Yes, I know Christmas is still several weeks away, but it really does creep up on you and I always find it better to be prepared than panicking closer to the time. I tend to …
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5 Things I’m Looking Forward to This Christmas
As I may have mentioned *ahem*, Christmas is my favourite time of the year and I have made lots of fun festive plans for this month to fully immerse myself in the Christmas spirit…. Here …

Mummy Mondays – A Wonderbly Christmas
I can’t believe its been almost a year since we did our very first review with Wonderbly for their fantastic Lost my Name book. Since then, the blog has come on leaps and bounds and …

Christmas Gift Guide – For the Man in Your Life
Now we are a full week into November I think it’s totally acceptable to be talking about Christmas. I’ve got a few gift guides coming up over the next couple of weeks but I thought …

What was in my Sanctuary Advent Calendar #3
This post was a little delayed as I refused to open my advent calendar in advance as I loved the little surprise gift each morning (and totally miss it now) so I couldn’t schedule the …

Merry Christmas Eve! Our Plans for Today
This Christmas Eve we have all three children so we will be spending the day as a family and really getting into the Christmas spirit. I have plenty of craft activities stocked up and late …

What I Love about Christmas
I make no secret of the fact that Christmas is my favourite time of the year. But what makes Christmas so special for me? What is it I love in particular? I think the main …

‘The Girl who Saved Christmas’ by William Thomas Thach
One of the most magical parts of Christmas has to be the stories. The children adore books and love story time, especially at this time of year when our bedtime reading takes on a Christmas …

How to Host the Perfect Pre-Christmas Party
Ok, before I start this, I’m talking party in the small gathering with a couple bottles of (in this case mulled) wine sense rather than a full on rave which will have the neighbours banging …

Chocolate Spread Christmas Tree
When Ed and I saw the Nutella Christmas Tree video on Facebook last week we knew we had to recreate it as it looked totally delicious. We decided to swap Nutella for Cadbury Chocolate Spread …
