Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – Amie Gift Set. Gentle skin care for Teens
I’m loving the Amie range. It’s so gentle it’s perfect for the that pre-pubescent skin that has troublesome little spot outbreaks, but which you really don’t want to submit to the harsh chemicals of the ‘spot treatment’ gubbins. Lots of girls have lovely skin that experiences episodes of extra-oiliness and breakouts during their teens and twenties. In their quest for effortlessly blemish-free skin,...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – Farmville Hungry Hungry Herd
For all the digital gubbins in my children’s life, I find there’s still a place for the old traditional board game. There’s nothing quite like being gathered around the table on a wet Sunday afternoon, yelling and shouting at each other as you desperately try to win (competitive? us? ). One of our old trusty favourites form when the boys were really small was Hungry Hippos – and it’s still as madly fought...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – the Photo Calendar
I used to resist, thinking they were a bit… tacky. Shocking, I know. But in recent years, I was requested by the Mother In Law to create a photo calendar with the last year’s pictures of the children for her kitchen, which I willingly did. Last year, I could resist no longer and ordered a second copy for myself… and I have just thoroughly enjoyed completing this year’s. Apart from the joy seeing the...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – Clara, The Dress Up Doll. LOOK!
Have you met Clara yet? Oh, you’re going to LOVE her. Y’see, Clara is grumpy. She does not like having to stand around in her grumpy pants AT ALL. This gorgeous set of two oversized postcards & extra outfits has all you need to dress Miss Clara up in her favourite clothes. Reminiscent of the paper dolls we used to play with when we were little – and I admit it, I’ve not cut these up, I have stashed...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – The Brilliant Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player
There’s no escaping it – an MP3 player is an essential part of any child’s life from the age of 5 or so. But the trick is finding which one, isn’t it? It needs to be robust enough to handle living with a ham-fisted child, but sophisticated enough for them not to fling it into a drawer in frustration. We have spoken before about how much we love the Sansa Clip Zip, but my second son is at high School now, and...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – Personalised Colour-In Christmas Tree Poster!
What a FAB idea – and a genius way to fill a wet afternoon in the holidays post-Christmas when you can’t face another game of charades and just. need. a. quiet. moment…. Spread out this life-size Christmas tree on the floor or on the table, hand out the pens and tell them all to get started! 6′ long it is, so it’ll keep the whole family busy – I can think of nothing nicer. You could even get...