Christmas Eve is one of my favourite days of the year, I just love the anticipation. For kids, the excitement of the day before Christmas can be almost too much to bear, so they need to be kept busy. If you’re looking for ways to do that, here’s what to do on Christmas Eve, a […]
Christmas with Kids
All of my Christmas content, all in one place, including the posts where I am very Baa humbug about Father Christmas and the one where I debate whether or not my children should buy each other Christmas gifts.
There are also some useful posts in this section. There is a great post about non toy stocking fillers so that you can avoid adding more “tat” to your house and a review on the excellent “Santa Sleepover” at Gulliver’s Land.
If you’re the artsy type or just keen to make some Christmas teacher presents with the kids, you might also like my Seasonal Process Art section.
Fun and Easy Flat Easter Eggs to Make with Children
While 3D Easter Eggs are pretty tricky to make at home and would be too complicated to do with young children, these flat eggs are super simple and really good fun. They can be done by any age from toddlers up to older children. Even I enjoyed having a go. What you Need to […]
The Six Stages of Writing Christmas Cards with Kids
Every year I sit down to write Christmas cards with the kids, and every year I forget how it will inevitably turn out. This year, we are waiting on the school to find out if the kids will be allowed to exchange Christmas cards. I’m secretly hoping they won’t be! Here are the 6 stages […]
Christmas Chapter Books for Older Children
When my children were small, every year we got out our Christmas book collection and the same time as the Christmas decorations and that was nearly as exciting as decorating the tree. While they still enjoy some of their old favourites (Father Christmas Needs a Wee in particular!) at 8 and 10 I realised we […]
Useful Stocking Fillers for Children – Non Toy Items They’ll Love
I don’t know about you but my house is full to bursting with tat. The kids seem to collect it everywhere they go. When they go to my in law’s there’s always a visit to the charity shop. When they go to my Mum’s there’s always a trip to the corner shop. Every party they […]