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Tag: Christmas

{Free printable} Winter Wonderland Preschool Packet

{Free printable} Winter Wonderland Preschool Packet

Posted on December 22, 2021January 3, 2022 by jenny

It’s been a while since we added free printables to our site but I couldn’t resist these gorgeous Winter Wonderland preschool activities to our site. We’re huge fans of Winter and love any activities around the theme. We are delighted to add this selection of Winter Wonderland activities for kids. There are four fun activities…

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Elf on the Shelf magic egg trick

Elf on the Shelf magic egg trick

Posted on December 21, 2021December 27, 2021 by jenny

It’s funny to think that we only introduced our children to Elf on the Shelf 5 years ago in 2016. It’s a really fun tradition and definitely helps make the run up to Christmas day go quickly. What is Elf on the Shelf? In case you haven’t heard of this tradition, it was started by…

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Gingerbread White Russian Cocktail recipe

Posted on November 3, 2021 by jenny

We love this time of the year. We have family birthdays and of course the festive season to look forward to. Our diary is filling up fast and we are all excited to catch up with family and friends over the next few months. We are already beginning to stock up on festive food but…

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Dissolving Candy Cane experiment

Dissolving Candy Cane experiment

Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 by jenny

My 9 year old loves an easy science experiment at home. I wanted to try a fun experiment with her but with a Christmas twist and came up with a really fun dissolving candy cane experiment. My daughter just loves a candy cane and the skittles experiment we did earlier this year inspired us to…

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How to design your own Thank You cards

How to design your own Thank You cards

Posted on December 12, 2020August 30, 2022 by jenny

Disclosure – post in collaboration with Font Bundles I don’t know about you but if my children receive gifts for their birthday or Christmas then I always encourage them to send a Thank You card. Not only is it polite, but I’m always looking for ways to encourage mindfulness in my children. Over the years…

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DIY gingerbread man bauble

Cricut-made DIY gingerbread man bauble

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 by jenny

I love everything gingerbread so couldn’t resist whipping up some sweet Cricut-made DIY gingerbread men baubles to decorate our Christmas tree. I love crafting with my Cricut machine and this is such a fun way to make your own decorations. Every year I try to add a few new decorations to our Christmas stash and…

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Simple Brass Himmeli Star decoration

Simple Brass Himmeli Star decoration

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 by jenny

Trying new crafts is one of my favourite things. A few weeks ago I finally got round to making the Brass Himmeli star craft kit from Geo Attic. Originating from the Swedish word for sky or heaven, himmel, the Himmeli are a traditional Finnish ornament, a mobile decoration that is traditionally made out of straw, or…

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{Free printable} Christmas plaid wall art

{Free printable} Christmas plaid wall art

Posted on November 26, 2020 by jenny

I just adore decorating for the holiday. Make your own Christmas Free Printable Wall Art easily with our free printable. Just print out the wall art and frame it to make your own wall art. Our free Christmas printable art features gorgeous buffalo plaid design with the word Joy. Although 2020 hasn’t been the happiest year, Christmas is…

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Easy Slimming World mince pies

Easy Slimming World mince pies {recipe}

Posted on January 11, 2020 by jenny

I’ve been following Slimming World for a couple of months now. I’ve followed Slimming World before and it works really well for me, if I stay on plan. When I signed up to a plan I received an eat, plan and be merry book which I found really useful over Christmas. It’s a time of…

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