Return to Santa

November 14, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

A picture of a mailbox awaiting a Santa letter

Has your child given you a Santa letter to post? Here’s a quick history of the custom and how to get a personalised reply! A Santa letter is a Christmas tradition that has been around for hundreds of years. Yet it still seems immensely popular with young children today. But it’s somewhat of a festive […]

’Tis the Season to be Sustainable

November 12, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

A picture of a Santa sack for a sustainable Christmas

We’ve got a few great tips and some fantastic products to help you celebrate an environmentally-conscious and sustainable Christmas. A sustainable Christmas sounds like the kind of wet blanket idea Ebeneezer Scrooge would bring to the table when the festive season rolls around. He’d be there stopping you from turning on the Christmas lights as […]

Pieces of Ate

November 7, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Do you have a child obsessed with pirates? Then we’ve got our top five healthy pirate recipes for your little swashbuckler! Healthy pirate recipes is probably not a phrase that was thrown around too much with actual pirates. Presumably, they were too busy steering their ships through rough seas or digging up buried treasure to […]

Sail the Seven ABCs

November 5, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

A picture of a child looking through a telescope because he has a pirate fascination

Do you have a child with a pirate fascination? We’ve got the reasons why it’s a good thing—as well as a few great swashbucklers to tackle the seven seas with. Pirate fascination is another one of those obsessive phases that all kids seem to go through at some point in their development. Without any word […]

The Blair Which Project

October 31, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

A picture showing a classic Halloween custom

Ever wondered which Halloween custom you are? Well, ‘fear’ no more with our latest quiz! Every Halloween custom is as curious as the holiday itself. In fact, the whole event can seem so remarkably ghoulish that you might wonder if it’s something kids should be partaking in at all. Pretending to be all manner of […]

The Ghostess with the Mostest

October 29, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

A picture of some cookies made from healthy Halloween recipes.

We’ve gathered the best spooky but healthy Halloween recipes you and the kids can stir up together in your nearest cauldron. Healthy Halloween recipes are a nightmarishly-specific culinary expertise that—when it comes to entertaining the kids on October 31—is frightfully necessary. Halloween is generally a holiday overloaded with chocolate, candy, or whatever ingredient convinced Linus […]

We Wish You a Merry Quizmas!

October 24, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

There are plenty of Christmas personality types that contribute to a fun and festive family Christmas holiday period. Find out yours with our Christmas quiz! Christmas quiz time! “What? Are you crazy?” we hear you cry! “Christmas is ages away. I’m still recovering from Easter.” Two things: firstly, that must be one hell of an […]

Reci-peace on Earth

October 22, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

A picture showing a bunch of different Christmas recipes

We’ve got our top Christmas recipes you can practise in advance so that, when the day rolls around, you’ll stop Santa in his tracks. Christmas recipes can be an aspect of the festive season that causes a sack full of grief for parents. When there are so many things to organise—like presents for the kids […]

Santa’s Little Helpers

October 17, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

A picture of mini Santas made from creative kids' Christmas activities

We’ve compiled our top kids’ Christmas activities to help make the upcoming festive season more fun for your whole family! Kids’ Christmas activities. Is there a phrase in the festive vernacular that could possibly inspire more fear and dread for parents? “Time for the Christmas family photo” might rank pretty highly as well—but we still […]

The Early Sleigh Catches the Worm

October 15, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

A close-up picture of a baby in a Santa hat who has enjoyed starting Christmas early

Is there such a thing as kicking off the festive season too soon? We look at what to consider if you’re contemplating starting Christmas early. Starting Christmas early is seemingly an idea that only the largest department stores in the world implement. For the rest of us, it can be a little difficult to get […]