In my last post, I shared with you my motivation to make a budget Lapland holiday a reality and how we managed to get the best deals on flights, accommodation and the sleeper train from Helsinki to Ro...Read More
Making Lapland a Reality Not everyone has the thousands and thousands you’d expect a week’s holiday in Lapland to cost and even if they did, not many families want to spend a huge chunk of...Read More
Ok, be honest…how many pumpkins have you bought this year. If you are anything like me you may have got a tad carried away at the pumpkin patch and can’t seem to resist the supermarket one...Read More
At four years old, my girls have just about grasped the concept of months. This has taken some time but by involving them in physically turning the pages of our calendar and discussing the upcoming ev...Read More
Of course you could go all out on an elaborate Christmas Eve box brimming with goodies. But if you’ve already splashed the cash on the main event or want to keep costs down, then there are still ple...Read More
At this time of year, it’s nice to have a few festive games up your sleeve for when the excitement gets too much. I find taking a little time out together to play and focus on can calm everyone ...Read More
It’s Christmas! Hopefully you’ve got most of your gifts sorted. You may even be organised enough and have them wrapped already. Go you. By now, you probably know where you’re spendin...Read More
Hands up if you’ve got people to buy for that you always struggle for ideas. We all do. Maybe it’s family that are far away or cousins you don’t see regularly but yet you still want ...Read More
Don’t you just love this time of year. The anticipation and build up to Christmas is so lovely. For us, December is a month to make extra time for family and enjoy lots of festive activities. Most o...Read More
Last year was our first attempt at Elf on the Shelf. I opted to buy a cute elf soft toy rather than the official quite creepy looking elf. Wilko did a friendly alternative and they even stocked gift t...Read More
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