Home > Culture > Life > The Best Things to Do Over Christmas and New Year Post author By The Mum Club Post date 19 December 2023 The Best Things to Do Over Christmas and New Year The Mum Club19 December 2023 It’s called: eating leftovers and spending all day in your jammies. Feel Festive Without Having to Plan… The Best No Book Activity If you can’t be bothered to book, you can usually rely on your local National Trust site for a festive activity requiring zero planning. And all failing, the local garden centre will always serve up the goods. Find Out More Make Something For The Kids… Easy Festive Cake Pops Cake pops are so easy to make and will impress everyone You can even do it with the kids or pre-make some on your own and then let them go wild with a few!. Recipe Use Your Kids Weaning Trays to Make These View this post on Instagram A post shared by Laura Greenhalgh (@laurahome_) Test Your Family & Friends With Our Quiz… TMC’s 2023 Quiz of The Year Your festive entertainment sorted! Take the Quiz Get Yourself a NYE Stay-at-Home Kit Mexican Taco Extravaganza Whether you are entertaining or not, this is a great one to order in and enjoy. Shop Now Fancy Pj’s The chicest pyjamas you’ll lay your eyes on. Great for New Year’s Eve in. *Or out! Shop Now Get That Glow ‘Tis the season to show yourself some love with this kit from Patchology. The nourishing skin care set includes two pairs of eye gels, two sheet masks and a foot mask. Shop Now Watch these… Genie, Available Now on Sky Cinema From the makers of Love Actually and Notting Hill comes a festive film that is sure to lift your spirits. Available to watch from today on Sky Cinema. Watch Now Hannah Waddingham Home for Christmas, Available now, Apple TV One to have on while you wrap the presents. Hannah has the most incredible voice and this easy watch offers a calming festive feeling made for hours sat on the floor covered in sellotape. Watch Now Family Switch, Netflix, 30th November A must-watch if you loved 13 Going On 30 in your younger years, as Jennifer Garner returns with another body-swapping comedy. Starring alongside Ed Hems, against a Yuletide backdrop, the married couple with three children have their family life suddenly flipped into chaos by a supernatural body swap. A little silly but some much-needed respite from all the festive madness. Watch Now The Velveteen Rabbit, Available now on Apple TV One for older kids or if you read the book as a child and want to feel nostalgic. This is a beautiful festive watch that will reignite the magic in you. Watch Now Tabby McTat, BBC1, Christmas Day Who doesn’t love a bit of Julia Donaldson at Christmas? Little fans of The Gruffalo will be enchanted by her latest BBC adaptation, which follows a busker’s cat named Tabby McTat, as they navigate life’s twists and turns. You’ll recognise voices from the likes of Jodie Whittaker and Rob Brydon in this charming and heartfelt tale. Nigella Amsterdam Christmas Special, December 2023 Date TBC The dulcet tones of Nigella return for a Christmas special, this time, taking us on a Yuletide trip to Amsterdam, where she spends most of her Christmases. Expect Christmas fairs, artisan food shops, recipe ideas and Nigella’s unwavering charisma. Inside M&S, ITVX Following on from the inside at M&S series comes their Christmas special and we’re here for it. Watch here The Mum Club19 December 2023 ← TMC’s 2023 Quiz of The Year → Recipe of the Week: Christmas Leftover Pie
