Christmas season in KL
When I first moved to the tropics I found it incredible difficult to get into the Christmas mood. Every year it has gotten easier and I now happily embrace the…
Christmas events in KL for kids and families
Kuala Lumpur is buzzing with Christmas events suitable for the whole family. Many of them happen at malls - as expected - but there are a few other options to…
10 Great Christmas present ideas for kids
Now you may have looked through our list of Christmas presents that are not toys - yey! - but let's face it, the kiddos still expect a few old-fashioned hard…
Christmas Bazaars in KL 2016
Christmas Bazaars are the first sign of Christmas in KL! Here are the dates for weekends filled with shopping! Super Stylish Christmas Shopping A special Christmas edition of Super Stylish…
A Little Farm on the Hill
Before fully launching into this new year, let me share some moments from A Little Farm on the Hill, where we spent a wonderful Christmas Day. This place truly is…
Charities in need of donations
Last Christmas we got a suggestion of posting about ways of spreading the goodwill so this year we collected a list of charities that are in need of donations -…
Last minute Christmas printables
Christmas is fun - we can all agree on this. It's lovely to finally spend time with the family. After a year of rushing, organizing and multitasking, Christmas is about slowing…
Portable Christmas Traditions
Reading the book Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds was a real eye-opener in terms of managing this high-mobility lifestyle that we lead as expats. One of the things…
Home-made white clay ornaments
If you haven't yet had enough of making gingerbread biscuits, this is a simple way of making cute ornaments. This easy dough is beautiful as is, or can be painted…
X-mas trees!
These little Christmas trees are the simplest craft ever. It doesn't take you hours to prepare and it doesn't take you hours to clean either. And the result is very…
Christmas presents that are not toys
Christmas is fast approaching and many parents dread the commercial side of it: either because of the sheer amount of plastic junk toys or the hair-raising bill attached to the…
December!
In our neighbourhood the Christmas lights seem to be up all year - they must have figured there are so many festivals throughout the year it's easier to just leave…