Christmas

Dec
27
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
20+ activities to do at home with your children between Christmas and New Year

20+ activities to do at home with your children between Christmas and New Year

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The excitement of Christmas Day is now over and you might be looking for a bit of inspiration to keep the children busy at home. Hopefully you will find some inspiration in this blog post '20+ Activities to do at home with your children between Christmas and New Year'. Make sure you are following Berkshire Mummies on Facebook, Instagram and join the mailing list. Activity ideas to do at home; Do some cooking - how about making Lockdown Yeast Free Pizza, Oatmeal Pancakes, Homemade Butter Bean Dip and Rainbow Frozen Chocolate Bananas Make a firework chalk picture in preparation for…
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Dec
21
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
35+ activities to do with the children at home this Christmas

35+ activities to do with the children at home this Christmas

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Here are 35+ activities to do with the children at home this Christmas. If you find this blog post useful don't forget you can also follow Berkshire Mummies on Instagram and Facebook. You can also join the mailing list. 35+ at home activities Read books together - we love reading 'The Christmasaurus' series by Tom Fletcher throughout December and highly recommend it. Bake Christmas Food. Here are the recipes for Christmas Marzipan Treats, Festive Rocky Road and Fruit and Nut Chocolate Drops. Make a gingerbread house  Play a board game Play card games Complete a jigsaw puzzle Make Christmas decorations. Why…
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Nov
14
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
Homemade Christmas Tree Decorations

Homemade Christmas Tree Decorations

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Here is how we made some little vibrant homemade Christmas tree decorations. They are great for sticking on to Christmas cards to give to loved ones or can be made into Christmas decorations for your own tree or gifted to friends and family.  What do I need to make Homemade Christmas Tree Decorations? PVA Glue.Green lolly sticks (paint the lolly sticks green if you don’t have pre-coloured ones). You will need 3 lolly sticks per Christmas tree. Green pipe cleaners - one per Christmas tree.Small colourful pom poms. How do I make the homemade Christmas trees decorations? Glue three lolly sticks…
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Nov
06
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
Berkshire Mummies Christmas Gift Guide 2020

Berkshire Mummies Christmas Gift Guide 2020

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(AD) Disclaimer: I have been gifted the items which appear in this Berkshire Mummies Christmas Gift Guide. I have worked with businesses that have a * as a paid partnership. I am very excited to share with you the first ever Berkshire Mummies Christmas Gift Guide which showcases 20 fantastic Berkshire Small Businesses. It is a privilege to be able to use this platform to support small and local businesses during this global pandemic and I am on a mission to promote Berkshire's small businesses. If you would like to support small Berkshire Businesses please give the below businesses a…
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Nov
04
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
Homemade Christmas Wrapping Paper

Homemade Christmas Wrapping Paper

At Home, Christmas,
Something I do every year is make homemade Christmas Cards with my children. On occasions we have made homemade Christmas wrapping paper before and this year, especially with the November lockdown have used this as one of our activities to keep us busy. What do I need to make Homemade Christmas Wrapping Paper? Brown Paper Poster paint (Christmas Colours) Paint brushChristmas cookie cutters - Christmas trees, angel, snowman, stocking, gingerbread man, star etc. How do I make Homemade Christmas Wrapping Paper? Put your paint onto a flat surface, I use plastic container lids. Cut a length of brown paper and…
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Dec
28
2018
By Berkshire Mummies
Things to do in Berkshire with the family between Christmas 2018 and New Year 2019

Things to do in Berkshire with the family between Christmas 2018 and New Year 2019

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The time between Christmas and New Year is one of my favourite times of the year, for us it’s time to spend some quality family time together. Alongside catching up with friends and family we always try and fit in a good family walk or two and get outdoors. There is plenty of choice for family friendly walks in Berkshire and the surrounding area, we enjoy visiting Boulters Lock, Runnymede and Lightwater Country Park and also the beach, despite the drive, we think it’s worth it. Click here to see a list of Berkshire walks which might be of interest.…
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Dec
05
2018
By Berkshire Mummies
Family Friendly Festive Events in Berkshire

Family Friendly Festive Events in Berkshire

Seasonal, What's On Guides
Windsor on Ice is open between 17th November 2018 – 6th January 2019 and you will find the ice rink in Alexandra Gardens, Windsor. Click here to find out more. Wokingham Winter Carnival, 25th November 2018. 11am – 6pm. The carnival is a free community event held in the town centre. Attractions include fun fair rides, over 125 food, craft and charity stalls plus entertainment including a magic show, Punch and Judy, comedy jugglers, clowns, Morris dances and more. Santa’s Grotto will be at the library between 11am - 3pm. The theme for this years carnival is Love Wokingham: A…
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Nov
08
2018
By Berkshire Mummies
Norden Farm’s annual Lantern Parade returns to Maidenhead for the 10th time!

Norden Farm’s annual Lantern Parade returns to Maidenhead for the 10th time!

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The annual Lantern Parade takes place on Saturday 8th December 2018. The parade departs from Maidenhead Town Hall at 4.30pm and is free to attend. Celebrations including live music and entertainment, street food, licenced bar and hot drinks. Photo Credit: Luminous Photography You can get involved at one of Norden Farm's, Lantern Making workshops, running throughout November 2018 and December 2018. At the workshops you will create an animal inspired lantern by weaving and decorating willow. Our expert lantern makers will guide you through the process and you will have a lantern ready to illuminate at the parade. A retrospective…
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