What to write in christmas cards.

Hey readers,

It can be hard to think of things to write on Christmas cards to friends and family. So I have a selection of texts that you can use and I have picked a mixture of different categories, enjoy!

General Message.

* Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May you be surrounded by all the things that bring Christmas cheer.

* Hoping you can feel love, joy, and peace this Christmas season.

* Keep Christmas a time of celebration and love. Don't let Christmas become a chore. Don't let Christmas bring strife to your home.

* Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and happy holidays.

* Have a lovely Christmas and a fantastic new year!

* Happy Christmas! Merry wishes and Santa kisses!

* "We hope Father Christmas brings you all you’ve asked for!"

* "Tis the season! Wishing you peace, joy, and love!"

* "Have a magical holiday!"

* We want to send our warm wishes to let you know we are thinking of you this Christmas.

Quotes.

* Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas . . . perhaps . . .means a little bit more!’ Dr. Seuss.

* One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books. from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling.

* Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind. Mary Ellen Chase. One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly. Andy Rooney.

* I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. Harlan Miller.

* Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. Norman Vincent Peale.

* I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values. Thomas S. Monson.

* Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. Calvin Coolidge.

* Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. – Peg Bracken.

Funny and offensive.

* Merry f%#@ing Christmas.

* I think Santa should hire giants instead of elves so that he can have a faster production of gifts.

* Rudolph has a red nose because he is drunk.

* I would say all I want for Christmas is YOU, But I really would love a new credit card as well!

* Christmas (noun) - The only time of year in which one can sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of socks.

* Merry kiss my ass!

* If you rustle my Brussels and pull my cracker, i'll jingle your jangles and stuff your turkey.

* When I think about you I touch my elf.

* It's beginning to feel like a lot like...fuck this!

* I tried to think of the perfect thing to write on your card. Then I realized that I'll never reach perfection, so I'll just be honest. I've got nothing.

Cheers for reading X

100 gift ideas to put in a kids christmas stocking

Hey readers,

I was thinking of some ideas as to what to buy for my kids for their Christmas stocking. I thought I would share some ideas that may be of use if you are stuck for ideas as to what to put in a Christmas stocking. 

 1. Playing cards.

2. Silly Putty. 

3. Facemask. 

4. Glow sticks. 

5. Glow in the dark stars. 

6. Mitton/gloves.

7. Nail stickers.

8. Puzzle books.

9. Mini flashlights. 

10. Key chain. 

11. Seed packets.

12. Booklight. 

13. Bookmark.

14. Finger paints.

15. Rubbers. 

16. Scented pencils.

17. Small notebook.

18. Kinetic sand.

19. Socks.

20. Sunglasses.

21. Scarf.

22. Small toy cars.

23. Rubik's cube.

24. Chalk.

25. Calculator.

26. Flashcards.

27. Tattoos. 

28.  Silly bands. 

29. Silly string.

30. Rubber duckies.

31. Lego mini-figures.

32. Stickers.

33. Bubbles.

34. Lip balm.

35. Small bottle of hand sanitizer.

36. Harmonica.

37. Wallet.

38. Slinky.

39. Tamagotchi.

40. Kinetic desk toys.

41. Fidget toy.

42. Hatching grow eggs.

43. Lego dot bracelet. 

44. Uno card game.

45. Walkie-talkies.

46. Toothbrush timer.

47. Toothbrush. 

48. Gel pens. 

49. Pencil case.

50. Oranges/apples.

51. Slime.

52. Chocolate coins. 

53. Chocolate Santa. 

54. Playdoh.

55. Kids jewellery. 

56. Nail polish.

57. Hair accessories. 

58. Kids watch.

59. Magic milked flavour straws. 

60. Pez dispensers. 

61. Silly straws.

62. Shower gel.

63. Bubble bath.

64. Christmas fun mad libs. 

65. Bicycle lights.

66. Headlamp.

 

67. Skipping rope. 

68. Water bottle.

69. A cup with a fun design that your kid likes. 

70. Magnifying glass. 

71. Instant snow in a jar. 

72. Mini scratch art notepads.

73. Colouring pens.

74. Liquid chalk markers. 

75. Washi tape.

76. Rubberband ball kit. 

77. A coin.

78. Snow globe.

79. Whoopee cushion.

80. Stress ball. 

81. Stuffed toy. 

82. Baking kit.

 

83. Sticky note pad. 

84. A mini etch-a-sketch.

85. Mini water pistol. 

86. Small spirograph.

87. Yo-yo.

88. Hot chocolate packet. 

89. Frisbee. 

90. Slap bracelet.

91. Marbles. 

92. Bath slime. 

93. Fart trumpet. 

94. Mental brain teaser game. 

95. Pass the pigs game. 

96. Fart card game.

97. Pop it. 

98. Mini lava lamp.

99. Binoculars.

100. Foil art. 

Cheers for reading X 

My Sunday Photo 31/10/2021

The MAD museum review

Hey readers,

The other day we went to the MAD museum in Stratford-Upon-Avon for a family day out. I thought I would do a review of what the museum is all about. 

 What is the mad museum?

The Mad museum which stands for mechanical art and design is museum is the only mechanical type museum in the UK. The museum showcases 60 interactive pieces of kinetic art and automatic. It is definitely something a bit unusual and worth checking out as it is interactive and you can see the amazing designs that people have come up with work in real life.

  The main goal of the museum is to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) and they have done this by using the different types of contraptions on display from robotic birds, 3d pictures, and extravagant marble run displays. It is all visual which is great to encourage people to get excited about design and having fun. 

In the museum, there are some interactive displays where you can wave your hand to start the display or press the button to get the display to start. 

There is an area where kids can make their own marble wall so lovely to see them work out a formula to get the marbles to roll down smoothly from the top to the bottom. Some of the best learning I think it is from experimenting and giving it a go yourself. 

There are many displays of pictures of the designs before the actual display was made, so good to see how the minds of the creatures work and the process that they have to go through. 

There are some good optical illusions as well on display to mess up your mind haha!

Above is one of the intrinsic displays where you press the button on the side to start it up and you can watch in action the way the ball moves around through the design not reach the bottom. 

Where is the mad museum?

The MAD Museum is located in Stratford upon Avon and the address for the location is:

4-5 Henley Street,

Stratford-Upon-Avon, 

Warwickshire,

CV37 6PT. 

Telephone number is - 01789 269356

When does it open?

opening times are:

Monday to Friday - 10:30 - 4:30 pm. 

Weekends and holidays - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.

You do have to prebook tickets beforehand and you can do this by going on their website here.

parking 

What are the prices of the tickets?

The cost of tickets is listed below. 

Adult: £7.80.

Concession: £6.30.

Child (6-15yrs): £5.20.

Child 5yrs & under: Free.

Family (2 Adults & 2 Children): £22.00.

Extra Child with Family: £3.50.

What is the recommended age to go to the MAD museum?

Normally about 3 onwards though nothing stopping you at any age as children under 5 years of age are free anyway.

I would say to go around the museum would be about 45mins to an hour, it is quite small but there are a lot of interactive features that kids can enjoy.

They also have a little museum where it shows small videos on ideas such as a marble run which kids can enjoy. That is free and I like the fact that the videos are not too long so kids won't get bored watching them. 

Other things to do in Stratford. 

As well as the MAD museum there are other things you can do in Stratford. There is the Stratford theatre where you can go for free to check out the displays based on theatre themes. 

There is a lovely green park where you can walk around and is nice when the sun is out.  

Of course, there are many different types of water transport you can go to. We took the manual boat to get across the other side of the river. That was a fun experience for the kids and only cost £1 each so didn't break the bank.

Cheers for reading X 

50 best Halloween films ever.

 Hey readers,

October is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate the scariest month of the year is to sit back with a good old Halloween film.

 If you're stuck for a title to watch then do not fear as I have come up with a list of 50 spooktacular movies to help you decide. 

50 Spooksenational films to watch this Halloween

1. Hocus Pocus.
2. The Nightmare Before Christmas.
3. Halloween. 
4. The Adam's Family.
5. Beetlejuice.
6. Casper.
7. Scary movie.
8. E.T The Extra-Terrestrial.
9. Poltergeist.
10. Night of the Living Dead.
11. House on Haunted Hill.
12. Friday the 13th.
13. Dracula.
14. The Sixth Sense.
15. Coraline.
16. Sleepy Hollow.
17. Jeepers Creepers.
18. Frankenstein.
19. Saw.
20. The Exorcist.
21. Shutter Island.
22. Children of the corn.
23. The Blair Witch Project.
24. A Nightmare on Elm Street.
25. It.
26. Coco.
27. The Silence of the Lambs.
28. The Shinning.
29. The Ring.
30. Scream.
31. Carrie.
32. Pet Cemetery.
33. Scream.
34. Carrie.
35. Ghostbusters.
36. Goosebumps.
37. Monsters House
38. The Amityville Horror.
39. Practical Magic.
40. Child's Play. 
41. Halloweentown.
42. Corpse Bride.
43. Donnie Darko.
44. The Cabin in the Woods. 
45. The Crow.
46. Song of the Sea.
47. Frankenweenie. 
48. The Rockie Horror Show.
49. Pumpkinhead.
50. Fright Night.

What films do you enjoy at Halloween time? Love to hear your thoughts in the comment section down below. 

Cheers for reading X

My Sunday photo 24/10/2021

 

What to put in a spooky basket.

Hey readers,

You may want to stay at home with your kids because it will be dark and not all kids enjoy taking part in trick or treating. 

If you still want to celebrate Halloween at home with your kids then a good idea might be looking at alternative ideas then a spooky basket is perfect way to achieve this. 

 You can choose your budget and get things cheap or if you fancy spending more stuff but it is up to you. Spooky baskets are like Christmas boxes but the theme is based on Halloween. 

So what kind of things can you put in a spooky basket? Below I have given some ideas of the types of things you can put in the boxes that I think would be a hit with kids. 

Things to put in a spooky basket. 

1. Books.

There are so many great Halloween-based books to get feeling Halloweeny. A firm favourite has to be the witches by Roald Dhal - not too scary but fun as well. 

2. Glow sticks.

These are fab for kids to play in a dark room with bright lights to go down a treat. 

3. Face paints.

You don't have to be an expert in face painting as there are simple ones you can do such as a black cat but kids love having face painting done.

 On Snazaroo they have good ideas for Halloween face paint and the instructions are clear plus they have video tutorials so you can do it at your own pace step to step. 

4. Balloons. 

You can get Halloween-themed balloons and some that even glow in the dark which will work well if kids are playing with glow sticks. 

5. Sweets. 

You have to have sweets at Halloween it's the law, isn't it? ;) Anyways there is a lot of choice on the market and some really fun Halloween ones as well.

 I've brought these Halloween boxes of mixed sweets from B&M for £2.00 and they are Halloween-themed so get a variety. 

6. Halloween clothing. 

You don't have to spend a load on Halloween, you can pick up this orange pumpkin t-shirt from Pep & Co for £3 (they are in adult and children sizes). 

7. Halloween torch.

These are a fun little gadget that works well when it is dark. All you have to do is shine the torch onto the wall and it will display Halloween images whether that be a bat, ghost, skull, etc. 

8. Halloween chocolate bomb.  

To make an extra special hot chocolate then you need to get a chocolate bomb is. You can get Halloween designed hot chocolate bombs such as the one in the photo below where they are shaped as skulls.

 What you do is get some hot milk vin a cup and place the hot chocolate bomb into the cup so that the bomb will disperse into the liquid. This is a popular with children as they love to see it melt and break away in the cup. 

What do you think of the kid's Halloween boxes? do you do them and if so what do you put in your boxes? Love to hear your thoughts in the comment section down below. 

Cheers for reading X