box for a three-year-old
Following on from previous blog posts about what you can put in a Christmas Eve box for a baby and ideas for a Christmas Eve box for a one or two-year-old, unsurprisingly perhaps I now bring you... what can you put in a Christmas Eve box for a three-year-old? Here’s what is in our Christmas... Continue Reading →
Rice Krispie Christmas Tree Treats
These little treats are easy and fun to make and are great for a children’s Christmas party or to make at home with your kids. They don’t involve any baking, and just one pan which children can do under supervision. The idea came from FoodFanatic.com but I adapted it a little. Melt 100g butter in... Continue Reading →
Activity advent calendar ideas for toddlers
This year I’ve given in and decided to buy my daughter an expensive advent calendar where you get a little toy behind each window. They aren’t cheap – usually £20-£25 – but for several years pre-parenthood, I got my husband the Lego Star Wars advent calendar and he got me some sort of beauty advent... Continue Reading →
Handprint Snowman Christmas Bauble
I wasn’t intending to do any more posts about Christmas crafts but this one is so good I couldn’t resist. Again it’s an idea I saw online in several places so there isn’t a specific one I was inspired by. It makes a lovely keepsake gift and one that is particularly good for this locked... Continue Reading →
Crafts with toddlers – how to make a Christmas wreath
This is a fun craft to do with children, though young children will need quite a bit of parental involvement. It also makes a nice keepsake or gift for the grandparents! This is a festive wreath made up of hand prints - or rather, hand shapes - decorated with holly pom poms. I got this... Continue Reading →
Santa’s Grotto at Woodcote Green Garden Centre – Review
We are all hoping that Christmas 2020 will have at least some resemblance of normality but it certainly won’t be the same as last year. Santa has been officially given the go-ahead to travel so children will get to visit him this year even if it has to be in a socially distanced way. And... Continue Reading →
Seeing Santa at Chessington Garden Centre – Christmas Wonderland
Christmas is coming – it may still seem a while off, and with the uncertainty over coronavirus and possible further lockdowns, it is difficult to make plans for this year. But many of us will want to carry on in the assumption that we can visit friends and family and still do a lot of... Continue Reading →
What do you put in a Christmas Eve box for a baby?
There are so many Christmas traditions to share with your family that you may not even realise are traditions- leaving a mince pie and carrot out for Santa and Rudolph, placing the Christmas stockings in a particular spot (mine and my sister’s were always at the ends of our beds), chocolate coins for breakfast on... Continue Reading →