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Winter Wonderland

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All The Fun of The Fair at Winter Wonderland

4 Dec

We’ve been back to London so here’s our review of Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2017!   Have you been to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London? We were recently invited to visit and I have to say we were not disappointed. Normally we’d steer away from anything that requires any expense and save such visits for a treat. You guys… View Post

Advent Calendar For Mums

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Advent Calendar For Mums

1 Dec

Why should the kids have all the fun of advent! I love a calendar just as much as they do so this year I made my own mummy calendar to milk the advent period too… It’s not just for mums you can adapt one for dad too 🙂

in Christmas· Embrace Imagination· Magical Adventures· Outdoor Fun

Elf Arrival – Discovering Reindeer Poo

24 Nov

We decided to go on a magical festive adventure to see if we could find any signs of Christmas reindeer in the woods and ended up finding our very own elf! A few days before, I made some reindeer poop using play dough and glitter and hid it in my pocket along with a Christmas elf. This is how our elf… View Post

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Make Santa’s Magic Key

24 Nov

Here’s some secret storage for Santa’s Magic key. I revamped the old idea of secret compartments within books to make a magical secret storage book for Santa’s key. This magical key enables Santa to get into our house on Christmas Eve. We will leave it out besides our Christmas elf door for the elves to take out for Santa when… View Post

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70 MORE Elf On The Shelf Ideas

24 Nov

We love Elf on the Shelf so we got together with our Facebook followers to put together the ultimate list of tried and tested Elf antics to inspire you this Christmas. We had so many suggestions that this is the second in our series!

in Christmas· Embrace Imagination

Finding Rudolph’s Dropped Antler

24 Nov

CHOCOLATE COIN HUNT, XMAS HOUSE & FINDING MAGICAL CHRISTMAS REINDEER ANTLER Did you know that Christmas reindeer shed their antlers? It’s a natural process and if you are really lucky you will stumble across them once they have dropped. But even more elusive are the learning antlers that Christmas sleigh-pulling reindeer shed at the end of their magical flight training to… View Post

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The Magic of Christmas at Bluestone

24 Nov

We had the pleasure of visiting Bluestone for a short break and were invited to try out their magical Christmas experience Kingdom of the Elves. And I have to say that it was indeed magical! We’re no strangers to Bluestone and it has firmly become one of our favourite places to stay during January so we were delighted to have… View Post

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