Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – the Food Hamper
Hampers – I used to think they were a bit if a dull present. It seemed to say “actually, I have no idea what you like, so here’s a bunch of random ‘stuff’ “. But as I grow older (*sigh*), I actually ‘get’ it. I do. Because sometimes, a nice presented basket of yummy food and drink feels more ‘spoiling’. Curling up by the fire on a dark evening and remembering that actually,...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – The Super Very-Ever-So-REALLY Soft Dressing Gown.
Is there ANYTHING nicer than a super thick soft dressing gown to snug up in on a chilly morning? Or even NICER on a chilly evening by the fire, curled up with a mug of hot chocolate. And this particular dressing gown from Vertbaudet is one of the thickest plushest ones I’ve come across. It’s a struggle for me to get the girl to wear anything else at the weekend, if I’m honest. It has press stud fastenings down the...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – The Doll’s House
Would you just LOOK at this! We all love a traditional wooden dolls house – but they can be so darned expensive. So lookety look what I just spotted over on ASDA to kick start this year’s Gift Guide! A £70 wooden dolls house – reduced to just £35! What a brilliant deal! And and AND… the furniture and dolls complete set to kit it out is reduced to just £12 too! Why are you still here? Go, now, buy! Traditional...
The Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – Tollins 2, Dynamite Tales
The 8yr old LOVES the Tollins – and the new book is just as good as the first! Conn Iggulden is a bit of a hero of our family. I stumbled across his Emperor books in the library and was transfixed. Then came the Big Book for Boys – instant love from No.1 son. Then, as if half the family were not enough for him to have collected, he writes these really quite brilliant books for younger bigger readers. You know, the tricky...
The Bestest Christmas Gift guide – The Lego Minifigure Display Case. Oh yes.
For me, these are a le-e-e-tle bit pointless. I mean, the whole point of a Lego figure is to play with it, yes? Hmmm. Apparently no. Apparently, that comment is worthy of a most disdainful (and pitying) look, combined with a ve-e—ry pa-ti-en-t explanation for the dear and aged Mama who doesn’t Get It. Apparently the ONE thing that drives any Lego-er insane is never ever being able to find the right figure. And never being able to...