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    How to spend Boxing Day?

    The run up to Christmas is busy but I found this year that everything was been done by the weekend which meant we were able to slow down and relax. With school finished we could enjoy the end of Advent with our Advent calendars, and actually read our Advent books and enjoy the stories. It felt good to have a slower Christmas this year. I even found we were able to drop some of our family traditions, such as making reindeer food, without the children noticing. Sometimes it feels like there are so many things you have to do to…

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    Aladdin at Harrow Arts Centre, London

    It’s just not Christmas without panto and this year we were delighted to be invited along to Harrow Arts Centre (HAC) in Harrow, London to watch Aladdin. Following the success of Immersion Theatre’s The Wizard of Oz (2017) and Beauty and the Beast (2018), Harrow Arts Centre are delighted to welcome Prime Pantomimes, a partnership between Immersion Theatre and Selladoor Worldwide to HAC this Christmas. Aladdin at Harrow Arts Centre, London Prime Pantomimes make bespoke, high-energy visual feasts packed with audience participation, call and response, music, and West End-standard performances to create unforgettable shared family experiences. With heaps of audience…

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    Best ways to remove marks and sticky handprints on glass

    Disclosure – this is a collaborative post Bifold doors are a fantastic way to add flow to your home, highlight views, and even open you to outdoor benefits. These versatile designs are energy efficient, and a fantastic addition to any Aylesbury or Buckinghamshire home. Whether you want to spend more time outside or let your kids roam, you could undoubtedly benefit from considering installation. Best ways to remove marks and sticky handprints on glass The only trouble is that, given the sheer size of windows, bifold doors can get mucky. Marks and fingerprints galore can litter glass and ruin appearances,…

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    Win a hamper of festive Haribo treats

    Disclosure – Haribo gifted us some of the products used in this post Decorating a gingerbread house is one of our family traditions. Over the years we’ve baked them from scratch and tried kits from every whee we can find them! There’s something lovely about filling the house with the smell of freshly baked gingerbread and the children just adore having free rein to decorate our creations however them like. So I was delighted when Haribo got in touch and gifted us a selection of products to decorate a gingerbread house and share the festive fun. How to decorate a…

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    Celebrating Christmas at Hughenden

    Before anyone gets excited I should perhaps clarify the title of this blog post. No, we haven’t been invited to spend Christmas Day at Hughenden Manor, but we visited last weekend to meet Father Christmas and enjoy their winter activities. Hughenden Manor is our favourite National Trust property and we try to visit at least once during the seasons. You might think a visit in winter would be a little dull but we love it as the staff and volunteers make sure they pull all the stops out. Having visited Father Christmas there a few years ago, we knew we…

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    A visit to The Museum of Architecture’s Gingerbread City 2019

    On Monday I was lucky to visit to The Museum of Architecture’s Gingerbread City 2019 at Somerset House. I stumbled across this a few years ago and couldn’t wait to visit. Gingerbread City is an annual exhibition, now in its fourth year, organised by the Museum of Architecture. It aims to connect the public with architecture in an exciting way, and spark important conversations around cities and how we live in them. And yes, everything is made of gingerbread – an absolute dream for me! A visit to The Museum of Architecture’s Gingerbread City 2019 The Museum of Architecture challenges…

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    Win a Playmobil: The Movie bundle

    It seems ages since we were invited to watch Playmobil: The Movie in London back before the Summer holidays started. We’ve always been fans of Playmobil so were excited to watch the first motion picture inspired by the popular brand of toys. We thought it was a hilarious adventure through the fantastic universe of Playmobil, and loved the different Playmobil worlds, from Pirates to the Romans, the City and Dinosaurs! Playmobil: The Movie Just in case you haven’t seen it let me tell you a little about the film. Marla and Charlie are two ordinary children with Marla finishing school…

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    Monday Happy List {Week 269}

    I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a post I always enjoy writing. Monday Happy List {Week 269} We are embracing Christmas in our house this week. The children spent all their money at the Christmas Fair at school. Over the weekend we put up our Christmas tree, decorated the house, posted our Christmas cards and baked Christmas tree brownies. Somehow we’re managing…

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    Harry Potter Lex-GO! word game {review}

    I’m a huge fan of word games. I have my own two children and also work in a Secondary School, so I’m always on the look out for a game which is both fun and educational. We have quite a few letter based games and we often get them out of home, as I love to encourage my own children with their home learning. Harry Potter Lex-Go word game! We recently received the special Harry Potter Edition of Lex-Go! to try out at home. This is based on the classic word game Lexicon and the popular Lex-Go! which uses letter…