The animated film of The Snowman first graced our screens back in 1982 when I was just seven years old, although it is one of those films that I remember clearly and have watched many times over during it’s annual viewing each Christmas. The 20th anniversary film released in 2012 shares the snowman’s adventure with another little boy along with …
A Sparkly Christmas at Lush
Christmas at Lush is a sparkly, glittery and seasonally fragrant affair that will leave you feeling all festive with all the products and gifts they have on offer. I had a preview on the launch day of the new Christmas and Halloween ranges as they were fresh into my local store in Plymouth, to see what amazing new products have launched …
ijustloveit.co.uk Online Gift Store – Review
I Just Love It is a wonderful online gift store, with a wide variety of gifts, many of them personalised giving them added meaning to the recipient. They also have things that are a little bit different from the high street, meaning you can find something unique and special for birthday’s, anniversaries and Christmas etc. I chose a selection of gifts, …
Our Christmas 2013
Christmas is the perfect time for family to get together and enjoy relaxing, although it’s always a bit hectic with young children around. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get Christmas Eve off work this year so luckily my mum and dad offered to look after the children. They took them out for the day to a local garden centre to …
The Night Before Christmas – Book Review
The Night Before Christmas by Parragon books is the perfect book to read to children on Christmas Eve or anytime on the run up to Christmas. This Parragon picture book is a lovely quality with beautifully illustrated full colour pages by Henry Fisher that are sure to delight any young child. The front cover is glittery and gives a magical …
The First Christmas – Early Reader Book by Orion – Review
The First Christmas is a great story for this time of year, written especially for young readers in this Early Reader by Orion books. My daughter who is 5, picked this up as soon as it arrived and sat and read the entire book out loud to me. It really appealed to her being very topical for December, and something …
Lightbulb Baubles – Crafty Christmas Decorations
When Lightbulbs Direct suggested using old lightbulbs and recycling them into Christmas decorations, I knew someone who’d be up for the challenge. My daughter Miss M loves her arts and crafts as is always keen to make something, forever looking for items in the recycling bin to glue together. I hadn’t thought of using old lightbulbs before, but I found her a …
Christmas Activites for Children from Vertbaudet
Children love to make things at Christmas time and Vertbaudet have come up with a lovely selection of things to keep them occupied on the run up to the big day! Here’s a list of things you can make and do: An Advent calendar Paper garland Paper pompoms Letter to Santa Colouring pictures Christmas gift tags Woollen pompoms Paper stars …
Win a Thorntons Christmas Chocolate Bundle
It’s the season for chocolate, well it is all year in my book, but hey at least you can enjoy it at this time of year without worrying about your waistline. There are a vast array of special designs and moulded figures available for the festive season that look almost too good to eat. Thorntons have come up with a …
Christmas Pringles – Sweet Cinnamon and Mint Choc
We all get excited about Christmas and Pringles have certainly brought a bit of festive fun to their ever popular potato snacks this year. They have released two limited edition flavours just in time for the festive season, Sweet Cinnamon and Mint Choc. So, I can imagine you are all thinking – what do they taste like? Well with my …