❄❄ Let It Snow ❄❄ :: Christmas 2012 Chatter Thread

Snugglebunny8

LOL! mine is 15 too and she absolutely loves her stocking - I think your tactic of waiting until she runs out of stuff and then shrugging sweetly is spot on!

you could keep her stocking hidden and see what her reaction is on Christmas morning ... then bring it out later if she realises shes made a biiiiig mistake!

I actually had a nightmare recently that we woke up on Christmas morning and I'd frogotten to get the presents and there was no stockings, and I was frantically looking in bags and boxes everywhere to see what I could possibly wrap before the kids woke up!

thanks for the post the Amazon having the Rudolph Monopoly by the way - they had it for pre order in August but then it came up 'unavailable' but it's a very good option if you want it to come from the UK rather than the US especially nearer to Christmas, and as you say survey vouchers come in really handy with Amazon

Gleek

abis21 wrote: »

Thank you - had a look last night and it didn't seem to be available? I could find a speaker in the august range, but there didn't seem to be an MP3 player? This maybe me being incredibly daft tho. I'm not ever so good with technology type things.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/August-MB100R-Portable-MP3-Player/dp/B006Z1CULK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1348746183&sr=8-2

Think this is what they meant Abis

noodles86

Own_My_Own wrote: »

:eek: DD just phoned. Got onto the subject of Christmas , and informs me SHE DOESN'T WANT A STOCKING ANYMORE, IT TO MUCH HARD WORK PUTTING IT ALL AWAY !!:eek:

I told her 'tough I have already done you one'

But what about next year . I love doing her stocking more than her presents. :(:(

OMG! I would be asking her if receiving presents will be too much hard work too!? Cheeky monkey! But yes I would do exactly as you say and do the well if you had of had a stocking it would have been in it.... I love christmas stockings but sadly don't get one any more!

cornishorchid

Snugglebunny8 wrote: »

you could keep her stocking hidden and see what her reaction is on Christmas morning ... then bring it out later if she realises shes made a biiiiig mistake!

I recon thats a good idea..I make my OH do me a stocking now, and i'm 30! my aunt still does a stocking for her kids and the eldest is 35, I dont think I will ever stop, like some one said, its all part of christmas...

it'll be 'cool' again soon for her to still get a stocking i recon, its probably just a phase

chirpychick

Snugglebunny8 wrote: »

morning! went to Tesco and Sainsburys this morning to do weekly shop and pick up the £4 tins, found the following bargains on the chocolate/treats front for those who may need them for hampers, stocking etc

Festive Friends boxes - 1.79 in Sains but they are £1 in T

Haribo medium Christmas bags (Santas, Snowmen, Stars) 65P, 2 for £1, Tesco

Tesco - 2 bags chocolate coins for £1 (£1 each Sains)

Tins are £4 Tesco, £5 Sains.

Sainsburys have all their tins like Cadbury, Burtons (and whatever the 'Biskwits' ad one is!) and all the main brands half price. Tins of Cadburys Fingers etc.

Sains have Reeses half price, 29p, the peanut butter cups, Reeces Pieces etc (think somebody was doing an American hamper?) we love these!

Sainsburys have their TTD brandy soaked Christmas Puddings 25% off, £3.75 for family sized, we had this last year bought on same offer and was even better than the M&S one previous year

Sains's petrol station has Cadbury Dairy Milk (the normal single bar size) in the new packaging/shape, 3 for £1.

Cadbury Hot Chocolate single sachets are 4 for £1 in T, if anyone wants for Christmas Eve or chocolate hampers and doesn't want to buy big tins

On the stocking boxes/tubes of chocolate, Mr T now have Dairy Milk ones, whereas Sains don't - but Sains have the Kinder Bueno boxes which Mr T don't, all £1 (2 for £2 in T) think these would be perfect to wrap individually for the sleighs? if you need some small parcels to finish it off!

hope that helps anyone on the lookout!

Morrisons have festive friends for £1 too, i havent ever seen them sell for less than £1 each.

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Thanks. She's 15. I know I do go on about putting everything away. But our lounge is very small. And her brother needs it (normal looking).

Maybe I'll play her at her own game. And not give her one this year. Everything in it is stuff she uses. So when she says she has run out of something , I can come back with ' Well if you'd have had a stocking !'


Let's hope. I so love doing it.

EDIT- Am calming down ( breath breath) I will ask her what she is going to do for new underwear next year ? Just get plain ones from MrTs ?
She does love the novelty ones out of Primmy that she gets in HER STOCKING !

:eek: cheeky madam, i wouldn't do one out of principle on the fact she should be grateful she is lucky enough to get presents at all
I am quite evil like that though. OR I might buy a voucher for Oxfam for example feed a whatever for a month and say as she didn't want a stocking and all that comes in it you donated that money to charity instead

my little boy is going to hate me lol

mrsgreenwood wrote: »

thanks for sharing this! i love the idea of filling clear baubles with sweets to give to the children in our family.

id like to give this ago and write or somehow get their names on the bauble.

does anyone have any ideas whats best to use?

thanks!!!:)

I was just going to try using those glitter glue pens and maybe a little varnish over the top?? I think these are great as place settings at the dinner table or something to hang on the Christmas tree that they are allowed on Christmas eve or something.

mrsgreenwood_2

thank you chirpychick- yeah that sounds like a good idea. will give the glitter pens ago, the kids already have them and it should do the job!

Snugglebunny8

glitter glue pens sounds like a great idea!

I love the idea of giving to Oxfam or a charity and ahnding her the stocking with that in it!

Sainsburys did Festive Friends box half price last year, think it was November? they were about 87p for a couple of weeks but I think £1 is a good offer

chirpychick

I have had this idea (and I can't find any photos of it to add to Pinterest lol) but if I can find a Mars Bar Mug then fill it with some snack size Mars Bars and 1 or 2 bigger mars bars and the wrap in cello and tie with ribbon this would make a lovely gift for my FIL.
He isn't allowed much chocolate but does love a treat now and again and would be over the moon with something like this, also my hubby with kit kat chunky and other various family members, I may do them for Birthdays next year or Christmas as small token presents.
MIL however only really likes nutty chocolate like fruit and nut and picnics so I couldnt decide what mug to go with that as they don't do one for those specific brands I thought maybe just dairy milk and filling with dairy milk fruit and nut? would that work? Might even do them as little extra gifts this Christmas (I really want to) but only if I can find the mugs on freegle or carboots. I have seen a roses mug which would be great for my nan too, filled with roses and i feel like i should get her something extra as she has just booked travel lodge for 2 nights when the baby is born so will be travelling miles and has brought lots of bits for the baby. I have asked on freegle if anyone has any mugs and am going to go carbooting sunday I hope I find some anyway I just thought I'd share the idea because if you brought the mug at a carboot for a max of £1 and then filled with chocs the absolute max you would spend would be £5 but for example often kitkat chunkys are 4 for £1 in Morrisons so it could actually be done for as little as £2 would make a great secret santa gift or stocking filler.

gingernutbizkit

Well, i've made a start on the pressie shopping today. Managed to get a few cheap items and some bits for the magic elf to deliver. I've also ordered the monopoly seeing as you're all bloomin going on about it (and I haven't yet learnt not to succumb to peer pressure!)

Now just gotta work out where to hide all the stuff. Our new house isn't great on the storage front :-(

I was planning on making Skittle vodka and cookies in a jar. I popped into Lakeland for the jars but they would have worked out really expensive. Anyone any ideas on where to get them from?

Ging x

noodles86

gingernutbizkit wrote: »

Well, i've made a start on the pressie shopping today. Managed to get a few cheap items and some bits for the magic elf to deliver. I've also ordered the monopoly seeing as you're all bloomin going on about it (and I haven't yet learnt not to succumb to peer pressure!)

Now just gotta work out where to hide all the stuff. Our new house isn't great on the storage front :-(

I was planning on making Skittle vodka and cookies in a jar. I popped into Lakeland for the jars but they would have worked out really expensive. Anyone any ideas on where to get them from?

Ging x

I have seen jars & bottles in the poundshop & ikea x