When I say luxury, there’s nothing in this recipe that’s expensive. So I don’t mean luxury in that sense, but more in the sense that this hot chocolate is ridiculously rich. We only really have this at Christmas because you really don’t need it throughout the whole of the year! …
Without a doubt, other than the family side of things and being with loved ones, food is a massive part of everyones Christmas. This year, in absence of the former, Christmas Food might just be the comfort we seek! I love hearing what kind of culinary delights people knock up …
Previously I’ve never actually done a Christmas Eve box for Grayson, but because of how this year has panned out Covid and the pandemic, I really wanted to make it as special as I could. When I saw this lovely Christmas Eve box in Home Bargains (I actually saw it …
Read moreWhat’s in our toddlers Christmas Eve box – Blogmas Day 22.
This might sound a bit cheesy, but 2020 has been a stinker of a year – and I wanted to write something that might offer a bit of comfort and solace for people when, quite frankly, it’s all a bit crap right now! Hey 2020! We knew you’d be a …
Read moreChristmas Wishes – an open letter to 2020 – Blogmas Day 21
This post actually perfectly coincides with a hashtag challenge I’m taking part in over on our Instagram, if you’re interested in finding out more check out littlepaperswan to see the challenge and her beautiful photos. Today’s post was on Christmas traditions, and that’s what today’s blogpost is on as well. …
I’m putting this at the very start, and we can move on – Die Hard, for me, isn’t a Christmas movie! Maybe I need to re-watch it, maybe I’m too traditional, but it doesn’t make this list, sorry 😉 It’s a bit of a cliche list, but these are our …
Father Christmas is a topic of discussion that I’m sure many parents have gone backwards and forwards on. Whether they want their children to believe or not, what he brings, and how they’d ever explain things if their children started to ask questions. This is something that Mark and I …
Read moreTalking to children about Father Christmas- Blogmas Day 18
I don’t know about you – but I have some really vivid memories of my childhood Christmas. So I thought it might make quite a nice post for me to talk about those years gone by in the Stevenson family – as I’ve done previously in blog posts – and …
I’ve found as Grayson has gotten older, that he loves doing crafts more and more – so why not do Christmas Crafts!. This has been the case even more during December, because he’s aware of Christmas and Father Christmas and some of the meaning behind it. So because of this …
Today, we’re upping it a bit and moving on to the indulgent side of Christmas – namely – the festive drinks. Of course, it’s not mandatory that you have an alcoholic beverage at Christmas, it’s very much personal preference, but if you were looking for an excuse to crack open …