Ooo I love Christmas! Putting up the decorations, buying presents and wrapping them, then trying to find as many empty cupboards and drawers as possible to hide everything in! I love the planning, the family time and the excitement! I just love it! I love the food, although my waistline doesn’t love it anywhere near as…
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An Elf for Christmas: Week Two
Read moreSo I finished last weeks update on Saturday when our Elves turned the magic beans that the girls had buried into candy canes. Unfortunately on that very same Saturday, the girls weren’t very well behaved. Therefore when they awoke Sunday morning they were greeted with the following site. Both of the elves had cards from…
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Christmas Money Saving Tips
Read moreChristmas is one of the busiest and most expensive times of the year. If you have a large family and lots of friends then your bank account is definitely going to feel the pinch, but there are lots of things that you can do to help you save some money in the run up to…
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Three Days of an Elf for Christmas
Read moreThis year we’ve introduced an Elf for Christmas to our twin girls. We’ve never done the whole Elf thing before, but after being sent one to review which aims to promote good behaviour I was keen to give it a go. I planned out what activities our Elves would be doing each day. You can read…
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24 Days of Elf Visitor Activities
Read moreThis is the first year that we will be having two little visitors. Thanks to the lovely people over at An Elf for Christmas, our twin girls are going to be visited by two Elves. A boy elf and a girl elf. You can read my review of An Elf for Christmas here, but in…
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Christmas Gift Guide 2016
Read moreThis year’s Christmas Gift Guide is packed full of toys, books and more! It doesn’t contain any Hatchimals, so those of you who are frantically trying to get hold of one can switch off for a few moments and have a nose through my top picks for 2016! For Kids An Elf for Christmas £24.99…
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How much should I buy the kids for Christmas?
Read moreThis post was inspired by an email conversation I had with my sister a few weeks ago. We were talking about Christmas and what we were buying our kids etc., when my sister asked how much I was buying our twins for Christmas. Up until that point I hadn’t really thought about it. I replied…
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Avoid Overspending At Christmas With These 12 Tips
Read moreThere are only eight weeks left until Christmas and it is time to get started if you want to save up and buy some presents. You can avoid finding yourself panicking on Christmas Eve and overspending on gifts by planning everything in advance and sticking to a budget. Start by asking yourself how much you…
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An Elf for Christmas Review
Read moreChristmas is such a magical time of year, even more so if you have children. Watching them writing their letter to Santa, visiting his grotto before the big day and then having the pleasure of watching them opening their presents on Christmas morning, it just so enchanting! Over the past few years we’ve made up…