No More Huggies....

I got this in my emails today....From Huggies!

What?! So they are not being sold in the UK & Ireland! From what I've read the reason is they are choosing to focus on their wipes and concentrate on non-fastening nappies such as pull-ups and Little Swimmers.Strange I thought they would of made more money from Nappies...Not the wipes! As a result, it will be closing a number of plants, putting 1,300-1,500 jobs at risk across Europe....

I used Huggies a couple of times with my two girls and they leaked & caused a rash....Maybe it was just my two they didn't agree with??

Huggies & Pampers are the two big brands of nappies that everyone knows they will be a big miss!!

 

It's beginning to look alot like christmas.....

That time of the year again when we put the Christmas tree and decorations....We went out Friday and bought everything...We were planning to put it all up Saturday but the excitement got to us and we could not resist putting it up early so Friday it was!!!

Got the Christmas tree from Argos.....A great price of £29.99 reduced from £59.99 and thank you to the voucher I won from Netmums A big 7ft one....It's the biggest one we've ever had....Looks fab though....Better than the one we had last year....It was very short of branches....

Took Stu about 3 hours but he got it up & decorated eventually.....lol

The pictures do not do it justice....Looks alot better in real life...All the decorations were from Poundland....Great vaule....16 baubles for a pound we got 4 packs of those in Gold & Red...Tinsel a £1 for 2 meters and got a pack of Candy canes....I don't know how long they'll last because Ellie has been at them already!

Silent Sunday!

Top Christmas Money Saving Tips! - Gifts!!

There are dozens of ways to enjoy a fabulous family celebration while keeping a little more cash in your pocket. Here's a few idea's. 

Buy one decent 'family' present instead of separate ones. So a board game for a family instead of four or five smaller more expensive gifts. 

Grandparents will love personalised presents from the kids. Pick up some cheap canvases from your local craft shop and do hand print pictures. 

Homemade chocolate slabs are easy and cheap to make and there is tons of recipes online.

Use pound shops for stocking fillers. 

We do PJs as a Christmas Eve treat! They're actually a really boring present but the children don't realise that and think it is amazing getting a present before Christmas Day. 

Chocolates in a mug or mason jar. Buy a nice mug, fill it with chocolates (Quality Street or Roses are perfect because they’re colourful and wrapped), pop cellophane around the whole thing and tie with some ribbon. Easy!!

If you have friends or family that could do with your help babysitting or help around the home you could offer your services with some vouchers for your time, redeemable throughout the year.

Give a gift to charity in someone's name then you know your money is actually paying for something useful. 

Make a date night package which plans a date for each month of the new year, such as a picnic in the park or a candlelit bubble bath. Once you’ve planned the dates, write them on cards and decorate & give to a loved one.

Fill up a box with loads of blown-up balloons and wrap it – it’s sure to provide hours of fun and shouldn’t cost more than a fiver.

What cheap gift ideas do you have?