Christening or naming day on a budget

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Christening or Naming Day  This won’t be for everyone but some of you, for religious, spiritual, sentimental or traditional reasons (or even because of family pressure), will be holding and hosting one of these special days for your baby. Whole books can be written on the topic and such events can be as simple or [...]

Valentine’s Inspiration: Love tips for new mums

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Not every day can be Valentine’s but when you are a new mum it’s sometimes hard to feel that there is any romance left betwen you and your partner Do not neglect this oh so important relationship. He may not have the cash to buy you flowers and chocolate once a week like he used [...]

6 affordable Valentine’s Gifts that aren’t boring

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Valentine’s Day will soon be here and many men will give their wives or girlfriends the usual gifts of chocolates, flowers and lingerie. Men, however, can be difficult to shop for. Whilst it’s tempting to buy a voucher and let them choose something they will like, why not buy something original for Valentine’s and give [...]

A Sack of Suprises and Scooby Doo

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We got sent a lovely sack this Christmas time tied in festive ribbon with a jingly bell. The kids were VERY excited. Take a look at my  (really badly made- new phone sorry!) homemovie  of them opening it!! As you can see the kids received a whole host of excellent Dvd’s form Warner Brothers.  How [...]

Top tips for getting toy–ready for Christmas

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The big day for millions of families world wide is only a few days away. Here are my top tips for getting toy-ready for Christmas. Clear the Decks  – Why not have a day dedicated to clearing out all the broken, outgrown, unused and uncared for toys that clutter your home. Have a bin and [...]

Guest Post: Home-made wrapping paper : fun and frugal

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A guest post form SnafflesMummy You have bought your Christmas gifts, shopped around for the good deals and tried to save money on your gifts but then it gets to wrapping them and you can end up spending a fortune on the wrapping paper. The luxury paper is expensive and the cheap paper is worse [...]

Four creative ways to celebrate Christmas on a budget

Guest post from Pockit Christmas is all about our children and our extended families, but unfortunately it is hard to ignore the economic pressures that are causing many families to feel the pinch.  However, there are many ways you can use your creativity to not only enjoy Christmas and put a smile on your little [...]

Once upon a time …some bloggers wrote some bedtime stories for Save the Children

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I am really thrilled to share with you a litle project my children and I have been part of. I have always loved creating stories with my children and we were asked to be involved in a wonderful project for Save the Children to write a story simply beginning Once Upon a Time…we had so [...]

Before you visit Santa and spend your money check this out…!

I have already posted this on family-budgeting. For any of you that haven’t made it over to my new site  it’s for all the familys budgeting needs including older kids. I couldn’t not post this here though too…I’d hate you to miss out. Santa’s portable north pole is one of my all time favourite things on [...]

Have a Cuddle for Children in Need.

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Pudsey and Blush fans are able to make their  own BBC Children in Need mascot at any of 55 Build-A-Bear Workshop® stores across the UK with £5 from the sale of each Pudsey and Blush Bear going directly back to the national charity Appeal.  11.5 k were sold last year. Blush Bear who is Pudsey’s ‘BBF’, likes [...]

Recycling your pumpkins!

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Pumpkins  If you do buy a pumpkin I would advise getting one pumpkin pretty last minute (they don’t half smell when they’ve gone off ICK!) or you will end up buying two. Kids love to see these lit even really little ones and they can be great fun. Nice to put in your hall or [...]

Brit Mums Blog Carnival – Call for Posts!

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The Brit Mums blog carnival is being hosted here on 25th october. There is no theme but bloggers need to submit posts from the past month. The rules are one post per blogger and nocommerical or sponsored posts. Do get your posts to me by Sunday 23 at 7 pm latest to be included.Any theme [...]

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