Author Archives: GarciaFamilyUK

Yesterday we travelled to Essex to check out the newly opened Nickelodeon Adventure Centre. Having grown up watching Nickelodeon, both myself and Dominic were quite excited to visit. We arrived early to Intu Lakeside and parked outside what we think was the main entrance. There are no signs outside for the Nickelodeon Centre so weContinue reading “Nickelodeon Adventure Centre, Lakeside Essex Press Visit”

A few months ago I was online trying to book our annual festive afternoon tea at The Ritz. Usually, we would aim to book for a weekend half way through the month but I realised we had possibly gone over board in booking other activities… because of this we really didn’t have much spare datesContinue reading “Christmas Day at The Ritz, London”

Today we drove to one of the most beautiful restaurants in London, The Ivy Chelsea Gardens. We visited last year just before Christmas and the restaurant was decorated beautifully like a gingerbread house. Aesthetically it was amazing, a real life Hansel and Grettle House! This year, The Ivy Chelsea Gardens have gone for a NarniaContinue reading “Breakfast at The Ivy, Chelsea (London)”

Owlet Press very kindly sent Ita this book a few weeks ago – We’re Off to Find a Unicorn. The book is written by Eloise White and is illustrated by Cory Reid. Based loosely on the famous, Were Off on a Bear Hunt, this book incorporates the fun and adventure with cleverly hidden unicorns andContinue reading “We’re Off to Find a Unicorn book, Owlet Press”

At the beginning of 2019 we booked our tickets for Lapland UK and having been last year, we were really quite excited. One thing that did sting however, was forking out £300 for the tickets a few days before payday in January. (Ouch!). However, this year we invited my sister and her husband and 4Continue reading “Lapland UK”

This year we knew that Ita would love the antics of the festive Elf on the Shelf and when the official company contacted us to be on board, we thought it was a great idea. The idea of Elf on the Shelf is that you “adopt” a scout elf who visits every day from 1-24Continue reading “Elf on the Shelf”

As a Christmas family tradition, we have always taken a trip to Central London to visit Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. It has evolved so much in past 10 years, from a few rides and Christmas stalls, it is pretty much a theme park now. Winter Wonderland has so much to do, which includes IceContinue reading “Winter Wonderland, London (Incl. Zippo Circus)”

You will struggle to find someone who loves Christmas more than we do! I promise you! However, we know how fortunate we are and so for many years now we have always included “giving back” in our December schedule. This was a tradition that started almost a decade ago for me; when I would collectContinue reading “Giving Back this Christmas”

We were invited down to Sadlers Wells in Holborn to watch Raymond Brigg’s The Snowman, and having seen it many years ago, we were very excited. For years now it has become a tradition of ours to watch this show on TV and last year was Ita’s first time watching it too. She vaguely rememberedContinue reading “The Snowman, Sadlers Wells Press Visit”