Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2009- Santas Challenges

mum2one

jamtart6 wrote: »

bless ya!! told you it was good! will get easier too! reading others is the key

Got to thank you for suggesting dooyoo, aim to read through one of "my circle of friends" reviews a day, I'm working way throu add email alert, so hopefully be nxt week, be caught up.

Can't believe we're on page 100, I will let you into a little secret, I was dreading the thread was going to be a flop, but it isn't and thats because we are the bunch of lovely people, who as well as being mad as hatters for xmas etc, we are wonderful people, and we all have worked together to make this and our wonderful sister thread, the best threads on here.
(thats what I think!!) xx:T

sarahf191979

mary-op wrote: »

sarah - super idea to put all santas 'jokes' in a jar.............wish I'd thought of that. Could fill my little pots up easy.............:rotfl:

Thanks Mary but I can't take credit for that idea, think it was bunbun (sorry if it was someone else i'm only on my first coffee) who came up with it, for part of the christmas advent calander, but yes it is a good idea.

sarahf191979

3_cheeky_princesses wrote: »

Thanks Sarah great idea :T Would love to make these for and with my children and also as gifts but does anyone know where you get soap flakes from?? Also ones that are ok for sensitive skin to.

I'm not sure where you can buy them but here is how you can make them with your own brand of soap so you know they will be ok for the kiddies sensitive skin...

What you need:

Cheese Grater
Soap

HOW:

1. Place a cheese grater over a few paper towels or paper plate (something bendable to catch the shavings).
2. Grate soap on a medium size so that the shavings are about the size of a grain of rice.
3. Pour shavings into the container you wish to store them in.
4. Store in a cool dry place in an air tight container until you are ready to use.

HTH

Sarah
x

3_cheeky_princesses

mum2one wrote: »

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I'm very exicted.

Just ordered my first voucher from Dooyoo-£20 Amazon, thought it was only going to be £5.00

The wii fund, is getting a massive boost. xx
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A little tip for buying more wii remotes if you buy the pack with the "play" game it is the same price as buying a remote on its own. Then sell the play game on EBay for about £10 (thats what i got for mine). So you are actually buying the remote for £10 less as your getting £10 back from selling the game..

That is what i have done with ours so over a few months we now have 4 remotes (1 for each child and me) so good for playing some of the games where you all play against eachother at the same time (sonic olympics, rayman raving rabbits, cooking mamma, mario party etc etc).

3_cheeky_princesses

sarahf191979 wrote: »

I'm not sure where you can buy them but here is how you can make them with your own brand of soap so you know they will be ok for the kiddies sensitive skin...

What you need:

Cheese Grater
Soap


HOW:

1. Place a cheese grater over a few paper towels or paper plate (something bendable to catch the shavings).
2. Grate soap on a medium size so that the shavings are about the size of a grain of rice.
3. Pour shavings into the container you wish to store them in.
4. Store in a cool dry place in an air tight container until you are ready to use.

HTH

Sarah
x

Cheers Sarah good idea. Something i think i will get my 12yr old son doing i think! He can do that whilst watching tv for me

Shevs

Friends charm arrived yesterday along with...... The Lakeland Christmas Catalogue!!!!!!! Ooooo hoooo its getting soooooo closeee ahahahahahah im so giddy thinking about it. I love this thread everyone thinks I am mad looking forward to christmas so early, I just keep saying it isnt early its 14 weeks away!!!!! Ooooooo im so excited.

Nannyboo - your a woman after my own heart I love planning everything to the last minute


See you all soon girls xXx

3_cheeky_princesses

I have just ordered a few crafty bits from yellow moon in their sale section. Our christmas elf is going to each day after school leave a activity for my children to do to get them in the christmas mood! Cant wait for it all to arrive!

If anyone wants a look its here plus they contribute a bit towards the school or nursery of your choice! Some of it is pricy but some of the sale bits are reasonable:


http://www.yellowmoon.org.uk/src/ADWORDS/category-special-offers-SPEC.htm

3_cheeky_princesses

I have now completed my Elf activity lists for when he comes to stay on 1st Dec and it is as follows. Any other recommendations will be gratefully received :

This is a list of activities "Otis our elf" will give to my children after school to get them in the christmas mood!

Make Sock Snowmen (similar to the Sock Monkeys)

Colour in Christmas Pictures (free printout froms the net)

Write their Christmas cards for school friends, family and other friends

Write a letter to Santa

My girls will decorate a plain canvas bag with fabric crayons whilst my son will have a wooden pencil box to decorate

Treasure Hunt (this will be a weekend activity or Xmas eve )

Xmas fim Evening (again a good weekend one

Board games evening (another weekend activity)

Bake Christmas cookies

Make & decorate salt dough decorations

Potato print painting (ideal for younger children)

Charity day ( sort out all their old and unused toys and take to the charity shop this will def take us ages and be a weekend activity!)

Make Christmas hand puppets

Decorate candle glass holders with glass paint as pressie for Teachers with candle in

Colour in Xmas suncatcher windchimes

Make paper chains for decorating tress and their rooms

Make Christmas door hangers

Make Cross stitch book marks

Make crimbo style wooden bracelts (beads and elastic)

Colour and decorate wooden biff bats with balls

Scrapbooking (stickers and gluing piccies)

Mischeivious & playful things our Elf will get upto when the children are at school or asleep for them to "find" him doing!:

Decorate their bedrooms with lots of snow flakes hung from ceilings

Take a photo of us with Otis all when we are asleep

He will be found "fishing" in our fish tank (drinking straw and bit of string )

Snowball fights with my childrens teddys or dolls (cotton wool balls)

Hide various things

Hide himself

Be naughty and eat choccies!

Be found watching Xmas films!

sarahf191979

3_cheeky_princesses wrote: »

I have now completed my Elf activity lists for when he comes to stay on 1st Dec and it is as follows. Any other recommendations will be gratefully received :

This is a list of activities "Otis our elf" will give to my children after school to get them in the christmas mood!

Make Snowman Sock (similar to the Monkey socks)

Colour in Christmas Pictures (free printout froms the net)

Write their Christmas cards for school friends, family and other friends

Write a letter to Santa

My girls will decorate a plain canvas bag with fabric crayons whilst my son will have a wooden pencil box to decorate

Treasure Hunt (this will be a weekend activity or Xmas eve )

Xmas fim Evening (again a good weekend one

Board games evening (another weekend activity)

Bake Christmas cookies

Make & decorate salt dough decorations

Potato print painting (ideal for younger children)

Charity day ( sort out all their old and unused toys and take to the charity shop this will def take us ages and be a weekend activity!)

Make Christmas hand puppets

Decorate candle glass holders with glass paint as pressie for Teachers with candle in

Colour in Xmas suncatcher windchimes

Make paper chains for decorating tress and their rooms

Make Christmas door hangers

Make Cross stitch book marks

Make crimbo style wooden bracelts (beads and elastic)

Colour and decorate wooden biff bats with balls

Scrapbooking (stickers and gluing piccies)

Mischeivious & playful things our Elf will get upto when the children are at school or asleep for them to "find" him doing!:

Decorate their bedrooms with lots of snow flakes hung from ceilings

Take a photo of us with Otis all when we are asleep

He will be found "fishing" in our fish tank (drinking straw and bit of string )

Snowball fights with my childrens teddys or dolls (cotton wool balls)

Hide various things

Hide himself

Be naughty and eat choccies!

Be found watching Xmas films!

They are super ideas hun, may have to pinch a few for my elf

sarahf191979

Why does Scrooge love Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

because every buck is dear to him.

:rolleyes: