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Travel Games for the Family
I shared these games, recently, on our social media pages. We just love spending time together as a family, as well as with friends, playing these fun games and they are ideal for keeping everyone entertained when you are travelling. They are also so great for kids in developing various skills while also decreasing screen…
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My Favourite Things – Fabulous Forty
What’s in the box? Welcome to Denise’s New Favourite Things 2023. Hi, I’m Denise and every year I tell you about my new favourite things and, over the years, what that is has changed. This year I turned Fabulous 40 and I have had an amazing time gathering all my favourite things. I am so…
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40 Years of Music
I love music, and I love dancing to music! Music speaks to everyone even if you don’t speak the same language. Billy Joel said: I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music. So, I…
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Spot it, You want it?
We were just sent another amazing game. Well, actually, it is 5 games in one! It is called Spot It and it was so much fun playing this game (and all its different versions). Most of the game options have the goal of matching an item on the card in the centre, with the card…
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Comic Con Cape town
We love games; we find that they are a great way to bring the family together. We always laugh so much as a family playing board games, or any other type of game for that matter, and family time is so important. Unplug Yourself is bringing various games to Comic Con this year, in Cape…
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Denise’s Favourite Things 2022
This year I wanted to focus on Self-Care and what that means. As a mom, I am on many mommy groups on Social Media and the one thing that I have noticed is a big decline in mental health/mental wellbeing. I see mommies talking about the their relationships breaking down, feeling like giving up, struggling…
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Denise’s New Favourite Things 2021
** Note: As always, you could win all of my new favourite things. Scroll down to the bottom to find out how! 🎁🎁🎁 ** It is that time of year again (around my birthday – can you believe it’s that time already!?), when I tell you about my new favourite things. This year has been.…
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Denise’s Favourite Things 2020 and SD Totes
2020 has been pretty crazy hasn’t it? As much as it has been difficult, it has also been a year of incredible growth for many. This past week, our family decided to take note of blessings that we don’t usually appreciate. Melody Beattie said: “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and…
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Our last Galileo Giveaway for this Season: Win 4 Tickets!
We have been giving away 2 tickets for the perfect date night, but now we are giving away 4 tickets so you can take your family to see a movie at the Galileo Open Air Theatre! After all, it is the perfect place to take your family for some fresh air and fun (and it…
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Happy 2020 – This is your year! (and an awesome Giveaway)
Let’s face it, 2019 was not the greatest year for everyone BUT 2020…2020 is your year to make things happen. I believe it was Robin S. Sharma who said: “What you focus on grows, what you think about expands, and what you dwell upon determines your destiny.” So let’s focus on all the things that…
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Win 2 Tickets with Galileo Open Air Theatre! ‘Its not meat, its Lamb!’
We are giving away tickets to the Galileo Theatre in November and they must go by Thursday, 31 October 2019 at 2pm! So, what are you waiting for?! Enter now! The Galileo Open Air Cinema Treat yourself to cinematic delights, tantalizing treats and breath-taking scenery under a canopy of stars. At The Galileo, when the…
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Denise’s New Favourite Things 2019
Usually, I share my new favourite things around the middle of the year (around my birthday), but we have been so busy with various events and other work (and have had other giveaways running as well) that we decided to leave it for a bit until things had settled down. This year, I am going…
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Win this Christmas with the Family Treasures family!
We promised you a giveaway when we reached 1500 fans on Facebook and we have reached that and more! We said we would select something from your ideas but we couldn’t choose just one, so we thought we’d rather offer something a little more flexible… We are giving away a R500 takealot voucher to one…
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Thomas & Friends Big World! Big Adventures!
Thomas and Friends are launching their very first Movie. The kids are just going to love this, especially since they visit Africa in the movie AND it will be arriving just in time for the October holidays! The countdown to the launch of the Thomas & Friends Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie on Ster…
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What is this? A reflection of the Moon? A Portal? Platform 9 3/4
Recently, on the 27 July 2018, we had a Blood Moon Lunar eclipse. Everyone was out watching the eclipse (with their cameras in hand) including my parentals. My father looked up and saw this light appear, get bigger and bigger and then disappear. He managed to get one good picture of it. What do you…
Hello, I’m Denise
Our blog is all about the joys we share as a family, including all those experiences we have with friends who are like family. The ups and the downs, getting creative and feeding our souls, travelling and exploring, dancing in the rain and taking time to remember what matters most. Please join me on my journey as I gather some family treasures and share them with you!
