As a family I thought this year would be perfect to start some new Christmas traditions. Little man wasn’t really old enough to understand what was going on last year so we just kept things pretty much as normal. When I was a child all of the traditions we had obviously made Christmas that bit more exciting! This year we have made salt dough decorations. I will continue this for a few years with letting them paint and decorate some each year, whether it be for our tree or gifts. We have been to visit Santa. This year I have …
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Visiting Santa
On Wednesday we took little man for his first visit to see Santa. I had been debating it as he didn’t go last year for his first Christmas, but I didn’t want to take him this year just in case he was scared and I ended up wasting money (mean Mummy I know!). In the end my Mum twisted my arm, as were going to take him to see the reindeer anyway so I thought we may as well go whilst we were there. I had seen lots of photos of the Santa and Winter Wonderland at our local garden …
Portable North Pole – Make Christmas Magic
Any parent knows that the magic of Christmas lies in Santa – be that visiting him, or even better, receiving a personalised video message from him to treasure! Many of my Mummy friends last year posted videos their little ones had received from Santa at the PNP – Portable North Pole. I was considering one for little man last year but he really had no idea what was going on – this year he is recognising Santa so I thought it’d be the start of a great tradition. When making your own premium video message from Santa you have a variety of …
Christmas crafts – Salt dough decorations
I decided this year that I wanted my Christmas tree to consist of more handmade/homemade and traditional decorations, rather than my usual modern pink & silver look. I was looking around Pinterest for some decoration ideas and there was a lot of salt dough – I’ve never tackled it before so thought I would give it a go with little man. I especially wanted to make hand print Santa’s – turns out little man didn’t and he just kept trying to eat it! I figured that he wasn’t going to cooperate this year so I did them all myself in …
Our 1st family Christmas
We’re finally back at home after barely being here since Christmas Day. We’ve had a fun action packed Christmas – it’s been amazing; everything we wished for, for all these years, and I can’t wait until next year as little man will be able to open his own presents and understand just that little bit more! Christmas Eve I sent hubby out with little man so I could get on with a few last minute bits; he said he had to get me a couple more pressies anyway. I decorated the Xmas cake, then I made mince pies, and then decided to make coconut ice while …