What we enjoyed playing with at Christmas
We had a major fail this year when I totally forgot about the time and my intention to take N to the local Christingle service. By the time I remembered, it was too late to go, so that’ll have to…
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Party idea: Pizza making at Pizza Express
I’d not come across this before (can’t believe how I missed out hearing about it!), but we went pizza making at Pizza Express for our team’s work Christmas lunch. If you’re looking for something a bit different for a party…
Christmas traditions success or failure?
Christmas is full of traditions, and although our piecemeal Christmas is a bit odd (feeding has to still be done in the morning and afternoon), I still like to try to make it special with certain traditions that work for…
Round up of 2013 – the good, the bad and the ugly
Nothing like leaving things to the last minute, but I’ve tried to remember sooner than I did last year, about posting my review of the year. There’s been some major changes for us this year with family and work, and…
How to pimp your candles – glitter, paint or otherwise
I’m not really a big candles fan – well, they look pretty, but we don’t really have anywhere to put them in our house, and I don’t burn them so they’re kind of pointless on the whole – but I’ve…
Social Fabric Virtual Gift Exchange – JadeLouiseDesigns
I’m not sure where I am at the moment in terms of feeling Christmassy. I want to get excited because I love Christmas and this will be the first year that N really understands a bit more about it, and…
Swimming badges and achievements
This week’s swimming class was the last of the year. After a week off with an ear infection, we were keen to get back to it especially with a 3 week break coming up for Christmas. The lesson was very…
Getting dressed, and cardigans and jumpers
N does come out with some classic phrases, as do most toddlers. He’s now getting to the stage where he wants to get himself dressed and undressed. Or really, not dressed at all, as he seems to remove socks and…
Jigsaw storage ideas
I wrote a post about jigsaw storage a while ago as I was trying to find better ways of storing them. Jigsaws for babies and toddlers are often the wooden boards so there’s no box, and even N’s larger tractor…
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Visiting Father Christmas at Millets Farm
Visiting Father Christmas at Millets Farm, includes fun activities with elves, a gift, mince pies and photo opportunity.
Birthday party pandemonium
The round of 3 year birthday parties has started. As it’s hard to get a date for N with him likely to have the same weekend chosen as one of his NCT friends, I think we’re just going to have…
