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... a beautiful guest post from Jacinta 3.

Christmas is all about giving

And sharing the little you’ve got,

And seeing the smile on a saddened face

When you give to one who has not.

Christmas is about forgiving

The people who caused us harm;

It’s the peace you feel deep within

And keeps you feeling calm.

Christmas is being with family

Who love you in all you do.

And being sorry for all the hurt

You’ve caused the whole year through.

Christmas is helping your elders,

And visiting the sick.

Giving up some time of your own

To spend with a friend you didn’t pick.

Christmas is all about loving

And showing how much you care,

It’s telling someone you’re there for them

And that they are beyond compare.

Christmas is not about presents

Or finding the tallest tree;

It’s a time for mending our ways

And being the best we can be.

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We're on the last stretch to the big day and chances are you're stressed out so I'm going to show you a couple of things I use to keep the kids amused and some fool proof tips to make sure you get to Christmas Day in one piece, looking your best and feeling like you own the world - it can be done just let me talk.

Keeping the kids amused

Christmas bunting

Take out all of last years Christmas cards, if you don't have any then find some different coloured paper and cut out letters from each card. If you don't want letters use a template for a snowman, Christmas tree or stars.

Christmas Fruit Tree

It's December 24th and the day is really dragging out, the kids are under your feet and you need to keep them occupied THIS is your baby,   a Christmas Fruit Tree which they will then eat for tea and won't cause a sugar rush.

The base is an apple and a carrot and you will need lots of toothpicks or kebab sticks and then let them pin the fruit into the apple and carrot to form a tree like shape, longer sticks at the bottom and smaller at the top. I used melon (and used a cookie cutter for the stars) strawberries, grapes and blueberries to fill the gaps. It took a long time but if you put on some Christmas music and let them loose they'll be fine PLUS they provided for the occasion

Christmas biscuits

Another great amusement for the kids is to prepare some Christmas biscuits, for this all you need is the basic biscuit ingredients and some sprinkles and writing icing to decorate. The dough takes minutes to prepare and they can roll and use cutters. The biscuits are cooked in minutes and cooled as quickly and then let them loose on the decorating after all they'll be the ones eating them right?

My very last tip is something I started last year and I'm so pleased I found it I'm repeating it this year

Let your imagination run wild. Your Christmas Eve parcel can contain letters from Santa with instructions and warnings or just a nice note to say he's thinking of your child. Use what's best for your situation. I always add new pyjamas, a family DVD with popcorn, and reindeer food plus other bits and pieces. I will put the parcels under the tree whilst the children are upstairs or out. The excitement of finding a parcel BEFORE Christmas under the tree is really quite something to behold, it works and helps set the way for a very enjoyable Christmas day.

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and thanking Donna for allowing me to have some space on her fabulous blog

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We were asked to get involved in a very exciting campaign today and it is all about Twitter. Now anyone that knows me also knows that I am addicted to social media, so when we heard about the BT Tweets on the Tower campaign, I knew I wanted to be involved.

Every year we send Christmas cards, letters and text messages to our loved ones but how awesome would it be to have that special message shared across the BT Tower for millions of people to see? Completely amazing right? Well @bt_uk are offering each and everyone of you the chance to do this and you could have your personal message displayed on the information band of the BT Tower just by simply sending a tweet!

So what is it all about?

• To get a message displayed you need to Tweet your Christmas message to @BT_UK with the #TweetsOnTheTower hashtag between 19^th-21^st. 
• Tweets will ideally need to be between 70 and 100 characters long. The best Tweets (in terms of content, humour, charm and relevance) will then be selected with the display going live from 4pm, each day.
• 12 Tweets will be displayed every 2 hours, with each Tweet having between 10 and 12 minutes of air time (Over 100 Tweets will be shown over the three day period).
• The original tweeter will be sent a return tweet featuring a Vine video clip with their tweet on the Tower, which they will be able to share via social media.

• People can get their own festive message onto the information band of the BT Tower by tweeting @BT_UK using the hashtag #TweetsOnTheTower
• Selected messages will appear from 16.00 to 22.00 between 19^th – 21^st December
• A Vine video clip will be tweeted to each lucky winner for them to share

So what are you waiting for? Go, go, go .....

Disclaimer : This post is brought to you in association with BT.

.... a guest post from another lovely lady! (I am desperately trying to maintain a rhyme)