The Christmas Eve box is another of our traditions each December. We bought ours from www.notonthehighstreet.co.uk but you could use any box and decorate it or, in recent years, I have seen them on other websites and also in shops…

There is a year round farmers market in Kilruddery in Bray but each Christmas there is also Christmas market. The market is partly indoor and party outdoor. There are some beautiful crafts to buy and food stalls to try as…

It can be fun to try and make Christmas decorations out of recyclable materials and junk that you have lying around. In the photos below you can see a lightbulb that we turned into a snowman and a Christmas tree…

This is a lovely Santa experience which L and A really enjoyed. You start off with a short train ride through the grounds of the Abbey. When you and the other people in the carriages disembark you go into a…

Christmas at the Castle takes place each December in the grounds of Dublin castle. This is a relatively new event and, while not very big, it does have a lovely festive atmosphere and free entry. When we visited the Lord…

This is an annual event held at Dublin Zoo every year around the Christmas period. It is expensive but it is also impressive and we had a great evening taking in all the lights. The theme is different every year…

This is a simple festive piece of art that can be set up in record time. We used a red piece of paper for the background and I cut green pieces of paper into different lengths for L to create…

This small market is located in the grounds of the old Abbey in Wicklow town. We have gone the past three years and it is always enjoyable. It is very compact but there are always some lovely stalls with crafts…

If you happen to be in Belfast during the run up to Christmas the Belfast Christmas Market is not to be missed. It’s located in the grounds of Belfast City Hall (don’t forget to pop into the City Hall itself…

Each year in Dublin outside the Mansion House in the City Centre there is a live manger. Farm animals are brought in each day from a nearby farm and you can pop along and visit them and see them up…