With just a week to go until Little H’s 9th birthday I’ve been wracking my brain for ideas on how to celebrate a birthday in lockdown. Not only is she having to celebrate her birthday in quarantine, it’s also her first birthday in Spain away from her family and friends in the UK, so I’ve been trying to think of some virtual birthday party ideas. Now that lockdown in Spain >>
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