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Santa’s Grottos and Experiences in Berkshire

Santa’s Grottos and Experiences in Berkshire

(AD Disclaimer: Berkshire Mummies is working in paid partnership with the businesses marked with *) Here is a list of Santa's Grottos in Berkshire this year. More grottos and Santa Experiences will be added to the list as and when venues and retailers share details of them, so do keep checking back. Click on the links below to find out more details about each grotto. If you find this blog post useful make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies mailing list, follow Berkshire Mummies on Facebook and Instagram and share with friends and family who might also find it useful.…
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Christmas What’s On Guide in Berkshire

Christmas What’s On Guide in Berkshire

(AD Disclaimer: Those events marked with a * are events I have been gifted tickets to attend or businesses I have worked in paid partnership with). This Christmas What's on Guide in Berkshire is packed full of festive events taking place throughout the festive season. If you find this Christmas What's On Guide in Berkshire useful and informative make sure you sign up for the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List. Also, follow Berkshire Mummies on Instagram and Facebook. Featured Advertisement The Magical Christmas Adventure is the UK’s biggest indoor Christmas experience - a spectacular 2.5-hour storytelling journey open from 25 November…
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Low-Cost things to do this Christmas in Berkshire (£5 and Under)

Low-Cost things to do this Christmas in Berkshire (£5 and Under)

Christmas can be a very expensive time of year. Berkshire Mummies has put together a list of low-cost things to do to keep you and your family entertained this festive season - and they won't cost more than £5 each! If you find this blog post useful make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies mailing list, follow Berkshire Mummies on Facebook and Instagram and share with friends and family who might also find it useful. Low Cost Things to Do This Christmas in Berkshire The Eco Elves Tree-Cycle, Eden Shopping Centre, 10am - 5pm every weekend in the run up…
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Christmas Lights at Kingfisher Chase, Jennett’s Park, Bracknell

Christmas Lights at Kingfisher Chase, Jennett’s Park, Bracknell

If you find this blog post about the Christmas Lights at Kingfisher Chase useful and informative make sure you sign up for the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List. Also, follow Berkshire Mummies on Instagram and Facebook. The Christmas Lights at Kingfisher Chase at Jennett's Park, Bracknell are just fantastic to see and they are back from Sunday 26th November 2023. In previous years the white lights have made this road so beautiful and magical to see. Kingfisher Chase put in so much effort to their display, all in aid of charity. In 2023 the residents of Kingfisher Chase are raising money for Macmillan Cancer Research.…
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Christmas Light Trails in Berkshire and the surrounding area

Christmas Light Trails in Berkshire and the surrounding area

(AD Disclaimer: Those events marked with a * are events I have been gifted tickets to attend in this year or last year.) Christmas light trails are becoming increasingly popular, as they are a unique and magical way to celebrate the run up to Christmas. We have listed some of the Christmas Light Trails taking place in Berkshire and the surrounding area this year. If you find this Christmas Light Trails in Berkshire Guide useful and informative make sure you sign up for the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List. Also, follow Berkshire Mummies on Instagram and Facebook. Please tag us in your adventures! Christmas Light…
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Christmas Shows and Pantomimes in Berkshire

Christmas Shows and Pantomimes in Berkshire

(AD Disclaimer) Berkshire Mummies is working with or has worked with the Theatres marked with a * Oh yes it is! Here is a list of Christmas Shows and Pantomimes in Berkshire taking place between November 2023 and January 2024. If you have find this blog post useful why not join the Berkshire Mummies mailing list and follow on Instagram and Facebook? Featured Advertisement The Little Play Lounge Christmas Panto Join us for a toddlers Christmas Panto... Our magical Christmas show, written specifically for 2-5 year olds. We take you on a magical adventure in nursery rhyme land to find Santa, but who will we…
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Lantern Parades in Berkshire

Lantern Parades in Berkshire

(AD Disclaimer: I have been gifted tickets by Norden Farm before) There are a couple of Lantern Parades planned in Berkshire this festive season 2022. Latern Parades Norden Farm Lantern Parade, Maidenhead, 10th December 2022, from 4.30pm. FREE. Click here for details. Norden Farm are also running Lantern Making Workshops, click here for workshop details. Reading Lantern Parade - Dance of the Fire Flies, 10th December 2022, 5.30pm. FREE. You can also take part in some FREE lantern making workshops. Click here for more details. Festival of Light, Corn Exchange Newbury. 11th December 2022. FREE event. Click here for more information. Follow Berkshire Mummies Found…
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Fruit and Nut Chocolate Drops

Fruit and Nut Chocolate Drops

These Fruit and Nut Chocolate drops are very simple to make, tasty yummy and would make a lovely homemade gift for a special occasion. What ingredients do I need?  100g chocolate (dark, milk or white). 25g dried fruit and 25g nuts (I used unsalted peanuts and raisins). If allergic to nuts you could replace with another dried fruit - eg. apricots, cranberries.A sheet of tin foil / baking paper. How do I make Fruit and Nut Chocolate Drops? Break the chocolate up into small pieces into a bowl and melt the chocolate. I melted ours for a minute on high in…
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Cardboard Gingerbread People

Cardboard Gingerbread People

Making Cardboard Gingerbread People can be lots of fun as the imagination can flow. You could build a whole village of gingerbread people. They can all have different personalities and different clothes etc.  What do I need to make the people? Cardboard (we used corrugated cardboard) from a packing box Gingerbread Cookie Cutter Shapes A Pencil  Scissors  Colouring Pens  Googly Eyes and glue to stick them on Materials to decorate your gingerbread people with examples include sequins, beads, buttons, wool or ribbon. How do I make the Cardboard Gingerbread People?  Lay your cardboard out on a flat surface. Then draw around…
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Christmas Star Decoration

Christmas Star Decoration

Here is how you can make a Christmas Star Decoration for your Christmas Tree or to gift to family and friends. Alternatively, you could stick the star onto a piece of folded card to make a Christmas cards to give to loved ones. What do I need to make a Christmas Star Decoration?  PVA Glue. Yellow lolly sticks (paint the lolly sticks yellow if you don’t have pre-coloured ones). You will need 6 lolly sticks per Christmas Star Decoration.  Colourful Sequins.  Coloured Wool. How do I make the Christmas Star Decoration? Glue three lolly sticks together into a triangle shape…
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