Festive Ice Skating!

The festive season is upon us (our favourite time of year at Ellie Ellie), and a great way to get the kids and the whole family out and about is the Royal Pavilion Ice Rink in Brighton, which opens every November for ice skating!

Opening for the festive season, till January, the ice rink is a great excuse to try something different if you haven't tried it before, or get back on the ice for people who love skating. In one hour slots, you can book your tickets online and then all you have to do is turn up, get your boots on and get onto the ice.

For the kids, the pavilion have Mr Penguins, who help the little ones feel confident on the ice!

For more informaiton visit the Royal Pavilion Website and book your skating session!

Ellie Ellie's Late Night Shopping Event!

We are very excited to introduce our new Christmas shopping event launching next week for the festive season.

Our new Late Night Shopping Event will take place every Thursday leading up to Christmas from 6pm - 10pm. During this time, you can have a good rummage through our shop and enjoy free delivery on your order.

Our Late Night Shopping Event will start next Thursday on the 13th of November (Don't worry we will remind you). Our other events will happen on Thursday 20th of November, 27th of November, 4th of December, 11th of December and finally the 18th of December. Plenty of time to get your Christmas shopping done!

Happy Shopping from the team!

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Welcome to our Christmas Shop!

I don't know whether you have noticed that Christmas is our favourite time of year (we may have mentioned it throughout the year). We are so pleased to be opening our Christmas Shop this week, where we have lots of Christmas gifts for the kids, your husband, wife, grandparents and friends. On top of that we will be revealing our new Chrismassy website, featuring our mascot, Little Gnorm on the side shouting out announcements so you don't miss anything!

Go and have a rummage in our Christmas shop, we have great gifts coming soon so keep your eyes pealed! 

Whose with us, who loves Christmas??

Here's a peak at our lovely new Christmas photography!! 

Take a look at our Christmas Shop!

Happy Christmas from Ellie Ellie!

We hope you have enjoyed a lovely festive season and the lead up to Christmas has been jolly and merry!

 

Happy Christmas from all the team at Ellie Ellie!

 

Enjoy your Christmas Day!

 

 Our sale is still going on, visit www.ellieellie.co.uk for great gifts in the new year!

Mulled Wine Season!

What says Christmas more than Mulled Wine in the festive season! Mulled Wine is a traditional mix of wine, fruit and spices, which gained its name from an old English word meaning muddled. It's thought that the process of mulling wine was first employed as a way to save any wine that was about to spoil, and the result was this delicious drink enjoyed at Christmas time.

Here is an easy  recipe to make your own mulled wine this Christmas! You can make it as sweet as you want by adding more sugar or stronger by adding more wine, so it is adaptable to how you like your Mulled Wine.

Ingredients:

1 litre dry red wine

2 (5cm) cinnamon sticks

1 dessertspoon whole cloves

1 dessertspoon whole allspice

1 large piece orange rind (avoid the pith)

1 large piece lemon rind (avoid the pith)

4 tablespoons sugar, or to taste

 

The method for making this tasty drink:

1. In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine the red wine, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, lemon rind and orange rind. Heat gently, but don't bring to the boil. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and once dissolved, taste to see if you'd like to add more.
2. Keep hot on medium to low heat for 20 minutes to let the flavours infuse the wine. Serve your mulled wine hot in glasses or mugs.



To see the recipe and more like this see the website!

Christmas Bunting!

Getting crafty and creative is a great way to spend time with the kids this festive season, and get them involved in making great decorations for the home. It's also a great way to spend some downtime and decorate your fireplace or the front door of your home.

There are some great ideas for Christmas bunting and Ellie Ellie loves the idea of getting creative and crafty. You can spell out Christmas with your bunting, or Merry Christmas, or just have lovely Christmas patterns that will fill the home with festive joy this season!

Here are some great ideas:

This bunting has been made by using old sheet music, with the word joy! It's a great idea to mix it up with different shapes and colours, which make it more interesting and fun!



This is more traditional bunting, with great Christmas patterns and colours! Hanging bunting under a shelf with all your Christmas cards adds another bit of Christmas magic to a room.

 

 

If you prefer a more neutral colour scheme to your Christmas decorations, these are a great mixture of a simple pattern with Christmas robins, snowmen and cake.

 

Bunting is an easy and great way to make your home more festive this Christmas!