I have always wanted to make a gingerbread house but for one reason or another I have never gotten around to it. This year I have bought a gingerbread house and village kit and can’t wait to try it out in a couple of weeks time. I have also being searching for easy to make gingerbread houses and these are
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10 of my favourite Christmas Tree Crafts for Kids! 1. Scrap Ribbon Tree Ornament (Fireflies and Mudpies) – a delightful ornament made from scraps of ribbon and twigs! 2. Pom Pom Painting Christmas Tree Craft fro Toddlers (Fantastic Fun and Learning) – a simple and fun Christmas activity fro very young kiddies! 3. Marbled Christmas Tree Craft (Buggy and Buddy)
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A couple of weeks ago I was intrigued to find that “Letters from Santa” had started following me on Pinterest. As I am slightly obsessed with Christmas I had to investigate further! I was so excited to find a Pinterest account full of amazing Christmas ideas and resources (I highly recommend that you check Letters from Santa out on Pinterest)
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Super Hero Lottie Doll Review – Girls can be superheroes too! My little girl Oodles (3) and I are Lottie Doll Ambassadors and we recently received our latest exciting delivery from LOTTIE HQ! So, today we will be sharing with you our thoughts on Super Lottie! Super Lottie was launched in October 2014 – the first of a kind
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Christmas Wreaths are always fun to make at this time of the year. Here’s a list of 10 fantastic wreaths for children to create! 10 Fun and Fantastic Christmas Wreaths for Kids to Make 1. Easy Christmas Wreath for Toddlers (Blog Me Mom) 2. Simple Christmas Wreath Collage (Kids Activities Blog) 3. Tissue Paper Wreath (Happiness is Homemade) 4. Handprint Christmas
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These 10 gorgeous Advent calendars are easy to make and a lovely festive craft to share with your family. There’s not much crafting and activities going on here at Our Little House in the Country this week as we are having some renovations done. So while I’m waiting for the dust and debris to clear before making our Advent calendar,
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Review of “The Owl and The Pussy-Cat” and “The Further Adventures of The Owl and The Pussy-Cat” – a great gift for children this Christmas! We were recently lucky enough to receive copies of the Owl and The Pussycat by Edward Lear and The Further Adventures of The Owl and The Pussy Cat by Julia Donaldson, both illustrated by Charlotte
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Do you want to build a snowman? 10 super fun playdough (snowdough) snowman activities to enjoy this winter! We had a lot of fun making snowmen with our playdough yesterday! We got our inspiration for this activity from Nicola, the fantastic blogger at Multicraftingmummy! Here’s a quick peek at what we did plus 10 more fab activities for you try
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Gingerbread Men cookie decorating kit – perfect activity for a stormy/wintery afternoon! If you’re a regular visitor to Our Little House in the Country then you’ll already know that I love to make things but I’m not a huge fan of baking. I love to cook but baking has never been my thing except for the occasional birthday or Christmas
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We have so many Christmas books but these are 25 that we will definitely be reading together as a family this holiday season! Our Top 25 Christmas Books The Night Before Christmas – Clement C. Moore The Christmas Story – Usborne Bible Tales The Nutcracker, a soft to touch story – Nicola Bater and Deborah Jones Joy to the World,
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