What to buy for a baby’s first Christmas? When a new baby joins the family, or a friend adds to their family, it’s normal to want to celebrate with them. But we all know situations where a new baby is gifted 3 piggy banks, 5 “santa” baby-grows and a couple of trinket boxes. These gifts are always well-meaning but begin to lose the sentiment behind them when others have given the exact same gift. CalEli’s biggest difference from other online retailers is that all our gifts can be completely personalised, no matter the spelling of the name. If the new baby is an Ailie, Eilidh or Ailee, it doesn’t matter because we can adapt any of our gifts to meet...
What is a Christmas Eve Box and what should go in it? Christmas Eve is a time to get the family together and relax before a very busy Christmas Day. The children can be full of excitement about Santa coming and one way to make the Christmas atmosphere even more special is by gifting a Christmas Eve Box to the children. But what even is a Christmas Eve box? A Christmas Eve box is simply a traditional wooden box that can be filled with all sorts of goodies, such as a Christmas story, new Christmas pyjamas, sweeties or decorations. You could make the box yourself or if you’re short of time in the run up to the festive period, have...
Traditional Wedding Anniversary Gifts Most people know that your 25th anniversary is silver and your 50th is gold, but do you know about all the other ones in between? And where did wedding anniversaries originate? The Romans were the first to get on board with celebrating the anniversary of their marriages, with roman men crowning their wives with a silver wreath on their 25th anniversary and a gold wreath on their 50th anniversary. Until the reign of Queen Victoria, diamond was associated with the 75th anniversary, but after Victoria’s 60th jubilee, diamond came to be linked to 60th wedding anniversaries instead. The trouble with the first few anniversaries is that they don’t have very exciting gifts associated with them. Does...
This list contains several suggestions for places to visit in Edinburgh with your kids for free! From parks to walks to museums and art galleries these kid friendly activities will allow you to spend quality family time together.
With the end of term fast approaching, the big question is should we get the teacher a thank you present and if so, what? This explains the reasons why you should consider showing your appreciation to the person who probably spends just as much time with your child as you.
