Toddle-Law Number Four, which states that:the smaller the nose, the greater the snot. … [Read more...]
The ghost of Christmas past
Christmas always had a precision to it. I awoke on Christmas morning, more often than not was awoken by my younger brother, and sat on my bed unpacking my stocking. Once I'd reached the tangerine and gold chocolate coins that were tucked at the bottom, I'd take my stash into my parents' bed and show them all that Santa had given me. After my brothers had done the same, mum would go downstairs to get us all a drink. I never understood until I was … [Read more...]
Edible Sparkle gifts for teachers (and mums!)
These Edible Sparkles are so simple you can make them with your children, yet they look so effective people will think they took hours to create! These are easy to make with small children too: they love bashing the honeycomb for example. I made the chocolate disc shapes with the melted chocolate and left my two girls to add the toppings themselves. They did a great job and took real pride in making the gifts for their teachers. If you … [Read more...]
Better late than never, right? No bake salt-dough alternatives to decorate your tree.
PD has been a bit off colour of late so we've been staying at home doing some winter craft. As she is a big raw-dough consumer, I came up with an alternative to prevent her overdosing on salt, with a little help from the Usbourne 50 Christmas Things to Make and Do book. All you need is some old bread, cookie cutters, and some paint.And in my case, a plain wreath I bought from Ikea.Step 1: cut out your shapes from the bread. I'd recommend … [Read more...]
Festive swear words on the Christmas Countdown
There have been a few extra bodies in our bed of late, and before you start thinking that you've tuned into the wrong blog and that it should be beyond the watershed, I refer to:1. The Wonder Hound, who whined so pitifully in the night because she was cold that we brought her into our room just to shut her up. She obligingly curled up under the duvet at the bottom of the bed to warm DHs toes.2. The Pocket Dictator, who woke up cold (not … [Read more...]
Silent Sunday: Oh Christmas Tree
Posted for Silent SundayChristmas Challenge and the Christmas Decoration Tour … [Read more...]
What to watch: Top Five Christmas Films
You've got to admit that it's really not Christmas without the Queen's Speech, the afternoon movies that you doze off through and the repeats of Only Fools and Horses. In fact I'd hazard a guess that the topic of Christmas television will be unavoidable in the next few weeks: either you will talk excitedly about things you are looking forward to, or you will moan wholeheartedly after the event about the rubbish on TV and how there were too many … [Read more...]
