I found it hard to find the right Christmas card for hubby this year. Most of the ones in the shops had sentiments looking forward to a “magical Christmas” or “the best Christmas ever” or “making happy memories” and other similar thoughts. Trying to find one that expressed what I wanted to say – that… Read More
Last year’s festive day out enjoying A Winter’s Tail at Chessington World of Adventures was a special one for us. It was our last family day out before Jessica’s Fontan procedure and it was such a magical one for our girls. They loved meeting Father Christmas and Jessica particularly loved the Gruffalo notebook gift she… Read More
I have happy memories of childhood Christmases and making crackers and paper chains. They’re so simple for children to make with little, if any, adult help and are such fun to do. For this month’s #BostikBlogger craft, I’ve been revisiting my childhood and having fun making some simple Christmas decorations with Sophie. Christmas… Read More
A visit to Father Christmas is always a magical part of the run-up to Christmas. We were recently invited to the Little Diggers Christmas Grotto event at the Wyevale World’s End garden centre. Sophie was so excited at the prospect of going to see Father Christmas. The path to Santa’s Grotto took us… Read More
For the last few years we’ve had a star at the top of our tree. This year though, our tree will be topped with a very special angel – our little heart angel Jessica who died in April. Last year Jessica enjoyed helping me make figures for a shoebox Nativity using polystyrene balls and paper… Read More
Thank you to all my lovely readers for following my blog this year. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and wishing you all the very best for 2018.
I always like to book one special Christmas event for the children – one where they can get to meet Father Christmas whilst doing other activities, and generally having a magical day out. This year, we booked tickets for A Winter’s Tail at Chessington World of Adventures. It was our first time visiting Chessington at… Read More
