Create your own Mini Christmas Market at Home

Create your own Mini Christmas Market at Home

Last month, we received the sad news {that we all knew was coming, let’s be honest!} that our annual Christmas continental Market was cancelled. Thousands of people attend our Christmas market, day in & day out, everyone shoulder to shoulder. So social distancing just would 

Happy Easter, lockdown edition!

Happy Easter, lockdown edition!

Happy Easter! I think we can all agree that Easter was a little weird, this year. Right? Having an Easter lockdown edition was very weird, but we made it work. The weather has been glorious! Like, I’m waking up every day, seeing the sunshine and 

My 2020 intentions {no resolutions here!}

My 2020 intentions {no resolutions here!}

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! It’s the first day of a brand new, shiny year and I’d like to say I’m excited? But quite frankly {and truthfully}, I’m still very tired. Not even a cup of tea helped this morning! But anyways…hello January 1st! Being the 

Christmas Eve Box Ideas

Christmas Eve Box Ideas

Christmas is such an exciting time of year for all ages, but there is something undeniably magical about injecting more excitement into it all for our children. This is where the magic of a Christmas Eve box comes into it and more importantly, Christmas eve 

Bringing back  a love of writing letters & finding penpals

Bringing back a love of writing letters & finding penpals

After sharing my post about sharing my daughter’s grief and loss on Facebook, I shared something else. I asked my friends on Facebook if their kids would like a penpal.  Annabelle developed a letter-writing bug and she was in search of people to write too. 

A Fun Football Festival with IFA & McDonalds!

A Fun Football Festival with IFA & McDonalds!

Football has a firm place in the hearts of my two younger children. Jacob has a shelf in his bedroom covered with trophies and more medals than I can count. Annabelle recently started a Football after school activity and could not love it more. She 

The most wonderful Easter holidays with my gang!

The most wonderful Easter holidays with my gang!

I don’t think I have ever been able to say this before and I hope by saying it that I’m not jinxing anything. But, our entire Easter holidays had minimal bickering from the kids. Minimal. This is unheard of and I’m not sure what has 

A little April catch-up!

A little April catch-up!

Wow, I didn’t realise how long it had actually been since I last put together a catch-up post. Which is a real shame because so much has been going on and I have lots to tell you about. First of all, Hello! I hope you