I enjoy being organised and i feel so much better in myself when I am, so I am always looking for new ways to make life easier and much more organised each day. Having children is obviously a good reason for needing to be organised, however, also a reason why it is much harder to get organised too! My tips/hacks are: * Pack bags etc the afternoon/night before and put by the door * Have snack baskets in the cupboard, snack organisers in the fridge and a supply of packaged snacks for taking out with you. * Keep a couple of spare outfits, underwear (if potty training) in a kids backpack (or your changing bag) which are always there, so you can grab the bag and go, without packing each time. Also, a good tip is to put these clothes back in the bag straight from the washing basket. *Put together a little bag of snacks which can be left in the car. *Routine, routine, routine! Kids love it and it helps everybody. For example, breakfast, lunch and dinner a
Who else puts together a Christmas Eve Box? For as far back as I can remember, Christmas Eve has always been one of my favourite times. It's so special, so cosy. Now I'm grown up with a family of my own, I'm loving starting our own Christmas traditions, so one popular tradition I couldn't pass up was the Christmas Eve Box. This year (2019, Amelia is 3 and a half) I have included the following in our Christmas Eve Box: 💚Hot chocolate spoon tied with ribbon to a kids Christmas milk bottle with straw. ❤️Bailey's chocolates (for me) 💚 Bag of miniature candy canes (for daddy) ❤️Bath fizzer wand 💚Pink fizz bath popper (for me) ❤️ magic snow 💚Colour your own Santa squishy ❤️Chocolate santa 💚Christmas activity book ❤️Night before Christmas book 💚Two gifts of books (requested that we give to Amelia on Christmas Eve) ❤️Santa's magic Key 💚 Christmas Craft pieces, pressie from her aunty. Most of this I purchased in