Celebrate Christmas with our fun and easy kids activities and delicious festive food recipes.
It wouldn't be Christmas without the kids getting busy making homemade decorations and paper chains.
Get busy in the kitchen with our easy festive recipes that are perfect for festive parties and Xmas dinner.
Why not try out our delicious homemade edible gifts too.
Perfect for packaging up and gifting to your friends - from chocolate dipping spoons to festive sparkly bark.
Party food, nibbles and festive grazing board ideas to make your Yule really great and help you to create some fabulous family memories with the kids.
updated may 2026 These vintage chocolate dipping spoons are one of the easiest homemade edible gifts you can make for Christmas. They look beautiful, take just minutes to prepare and make cosy hot chocolate feel extra special. All you need is melted chocolate, a few pretty toppings and some vintage teaspoons. Once set, the spoons...
Our Christmas scones add a deliciously festive twist to our afternoon tea scones recipe to create tasty, fluffy scones flavoured with mincemeat and dried cranberries. We've taken our foolproof scone recipe and added a burst of festive Christmassy flavor in our super simple Christmas scones recipe. We've flavoured the scone dough with brandy mincemeat and...
Apple and mincemeat crumble is a super easy Christmas crumble dessert recipe that's great for Christmas pudding haters! Just serve with custard for a yummy wintery pudding! Our Christmas crumble is filled with a delicious, sticky, apple and mincemeat mixture and topped with buttery crumble. It's a super easy Christmas dessert recipe that's great in...
For a super easy way to cook the Christmas dinner vegetables - try our delicious Christmas vegetable tray bake. Tasty honey roasted Christmas vegetables and super simple to prepare and cook! Honestly, why go to all the trouble of cooking the Christmas vegetables separately. Cut the faff and cook up this delicious, one tray honey...
Start your Christmas Day in style by tucking into the perfect Christmas Breakfast Buffet. Choose from a fresh fruit platter, pastries and of course the full English! Christmas morning is always hectic, especially if you've got young children who get up super early! The scramble to open presents and tuck into chocolate selection boxes and...
Super easy and delicious - our savoury Puff Pastry Christmas Tree makes a great Christmas buffet food or easy festive lunch. Our little Christmas Tree Pastries are a lovely little Christmas recipe. They're really easy to make and you can top them with whatever you like, or even get the kids to have a go...
Create a beautiful and healthy festive dessert with our easy Christmas Fruit Platter. Super simple to make and delicious to eat! A stunning and decorative Christmas tree fruit platter is lovely for serving to friends and family and a welcome change from all the rich food! Our simple healthy festive fruit platter is really easy...
It's so simple to make and so good. Homemade mulled apple cider. The perfect accompaniment to your holiday celebrations. Sweet, spicy, warming and oh so cosy. Mmmmm the scent of warm alcoholic mulled cider recipe wafting though the house smells just delicious. This is a great drink to serve to guests as they arrive at autumn...
Say hello to our favourite Christmas chocolate bark recipe! It's a totally delicious combo of milk and white chocolate swirled together and sprinkled with pistachios, cranberries, gold dust and edible sparkly silver stars. Our Christmas chocolate bark is oh so easy to make and deliciously pretty to look at. It's the perfect Christmas recipe and ideal as...
Get those Christmas Markets vibes at home with our DELICIOUS Christmas Pigs In Blankets Platter, roasties, Yorkshire puddings and a jug of gravy. What's not to LOVE?! Why You'll LOVE This Recipe Super Easy To Make - you can throw this platter together quickly and easily with our short-cut cooking cheats and flavour tips! Cosy...
Welcome to the world of orange and cranberry rocky roads, all I can say is WOW! They taste completely amazing. They're absolutely everything I wanted them to be. A perfect thanksgiving recipe or just for munching with coffee on a cold winter day. You'll need just five ingredients to make a tray of these awesomely...
Don’t let that Christmas ham go to waste! Here’s our FAVOURITE leftover ham recipes to help you make the most of your festive feast! Christmas Dinner is a total festive treat. Plates piled high with roast turkey and Christmas ham, roast potatoes and all the trimmings. But… there’s no way all that ham will be...
Our Christmas tree crudité platter is a festive appetizer that's super easy to prepare, packed with fresh veggies, and inexpensive. A great holiday party food! Why You'll Love This Healthy Festive Appetizer Fresh and healthy in amongst the sugar fest! - we like to add in this healthy, vegetable crudite platter in amongst the rich,...
Our candy cane Christmas Caprese Salad is super easy and super festive! We serve with toasted sourdough bread, balsamic vinegar and olive oil for dipping. A simple Christmas appetiser that will impress your guests! Honestly if you're looking for super easy Christmas party food, then our Christmas tomato and mozzarella salad is just perfect! It's...
We've got all sorts of brilliant Christmas tree ornaments for kids to make at home. Easy Christmas Tree Ornaments for Kids to Make Really get the kids into the Christmas spirit with our super cute DIY Christmas tree ornament crafts. Homemade Christmas tree decorations make lovely little gifts or keepsakes and kids really have a...
Christmas pudding haters step this way! We've got 30 Christmas Day Dessert ideas that are perfect for you pudding haters! Christmas pudding just isn't everyones cup of tea. But that doesn't mean missing out on a tasty pudding altogether! So here's a few totally delicious, stunning festive desserts you can serve instead of the traditional...
Say HELLO to your new favorite Christmas canapé, Halloumi Pigs In Blankets. Wedges of halloumi wrapped in prosciutto, brushed with a cranberry glaze and baked to perfection Why You'll LOVE This Easy Christmas Canapé Recipe Halloumi is involved! I don't know about you... But, for me, if halloumi is a feature, I'm there for it!...
You'll LOVE these super easy Christmas Sausage Rolls! Stuffed to bursting with sausage meat, stuffing and cranberry sauce. Totally delicious! Well it quite simply wouldn't be Christmas without a platter of sausage rolls now would it? Our easy homemade festive sausage rolls are perfect with drinks, alongside a Christmas buffet or just as a simple...
A retro Prawn Cocktail Starter is the perfect way to start Christmas dinner and with our easy recipe you will have them ready in no time at all! This is one Christmas recipe you can literally throw together in just minutes. There's no faff, no cooking and hardly any prep at all! Classic prawn cocktail...
A super easy Christmas Red Cabbage recipe – sweet braised red cabbage with apples. A foolproof Christmas side dish that’s perfect every time. When you’re cooking a Christmas Dinner, it can often be a little stressful! And that’s why we’ve put together a really delicious range of Christmas Side Dishes that are super easy to prepare and...
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Mmmm snuggle up on a cold day with a steaming hot mug of rich, creamy Baileys Hot Chocolate and warm up from the inside! Oh there's something very warm and comforting about coming home after a cold wintery walk and treating yourself to a luxurious Baileys Hot Chocolate. We top our hot Baileys drink with...
This EASY Christmas Dinner tray bake, is for when you want ALL the vibe and flavors of a Christmas dinner but with minimum effort! Why You'll LOVE This Recipe Super Easy - this is one of those lovely, easy family dinners you can just throw together, cook and enjoy eating. Minimum prep and hardly any...
A super easy Christmas Chocolate Cornflake Cakes recipe with just THREE ingredients. Kids will love getting busy in the kitchen making these tasty festive treats! Chocolate Cornflake Cakes are such an easy bake for kids to help out making. And a total favourite too! Our festive twist to the cornflake cake is great for little...
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Christmas Tree Pizza! You can create this AMAZING Christmas Pizza recipe really easily at home. And the kids will LOVE helping out, by adding all their favourite toppings to decorate the tree! Our delicious Christmas Tree Pizza is a great dinner idea for Christmas Eve, Boxing Day or as part of a Christmas buffet. In...
Save yourself loads of hassle and download our printable Christmas shopping list, everything you'll need to do Christmas properly. We've put together a super handy Christmas shopping checklist for you, so you'll not forget a single thing! We've included everything you'll need from the Christmas dinner essentials like turkey, tin foil and chipolatas down to...
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With our super simple recipe for leftover turkey fried rice, you can whip up a pan full in no time at all. We've even thrown in an extra recipe for crispy stir fried sprouts! Cooking up turkey fried rice is a great way to use up leftover turkey from the Christmas dinner. And best of...
Our Slow Cooker Christmas Ham is the perfect Christmas ham recipe. Slowly simmered in apple cider and spices and then finished in the oven with a honey and mustard glaze. Seriously, it's mouthwateringly good! Honestly, our Christmas Ham recipe is just super easy to make. And the end result is the most succulent, tender, flavoursome...
I just LOVE a big Christmas clean - Follow our pre Christmas cleaning tips and get your home sparkling clean, decluttered, organised and looking great before Christmas I love the big Christmas clean, as tempting as it is to just throw Christmas all over the house and hope it covers the mess... it really is...
Would it even be Christmas without being handed a glass of Bucks Fizz Drink? Here's how to make a perfect glass of the festive classic! A glass of Bucks Fizz drink has always been a part of Christmas morning, for as long as I can remember! Fresh orange juice and bubbles, just shout Happy Christmas!...
For the ULTIMATE Christmas sausage sandwich, say HELLO to our Pigs In Blankets Sandwich with a cheeky side of rosemary potato wedges! Now, when it comes to sandwiches you really can't go wrong with a sausage butty! But... wrap those sausages in bacon and you've got a total festive feast! In fact... my kids would...
Leftover Turkey Biryani is a quick and easy family meal that uses up leftover turkey - so it's a great meal to make with the leftover turkey from Christmas. Our cheat recipe for leftover turkey biryani is a totally delicious one-pot meal you can make using leftover turkey or chicken. And... we'll even give you...
Get those pigs in blankets in the air fryer! It's a super fast and easy way to cook up one of our favourite Christmas Dinner sides. You can make a batch of homemade pigs in blankets in literally minutes using the air fryer. And... if you're making them yourselves you can customise them and use...
Fancy making your own homemade edible Christmas gifts this year? Then check out our deliciously tasty Christmas food gifts! A Christmas gift means just that little bit more when someone makes the effort to make it just for you! Homemade Christmas presents for friends and family are a lovely gesture, and usually pretty low cost...
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A super easy Christmas Parsnips recipe – maple roast parsnips. A foolproof Christmas side dish that’s perfect every time. When you’re cooking a Christmas Dinner, it always seems to be a little stressful. And that's why we've put together a really delicious range of Christmas Side Dishes that are super easy to prepare and cook....
A super easy Christmas Sprouts recipe – tender sprouts with smoky bacon and garlic butter. A foolproof Christmas side dish that’s tasty every time. It just wouldn't be Christmas Dinner without the sprouts now would it? And when cooked properly instead of boiled to a weird green grey mushy ball, Brussel sprouts can be one...
A super easy Christmas Carrots recipe - sliced carrots baked with butter, honey and thyme in a foil pack. A foolproof Christmas side dish that's delicious every time. When you're cooking a Christmas Dinner, it doesn't matter whether it's for four or twenty, it always seems to be stressful! And that's why we've put together...
We’ve put together a collection of the most stylish Christmas Tree Skirts to compliment your Christmas tree and make everything look just that bit more put-together! Whether you choose a real Christmas tree or an artificial tree, Christmas Tree Skirts just pull the whole festive look together and create a nicer finish. Especially if you...