Did you know there was a Playmobil Advent Calendar? We certainly didn’t until we received the Dress Up Party Playmobil Advent Calendar to review as part of our role as a #PLAYMOBILPlayologist. What we also didn’t know is there is a whole range of exciting non chocolate advent calendars in the range suitable for boys and girls, no…
For those of you not already in the know, Doc McStuffins is a six year old girl who ‘fixes’ toys, with a little help from her stuffed animal friends, Stuffy, Hallie, Lambie and Chilly. This year, Doc has been transported to McStuffinsville to become the Chief Resident of the Toy Hospital, where she and her toy…
A little bird told me that Santa would be dropping by intu Derby shopping centre this Christmas and asked if we would like to pop along. The girls are so excited about all things Christmas this year, I knew they would love a trip to see Santa and to visit the Elf School.
Christmas is literally only just around the corner, and if you haven’t bought any gifts yet, you’d better get cracking. Don’t worry though, Zena’s Suitcase is here to help you out and save you trawling the web for hours or dealing with hoards of Christmas shoppers. You knew I wouldn’t leave you hanging, right? it…
Lapland UK: This week we went on a very special road trip to visit the most magical of all Christmas destinations. We set off from Nottingham in search of Lapland UK to find Santa and his Christmas elves. We were given a destination of the Enchanted Forest. Fortunately, sat nav had heard of it. It was…
Drayton Manor have helped us kick off the festive season with a new Christmas tradition. We were invited to Drayton’s Magical Christmas to meet the big fella himself, Santa Claus and enjoy all of our favourite Thomas Land rides.
I was so looking forward to the Christmas break, having family time and eating too many chocolates then the nursery Christmas newsletter arrived and it all came flooding back. The truth about Christmas with a toddler is that nursery is closed for a week and a half. Oh no! What were we going to do. Playgroups cease…
It’s all over now for another year, but I love that the tree is still up and there’s still turkey in the fridge. Hey, we even got a few centimetres of snow helping Christmas linger on. Everything slows down so we can feast with family and drown in wrapping paper and I’m in no…
For weeks now I’ve been trying to remember my childhood Christmases. It shouldn’t be too difficult should it really? Unfortunately for me it seems to be quite a challenge. I can’t remember any happy memories, but I’m sure there must be some. The only thing that seems imprinted on my mind is getting a horrible…
When it’s dull and grey outside there’s nothing like a bit of Christmas sparkle to lift your spirits. Some tinsel and Christmas lights can make a massive difference to feeling the festive magic and it really doesn’t have to cost as much as you think. This is why I jumped at the Poundland Wonderland Challenge to…
We’ve all done it. Left buying that important person a gift because we’ve a) forgot b) have no idea what to buy them or c) been so busy time has just run away with you and before you know it, it’s Christmas in less than 2 weeks! Eek! So to help you out, here’s my…
My little Princess is a huge fan of the hit CBeebies show Q Pootle 5. She watches it every morning, without fail before she heads off to nursery. She loves the adorable inhabitants of Okidoki so imagine her excitement when she found out there was going to be a feature length Christmas episode. If that…
When Villa Plus asked me which of their destinations I wanted to chose to help me create a festive celebration I knew it had to be the Costa Del Sol. As a family this is one of our favourite holiday destinations and we would spend Christmas in the lovely fishing town of Nerja in a…
Christmas is such an amazing time of year don’t you think? I love all the present buying (even though I can’t say I’m too fussed about wrapping), spending time with the family and enjoying a lovely feast together. Turkey anyone? For so many years I’ve been guilty of going overboard, with either presents or food…
I love Christmas. To be fair it hasn’t always been that way, but now I’m lucky enough to have my own family it really is a magical time. It makes up for those that weren’t quite so cheery back in the day. When we’re faced with dark nights and the many surprises a British winter…
Christmas is a magical time of year, but if you’re not careful it can soon become a very costly one that you are paying for for months afterwards. We are all keen to look for great bargains and make our money go as far as possible, and it can be done with a little ingenuity….