* Step into Christmas * & 2020 - It's the 2020 Christmas Chatter Thread

mandco

noodles86 said:

I bought for my 8 year old How Winston Delivered Christmas - an awesome book for younger children with a chapter to read each day of December with activity ideas too but I'm coming with a cheeky ask if there's any Christmas or winter themed books they would recommend for a 14 year old to read? Not romance though! I also need to get them some Christmas pj's, hard to find matching with their sizes. A lot of the family themed ones don't take into account teenagers! 

Xmas books for teens are a tough one as a lot have quite grown up content, romance or death which isn't really xmassy  
There is one coming out on the 29th - Tinsel the girl that invented christmas  it has good reviews but looks like its in the 9+/11+ age range which maybe a little young depending on what she's into but might be worth a look.

Spendless

There is a book called 'Dickens at Christmas; by Charles Dickens, of which A Christmas Carol is one of the stories within it.
Agatha Christie also wrote some Christmas themed books. 'The adventure of the Christmas pudding' and 'Hercule Poirot's Christmas' are two that come to mind. 

Treasurequeen

Been a rough few weeks my brother had to have a covid test and I was being cautious so haven’t been out in a week. But it came back negative today a long wait but all ok. I have finally finished my Christmas gift buying, just got to wait for a few bits to arrive in post but there are delays. I’ve started a  traditional Christmas jigsaw today I picked up in a charity shop. 

Christmas made easy magazine is really good. Hope everyone is ok? 

skogar

I'm really sorry for not replying to the christmas stocking ideas - although I had been reading along I had missed a couple of pages so hadn't seen the replies. Love the what did you have in your stocking ideas and the retro sweets.

I've just had a thought about the little cross stitch kits - I'm wondering if one would go in a cracker - I'm always trying to think of new things to put in crackers and one of my friends does cross stitch so she might like a little cute cross stitch kit. Now racking my brains for the other crackers.....

StokieBecks

skogar said:

I'm really sorry for not replying to the christmas stocking ideas - although I had been reading along I had missed a couple of pages so hadn't seen the replies. Love the what did you have in your stocking ideas and the retro sweets.

I've just had a thought about the little cross stitch kits - I'm wondering if one would go in a cracker - I'm always trying to think of new things to put in crackers and one of my friends does cross stitch so she might like a little cute cross stitch kit. Now racking my brains for the other crackers.....

Have a look for a company called Kawaii - the do mini cross stitch kits in a matchbox (I think NotOnTheHighStreet and Etsy have them)

Redredrobin

Just read that from Wednesday everything is going to shut down again !! 

Spendless

Redredrobin said:

Just read that from Wednesday everything is going to shut down again !! 

I've just been reading the same thing! I'm glad most of my Christmas shopping is out of the way! They've said schools to remain open. No idea what stance daughter's college will take. They shut before schools were ordered to back in March and are still doing 50/50 on-line and all on-line next week anyway. Uni student son became skint very quickly having not returned home in March, due to lack of availability in grocery shops he could walk to. I will ring him later and tell him to ensure there's enough food in for him and his housemates.

Redredrobin

Other than hubby’s iPod which I’m waiting to see Black Friday deals my shopping is done . Going shopping later today to get a few food items for Christmas lunch . Thank god lockdown starts Wednesday because I’ve promised Dd a meal out at Whitby’s on Tuesday lol my life wouldn’t be worth living if she had to for go her gluten free fish and chips ! 

Spendless

Whitby's is lovely, but they cook in beef dripping, so out for vegetarian DD. Enjoy the meal. I'm totally expecting everywhere to become 'mad' over the next few days. 

Treasurequeen

Managed to pick up some cola cube sweets to go in my dads stocking in tkmaxx. My mums tree present arrived yesterday which was good as there had been many delays and didn't think it would turn up. In tkmaxx they had Friends mugs and central perk advent calenders- the calender was £12.99. i also saw a 5 pieces gift set for £19.99. (I cant remember who was doing a friends hamper)
The works online has some really great things reduced on there for gifts. They also i noticed sell some great kits ( make own candles, pebble art etc) 2 for £10.00. They have brought back the 10 kids christmas picture books for £10 offer again this year.