The festive season is upon us, so it’s time to share the Christmas cheer with those groups or individuals who really deserve it. This year the Co-op is encouraging everyone to take part in their #DoorstepChallenge. The idea behind the challenge is to spread a little Christmas cheer.
In years gone by many of us would scour the high street in search of the perfect gift for loved ones, family, and friends. A combination of time constraints and convenience many of us are now shopping online for gifts. But does shopping online make the gifts impersonal? It doesn’t have to. With the help of The Box Tree elves, they have gifts which still have that personal touch and all wrapped up for you (literally!).
Gaming has moved on just a touch from my childhood and both Roo and Tigger are well versed on how to load up games etc. This Christmas they have pooled their Christmas wish and asked Father Christmas for a PS4 – with Tigger adding on a separate wish for the LEGO Worlds game. Whilst there is a good chance that the big man will fulfill this wish (as long as bedrooms are kept tidy and chores completed), I have been looking at what gaming accessories are available to compliment the console.
Take a look at the selection of gaming accessories available from Venom…
There are a lot of gifts that you can buy for your loved ones for this upcoming Christmas — you can buy a box of chocolates, you could buy candles or even a nice gift card. All of these are lovely ideas, but these gifts are temporary — the chocolates will get eaten, the candle will melt and the money on the gift card will be spent on something else. Instead of getting the people you care about gifts that will only last for a short while, give them a beautiful collection of photos — this will be a meaningful present that will last a lifetime.
There are a few Christmas traditions from my own childhood that I’m eager to continue with my own children. One of these is baking mince pies. I can recall standing in the kitchen throughout the run-up to Christmas making batches of mince pies. At times it seemed that we would never make enough as they seemed to disappear as soon as they came out of the oven.
LEGO Advent Calendars are part of our Christmas traditions, and whilst the 24 LEGO items are used and loved throughout the year. It is difficult to know what to do with the tray that comes inside of the advent calendar – currently, ours are separately LEGO into colours and parts. Children can now enjoy their advent calendars well beyond December 25th thanks to the LEGO Group, which has released its 2017 series featuring sustainable paper pulp trays inside the box.
When it comes to popping gifts under the Christmas tree this year. Have you thought about adding a new game to your collection? Fantastic fun for the whole family, Pass the Pigs is so easy to play. Simply throw the 2 piggies up in the air and see how they land. Compare the pigs landing positions with your scorecard and earn points, the first to 100 wins.
It’s funny how things become a tradition. It can be a simple gesture or something that you aspire to do and before you know it has become a tradition. Something you want to continue year after year, or for each new child that you welcome into your family. This is the story of how a Harrods Teddy Bear became one of our Christmas Traditions…
When it comes to family traditions, visiting Drayton Manor at least once a year has become one of ours. Although…
We should apologise for being yet another reminder of the fact that it’s almost December and you have not bought a single gift, but we’re not just bearing bad news (we promise) – we’ve come with gift suggestions that’ll make life all the more easier! With our useful tips, you’ll no longer have to use your very limited spare time thinking of presents for other people. We can only imagine how torturous that must be – so, from this moment on you can wipe that off your long list of things to do. Don’t worry, you can thank us later!
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