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Sunday, 10 December 2017

Stocking filler gift ideas...... part 1

10 things I'd pop in a stocking 

Picture from Pinterest.

I thought I'd do a post about my top picks to pop in a stocking, I decided to do this as I'm not going to lie, I've found it pretty tricky picking out items to go into stockings I've made for my daughters and family. I've finally managed to finish buying and filling their stockings so thought I'd help you all out by giving you some gift ideas of 10 things I'd pop in a stocking.

I have done 10 things for several different ages. (children under 2, children between 3-10, between the age of 11-17 & for 18+). These are just ideas and my opinion so although I've put a particular item in an age category it doesn't mean you can't purchase it for a person of your choice - hopefully that makes sense. But as this post will be really long I've split into 2, so be sure to keep and eye out. This part will be for children 0-10. 

Also, I've picked all of these gifts from www.notonthehighstreet.com just because every present is unique, and not on the highstreet haha, they vary in price too - some much more expensive and some much cheaper to suit every budget.

🎄First up 10 little things for under 2's stockings:🎄



Baby's first Christmas visual sensory soft book: 

• The first item I chose was this 'baby's first Christmas visual sensory soft book'. I feel this particular item is great for either gender and is suited to young children/babies providing the perfect toy and can help aid learning, it can be personalised as well so can be kept as a memory keepsake. 

It is £15 and £3.75 delivery, so is a little pricey; but as it can be personalised I think its well worth the price.
Picture from www.notonthehighstreet.com

https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/sunflowerseedling/product/baby-s-first-christmas-visual-sensory-soft-book 



Dusky pink & blue bows:

• This next item is one for the girlies, a cute dusky pink & blue bow set. I know this isn't really something a small baby/child could enjoy personal. But I think they make a really sweet stocking filler; and can be used as a little accessory for Christmas Day. In the description they have said that these bows can be used for a big sister, little sister present or one for twinning with mama. For me personally I'd use the item for a single present - but its a cute idea! 

These bows cost £9 with free postage so I would say they meet the average price of bows. And aren't they the cutest!? 


Picture from www.notonthehighstreet.com




Baby nutcracker rattle: 

• Much like the first item, this is great for either gender. It's an adorable little rattle, made to look like the nutcracker - so Christmas themed. I really like this and think its a perfect stocking filler.

It retails at £14 with £3.75 delivery which again is on the more expensive side of a stocking filler but I think its makes the perfect gift/toy.


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Personalised first Christmas reindeer bib:

• This is adorable, I chose this as I love the fact it can be personalised it doesn't necessarily interest a child/baby but - like the Christmas book this can be kept as a little first Christmas memory. Not to mention, how cute would those Christmas dinner pictures look with this bib!? 

This bib costs £8 with free delivery. 


Picture from www.notonthehighstreet.com
 
https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/littlebabyboutique/product/personalised-first-christmas-reindeer-bib 




Snowman & Snowdog booties:

• These. are. the. cutest. little. booties. ever! I adore these, there perfect for keeping tiny toes nice and cosy and add a little Christmas into any outfit. There is a little bell added into the end of each bootie keeping little ones entertained - they also have the option to add in a personalised comforter. 

These are much more expensive and cost £20 with a variety of different delivery options. 


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Gingerbread man mini blankie:

• I think this makes the perfect stocking filler, a Christmas themed blankie. It has a rattle in the gingerbread mans head, meaning it provides comfort and entertainment. 

This item is £15 with £3.75 delivery - much like the others a little more pricey, but I'd say it makes the perfect stocking filler. 


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Michael the monkey bib & book set:

• I picked this out for a little boy, the Michael monkey bib & book set. The book is perfect for aiding learning and the bib is adorable matching the character in the book. 

This matching set costs £15 and comes with a variety of different delivery options. 


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Yellow giraffe wooden pull along toy:

• Much like the others I picked this wooden giraffe pull along toy as I thought it was adorable! its great for either gender and can be enjoyed by toddlers. It's brightly coloured which is great for attracting small children and it says that it helps to aid development. This toy can also be personalised - if you want to buy this for a particular gender this is also available in a pirate or princess! 

It costs £11.99 and has several different delivery options! 


Picture from www.notonthehighstreet.com




Sweet little feet ice cream baby socks:

• These are the cutest socks, I love the little sprinkles on the bottom; in my opinion I would say these are more on the girly side but they do come in blue, therefore making them unisex. I think they'd make a pretty sweet stocking filler. You receive 6 pairs and they come in a cute little egg box!

These are £16 with a variety of different delivery options. I do feel these are on the more expensive side for socks, but the packaging is lovely so sometimes its worth paying that bit extra. 


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Forest green silicone Christmas tree teether:

• For me this is the best out of all I've picked for this age group, its so festive & perfectly practical for painful little gums. The shape is easy for little hands to grasp, its dishwasher safe which is another added bonus! and the perfect size to pop into a stocking! 

This forest green teether is £11.99 with £2.75 delivery. 


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🎄Stocking fillers for children between 3 & 10:🎄


Build a bots activity set:


• I thought this gift was the perfect stocking filler, I would personally pick this to pop in a little boys stocking but of course thats personal preference; and all gifts can be given to anyone. I love this gift, a little cardboard build a bot set - there are 36 pieces and they can be used to create a number of different robots. 

This particular present costs £7.50 and has a handful of different delivery options. 







Ice cream socks:

• Ice cream socks, the sweetest little gift to pop in a little girls stocking (or boys). I love the packaging of this one, its adorable and fun. There are two different options mint chocolate chip and hundreds & thousands.

These cost £7.97 with a variety of different shipping options - these are defiantly on the more expensive side for a pair of socks; but there ever so sweet, so I'd say they are well worth the money. 







Animal blowing bubbles stocking filler: 


• I picked these out as a stocking filler for everyone in this category as I feel there the perfect little gift to keep little ones entertained. They are small animal bubbles; and are really cute. Everyone loves bubbles too - which is great! As they've said on their website, Children of all ages love bubbles, whether thats watching a grown up blow them or blowing them themselves - they provide lots of entertainment! 

These bubbles in animal shaped containers are £4.95 and come with a few delivery options. A little more expensive for bubbles but the packaging is adorable, so can't really complain! 






Paratrooper parachute toy:

• I remember having these when I was little, therefore I haven't picked a particular gender I'd give these too. They are small little paratroopers with parachutes, this gift also includes a small sling shot launcher. These toys aren't suitable for under 3 years, but can be enjoyed by the older children. 

These are being sold for £4.95 with lots of different delivery options on the website and make the perfect little stocking filler.







Small doll gift:

• How adorable is this little gift!? I love the handmade feel of these small dollies. This dolly comes with a small sleeping bag/bed made with a gorgeous liberty fabric, the little doll can be tucked up or removed and played with. 

This small doll gift set costs £6.50 and has 2 or 3 different shipping options. 





Little bear box of socks:

• I persoanlly love to receive socks for Christmas and found these cute pairs of bear ankle socks, they come in a box including 2 pairs, they can be bought in either pink/grey and one red/white.  

These cost £12.50 with £2.75 delivery. So much like the other socks I've popped on this list, there kind of pricey - but as it states there not on the hughstreet so one of a kind. And there utterly adorable. 






Storybook torch:


• I absolutely love the idea of this stocking filler, a story book torch. Each torch contains 3 story discs to tell 3 visual stories. There are two different colour torched to choose from, each have 3 different stories; so which ever tickles your fancy more, is the one you could pick. I really like this present and feel it can be fun for all ages. I think this is fab stocking filler and your little ones can enjoy it on Christmas morning giving you an extra 10 mins sleep haha!

This particular stocking filler costs £15.95 and £2.75 delivery. 






Christmas snowman craft kit:


• Much like the little build a bot set, this is another crafty item that I think would make a snazzy stocking filler. A Christmas snowman craft kit, inside the box is everything you need to create a cute little snowman all that you would have to supply is a needle and some glue. This stocking filler is more for the older children and is perfect for a little keepsake. 

This snowman craft kit costs £8.99 with different delivery options. And can also be purchased in a Santa/Father Christmas craft kit or penguin craft kit!








Princess tutu & wings set:


• When I was a little girl I loved dressing up, so I'm certain most little girls/boys will love this tut and wings set; allowing your little ones to become a snow queen/princess/fairy for the day, or however long they like! I think this makes the perfect stocking filler! On the website there is also the option to add a personalised t-shirt and tiara! 

The wings & tutu cost £11.99 and much like the other comes with a variety of different delivery options. When adding all of the other bits & bobs (tiara & t-shirt) the price moves up to £29.49 - which is fab for a personalised dressing up costume if you ask me! 








Wind up marching soldier: 


• And last but certainly not least, this set of 3 wind up marching soldiers. These are perfect for your little soldiers stockings - and they'll love winding these up and watching them march around! I don't have much more to say about them, as they are just simple, small wind up soldiers - but I think they'd make a cute stocking filler nevertheless. 

In my opinion they are a little pricey and are being sold at £10 per set with added delivery costs. But I have to admit there one of a kind and really sweet! 




That's everything I've picked for part 1 of my stocking filler gift ideas, I hope you've found it somewhat helpful, and as I said above; although I have picked a gender for a majority of the items of course they can be given as a gift to anyone, any age (as long as its safe) and any gender. Thanks for reading and keep your eye out for part 2 which will be up tomorrow! :) 

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Saturday, 9 December 2017

My unrealistic christmas list

Dream Christmas presents


Picture from Pinterest 
I thought I'd do a post that's not the usual, or not one I've found - I know they exist somewhere! But rather than doing 'my Christmas wish list' I wanted to mix it up and do my top 5 most unrealistic presents on my christmas wish list... of course this isn't serious and I don't expect anyone to buy me them, but hey - Santa, I have been good!? 😂

• A boob job - Augmentation, Uplift, Reduction and full fat removal... 


I would love this procedure done; I've had 2 babies, my weight has yoyo'd and being completely honest my boobies have seen better days - I mean don't get me wrong there not terrible and there are worse but they could also be much better haha! I'd love to have all natural fat removed (mainly because breast cancer runs in my family), augmentation with uplift and to reduce the size to! I think this is around 3/4 different procedures into one - don't quote me, so I'm not entierly sure how much it would cost! So thats the first thing on my unrealistic Christmas list. Hopefully one day I can treat myself to this!

• A Range Rover Evoque or Jeep Cherokee 





I think everyone has a dream car and these are mine, I'd love either of them in white or black, with black alloys, tinted windows and complete with everything inside. Unrealistc as the insurance is worth more than my current car, the fuel tank could house a small family and they cost an arm & leg to buy... But much like above maybe one day I'll be able to cruise around in my dream car.

• A holiday to a tropical country or America

My dream destinations to visit, these are unrealistic because I have a fear of flying; maybe one day I'll be able to banish my fear and jet of on a holiday to one of these places? As for now, there staying as my dream.

• A chanel boy bag

I loveeeee these bags, they are so fricken pretty and classy! I just don't know if I'd ever be able to justify spending a few thousand pounds on them..for now I'll make do with my baby changing bag 😂

• To win the lottery
 

I think this is probably everyones dream, but I'd love to win the lottery or be gifted the winning ticket haha! either way this would allow me to do sooooo many amazing things, buy a house, buy my family houses and of course all of the above haha! Theres a 1 in so many million chance if winning the lottery, so I guess this ones the most unrealistc...?

That's pretty much everything on my unrealistc dream wishlist, maybe one-day I'll be able to do a post about having all these things 😂😂


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Thursday, 7 December 2017

A festive day out

Visiting the reindeer farm


I've been wanting to take Evangeline to visit Father Christmas again this year. We took her last year in a shopping centre we visited, she was roughly 5 months & being completely honest she wasn't at all phased and didn't actually care one bit; I think she was a little young and probably didn't understand. But nevertheless we took her, and I'm hoping to make visiting Santa a tradition, a thing we do every year at Christmas right up until the girls loose interest in Santa. 

We visited the reindeer farm today (7th December), mainly because they have Santa and lots of different Christmassy bits and bobs going in. The weather was pants, which sucks as we got absolutely soaked when walking from barn to barn; and covered in mud as its a little farm. I must say, a positive was that there wasn't many people; probably because it's a Thursday so most children are at school, which was nice as Evangeline was able to wander around and play on the toys. 

We made it our goal to see Santa first before it got busy, and being honest that put a bit of a downer on the day; Evangeline was petrified of father Christmas, she hated him... refused to sit near him and cried the whole time she was in the room with him; she happily sat on my lap - but lets just say our photo is one for the baby book haha! We didn't stay with Santa very long just enough to get a picture of Florance, Evangeline, Santa and I; as Evie was far to upset. I must add they gave a smashing gift, a little Father Christmas hat, a Peppa Pig tambourine and book - which she loves! But I guess they have to give a good gift for an entry fee of £49.00! 

They had a small exhibition which you walked through filled with lots of Christmas lights, a variety of ornaments, statues and other bits and bobs - but as great as it was Evie was still upset from seeing Santa so we kind of rushed through - as it was the only way out to get outside to the petting zoo & other barn so she could play, so didn't really take much of it in. But it was pretty. 

As I said above it wasn't very busy, which was great as Evie was able to play on all the different things in the barn and the little animal part was empty to, so we didn't have to struggle or squeeze between people to see anything. Evangeline had fun on the pirate ship climbing frame, the push/sit in cars - her fav had a horse on the front (I'll insert a picture) which she lovedd! and I was gutted not going to lie, I was going to get her it for a Christmas present but didn't think she'd be interested ðŸ˜£ðŸ˜£ so maybe I'll have to pop into the toy shop to see if they still have it! 

There were sooooo many reindeers, I think its only my 3rd or 4th time seeing a reindeer; or from what I can remember haha! They are much smaller than what I imagined, but after having a conversation with the 'elves', my mum & sister I think I may have been confusing them with mooses! ðŸ˜‚😂

Anyway, we had a pretty good day - other than the palava with Santa, I'm feeling ever so festive.... we're home now, in our pjs with some snacks; watching The Polar Express. I'm going to leave it here, carry on having cuddles with my babies and we're nearly at my fav part of the film - the hot chocolate part ðŸ™ˆðŸ™ˆ

I'll speak to you all in my next post. 

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Bugaboo Donkey Duo Review

A little review and how we picked our pram

Picture from Google.


I've finally gotten around to writing this review after weeks of typing a few sentences here and there before leaving it all nice a cosy in my drafts. As you can tell by the title I'm going to be doing a review on the 'Bugaboo Donkey - Duo', so keep reading if you'd like to know what I think so far. It isn't going to be very in-depth as I'm sure theres many of these reviews scattered online, but I'm just going to do a tiny review on what I think.

As a 2nd time mum I knew the struggle of picking a pram; when pregnant with Evangeline I always felt completely overwhelmed when walking into Mothercare, John Lewis and all of those independent baby shops - theres prams everywhere, so many different brands and knowing whats right is a big struggle, or at least it was for me. Ironically you'd think picking a pram would be much easier; but of course we were looking at a different type of pram - a Duo pram. 

I was always under the assumption that picking a double would be much, much easier because there wasn't many - and boy was I wrong. ðŸ™ˆ I never realised just how many different brands made Twin/Duo prams. Needless to say it took much longer to find a pram than we anticipated. 


Originally we had around 6-7 if not more that were in the running to be the pram we chose, there was the I-Candy Peach, Egg Tandem, Joolz Geo, Silver Cross Wave, Upper Baby Vista, Mountain Buggy, Oyster Max and of course the Bugaboo Donkey. I was completely surprised to find this many twin/duo prams, like I've touched on above I thought only limited brands made them - when in fact practically all of them do. 

When it came to picking out our pram there were many factors that we weren't to keen on, and being completely honest what I wanted was unrealistic. I wanted a pram where I could see both of my daughters at the same time, wanted something sleek & modern, yet able to withstand any terrain (our old pram was a city pram so country walks were extremely bumpy) but also narrow enough to fit around every location we visited, I wanted a basket large enough, I didn't want it to long or to wide - as you can see I wasn't being very realistic haha! Eventually we had to go by what we liked and managed to narrow it down to the I-Candy, Joolz Geo, Egg or Bugaboo. 

Due to having the pram with a toddler and a baby we had to take into consideration Evangeline's size, she is quite big for a 16 month old, so we had to sit her in each pram to see roughly how long it would be before she grew out of the seat or the hood was touching her head. Straight away the I-candy Peach was ruled out as as soon as she was placed into the seat her head was probably 1-1.5 inches from the top of the hood, meaning she wouldn't fit into it for very long after it had been bought; this was the same with the Egg, so they were ruled out for that reason. Next was the Joolz Geo, the main reason we didn't get this pram is because they didn't have it in store and I love to look at prams in-depth, push them around a little, check basket size and so on before making any decisions - also we weren't able to sit Evie in the seat to see how big she was in it. So therefore we went for the Bugaboo Donkey duo.

The Bugaboo Donkey meet most of the criteria, I was able to see both of my daughters at the same time, the basket was large, its multi-terrain, the seat was of a perfect size for Evangeline and pretty much still is and its compatible with a buggy board for when she's older. There were a few disadvantages being completely honest, the prams very wide, its very expensive, everything had to be bought separately and it isn't very sleek.

So onto the main review; (Little disclaimer - if you have this pram and don't share my opinion that absolutely fine & if you do thats great too - just remember I'm not saying that what I'm saying applies for everyone, its just what I feel). The Bugaboo Donkey Duo is a great overall, it enables me to see both Evangeline & Florance at the same time, unlike other tandem/double prams which was a large selling point for me. As I said its multi-terrain which is fab as we tend do go on a great deal of walks along country roads, down the beach, around the park and within towns, so having a pram that isn't extremely bumpy is excellent. The basket is MASSIVE which is an added bonus as it allows me to pop rain covers and shopping underneath. It's available in pretty much every shop that sells prams/baby stuff which is also an added positive meaning you can get your hands on it in pretty much every shop. Another positive is you can buy the pram with 8 different colour packages and 2 different colour packages for the chasis - although you do have to pay extra for different colours.

So the negatives, the pram is extremely wide and I find it very difficult to fit into every shop, clothes shopping is practically impossible as fitting between the isle is very tricky; I often find myself knocking stuff of the rails just trying to navigate around and a majority of the time I tend to leave as its more hassle than its worth. It's not just shops, footpaths can be awkward to - trying to fit down an average sized footpath with people, other prams or wheelchairs is practically impossible being honest as there just isn't enough room.. The bonus is being able to see both babies/children at the same time; but the negative to that is that its very wide. 

The price is another thing that makes me grumble, the pram itself is great, but we paid roughly the same price you'd pay for a small car - £1315.00 - roughly, having to buy seating a separate seating unit, purchasing hoods and colour packages separately its very pricey. Not just this we had to purchase another car seat - the Maxi-cosi as we were informed this is the only car seat compatible with the adapters which we also had to buy separately, they cost around £29.00. So the price for me I would have to say is a massive negative. However in saying that most prams nowadays break a hole in the bank. But as I said paying £1315.00 for a pram is something that I screw my nose up at. The look, I'm not to keen on how the pram looks, its very bulky and not very modern/sleek; and to me it looks and feels a little flimsy - which isn't great when you pay a lot of money. 

The pram is easily put together which is great as it doesn't take a genius to assemble like some prams. Its pretty straight forward and everything is basic to assemble - the hood is the trickiest part haha!

I think thats all I have to say really, overall the pram is an okay pram and it does the job; once Evangeline is a little older I will be selling this pram, maybe even before to buy something more suited for me and my lifestyle. Positives outweigh the negatives and it is a good pram but of course its all personal preference. I hope you found this review somewhat helpful especially if you are in the market for a twin/duo pram - if you have any more questions defiantly let me know.



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Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Twistshake Review

🌿 Our honest review ðŸŒ¿


We were very recently gifted two items from the Twistshake tableware line - their divided plate and their stainless steel cutlery. This isn't the first time we've worked with Twistshake and everytime we've been more than satisfied with their products... from sippy cups, bottles to their new lines we've always been thrilled. 

As I said above we were very recently gifted a few bits from their new line - and they have asked if I would do a little review; an honest opinion to what we think.

*So this post is completely my opinion and hasn't been influenced.*

First up - Twistshakes divided plate for 6+M in a lovely light pink/pastel pink. I done a little research on the both items before I accepted them and after reading everything they had to say I was extremely excited to test them out - well for Evangeline to test them out. 


So on the website they've said that their plates are developed to make meal times more comfortable, they have a antislip bottom which prevents the plate moving around and the plate is also designed to fit perfectly with Twistshakes cutlery. It comes with a lid transforming the plate into a lunch box - perfect for on the go and for storage.

Their tableware products are BPS, BPA and BPF safe. They are manufactured from premium material, dishwasher safe and microwave safe. 

My first impressions were that the items were very well made, the packaging was simple and modern helping you to focus more on the product than what it came in, I've found some bits I've purchased or received from other companies have come in quite bright, flamboyant boxes which can be somewhat distracting from the item itself (probably just me that gets distracted 😂). I was immediately drawn to the colour that the products came in, a lovely pastle pink. Which I loveeeee! Pink happens to be one of my fav colours haha! 


Starting with my review on the plate - at first I didn't think to much of it being honest. But after letting Evangeline use it, I'm very impressed. I love the fact that the plate is divided into 3 parts, meaning I can split her food- Protein, veg and carbs, or whatever really - sandwiches, crisps & fruit; you can split every meal. I find this handy as Evie doesn't have to rifle through trying to find particular bits - it also encourages her to try different foods as she can see the bits separated (hopefully that makes sense). Another plus I really enjoy is the antislip bottom - beyond handy!! If Evie isn't particularly keen on an item on her plate she has a tendency to try and push/throw the plate onto the floor, but with this feature she wasn't able to, or at least it made it much, much trickier - bonus! 

This particular item in their tableware range retails at €11.99 or £10.59, which is definetly on the higher pricing of children's/toddler tableware, but I'd say its really worth it. Overall I'm really pleased with there plate and would definitely recommend! 

Moving onto the next item we were kindly gifted- the stainless steel cutlery. Much like above I love the simplicity of the packaging and overall look of the product. Our cutlery matches the plate and comes in a lovely pastle/light pink. Which is great as I love matching! 
Our cutlery and plate together.

A little into what they've put on their website about this product the stainless steel cutlery is manufactured with short handles which are suited to the hand of a small child and they are finished with a soft touch, anti-slip property to ensure and enable a steady grip. They also have a smart edge on the handle to prevent little hands ending up in their food. 

As I said above their tableware products are BPS, BPA and BPF safe. They are manufactured from premium material, they are dishwasher safe, they are soft touch - a mild and ergonomical surface to provide the best grip possible. This set contains a knife, fork and spoon and are perfectly suited for 12+ months. 

My review of the cutlery, I have been trying to teach Evangeline to use cutlery when she eats her breakfast, lunch and dinner. I must admit at first she wasn't particularly keen on using cutlery and preferred using her hands, and she still favours her hands over a knife, fork or spoon. But of course she has to learn at some point, but I'm not to fussed as she's still little. 

The set she was sent, she is learning very well with. She definitely has a good grip which is great as I've found with some others we've tried they have slipped out of her hands and luckily we haven't had that issue with this particular set - so I 100% agree with the statement that they have a surface which provides the best grip. Once we've started using them much more I will do another review talking about the cutlery separately and I'll be sure to add lots of pictures if Evie using them. 
Little lady using her spoon.

This item in their tableware range retails at €12.99 or £10.58, which is around the higher pricing of children's/toddler tableware, but I'd say its worth it. So overall I'm really pleased with these cutlery items and would definitely recommend! 

I really like the Twistshake Tableware range - and would really recommend it. I wanted to add (even though I said above) my opinion is purely my own and hasn't been influenced in anyway, shape or form. If I wasn't keen or disliked an item I would be 1000000000% honest as I wouldn't want you to waste your money. But honestly I think their products are of a high standard and really suited to babies/toddlers/children.


Twistshake have very kindly given me a discount code for all of you to use:
Use code donssteph30 and receive 30% discount on all pastel products and 40% discount on all neon products at www.twistshake.com.


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Tuesday, 5 December 2017

My Christmas song playlist

Song's I love at Christmas

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Just because I've done my top 9 favourite Christmas movies, it only felt right to do my top Christmas songs that are in my playlist....don't you agree? haha! Out of all Christmas music I love blasting out these festive tunes most of all; these particular ones really put me into the Christmas spirit, whether I'm cooking, wrapping presents, Christmas shopping or I'm simply snuggled up indoors with my family these are the ones that make the cut for my Christmas playlist. 

What are you favourite Christmas songs? Let me know! 

1. All I want for Christmas is you - Mariah Carey
2. Mistletoe - Justin Bieber
3. Do they know its Christmas time? - Band Aid
4. Walking in a winter wonderland - 
5. Rocking around the Christmas tree - Lee (Scratch) Perry 
6. Santa baby - Eartha Kitt 
7. Last Christmas - Wham
8. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues 
9. Christmas - Michael Buble
10. Mary's Boy Child - Boney M
11. Baby its cold outside - Idina Menzel 
12. Drummer Boy - Justin Bieber ft Busta Rhymes
13. Driving home for Christmas - Chris Rea 
14. Merry Christmas everybody - Slade
15. I wish it could be Christmas everyday - Wizzard
16. Have yourself a merry little Christmas - Judy Garland
17. Frosty the snowman - The Ronettes 
18. The chipmunk song - Alvin and the Chipmunks 
19. Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder
20. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow - Frank Sinatra 

Anyway, I'm going to stop here or my list will go on for everrrrrrrr... but I hope you enjoyed having a little insight into some of my fav Christmas songs that appear on my playlist each year! 

Merry Christmas! 


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