Month: December 2012

Center Parcs and Tots100 perfect Christmas elf!

Some of you may know that we are Center Parcs bloggers next year. Whilst we are very excited about the prospect of visiting and reviewing Elveden Forest, we are also looking forward to some creative challenges. As it’s Christmas, they have set us the challenge of writing a poem about the Christmas Elf. I like to get handy with a pen so here is my take on the elf: Colouring in was done by The Bug, who wasn’t thrilled to be asked – ahem… There are still some coveted Center Parcs blogger places up for grabs! If you think you could …

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Murder Mystery party nightmare… Wot so funee

Mummy is catching up on Strictly via Sky plus. Behind the salsa beat she is listening to the background patter of my feet, roaming around upstairs. I’ve been down for cuddles twice; each time I was met with understanding and a supportive hug. The third time I was told firmly that enough was enough, and sent back to sleep. But I can’t… I had a fantastic day today. Mummy’s friend had a birthday, and what she wanted most was a party with children. They had set up a Murder/Mystery game for us, Cluedo-style. My friend’s Dad was a genius at …

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How to get your Mum to do Christmas craft: Wot So Funee?

“Bleurumph!” I stated, quite categorically, as Daddy blundered into my room and banged on the lights yesterday morning. Normally I would have been up at least 40 minutes earlier, pretending not to read the book I had surreptitiously stashed under my feet the night before. Without going into distasteful detail, let’s say I was off school with a tummy bug. I languished in bed listening to 1D whilst the Bug reluctantly donned his uniform and attempted to resist the inevitable school-run. I was still drowsing and disgruntled in my bed, so I received a Powerade and a cuddle, and was …

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Wot so Funee? A video from Santa

Every year around this time the Bug and I receive a personal message from Santa. He sends us each a video in an email to Mummy, and it really is exciting to see what he says about us. We know he really is watching us, because he has photos of us, and knows all about our holidays. So seriously, you actually do have to be good all year, and not just in the run-up to Christmas! We also know he got our Christmas wish lists, because he knows exactly what we’ve asked for. Now, this all happens by the magic …

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Kids and alcohol

We put our Christmas tree up yesterday. The iPod oozed twinkly tunes, the cinnamon sticks got a spray of festive scent, and we spent a happy afternoon rediscovering Santa books and stockings, last year’s home-made cards, and the Silent Night snow-globe. Then came the magical words all children long to hear: Fancy a glass of mulled wine…? Christmas is here, which means Mummy would normally drink quite a lot of wine. It’s ok, we don’t mind, it’s even quite cool, because she gets happy, and happy is always good. She gets the guilts too, about our plastic cups of water, …

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One stylish outfit, endless moves…

I am a very lucky girl. Having seen fit to send me an outfit I never thought my mother would approve of for the MAD Blog Awards, River Island surprised me a few weeks ago with some winter warmers. They have come in pretty handy this weekend, as the temperatures dropped, and our festive spirits began to seep out of the loft, dusty with the promise of broken baubles and indecipherable Christmas cards. This is my chosen outfit for the grand decorating of the Christmas tree – festive, cheeky, a little bit sparkly, and totally cool. I wonder what the …

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