Festooning your home with decorations goes a long way to getting into the Christmas spirit. Over the last few years it seems that decorations are going up increasingly early. So start getting your plans in place for how your Christmas decor will look this year. Will you make your own decorations, maybe even make just …
MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS CONTENT ON MUMS MAKE LISTS 2022 Christmas is pretty much the biggest celebration of the year. A time for getting together with friends and family, festooning the house with decorations, eating traditional holiday season food, drinking festive drinks, swapping cards and gifts and generally having a lovely. But Christmas is hard work …
Taking the time and effort to create homemade gifts for your friends and family is a great way to show just how much you care. It’s also true that DIY gifts can be a great way to keep costs down, which is particularly useful for many of us this year. If you don’t think you …
It is understandable that kids get hugely excited about parties. It’s also understandable that they can feel like a massive chore for the parents who have to plan and host them! So here’s a big list of the best kids party ideas for parties at home or outside of the home that will help you …
Here is a gigantic list of 390 party themes that are perfect for birthday parties, costume parties or festive celebrations for adults. Yep, move over kids, it’s time for the grown-ups to have some theme party fun! If you have spent so long planning kids parties that you’ve run out of creativity for coming up …
If you want to make sure kids have lots of fun playing party games but want to keep things simple for yourself, here’s a list of the best easy kids party games to organise and play. KEEP KIDS PARTY GAMES EASY! Much as kids love party games, kids from toddler to ten years old don’t …
A well stocked kitchen pantry is the solid foundation you need from which to cook healthy family meals. So here is a big list of all the pantry staples you need for a well stocked pantry. It may take you a little time to build up, but it is well worth it to know you …
Writing out a weekly grocery list for the weekly family food shop is one of those chores that should ideally take no more than a few minutes but can invariably end up taking much longer. I’ve been putting together a weekly grocery list for more weeks, months and years than I care to remember, so …
100+ CHRISTMAS PLANNING TIPS 2022 Use these Christmas planning tips to help get prepared and ready for the festive season with as little stress as possible. Whilst Christmas is deemed the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ it can be a huge amount of hardwork and stress preparing for it. So if you are looking …
Looking for the best outdoor and indoor kids party games to make sure your child’s birthday party is super fun? I’ve put together a big list of 22 games that will delight kids from toddlers upwards. I’ve divided the list into outdoor party games and indoor party games. 22 BEST OUTDOOR AND INDOOR PARTY GAMES …
Download the Mums Make Lists free kids party checklist, a free printable party planning checklist you can use to prepare for all your children’s birthday parties.
Here’s my list of the top 36 best non-chocolate Easter gift ideas for kids, including babies and toddlers. Each idea is a great alternative to giving traditional chocolate eggs at Easter. Alternative gift ideas that will bring just as much joy as yet another chocolate Easter egg. 36 NON-CHOCOLATE EASTER GIFTS FOR CHILDREN There is …
Here’s a family holiday packing guide full of tips on things to pack for your next holiday. Use these tips to help you pack the essentials that you and your family will need while you’re away. Plus use my suggested family holiday packing list for adults, kids and babies as a checklist for packing everything …
Here are some simple things you can do to keep your kids reading over the long summer school holidays. How to keep kids reading over the summer Do you wonder how on earth you are going to keep your child / children reading through the school holidays? Especially the long summer school break that can …
It is hard work being a working mum. So I have put together a list of 26 practical tips for working mums to help you stay organised and keep stress at bay. ‘Working mum’ is such a neat little descriptor that still has connotations of choice about it. But many of us working mothers need …
There is nothing worse than arriving exhausted in the kitchen after a long day and not knowing what you are going to cook for a family meal. Which is why I turned to meal planning to save me both time, energy and stress. It took me a while to find a way to meal plan …