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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2017 By Sara | mumturnedmom 1 Comment

Happy Christmas Eve! I hope that everyone is enjoying a fun and stress free day. I’m feeling quite organised; presents are wrapped, food is organised, prosecco is chilling. I intend to be sitting ...

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Make: Easy Christmas Card Craft

Make: Easy Christmas Card Craft

December 6, 2016 By Sara | mumturnedmom 5 Comments

Every year I promise myself I will be organised for Christmas. Every year, I'm not. So, when it comes to teacher gifts I always need something super quick and easy to allow the kids to add a personal ...

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Why we are giving our kids experiences not toys

Why we are giving our kids experiences not toys

December 9, 2015 By Sara | mumturnedmom 38 Comments

December is upon us! It's such a magical time of year; Christmas trees and sparkle, Santa and surprises; giving and receiving. A time to be thankful and to reflect on the year past. A time to look ...

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Feeling Festive

Feeling Festive

December 18, 2014 By Sara | mumturnedmom 13 Comments

Yesterday I took the kids on an impromptu visit to the zoo after school. We only had an hour before it closed, but they didn't mind; they were free to run around and see the few animals left that can ...

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Filed Under: Garden, House, Outdoors Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas lights, Christmas tree

Expat: unpacking our Christmas

Expat: unpacking our Christmas

December 7, 2014 By Sara | mumturnedmom 34 Comments

When we left the UK, with the teeny tiny air freight shipping allowance (which was almost entirely taken up by the kids toys, books and clothes), our Christmas decorations had to be left behind. ...

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Our 12 moments of Christmas

December 28, 2013 By Sara | mumturnedmom 33 Comments

This Christmas has been a lot of fun! Looking back over the month of December, there have been lots of special moments. The holiday really does start as soon as Thanksgiving is over here, with many ...

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#CountryKids – a chilly stroll

December 27, 2013 By Sara | mumturnedmom 33 Comments

Today, after having an entertaining coffee in town (the wee girl doing the entertaining, of the whole cafe!) my mum and I walked home. We stopped at the pond and let the wee girl have a good run ...

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Filed Under: Outdoors Tagged With: #CountryKids, Christmas, frozen pond, outdoor fun

The Gallery: Christmas Tree

December 18, 2013 By Sara | mumturnedmom 20 Comments

The theme from Tara for The Gallery this week is, of course: Christmas Tree. When we moved to the US we didn't pack any of our Christmas decorations. We left our baubles, lights, garlands, toys, ...

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Elf on the Shelf: Update

December 17, 2013 By Sara | mumturnedmom 15 Comments

So, how are your elves getting on? Are they still being creative in their hiding places, or are they running out of ideas?! Stealth Elfie continues to focus on places where the wee girl can't reach ...

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Christmas chaos

December 12, 2013 By Sara | mumturnedmom 21 Comments

It's been a hellish week. I haven't sat down for more than five minutes at a time. Sleep is eluding me. I had planned on being so organised this year (like every year!) and I was not going to rush ...

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