Family Christmas Photoshoot with Splento
All of our family portraits have always happened around Christmastime, it's just so easy to get a few snaps of us, and then grab as many adorable Christmas themed photos of our daughter. Our first was when Lydia was only a few months old, and the second was when she was about two and a half. Some of the best photos were from that photoshoot, but it's been nearly three years later and so it was high time that we got another set done. Since moving to the UK we were at a loss for how or where to book…
Zach’s Quest: A Tale for Christmas Book
Although I actually tend to read quite a few Christmas Children's books to my daughter, I don't usually spend the time to review them on this site - usually because they're very mediocre and formulaic. Most of the Christmas Childrens books I read feature Disney or other cartoon characters and the 'Christmas' aspect of the story isn't the main focus. Not so with Zach's Quest: A Tale for Christmas, where the plot is unique, and the adventure is exciting! Author Matt Dragovits takes a new elf themed tale and adds in a splash of Faith to make a story that's…
Family Christmas Craft: Pasta Angels
There has always been a tradition of making crafts for Christmas in my husband’s family. The kids love taking them back home and it is a great way to keep a souvenir of this special day, particularly since we moved to London. Two of the crafts that have had a great success in the family are the Pasta Angels and capsules figurines; we made some angels with pasta last year and used coffee capsules the year before to make little Christmas figurines. These little Christmas ornaments are easy to make and won’t cost you much. You will need. To make…
The Best Disney Christmas Movies
Christmas is a time for traditions and one of the best holiday traditions is sitting down with the family for a night of festive film magic. Christmas and Disney go hand in hand when it comes to all things magical, so here’s a list of the 5 best Disney Christmas movies that you can watch year after year. The Nightmare Before Christmas A Disney classic that is still a big hit with kids today, start the Christmas celebrations early, from the run up to Halloween to the big day itself. Chaos and confusion occurs in Halloween Town when pumpkin king…