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Clutter free gifts / stocking fillers??!
Hello, I love Christmas, especially with 3 kids (7, 3 and 17months old)! However, I am struggling to come up with ideas for stocking fillers. The kids have so much stuff already, and I don't want to add to the clutter with more little bits and bobs around the place. However, I don't want them to miss out on the fun of…
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Alternative Christmas presents
Last year we saw the wastage of toys that some of my nephews got. They did not even have enough floor space to put the toys out and about half of them went into the spare room and have not been touched since. The pile of toys for them this year is growing in my mothers house. I have had a word with my brother and told him…
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How to model a Santa for your homemade Christmas cake
Hi everyone, This is a great forum. I saw a recipe for Christmas cake and thought this would be nice to use if you're making your own cake. After you've baked it and are ready to cover brush your cake with boiled apricot jam or shredless marmalade(must be boiled) and cover with marzipan. Brush marzipan with water and drape…
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stress free celebrations - how to enjoy the big day
inspired by this post, i thought it would be a good idea for us to share tips on how to avoid succumbing the the stresses of christmas. many see christmas as a stressful time, because for them it involves keeping everyone else happy and then having to adjudicate when world war three commences between relatives who've…
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Free Craft Website
I dont know if anyone else has posted this before but I have just found a great craft website with free patterns for christmas and many other festivities it is https://www.northpolechristmas.com :confused: sorry i dont know how to do links but have a look they have some great little snowmen to make!:j
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Looking for a rocking horse
Hi! I'm looking for a rocking horse for my girls for xmas. They'll be 13 months, so the big ones won't be any good for them. I like these that I've seen at mams and papas http://www.mamasandpapas.co.uk/product_details.php?id=6449586&type=I but I was wanting to see if anyone had seen any elsewhere, hopefully on offer or…
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Christmas 40th birthday
:rudolf: My husband will be 40 on 23rd Dec and although I'm thinking of either a meal or get together with rellies,I would appreciate any ideas:beer: So close to Christmas, it's not easy to get a booking most places cos of parties unless booked yesterday! Usually we have about 10 friends join us for dinner as it's a catch…
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Cheap bottle bags at asda
I got some bottle bags from asda for 20p each, they are smart price but not rubbish. Silver with white trees and baubles on them, they have them in a green and red holly design as well. I'm giving a lot of bottles this year and its only cost me £2 for 10 bags, the nest cheapest is 87p and there is no differance in quality.…
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Xmas `special`Magazines: is this the 1st?
Whsmiths today have The Peoples Friend , christmas special magazine on the shelf! val:D
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Seen a relevant thread you think could go here
Does as it says on the tin :) If you've seen a thread on another board that you think could go here can you reply with the link and we'll take a look? Thanks Andrea :)
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What, Why & Welcome: The Special Occasions and Other Celebrations
UPDATED Welcome to the Special Occassions and Celebrations Board What's it for? Originally it was born for discussing all things MoneySaving to do with Christmas, Eid, Divali, Chanucah and any other winter festivies (hogmany and more). Yet it was so successful its now going to last all year round to discuss all…
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whole nutmeg
most xmas recipes i've seen (esp cake, pudding, mincemeat etc.) seem to call for nutmeg, preferably whole, freshly grated... its really expensive in the supermarket - over £1.50 last time i looked in tescos - so when i spotted this i was really excited! the fruit and veg stall i regularly go to in Ashton under Lyne (near…
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Supermarket Mince Pies
Saw an offer for BOGOF in our local supermarket for Mince Pies and checked the best before date and it was the middle of November this year!
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Ever so pleased with myself
My OH and I are doing a lot of work preparing for Christmas. We've been out picking haws, rosehips, crabapples, sloes and blackberries like mad. We put a whole pile of blackberries in a jar with some whisky about a month ago and just bottled some lovely blackberry whisky at the weekend. I decided it was a sin to throw the…
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Where to buy Dinosour Toys for Christmas
My 2 and a half year old seems to have acquired a liking for dinosaurs (and a nice roar!) He has a soft dinosaur (Rex from Toy Story) and also a rubber crocodile from Peter Pan! Was thinking of expanding his admittedly not huge collection at christmas. Have had a look on the ELC site and am a bit taken aback at the cost of…