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Saturday 9 December 2017

Blogmas Day Nine - Best Christmas Songs





















Hello,


So this is day Nine of Blogmas and we hope that you are enjoying all of our blogmas posts. This post is about something that you have to have on at Christmas and that is Christmas songs.

Christmas songs are played constantly with us and there are so many good ones so we thought that we would share them with you. So, here are some of our favourite Christmas songs:

We love the song Winter Wonderland and the new rendition of the song by Alexander Armstrong has made the song become one of our favourite Christmas songs of all times.

We also love Last Christmas by Wham! This is such a classic song and we love it so much and it definitely feels like Christmas whenever it is played.

Some great upbeat Christmas songs that we love are Merry Christmas Everyone and rockin' around the Christmas tree. We also love Jingle Bell Rock and Band Aid 30 as it is always gets us in the Christmas spirit when we hear these songs.

The Grinch is also a great Christmas song and matches one of our favourite Christmas films from our previous blog post. We also love Let it Snow and a great classic of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.

Some great Christmas classics that we love at Christmas also include Fairytale of New York and All I Want For Christmas is You.

A truly beautiful Christmas song has got to be Silent Night as well as Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas. It wouldn't be Christmas without Michael Bublé so his cover of Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas gets played on repeat until Christmas is over. We also love Baby its cold outside and one that we are sure that everyone loves is the 12 days of Christmas song. We also love Michael Bublé's covers of Holly Jolly Christmas and Christmas(baby please come home) and they have both got us dancing around the house.

Finally, one of the best Christmas songs for us is Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Many artists have done a cover of this song and made it sound different every time but personally for us we love the McFly's version of this song the best.

Thank you for reading today's blogmas, make sure you stay tuned for tomorrows blogmas. We hope you are enjoying all of our blogmas posts and that you will leave a comment with some of your favourite Christmas songs that we might have missed. Follow our social media for future posts and we will see you tomorrow with the next blogmas post.

ThePolkaDotDaffodil x

Friday 8 December 2017

Blogmas Day Eight - Christmas Treats

Hello,

So in this blogmas post we thought we would share with you some of the treats that we like to buy in preparation for Christmas. We always buy treats ready for Christmas as well as bake as you have seen from our gingerbread recipe in a previous blogmas post, but sometimes we decide to be lazy and just buy treats instead. So here are some of the treats that we like to buy every Christmas.

Firstly, every Christmas since we were little we would buy a tin of quality street. Every year we would  buy a tin of quality street which would last to about Christmas Eve. Therefore, we started buying two so that we could still feast on the sweets on Christmas day. Quality Streets is something that we associate with Christmas so when they get bought in the weekly shop we know it is Christmas.


Another is a chocolate orange. This would be a reoccurring Christmas stocking filler that would be saved until it was too tempting and then eaten all at once. We love a chocolate orange at Christmas and it is a good stocking filler if you are struggling to find something.

We also like to have a tub of roses as well as heroes as they have a variety of chocolates. The heroes tend to be better with the kids as they don't tend to like not knowing which chocolate they have and like to just pick one they know rather than read a list of options. But sometimes they will eat both as chocolate is chocolate to them.



For any vegan treats we tend to go to Holland and Barrett and look at their vegan treats although this can sometimes be expensive so we tend to stick to homemaking these types of treats. However, we sometimes find any local vegan shop on our phones and go and have a look at what they have. We also like to go to the Cardiff market where they do vegan welsh cakes. We love these all year round but they are a nice treat at Christmas with a coffee.



Thanks for reading today's blogmas. Stay tuned for tomorrows blogmas and leave a comment about what Christmas treats you like to have at Christmas. Follow our social media to keep up to date of when we post and what we are up to.

ThePolkaDotDaffodil x

Thursday 7 December 2017

Blogmas Day Seven - Best Christmas Films

Hello,

So this is blogmas day 7. We hope that you are enjoying all of our blogmas posts and that you are just as excited for Christmas as we are.

One of the best things about Christmas for us is the films. Christmas is the time of year with the best films for all ages. So, here are some of our favourites that we highly recommend watching this Christmas. Christmas films are also the best as everyone loves them so it is a time for all the family to come together and get snacks and have a Christmas movie night with your PJ's and your blankets.

Firstly, everyone knows that one of the best Christmas films is Home Alone. It is a classic Christmas film and is great to watch when sat at home cuddled up on the sofa with a blanket and hot chocolate in the night, especially when you have been out in the cold and rain.

Another amazing Christmas film is How the Grinch stole Christmas. This is one of the best Christmas films of all time and we watch it every Christmas on repeat. Both the animated an The Grinch live action are amazing and we watch them on repeat in the dark with the Christmas tree lights on and the fairy lights.

A hilarious Christmas film is Christmas with the Kranks. It is such a good comedic Christmas film for a slightly older audience rather than watching with the kids but is still such a good and funny Christmas film and defiantly one to put you in the Christmas spirit.

One Christmas film that we love to watch that every child will probably love is Mickey's once upon a Christmas as well as any other Christmas Disney films. Disney have made multiple of these and now have Mickey's twice upon a Christmas which follows three stories in each film. Mickey's once upon a Christmas is one of Rebekah's all time favourite as it brings back memories of being a child and being really excited for Christmas.

Another great Disney film is Mickey's Christmas Carol as well as The Muppets Christmas Carol. Both follow the classic story of a Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens but is a great alternative to watch with children.

One of our all time favourites is The Santa Claus film. There is obviously three of these films as part of the franchise. They are all so good but everyone loves the original and we watch this every Christmas. Tim Allen is in many Christmas films which just shows how much of a great actor he is.

Molly's all time favourite Christmas films are definitely The Polar Express and Elf as it's not Christmas until I watch them as they put me in the Christmas mood. They also hold a lot of memories because they are films that all my family love so we always have family movie nights with take-away, snacks and drinks with all of us wearing our cosy PJ's with fluffy socks and warm blankets.


We would love to know what your favourite Christmas films are and if you have any Christmas movie nights with your friends or family. Don't forget to follow all our social medias that are below to keep up to date with what exciting things we are doing. Also don't forget to comment and let us know what Christmas traditions you have. We will see you tomorrow for Blogmas day 8. Thank you for reading.

ThePolkaDotDaffodil X

Wednesday 6 December 2017

Blogmas Day Six- Christmas Haul

Hello,

In this blogmas we are going to share with you all the stuff we have bought in preparation for Christmas. So, we are going to share with you the Christmas decorations we have found as well as the gifts that we found to buy for our relatives and friends.

Firstly, we found some lovely stuff at poundland and thought they were a great price as well as a great gift. We found a jug for Santa's milk which was really festive and cute and definitely good quality. We also found a nice glittery decoration with a reindeer on it to put on a shelf that we thought it was really nice and cute. We had seen similar ones that were much more expensive and the same quality so it is definitely worth going here first and then deciding whether to pay for something more expensive. We love Christmas cushions and so we were happy to find a lovely cushion that was good quality and a cheap price.





 We also found some lovely wreaths at poundland so if you have not yet got your wreath then this is a good place to go and get one for good quality and at a good price.


We also found some lovely things in Boots that would be good gifts for everyone and therefore we bought a few on our Christmas shopping trip. we bought a lot of wash things for our relatives as it is a quick and easy gift and we always find that we need a last minute present for someone who you don't think you will see or will give you a gift. We also saw some lovely make-up sets in Superdrug that we have bought for some of our other friends that we slightly wish we had bought for ourselves.

 
 
We also saw some very Christmas based things in Boots that were so tempting to buy but we knew we would be broke if we did.
 
 
Finally, we went to Prmark which had so much Christmas stuff we almost ended up buying everything. But we did see some lovely Christmas throws and candles and many other Christmas decorations as well as good homely things and gifts.
 
 
Thanks for reading day 6 of blogmas leave a comment with what you have bought ready for Christmas or share it with us on social media which is linked below.
 
 
ThePolkaDotDaffodil x 



Tuesday 5 December 2017

Blogmas Day Five - Winter Wonderland


Hello,
welcome back to our blog. We are on Blogmas day 5 and today its all about Winter Wonderland. We are very lucky as we have a winter wonderland just 15 minutes away from our house so we can visit when ever we want to during November and December. We have decided to do a blogmas post on winter wonderland as it is very festive and it puts everyone in the Christmas mood, well it puts us in the Christmas mood.

 We love winter wonderland as there is loads to do and there is something to do for everyone like there is small rides for children, there is a ice rink for everyone that wants to ice skate and there are lots of different wooden huts offering different types of food and drink.










We recommend going to winter wonderland if you are stuck on what to get you in the festive food as there is a really nice atmosphere. Its a really nice place to go as a family as there is something for all ages. We love going every year with our families as we always make new memories, whether that be that one of us has a funny fall on the ice or is being silly whilst skating or if one of us gets their food all over their face by accident whilst eating their food. Just make sure you wrap up nice and warm when you go as you will get cold otherwise.
Thats all for todays blogmas post, we hoped you have enjoyed. Don't forget to comment with some of your memories from when you have visited or if you are planning on going to winter wonderland this year. Also don't forget to follow all of our social medias to know when we have updated or to find out what we are up to. Thank you for reading and make sure you come back tomorrow to read day 6 blogmas post.

ThePolkaDotDaffodil X

Monday 4 December 2017

Blogmas Day Four - Vegan Christmas Dinner

Hello,

Christmas is a time known for a good turkey dinner but for Vegans this is difficult to get past without having a nut roast. a nut roast is nice but after a while it starts to get a bit boring and t is not the only option for Christmas. In fact you can even cheat and just go and buy an alternative vegan meat source for Christmas if you don't indeed have enough time to make anything from scratch. However, this is our vegan Christmas dinner that we make and now sharing for blogmas day four.

Firstly, all the vegetables are obviously going to stay the same for our vegan Christmas dinner and therefore nothing needs to be changed for this part of the meal. However, you may need to check the labels of some Yorkshire puddings and make sure that they are vegan but we find that the ones we buy are fine.

For starters we usually like to have an almond pate with some toast. This is super easy to make as you gather all the ingredients from the recipe and blend them all together to make the paste. This is actually really nice and even appeals to non-vegans believe it or not. The only problem is that when making the pate you need to soak the almonds for a long period of time.

For our main, we keep everything the same but change the meat. Therefore we like to cheat and use a store bought alternative but we have used tofu and other ingredients to make an alternative tofu type turkey with stuffing. This is all really easy and you only need to add some spices or sauces to the tofu to make it taste like Christmas as well as follow a simple list of ingredients for the stuffing. We like to use olive oil, celery, onion, bread crumbs, herbs and some other stuff for our stuffing an it taste delicious.

For desert we like to keep it simple as we are normally full by this point but refuse to turn down a desert. So, we normally have a simple pudding made with sugar, vegan butter and flour and drizzle with some golden syrup. This is normally really nice and very simple to make. However, if you want to push the boat out there are plenty of other options but we tend to stick with this.

We know it is a bit early to be thinking about Christmas dinner but we hope you enjoyed. leave a comment with what you are planning to have for your Christmas dinner regardless on if it is vegan or not. Thanks for reading todays blogmas. Please follow our social media for more updates on blogmas and other posts.

ThePolkaDotDaffodil x



Sunday 3 December 2017

Blogmas Day Three - Gingerbread


Hello,

So this is day three of blogmas and we know that everyone is getting their christms food ready and so we wanted to share with you some of our ideas for Christmas recipes that we love to make.

First of all is Gingerbread. We love gingerbread and so we make it every Christmas. So here is the recipe we use for our gingerbread:
  • Light brown sugar
  • golden syrup
  • water
  • ground cinnamon
  • ground ginger
  • butter/ vegan butter
  • bicarbonate of soda
  • plain flour.
First you will need to measure out 75g of light brown sugar and then add to a saucepan. next we add 3 tablespoons of golden syrup you can substitute one tablespoon of golden syrup for black treacle but we couldn't find any so we just added an extra tablespoon of golden syrup and it taste the same. Then ass one tablespoon of water and one teaspoon of cinnamon and one teaspoon of ginger. You can add extra ginger if you wanted depending on how much ginger you like in your gingerbread. Put the saucepan on to heat and allow the ingredients to warm. Then add 95g of butter or vegan butter and mix. You will need to continuously stir this as you don't want it to burn and then add half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda.


Then gradually add 250g of flour to the saucepan with the saucepan off the heat. It should form a ball of dough and leave to cool. You can then roll out the dough and use any cookie cutters you like for your gingerbread. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.



 Cook for 10 - 15 minutes. You can then ice and decorate your biscuits as you please and that will leave you with your gingerbread.

 
 
Thank you for reading today's blogmas if you do try out this recipe tag us in a picture on Instagram and follow our other social medias to see more of blogmas. Leave a comment below on what you would like to see and other treats that you like at Christmas.
 
 
ThePolkaDotDaffodil x