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

Snugglebunny8

we always told ours Santa brings their stocking and one main gift (from their list) and then they get gifts under the tree from us, family, friends etc.

It is a shame if there are adverts which may spoil it I agree, my DD was the same at 5 asking a lot of questions about going round the world in one night etc, we explained about the International Date Line, time zones etc, so really its a lot longer than one night. Time Portals are a good one! there is a book that explains the science behind it for small ones who are interested!

The one thing I did get asked was in Polar Express why the little boy Billy didnt usually get gifts from Santa, that's a tough one!

Possession

My two asked to watch Nativity after seeing the trailer for Nativity 2, and are hooked!
Busy planning a halloween party at the moment, back to Christmas after.

Congratulations on your lovely baby boy Twinkle!

Ameyturtle

My bargain straighteners from asda £1.50 each so I bought 4

HeadAboveWater

Congrats all on the little bundles of joy

Jho123 suggested Phatstaks in another thread as a wedding gift, but I've actually ordered 3 for Christmas presents! My niece, nephew and my friend

Just search for 'Phatstak' on ebay.

Phatstak is a storage album with large capacity sleeves for a wide variety of uses from nursery keepsakes, student projects, albums or the travellers memorabilia folder. It uses elastic cord on every page to keep things in place, so you can add as much or as little as you like and the large plastic coil binder allows the pages to be opened fully.

It has 5 inner pages of 1250 micron grey card with coloured elastic so you can easily stack lots of items on one page. I have used one for an entire year of nursery painting and craft items. It's really good for things you want to take out & look at and to add to.

Nursery storage
Keeping your children's drawings, collages and creative learning items together can be a bit of a chore, as there seems to be so much in the early years to keep in just one place. Phatstak can fit the entire year in one book for you to look at, at you leisure, it’s A3 size means you don’t have to compromise any items, everything is safe and sound and it’s size fits easily on most book shelves.

Student projects
Whatever you're studying phatstak can be the most practical way to present course work or projects, as the design relies on stacking up the information within, the reader has to interact with the information and therefore your work will be memorable.

Memorabilia
Other uses for for phatstak include traveller, music fanatic, recipe collections, letters, poems, in fact phatstak is unique to its creator's particular interests. Phatstaks are the affordable keepsake storage solution.

I'm sure artistic people out there could probably create their own for less, but I have to say I'm really pleased with the albums! They're a really great idea!

I've just bought sheets of letter stickers to personalise them myself

Oh. And happy christmas Enjoy... http://www.glenn.tapley.us/MC.swf

Archiebear

Ok....see what I mean?

You go off for a couple of hours to blitz the housework....come back and another 3 pages:rotfl:How's a gal supposed to keep up??

*Twinkle* - congratulations! Baby boys are gorgeous....although think I may be biased due my DGS

Cosmic_Mum: yes, the Hot Hot Hot hamper is all spicy stuff. My BiL is a real chilli head so decided to treat him! Everything is going in a red plastic bucket (99p) with the words HOT! HOT! HOT! stenciled on the side. Contents include:

Book (Asian Bites) - The Works 99p
Grow Your Own Chilli - ASDA 10p
Chilli Beer - Amazon £1.79
6 different hot chilli sauces - got these on days out etc or whenever I spotted a really hot one! Prices between £1 - £7
Peri Peri seasoning - ASDA 89p (this a rub for meat and is gorgeous!)
Chilli Chocolate - ALDI - think it was about £1
Chilli Ketchup - ALDI 79p
Tequila shot set - B&M £2.49 (was going to make chilli vodka but then discovered he doesn't like vodka!)
Jar of chilli peppers - B&M 99p
Hot Hot Hot apron - Wilko's 99p
Chilli nuts - ALDI 99p
Hot Hot Hot handwarmers - B&M 99p
Box of Rennies to cool the fire! - ASDA £2.09

Gettingtherequickly - well done you :T ...............

will definitley have to lose weight myself- just packed in the cigs (3days:A) and done nothing but eat crisps! Oh well, one step at a time.....

Own_My_Own

Ameyturtle wrote: »

Between H Samuel and T Mobile, we are in the old past times store, it's actually smaller than our store now, but it will be all new!

It's also a lot busier than the Lane .:j

ellie9ellie

I bought a load of car cleaning stuff for my Dad's Car Care Hamper yesterday - B&Q 3 for 2. Does anyone have any ideas what I can put in that is car related but not cleaning stuff??

msgigglewick

Right so far for dh stocking i have some latte glasses and spoons, some caramel syrup from starbucks... shall get some coffee to go with.. (he has his coffee first thing to wake him up lol) what else hmm socks obviously..

Still on the look out for some bah humbug gift bags or sacks..

Spent the afternoon watching last years kirsties homemade christmas.. well episode one.. made me smile.. specially after the car not starting this morning and dh on about selling it and dd back asleep again after i thought she was looking better. shes just the same as yesterday, another day home tomorrow i guess.

KMR1984

Well I've just been to Bents Garden Centre and for the first time ever came out empty handed - I was totally underwhelmed!! I don't know if I am just a grumpy guts but it certainly seemed to be a half-hearted effort on their part, with the focus on selling more than displaying.

On the plus side, I have been in the loft and found a stash of gorgeous christmas decorations I purchased in Lakeland's sale last Christmas

Whoever mentioned the musical biscuit tin from M&S - thank you! This is the perfect gift for my Nan, just her kind of Christmassy thing and I have some vouchers to spend there

Looking forward to all the Christmas movies coming on in November. I watched a lovely one called A Dog Named Christmas last year, got my fingers crossed its on again this year - my two favourite things, dogs and Christmas :xmassmile

Ameyturtle

Own_My_Own wrote: »

It's also a lot busier than the Lane .:j

So true we are hoping it will not only draw more perople in but will mean more people will get behind our campaigns.

Also what is with all this fog all of a sudden?