I truly believe the greatest gift I can give my children at Christmas is my time. By giving time, memories are created. Memories last a lifetime. And potentially the memories we remember most are those that are reinforced each year. Children never seem to bore of doing the same thing each Christmas. Think back to your own childhood, what did you repeat ...
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Did You Stir-Up Sunday? We Didn’t.
I do love traditions. Apparently (according to Wikipedia) Stir-up Sunday is one of the essential British traditions. Introduced to the Britain by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. We didn't participate this year. Do you recall I'm taking Christmas off? That means no home-made Christmas puddings. No gathering together to stir the pudding in ...
And We Are Scheduling The School Holidays Once More
Spring is my favourite time of year. Easter is my favourite holiday of all. The world is waking up, there's a feeling of optimism and energy in the air. I'm someone who believes that my time is the greatest gift I can give my children. I'm also an advocate of developing family traditions and creating memories. Let's talk about traditions first. ...
Simple Christmas Traditions – Taking The Tree Down And Leaving Christmasland
It's all well and truly over, a month of living in Christmasland now it's back to reality. My favourite saying at the moment to the Kids is 'New year, new rules'. First-born is loudly complaining that the 'new rules are boring'. One of the hardest things of leaving Christmasland behind is getting back into some sort of routine. That's what's currently ...
Simple Christmas Traditions – A Visit To Santa, Christmas Trees, Decorations and Gift Giving
We are well on the way to a simple Christmas over here at Chez Wright. Each week I'm posting what we have been up to, to keep it simple and lot's of fun. If you've missed the two previous posts, you can catch up here and here... This weekend was the biggie! Saturday was a combined visit to Santa and a trip to get our tree (from The Chase)... ...
Simple Christmas Traditions / Chutney, Tree Decorations, Jammies & Advent Calendars
Preparations are in full swing in the countdown to Christmas. At Chez Wright we keep it simple. Simple doesn't necessarily mean quick or convenient, rather a home-made Christmas takes time. Hence we are doing a little bit each week and weekend. So what did we get up to last weekend? ...