The Tenth Gift of Christmas : Elf Activity Pack and Crayons by Blueberry Boo Kids

The tenth gift of Christmas is this fun activity pack from Blueberry Boo Kids. The pack is full of colouring and activity sheets to keep children amused during the holidays, including make your own tree decorations and writing a letter to Santa. Inside you will find a tiny scroll, that your families elf can hand deliver along with the pack!
The packs can be personalised with your child's name and the name of their elf. We chose Patch from Santa Clause The Movie, one of my all time favourite Christmas movies as a child. But the other, more obvious choice is of course Buddy!

The Ninth Gift of Christmas : Novelty Stocking Fillers by Creative Occasions

The Ninth Gift of Christmas are these novelty stocking fillers from Creative Occasions.  They make all kinds of sweet treats for children (and adults!) from gifts to party favours. We've been lucky enough to work with them before and have always thoroughly enjoyed taste testing their products!

This time they sent us some jars of Reindeer and Snowman Poop! The Reindeer poop are chocolate nibbles with caramel and dusted with icing sugar - absolutely yummy! The Snowman poop are mini marshmallows which we popped in our hot chocolates!

Second Hand Shit For Christmas

I know some people turn up their noses at second hand toys but not in this house. In this house we love second hand shit! Ebay, jumble sales, Gumtree - you name it we've been there routing through the junk. I've picked up some brilliant bargains over the years! And so it comes as no surprise that Finley will be getting some second hand toys this Christmas, just like he did last year.

"But not for his Christmas present, surely?"

Fuck yes people.

"Don't you want to buy him nice new presents?" 
No, actually. Our agenda is to buy him what he likes and as much of it as the budget will allow.

The Eighth Gift of Christmas : A Personalised Wooden Train Set by Senaxus

The eighth gift of Christmas, is an amazing handmade wooden train set by Senaxus.
Finley was incredibly lucky to be sent his very own personalised set complete with wooden box and he was absolutely delighted! If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll know that this kid is obsessed with Choos-Choos. He loves playing with them, talking about them, watching programmes about them, he cannot get enough of the train related action! So, as you can imagine when this parcel came through the door especially for him, his little mind exploded all over the shop and he hasn't stopped playing with it since!

The Seventh Gift of Christmas : I Love Gin Pendant By Glitz Blizzard

The Seventh Gift of Christmas is definitely one for the Mummy's! This gorgeous 'I LOVE GIN' necklace was sent to me by GlitzBlizzard. I love one of a kind jewelry, plus I love Gin, so basically this is just awesome.
Glitter Me Up! Is the tag line for this company and I just love their designs. All the necklaces are unique, handmade, fun and glittery - you can opt for I LOVE RUM if that's more your tipple!
The pendant measures 30 x 20mm and hangs from an 18 inch chain, both silver plated. Its a brilliant gift for a Mummy or friend - just make sure you include the appropriate bottle as well!

The Sixth Gift of Christmas : Vintage Magnetic Paper Dolls by The Quirky Girls

The sixth gift of Christmas is a brilliant stocking filler for girls and boys! These magnetic vintage paper dolls come from the The Quirky Girls, who stock a collection of vintage treasures and treats!

Their Its Kitschmas shop is full of nostalgic Christmas charm from the 40s and 50s.

The doll, Holly Hipster (love the name!) has been given a modern geeky twist and a brand new Christmas wardrobe, brilliant for dressing up and story telling.

The Fifth Gift of Christmas : The Winter Woodland Dress By Alice Louisa Design

The fifth gift of Christmas is this absolutely gorgeous dress by Alice Louisa Design. They are an online Children's Clothing Boutique who specialise in handmade clothes and accessories with vintage designs and high quality fabrics. The collection is really beautiful and unique, you just wont find designs like these on the High Street.
When the dress arrived I loved it instantly, its beautiful and if only it was ten five times bigger I would be wearing it myself right now! However, begrudgingly I had to hand the dress over to my three year old niece Emily to do the honours on this one. In her Mummy's words, she's not really one for dresses but she loved the design with the animals and was very happy to pose for pictures! Mummy really liked the pinafore design as it makes it easy to get on and off, it comes together with two jeweled buttons at either side which are really sweet.

The Fourth Gift of Christmas : The Adventures of The Salty Sea Dog by Boodle Boutique.

The Fourth Gift of Christmas is a beautifully illustrated childrens book The Adventures of The Salty Sea Dog by Boodle Boutique.
The story is about the animals living in Boodle Land and centres around Dave the Dog, a fisherman who finds himself stranded at sea.

The Third Gift of Christmas : A Christmas Tea Gift Box by Victoria Mae Designs

The third gift of Christmas is one for Mummy's and Nanny's and anyone you know who is a tea lover! I was sent this gorgeous Christmas Tea Gift Box from Victoria Mae Designs, a gift that could not be more up my street. I am a tea drinker, I don't like coffee and I enjoy having a variety of flavours to choose from. If you are looking for a unique gift for someone special or you just want to get in the Christmas spirit, then this gift set is definitely one for you!

The Second Gift of Christmas : Bugs and Butterflies Craft Box by Oglee Poglee

 The second gift of Christmas is a Bugs and Butterflies craft box from Oglee Poglee. This isn't any ordinary craft box with a few crayons and a stickers, this an adventure activity box to encourage creativity and story telling!

The First Gift of Christmas : The Christmas Elf by A Homemade Home

The first gift of Christmas is our jolly Christmas Elf from A Homemade Home. 
This guy has really got me excited for Christmas now, he's so cute!
The Christmas Elf Box is gift wrapped especially for the recipient, I told Finley his was sent to him from the North Pole by Father Christmas! Inside is your very own Santa's Elf, you can choose a boy or a girl and they are hand made with detailed faces and clothes. The Elf is 25cm tall and has velcro hands so they can hang from anywhere.

Christmas is Coming Bitches! Reviews, Giveaways and Discounts For All!

Christmas is coming bitches! Oh yeah, seven Mondays or fifty two sleeps or whatever crazy stats send you into desperate, panic mode! Its happening! Have you started yet? Have you finished? Have you bought you're first pack of Cadburys Snowballs or Peppa Pig Advent calender? Are you getting really stressed out just from reading this post, because I am just from writing it!

The good news is I've got some amazing Christmas reviews, discounts and giveaways coming up on the blog over the next couple of weeks! I'm running a 12 Gifts of Christmas Series, starting tomorrow and I am so chuffed with the products I'm representing. They are all unique and special gifts - the kind you wont find on the High Street. Many are handmade and designed with love by independent and local businesses.
The even better news is they aren't just gifts for the kids, there's some great ones for the Mummy's and Daddy's too!

Pop back tomorrow for our first giveaway, a cheeky Christmas Elf sent from Santa!

George Osborne Is Taxing My Vagina

George Osborne is literally taxing my vagina, and I voted for him, the bastard.

Maybe I should have voted Labour, in particular for Stella Creasy who addressed the Commons last week about vagina added tax and forced some old, pompous guys to say the terrible word 'tampon'. She seems like the kind of girl I could get on well with, even if she doesn't like Jaffa Cakes.
But anyway its too late for all that now, I've just got to carry on living in a country where my natural and involuntary biological body processes are deemed as cosmetic and optional.

It is after all, terribly extravagant of me to menstruate.

When Your Toddler Goes Feral

My son, ninety five percent of the time is a really loving and empathetic child. He loves a cuddle, a big snotty kiss goodbye, a snuggle up on the sofa. He's kind to his animals, he'll kiss you better when you stumble over his train track, he'll share his biscuits when asked. He is by nature, a kind soul.
However, every now and then - every 5% of the time my son goes fucking feral. Maybe he's just too good, reaches his limit and needs to go bat shit crazy to release his inner demons, I don't know.
Case in point, last week when upon Nursery pick up my husband was summoned to sign an Incident Form, because our darling boy had held his best friend in a headlock and wouldn't let go.
Not only did he hold this kid down like Hulk Hogan high on Meth, he then refused to apologise and kept shuffling out of the 'quiet corner' where he been put to consider what he'd done.