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5 Easy to Make Gingerbread Houses
5 simple and fun gingerbread house ideas that kids will love—perfect for a cosy Christmas afternoon.
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10 Christmas Tree Crafts for Kids to Make!
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) – step by step instructions on how to make your very own marbled Christmas trees! 4. Lolly Pop Stick Christmas Trees (Jenifer Boatwright for Scholastic) – a colourful and sparkly fun tree to make! 5. Pine Cone Christmas Tree (Crafter’s Delights) – such a great use for pine cones! 6.…
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Letters from Santa (review and GIVEAWAY!)
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) and when I clicked through to the website I was delighted to find myself on the site of the company we had actually used last year to create letters from Santa for our children. Then, last week, Cheryl from Letters from Santa emailed me and asked would I be interested…
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Super Hero LOTTIE (review)
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 – a girl superhero doll, designed by a child for children. So what’s so special about Super Lottie? Well, as I said she was designed by a little girl, six year old Lily from Ohio, USA who created the winning design as part of a global competition, independently judged by…
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10 Christmas Wreaths for Kids to Make!
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 Wreath (My Name is Snickerdoodle) 5. Paper Christmas Wreath (Domestic Goddesque) 6. Paper Plate Bow Wreaths (Kids Stuff World) 7. Quick Quilled Wreath Ornament (Better Homes and Gardens) 8. Button Wreath Ornament (Here Comes the Sun for Blissful and Domestic) 9. DIY Felt Wreath Ornament (No…
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10 Gorgeous but Easy to Make Advent Calendars
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, here are 10 inspiring ideas to try. 10 Stunning But Simple To Make Advent Calendars 1. Easy No-Sew Burlap Advent Calendar (Finding Home) – I really love this gorgeous calendar and I’m hoping that I will have time to make something similar this year. 2. Free Printable Advent Calendar Treat…
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The Further Adventures of The Owl and The Pussy-Cat – a great gift for kids this Christmas(Book Review)
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 Voake and published by Puffin. Being huge Julia Donaldson fans, where barely a week passes without at least one of her books being read at bedtime, we jumped at the opportunity to take a look at these books and snuggle up by the fire and have a read of them.…
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10 Snowman Playdough/Snowdough Activities (including our snowdough recipe)
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 from some amazing bloggers. Our recipe: 1 cup cornflour/cornstarch 1 cup salt 1/2 cup fabric conditioner a little water mix it all together in a food processor and have fun! What we did: I made a large batch of plain (white) dough and then smaller batches of black, orange and…
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Gingerbread People –A Must Do Christmas Activity!
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 cake. Every year at this time I vow to make a ginger bread house and gingerbread men but I rarely get around to it. So this year I just admitted to myself that the chances of me actually making either from scratch were pretty slim to nil and so I…
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25 Books to Read Together at Christmas
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, Christmas stories from around the world – Saviour Pirotta, Sheila Moxley Adam Saves Christmas – Benji Bennett How The Grinch Stole Christmas – Dr Seuss Aliens Love Panta Claus – Claire Freedman & Ben Cort Sam’s Snowflake – Gillian Shields The Nativity Play – Nick Butterworth & Mick Inkpen A…
