This post contains items sent to us for the purpose of this review. At Christmas I absolutely love giving photo calendars as gifts, because it’s something that will be used daily, and is a lovely way to remind the recipient of what you all look like if you don’t see them often, especially important in… Read More
This post contains items sent to be featured in collaboration with Moonpig.com. Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate mums, grans, mother figures and any other female role models in our lives. Of course, there’s no reason we shouldn’t celebrate, thank and appreciate our mum’s every day, but it’s nice to make sure we’re extra… Read More
In a bid to reduce waste and give useful gifts this year will be the second year we’ve used a ‘fill your own’ advent calendar. Last year the kids shared one (though they got a surprise each) but this year they will have their own as we have been sent a wooden light up calendar… Read More
Some inspiration for (mostly) educational kids gifts, like puzzles, games and crafty things.
Buying gifts for kids can be hard. If you ask them what they want on a Friday it’ll be different by Saturday. Then if they see an advert on TV or catch a glimpse of your Amazon home screen then they’ll have a whole load more ideas to chuck into the mix. My six year… Read More
After a bleak and normally frugal January, Valentines is a date to look forwards to for most, as even if you aren’t loved up you can celebrate with other single friends and moan about all your pals in relationships! For us Valentines day comes a few days after Sam’s birthday and a couple of weeks… Read More
Christmas is approaching, and like many people, you may have a feeling of rising panic that starts to mount when you think of present buying. What about all those people you need to buy for and how are you going to get them something different and unique this year? Don’t resort to vouchers again. Go old-school… Read More
Aunts and Uncles, Your Brother and Sister in law, maybe even your mum and dad – all the gifts I’ve collated here should give you plenty of ideas! I often find it hard to find presents for people who live together especially if i’m more friendly with one over the other. I’ve put together a… Read More
I love reading books to the kids, and Athena is now starting to try to read books herself- she’s definitely way more interested in the actual story-line these days rather than just looking at the pictures. I’ve put together a bumper selection of amazing books you can add to your kid’s Christmas lists, each one… Read More
Ahh, kids at Christmas – there’s nothing lovelier than seeing their happy faces as they open their gifts, and it makes all the anguish over what to get them worth it! This endless struggles over which items to leave off their list (we’re not made of money!) and the inevitable panic when they suddenly tell… Read More