1. Table activities. Christmas dinner can be a long, drawn out affair. Much longer than young children would usually be expected to sit at the table so arm yourself and others. I plan to pen G in with as many people as I can to avoid any escaping but I also have a few table … [Read more…]
This year, I’ve decided to choose my ultimate favourite items from this year, group them together and put them in one place for your viewing delight. For Babies My ideas for babies are on the practical side but they are amazing none the less. While my video review for the Brother Max 6-in-1 thermometer may … [Read more…]
It may be early December but we are on full Christmas countdown here now and for me, that means one thing. Christmas films. Here is my top 5. The Muppet Christmas Carol. I made this number one for a reason. It has been my favourite since I was young myself. The sound of … [Read more…]
I love Christmas books for my children and while Father Christmas and Snowmen firmly have their places in our collection, I also like a few books about the real meaning of Christmas. Boo leans about the Nativity at school and I think it would be unfair to not reflect our faith at home. Lion Children’s … [Read more…]
The weather has turned and it is now time to think of readying our many animals for the cold and dark winter. Here are some of the things we do. 1.Get coats. Many young animals would benefit from a coat. I’ve seen calf coats for sale at the back of the farming papers. I … [Read more…]
This week I could hardly believe my eyes. People have actually been putting their Christmas decorations up. In mid-November. Now before you accuse me of being a Christmas scrooge, I am the biggest fan of Christmas. Ever. However even I think it is too early. Here’s why. 1.Everyone does a big clean before the decorations … [Read more…]
You may think Christmas is ages off but we only have seven more Fridays until the big day. In my eyes, it is never too early to plan so here are five ideas that you can do now to get ready for Christmas. 1.Make a list. This is my favourite thing to do. Make all … [Read more…]
This is my fourth year of writing about the Bents Christmas displays. What is different this year though is that rather than it be a treat for my birthday at the end of October, I was invited to have a sneak peak before everyone else. I like to think of myself as a Bents VIP … [Read more…]
I think you all know me well enough by now that I find it very difficult to say no to new animals. So when Baby Born got in touch to see if we could give Sunny and Baby, her foal a home, I just couldn’t say no. They arrived in a lovely (horse) box and … [Read more…]
Last Christmas, I really wanted to get a Bright Beats Dance and Move Beatbo. Unfortunately it had sold out in most places by the time I decided to buy it so we didn’t end up getting one. So when Fisher Price got in touch about the Bright Beats Dance and Move BeatBoWow, I snapped it … [Read more…]
