A Very Snowy Christmas, 20 Weeks To A Very Organised Christmas! Week 1!

Welcome to week 1 of A Very Snowy Christmas, 20 Weeks To A Very Organised Christmas.

The Cheeky Panda Giveaway

Following on from my very recent review of The Cheeky Panda tissues, I'm now running a giveaway!

For your chance to try the awesome eco-friendly tissues and win 8 packs enter below!

Being Eco-Friendly With The Cheeky Panda

(Gifted)

I could honestly lose count of how many tissues we go through on a weekly basis. Wiping runny noses, cleaning ketchup of a certain little boys face, a quick mop of spills. 

We always have a couple of boxes of tissues around the house ready for action. For a while now we've been trying to be more sustainable. So, we've opted for reusable cloths for spills and washing sticky hands and faces properly at the sink, instead of using wipes. 

But we still need an option for runny noses and old style handkerchiefs aren't really practical for us as we'd go through dozens. 

So, when The Cheeky Panda offered the chance to review their eco-friendly tissues, we of course said yes!

Something Is Coming..............................

Let's be honest. 2020 and part of 2021 or most of it has been a bit shit. One of the worse parts for most was the lack of birthdays, celebrations with family and friends, but especially Christmas.

No visits to Santa. Panto's cancelled. Shops opened and closed making gift buying super difficult. No family and friends to pull crackers with on Christmas Day. Christmas 2020 was a bit crap. 

But something is coming...........it's just over 20 weeks away. Yes, I know it's early BUT...........CHRISTMAS 2021 is coming!!

The Toy Companies Letting You Recycle Your Toys

Just a few years ago old toys were often destined for the landfill. Recycling was kept to household items and the life of toys didn't go much past passing them on as hand me downs or to charity shops. 

But now if your toys aren't quiet right to pass on, maybe a little rough round the edges or to tatty for the charity shop, you can pass them back to their creators.

Wondering who's part of the toy recycling movement? Here's the toy companies letting you recycle your old toys!

Kids Against Maturity

(Sponsored Post)

We love a good game! Board games. Card games. Anything we can play together. We especially love it if we can take it on our travels. So, if it's compact even better!

We were recently asked to review a brand new game, Kids Against Maturity. Here's what we thought!

Preparing For A Long Distance Move

(Collaborative Post)

Moving with a family is stressful at the best of times. When you add distance into the mix things get a whole lot harder. Suddenly, as well as having to worry about the mere practicalities of a move, you also have to deal with kids who can’t bear to part from their friends, packing, unpacking and getting to know a new area.

Luckily, even in the case of long-distance moves, these initial setbacks are easy enough to overcome, and when that happens the chances are that the entire family will fall in love with this new home. That said, making sure that this happens sooner rather than later does come down to a few key factors. Here's preparing for a long distance move.

5 Places To Donate Old Toys

Lots of you are loving the recent toy posts, so I thought it was time to share another! So, far I've shared a summary of what to do with old toys, as well as where to sell them.

Next up is 5 Places To Donate Old Toys.

Managing Natural Light In Your Home

(Collaborative Post)

It's been a while since we've had a homey post, so I thought it was time to have one. 

This time we're going to talk about natural light. Good natural light is something lots of us search for in a home. A well lit home can feel airy, open, light and enjoyable, and homely. 

Where a home is positioned in relation to the sun can even add value. People will often say they'd like a south facing garden and the reason is it will be a sun trap most of the day. My mum even tried to talk me out of buying our current home because it wasn't south facing. Even the best home designer in the world can't move then sun!  

Wellbeing Heroes Sockie Stars!

Wellbeing Heroes are a brand that promote positive messages, along with practical everyday things. Their range currently includes pajamas and socks, but not any pajamas and socks! There Magic Pajamas and Sockie Stars, the latter of which are socks with capes!!

5 Places To Sell Old Toys

Many of you loved the last toy related post, 5 Things To Do With Old Toys, and after sharing on my socials I got a couple of DM's asking if I could share some ideas on where to sell them! So here goes! 

Here's 5 Places To Sell Old Toys!

UK Staycation & Day Out Locations For 2021!!

Can we go abroad? Can we not? Do we need a vaccine passport? Shall we just stay home??

Many of us are staying in the UK for summer 2021 and it's a great way to support not just the UK economy but also UK tourism. It also means a little less disappointment if the holiday gets cancelled or you have to return home because of restrictions. No panic flight booking or queuing in airports for us staycationers!!

Not sure of where to go? Looking for some recommendations?

I asked my fellow bloggers where they would recommend when staycationing for 2021. 

Here's what they had to say!!