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

mum2one

While Ladies its 2 days to Santas challenge - will be gentle- wont be anything difficult as the freezer was the main July challenge. Anyone who hasn't done the freezers dont worry, u have until the 20th Aug.

As the 21st is Santas Challenge -this 21st just doing some small challenges / folder workouts / and a surprise or 2

One of the challenges is for kids to do with ur help. (But just as good for adults)

You will need
Empty cereal box
piece of wrapping paper - ideally darker background

xx

mummy2mygirls

hello all,
I havent been on here for a while a there is SO many pages i need to catch up on!! it will take forever!!lol
looking forward to the next challenge!! All i have managed to do so far from the others is eat the chocolate bar!! i have got a folder and sorted it out and have got some ideas for the kids over the holidays – one thing my little girls is really looking forward to is making her own crayons – i have for all the little broken wax crayons and the plan is to put all the broken bits into a few star shap tins we have a melt them for a bit in the oven and when they are cold she can do some multi coloured drawings with them – she loves crafty bits and drawing etc so for her its great. Also have decided i am going to do her a crafty hamper for xmas with lots of colouring and pens etc etc in as she will love it.....


Anybody know where i can get some boxes for movie hampers?? not sure what to use – they are for teenage boys.....


of to try and read up on some of the pages i have missed.........

cyclingyorkie

bunbun2 wrote: »

thanks for the planners sarah. I had to smile at the Martha Stwewart one - 1st week of December: Shop for gifts; start making handmade gifts
that's a bit late isn't it:rotfl:
hope you enjoy the show tonight. is it your ds's first one. it is so lovely seeing them on stage and each time is as great as the first. my ds1 is doing a show tomorrow but he is doing the lighting this time which will be strange!

mum2one I think the website for NASA is on the thrifty blog

I had a look at the Martha Stewart - what made me laugh was making the cake in the first week of December! Mine is always made at half term - end of October!

PinkLipgloss

mary-op wrote: »

sarah - thanks for the printable stationary link -used to have that in my favourites on old computer and along with a lot of other stuff I lost it when it packed up. (I love the floral set)

I'll have a look at baker ross.........thanks:j

PinkLipgloss -- thanks for the links.:j
Not sure whether stamping would work on felt would it ?
Never tried stamping - made such a mess up trying to put designs on a wall once it sort of put me off

Evening all,

mary-op Sorry my post was unclear - I meant using stampers as an alternative to felt. For example you can buy packs of A4 foam for 99p from The Works and cut a piece out and stick it in the corner of your page - you could then mount on a piece of coloured card with a letter stamped on it (if you wanted to be really fancy you could use that thick double sided tape to make it 3D). Then you would have a set of stamps you could use for every occassion

mummy2mygirls - I tend to buy sets of boxes from Pound shops - only problem is you need to wait a bit before they start putting out their Christmas stock. Having said that I was in BHS in Edinburgh yesterday and they had a sale on their Christmas stock - basic stuff like tree decorations and cards for one or two pounds (nothing big).

My top tip for those of you making hampers pound shops / stationary stores sell packs of tissue paper (in various colours) really cheaply. If you have a paper shredder stick them through it and use the shredded paper as "stuffing" in your hampers - it looks very professional! (I did it last year and got fab feedback!)

Lipgloss x

PinkLipgloss

....100 ideas to keep your children occupied over summer no less! :eek:

TES - I salute you!

[FONT=&quot]100 Activities and Ideas for parents and kids to do over the Summer Holiday![/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]1.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write numbers from 1 to 100. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Find an object in your house that begins with each letter of the alphabet. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write 10 sentences. Use a number word in each sentence. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make something in the kitchen involving the use of measuring cups. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]5.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Go outside and find things for every colour of the rainbow. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]6.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write a story about your pet or a pet you would like to have. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]7.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write a letter to someone.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]8.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write the names of five friends, now make as many words using the letters of their names as you can. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]9.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make a scrapbook of animal pictures. You might want to choose an animal you like. See if you can find some old magazines or calendars to look for the pictures. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]10.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Read a story to someone. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]11.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Count the money in your wallet or ask mum or dad to give you some coins to count. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]12.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Keep a journal of what you do during the Summer. Write in it at least 2 times each week.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]13.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write numbers from 101 to 300. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]14.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write the alphabet three times in your best cursive writing. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]15.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Go outside. Find things for the sense of touch, things that are smooth, rough, prickly, sharp, hard, soft, dry, wet, etc. Make a log book of what you discover. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]16.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Correctly spell as many colour words as you can, try some of the harder ones too like turquoise and burgundy. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]17.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write numbers by 5’s to 100 and then to 1000. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]18.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make little signs to name things in your room. Put them up in your room. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]19.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Draw a picture of something outside. Write 5 or more sentences about it. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]20.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write all the number facts that will add to 10. (6 + 4 = 10, etc. ) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]21.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Go on a nature hike. Collect things and put them in a picture. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]22.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Pretend you are a giant. Write a short story about it. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]23.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write numbers from 301 to 500. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]24.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Cut out words from the newspaper - one for each letter of the alphabet [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]25.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Use the letters in the word [/FONT][FONT=&quot]UNITED KINGDOM[/FONT][FONT=&quot] to write as many words as you can.
. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]26.[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Find a recipe that uses a colour word in it's title and help your mom or dad make it. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]27.[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Count out loud to 1000 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]28.[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write 10 sentences. Use a colour word in each sentence. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]29.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write numbers by 2’s to 100 (2, 4, 6...) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]30.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write a fairy tale. Then read it to someone younger than you. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]31.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write a poem about the weather, an animal or a plant.. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]32.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Plant something outside or help take care of a garden. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]33.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Imagine that you have an alligator as a pet. Write a story about it. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]34.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Cut apart the squares of a comic strip. Mix them up. Rearrange them in the correct order and then rearrange them into a funny mixed up story. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]35.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Compare your bike with a friend’s bike. How are the alike? How are they different? Then do a safety check on both bikes.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]36.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make a sandwich. Cut it in half and then in fourths, see if you can cut it into eighths too.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]37.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make a list of everything you can find that is orange.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]38.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Cut out words from a magazine. Make sentences out of them. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]39.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]With your parent's permission, find one person on your street who is elderly and offer to help them with their garden work one afternoon. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]40.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write any ten numbers between 1 to 100. Cut them out and mix them up. Arrange them again from smallest to largest. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]41.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Cut out a picture from an old calendar. Cut it into puzzle pieces and then put it back together. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]42.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Choose a flower out of your garden, learn everything you can about that flower. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]43.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make price tags for several objects in your room. Make some play money and use it to buy the things in your “play store.” [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]44.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]What would you do if you lived during the time of dinosaurs? Write a story about it. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]45.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write numbers from 501 to 700. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]46.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Draw a map of your garden, put a treasure (a small box with a few treats) somewhere in your garden and mark it on your map. Invite your friends to try to find the treasure. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]47.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Find objects around your home that begin with the sound SH . Draw a picture of each of them or have someone help you write them down. (sheets, shoe, etc.) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]48.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write your name. Cut out each letter. Arrange the letters in A,B,C, order. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]49.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Pick anywhere in the world and find out more about that place by going to the library or searching on the internet. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]50.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Read 26 books, starting with a book in which the authors last name begins with A, and then B until you get to Z. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]51.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write numbers by 10’s to 500. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]52.[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Go to the library and check out some books about space. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]53.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Go outside and find 3 different kinds of leaves. How are they alike and different? Try to find out what types of leaves they are. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]54.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write numbers from 701 to 1000. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]55.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Go outside. Learn which direction is north, south, east, and west. Walk 10 steps north and then 5 steps west. Where are you? (Stay out of the street!) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]56.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Volunteer - ask your mom or dad to help you find someplace in your community where you can volunteer once or twice a week to help (places like the library, a veterinarian clinic, a senior's home). [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]57.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Collect bottles from your neighborhood and donate the money to a local charity. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]58.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write all the names of animals you know and have a friend do the same thing. Who can write the most names in 5 minutes. Have your mom time you. .[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]59.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Find pictures of objects that when matched will make a compound word. Suggestions: a horse and a shoe: a nut and a shell; a tree and a house; a cow and a boy. etc.. Then have a younger relative try to match all the pictures. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]60.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Look for rocks in your garden. See if you can find 10 unusual rocks. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]61.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Visit 3 tourist spots in your hometown or area. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]62.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make a picture journal of your Summer. Each week take 3 or 4 pictures of some of the things you are doing and when you develop the film, put your photos into your journal and write a description about each picture. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]63.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Find out if any of your local museums or libraries have any summer programs just for kids.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]64.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Memorize a poem and recite it for your family, or have everyone in your family memorize a poem and have a family poetry night. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]65.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Count out loud from 400 to 500. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]66.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Have a game night each week with your family, try some indoor and outdoor games. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]67.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make a list of everything you can find that is the colour red. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]68.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make kites with your friends out of newspaper. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]69.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Play the “What’s Missing?” game with someone. Find 5-10 objects inside your home. Arrange them on a tray. Have someone look at them for 5 seconds and then cover eyes while you take one of the items away. Can they guess what is missing? Then let your friend remove an item and you try to guess what is missing. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]70.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Have a paper airplane contest, who can make a paper airplane that flies the furthest. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]71.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Find a neat recipe for a dessert and have your mum or dad help you make it.. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]72.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write a thank you letter to someone who has done a great job or helped you in some way.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]73.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Plan a picnic with your family, make up the list of items you want to take and games to play while on your picnic. Then help your mom and dad get things ready for the special day. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]74.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Think about a job you might like to do when you grow up. Write a letter to someone who works in that job and ask them questions about their job. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]75.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]This is the year 2007. Write down 2007 words you can spell or read. You might want to work at this over a few days. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]76.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Cut out food pictures from magazines. Make 4 category cards - Dairy Products, Meat, Fruit and Vegetable, and Bread and Cereal. Arrange the pictures under the correct category. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]77.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Draw a map of your house and label all the exits you would use in case of a fire. Plan a meeting place with your family in case there ever was a fire and what talk about what you should do as well. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]78.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Measure things in your house. Make up a chart. Measure the items by the length of your finger, hand and arm. Then try measuring using a ruler. Record the results. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]79.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Play the “Direction Game.” Have someone tell you three directions and see if you can do them correctly and in the right order. Example: Clap your hands 5 times. Go look out the window. Write your name on a piece of paper. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]80.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make up some bubble solution and find some objects around the house to blow bubbles with, try some unique things using straws, string, and other objects. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]81.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Practice the times table. Day 1 do the 1 times table, Day 2 do the 2 times table and go as many days as you can. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]82.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Go to the library or look on the internet for a neat craft you could make. Ask your mum or dad to help you find all the materials. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]83.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sign up at your local library for their Summer Reading Program. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]84.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Get a book about birds and spend one afternoon seeing how many birds you can identify that live in your backyard. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]85.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]With your mum or dad's help, go through your old books and donate them to a hospital for sick kids to be able to read. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]86.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]With your mum or dad's help find some "good" old toys and clothes and donate them to a shelter in your town. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]87.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]On a piece of paper write the dates for 20 days during the Summer months. Beside each date write the name of a fruit or vegetable you ate on that date. See if you can have 20 different fruits or vegetables on your list. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]88.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Choose a sport you like. Either find a way you can play that sport or write a list of new things you have learned about it. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]89.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write a letter to your last teacher. Tell your teacher the best things about your class last year. Give your teacher one new idea you think next year's class would like to learn. Take the letter to school on your first day back to give to your "old" teacher. If they have moved away, ask the school's secretary if they could send the letter to your "old" teacher for you.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]90.[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Write all the number facts that will add to eighteen.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]91.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Lay down a blanket in the backyard and go star gazing.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]92.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Plant a sunflower seed and keep a journal about how it is growing.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]93.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Create a sculpture using rubbish.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]94.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write a play and have family and friends perform it.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]95.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Get a skipping rope and count how many times you can skip without missing. Try it again. Can you beat your record?[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]96.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make a list of 10 things you could NEVER do in the summer.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]97.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make a list of 10 things you could NEVER do in the winter.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]98.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write a joke and tell your mum or dad the joke.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]99.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Pretend to be a pirate and imagine an adventure.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]100.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write an adventure story and read it to a younger child.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

mum2one

Wow - massive thanks to PinkLipgloss for that list x

mum2one

Just been on halfcost and got some brilliant items

CHILDS NYLON CASE




Under Kids gifts - no mention of size, but only £1.00, and will be great for spare or stockings

PRINCESS KEY CHAIN PURSE






£1 shop - princess purse

PRINCESS PASSPORT HOLDER






£1 shop - passport holder

PRINCESS COMPACT MIRROR





mirror compact style £1.00

PRINCESS GLASSES CASE





matching glasses case

MY FAVOURITE OFF ALL- FOR THAT SPECIAL MAN IN UR LIFE

SKIN FLINT WALLET





THE WRITING - SKINT FLINT (top) BEWARE OF MOTHS (BOTTOM)

AGAIN ONLY £1.00

PinkLipgloss

Mum2One - I've never been on that site before - its full of bargains!

PMSL at the skin flint wallet - that would make an amusing Christmas present :rotfl:

PinkLipgloss

Sorry I'm overtaking the forum (my brain is on overdrive!) - I PROMISE this is my last post tonight

I had an idea for homemade presents - I plan to buy some of these cheap round wooden boxes http://www.bagnboxman.co.uk/catalogue/RoundWoodenBoxes.php and I will hand paint / decorate them (personalise with names) and then varnish them and voila - a personalised funky jewellery box

kiminijane

Thanks for the NASA link
x