Santa is everywhere in December & I think seeing him too much can sometimes take a bit of magic away. Especially for slightly older kids. So here some of my fave non-Santa related festive activities if you want to avoid the man in red!
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Meet The Glasgow Forts’ Christmas Elves
Take an elfie selfie with at the Fort & post to social media with the hashtag #elfatglasgowfort & you’ll be entered into a £250 gift voucher prize draw!
St Enoch Centre Shopping Trip
I was asked to take part in a blogger challenge to find Christmas outfits for the kids from the shops in the St Enoch Centre. So baby boy and I took a wee shopping trip…
Santa’s Woodland Experience
A friend went to visit the man in red at Santa’s Woodland Experience in Balfron last year. These are her thoughts. Spoiler alert: she loved it, and so did her entire family!
My festive bucket list 2016
There are lots of Christmassy things I’d like to do with the little lady this year to make her first Christmas as a big sister a special one. This is my festive to do list…
Edinburgh Christmas Festival
We took a little day trip through to see the Christmas festivities in Edinburgh yesterday. Such good fun. Turns out the little lady is an adrenaline junkie! She had a wonderful time in Santaland! There are quite a few different rides: a little dragon rollercoaster, a helter skelter, reindeer ride (with bubble snow and bells to …
George Square at Christmas
We took advantage of the dry weather last night & got a bit Christmassy down at George Square. There is so much to see and do down there at this time of year, and it’s so beautiful all lit up! We spent a while wandering around seeing the big wheel, ice rink, huge Christmas tree & …
Non-toy Gifts for Toddlers this Christmas
Family & friends keep asking what they can get my little lady for Christmas. The truth is, she really doesn’t need anything. We’re still wearing some of the clothes that we got when the Little Lady was born She especially doesn’t need lots more toys. 18 Non-toy Gifts For Toddlers This is a really nice …
26 incredibly meaningful gifts you can give your kids
Ok ok. So most of these are gifts for when your kids are much older. But I’m starting to feel a bit Christmassy. And they are such lovely ideas. (And some you’d have to start making now to gift in 18 years!)