Low Cost/No Cost Xmas Activities

jetty

Dorato wrote: »

If theres anything your cat refuses to eat, maybe take that along then? I'm sure they'd appreciate anything. What with the "a dog's for life, not just for christmas" thing from dog's trust.
That would be a good present for her then! Helps the centre pay for things too

Thanks Dorato, I have lots of baby blankets surplus to requirements! (Obviously not the tiny ones!!)

Dorato

They'd definately appreciate that and it'd free up some space for you too so definately a bonus

yippee_kye_yay

a couple of things i am planning to do with my kids (1+2) this year

i bought a pack of 30 big foam christmas trees from hobbycraft for £2.99. we will decorate them one day. the next day i will hide them all and get the kids to find them with a bag of chocolate coins/candy cane when they find them all. this can be adapted for older kids by having clues to find the trees

paper mache boxes are quite cheap in hobbycraft. we are going to get a few for the kids to decorate one day. the following day we will make chocolate rice crispy buns and pop them into the boxes. then the kids will give them out to the adults of the family.

erm... theyre was a couple more, but i cant remember now.

the toilet roll/cracker idea kept us amused for hours when we were kids, we always did this! i think my mum saved the tubes all year round as i remember we used to also make little chimneys out of them and turn tissue paper into a pair of trousers hanging out the top; looking like santas fallen in!
we also used to make easter, halloween and bonfire night decs out of them too! we didnt have much money as kids pmsl!

xx_Jo_xx

Aw Yippee - some of those are fab!!

I was having a look funnily enough at crafty things for me and the little one to do and came across this....

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas_pages.htm

It has lots of free printables and stuff to do

xx

xx_Jo_xx

OMG - I completely forgot about these!! We used to make them when we were at school!

Im going to do this with my little one too!

http://highhopes.com/snowflakes.html

Jammygal

Some fab ideas everyone
My kids make snowflakes every year and literally cover the windows. The white snippets of paper drive me crazy but I love them taking such pleasure in making something for Christmas

xx_Jo_xx

Jammygal wrote: »

Some fab ideas everyone
My kids make snowflakes every year and literally cover the windows. The white snippets of paper drive me crazy but I love them taking such pleasure in making something for Christmas

Lol - I thought about that - but I have big patio windows and he will love making lots of them to cover them all!

I cant believe I have never thought about that before!