A lot of us are starting to feel the pinch at this time of year – the endless Christmas lists, the expensive food and drink, the continual TV adverts showing your children the latest ‘must have’ toys – everything seems to involve us emptying our pockets. So I am always…

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This week I have found myself thinking about Christmas crafts to make with the children. There are some things we do every single year, and I would also like to introduce some new ideas. One of our favourites is salt dough decorations. Salt dough is super easy to make, and the children…

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Christmas is coming – there’s no denying it. The children are bubbling over with Christmas excitement already, so when we were asked to review the new ‘Santa Sprint’ game from the people behind the Portable North Pole I just knew it would satisfy their Santa cravings. For now at least… The game…

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The children wanted to do some baking this weekend, and with it *almost* being December, what better thing to make than Christmas cookies? Ingredients 175g butter 75g caster sugar 275g plain flour Writing icing to decorate Method Cut the butter into small pieces, then add to a bowl with the…

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You know that Christmas is really on the way when the Christmas lights are switched on in the town. And this year it was an extra special event for Gemma as she was asked to take part in the lantern parade.Every year, children from each school in the town parade…

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