Christmas, my favourite time of year, is fast approaching. I love to do crafts and activities with the children at this time of the year. Today I would to share some of our favourites with you and stay tuned for more fab ideas in the coming weeks! 10 Christmas Crafts and Activities for Kids Potato Print Reindeer Cards: These super
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20 Christmas Decorating Ideas for the Kitchen I love to decorate every room in the house at Christmas. One of my favourites to decorate is our kitchen. I have been pinning fantastic kitchen ideas to my Christmas Pinterest boards recently and these are some that I love or have tried in the past. Can’t wait to begin decorating for this
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10 Simple But Stylish Ideas For Decorating Your Mantle At Christmas I know that it’s not even Halloween yet but it’s never to early to start gathering your Christmas ideas together. Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Christmas, absolutely everything to do with Christmas! Over the past few weeks I’ve been looking through my books, magazines and of course
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How to Make Candle Flower Arrangements for Christmas with Kids I came across these photos from this time last year and I just had to share this fun and Christmassy activity for kids. I love to arrange flowers and occasionally do wedding and other celebrations and would someday love to it for a living. But for now I create with
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Looking for something to keep the kids busy while you make all the necessary preparations for Christmas? These great little colouring kits from eggnogg.co.uk might come in handy! We recently received a lovley little bundle from EggNogg.co.uk, complete with Colour-in Christmas Paper Chains, Colour-in Christmas Postcards, Colour-in Christmas 3D Decorations and a Colour-in Dress Up Santa Outfit. These packs
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Nothing smells more like Christmas to me than a pot of mulled wine simmering on the stove. My mulled wine has become a favourite amongst our friends and family and is usually a staple for all our festive gatherings. So that everyone can partake in the Christmassy yumminess I also make a non alcoholic mulled fruit punch. What’s even better
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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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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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