Christmas 09 Let's Get Organised!!

cheesy*wotsit

jemtom wrote: »

hello, haven't been on for a couple of days so hope it hasnt already been posted but morrisons are selling of last years wrapping paper for 50p the big rolls and the luxury. also got some of the chocolates out.

Jemtom, what store?? Need wrapping paper NOWWWW!!!

Melon78

SugarSpun wrote: »

Can I ask for help about buying for boys please? There's a nine year old and a six or seven year old boy, my nephews (by marriage, and I've not met them yet) but I'm in charge of buying their gifts. I know nothing about boys of that age.

My eldest son is 6 (will be 7 in May), he is obsessed with reading (has just finished reading Harry Potter by himself :T), Lego and drawing.

Hope thats of some use.

Money_maker

Yes, at this age it was lego, lego and more lego...

cdsmiler

Money_maker wrote: »

Yes, at this age it was lego, lego and more lego...

I was like that and I'm a girl!!

moneysavingmumofone

cheesy*wotsit wrote: »

Jemtom, what store?? Need wrapping paper NOWWWW!!!

I dont need any wrapping paper (or bows/ribbon/tags lol!) I still have about 12 rolls from 07/08 plus sheets! Will not buy more.

cdsmiler

Hi all! I've posted this on the Thrifty Gifty thread, and I know lots of you are on there too, but I know some of you arn't - so I'm asking you lovely people too!!

Some thoughts?

As baby is due mid December (ish!) we're not doing much over Christmas - what I mean by that is that normally we're at my parents for Christmas eve and day (South Wales), the in laws for boxing and the 27th (London), then back to South or West Wales for the 28th (Nan's birthday). This year they're all coming near us - we're not travelling to London with a new born!! We're doing Christmas day with the inlaws in a rented cottage about 20 mins away from us, then my parents and the inlaws together for boxing night, my parents (30 mins away) on the 27th, and again at my parents on 28th for Nan's birthday. Anyway, I digress...

Normally for christmas eve/day I do a big cawl (lovely veggie soup) for the evening meal on Christmas eve - good way to get some decent veggies in you before all the chocolate! - then contribute to the Christmas meal by generally helping out with the cooking and prep, and also pre-preparing sausages wrapped in bacon, and stuffing wrapped in bacon. This year I'm not doing any of this! Other priorities! lol

So what hubby and I thought would be nice is for us to make our own crackers. I've bought kits of ebay to make 12. I'm going to make 7 for christmas day (inlaws, sis in law, an aunt, a gran, me and hubby) and 5 for new year's eve (the only meal we're cooking in that period - for us, my parents and my nan).

However, I need some suggestions for LITTLE things to go in the crackers. I obviously don't want to be spending a fortune, but I don't want them to be little cheap nasty things either (the types of things you normally get in cheap crackers which I actually love!! lol).

For New years eve, I could possibly do miniatures, but it's not very imaginative..... for Christmas day I couldn't as they're not big drinkers....

Any thoughts at all?

Thanks all!!

Clare x

Claire_Bear

hi, I've been on a hunt for mini things for my boyfriend's advent calendar this year, maybe some of the things I've come up with could be used in the crackers?

Any small sweets, funsize bars, that kind of thing
choc coins
candy cane
mini bottle of booze
Coffee/hot choc sachet?
Those £1 trolley tokens
scratchcard
jelly christmas lolly
Mini shampoo/body spray/shower gel
lottery ticket
Small magnet
Keyring

cdsmiler

Oooo Claire Bear.....if I get my bum into gear at the time I could do magnets/keyrings with a picture of the baby..... thats an option!! Thank you!

Any other thoughts anyone, just incase the baby is late (realistically, because of my due date, the latest I could actually have the baby is Boxing day! lol)?

Clare x

C_J

I make my own crackers every year, and in the past have put things such as:

earrings (costume jewellery ones would be okay of you didn't want to splash out on silver or gold)

handmade beaded bracelets (I bought some elasticated jewellery thread from a craft store, then bought old necklaces etc from charity shops and car boot sales to build up a collection of pretty beads I could use)

computer memory sticks

Miniature perfumes (I am sometimes cheeky and ask the girls on department store perfume counters to let me have decent sized samples!) This year the boys will have those Lynx Bullet things.

Small make up items for the girls (usually whatever has been in the No7 or Clinique "gift with purchase" during the year!! or a nice nail polish)

Small LED torches (there are currently some good ones with a keyring clip on them in Poundland)


In fact Poundland is quite a treasure trove for cracker-fillers. They have mini USB hubs which you can plug into a keyboard, small "Swiss army knife" style penknives, sachets of computer monitor wipes etc .....

kingshir

I don't make my own crackers but I buy cheap ones (or good ones in the Jan sales:p) and add my own gifts. That way I can make sure the gift matches the person.

I know it isn't important in the grand scheme of things but I do enjoy doing it!:D