This is a cheap and cheerful craft that you can do with bits and pieces found around the home. You will need: 1 jar – you can use glass, but if you have little ones, acrylic is better. 1 teaspoon of glycerin, or if you can’t locate it – baby oil. a hot glue gun [...]
Gifts For Children 6 To 12 Years Of Age
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Gifts For Children 5 And Under
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To Santa Or Not To Santa
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The big fat man in the red suit, red nose, ruddy cheeks, and a snowy white beard…. The modern iconic symbol of Christmas. Invented by Coca-Cola. It would seem that many people today, have actually forgotten the true origins of Christmas, that is the Birth of Christ. But regardless of whether or not you [...]
11 Gifts That Keep On Giving
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How To Make A Glittery Pinecone Wreath
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This is what’s on our door! We’ve got a she-oak tree across the road from us,that has kindly dropped an abundance of pine cones (in winter) so we collected them, originally used them to celebrate the winter solstice, now we’re upcycling them into a wreath! You will need a dozen or so pine cones Craft [...]
Handmade Giftwrap
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We’re teaching our eldest that while Christmas is a lovely time for receiving presents, the act of giving feels equally if not more rewarding. We’ve been busily making gifts for family members like recycled crayons, stationery caddies, and lots of bits and pieces using bits and bobs we’ve got around the home. We’ve even potted [...]
How To Make Personalised Baubles
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We’re starting a tradition in our family, each year we make a special decoration for each of our children to go on the tree. With the hopes that as they get older, and leave home, they’ll be able to take their own, very personal, very special collection of Christmas decorations to start their own tree [...]
