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Fun and Fabulous Family Friendly New Year’s Eve Activities
Easy, fun and festive activities to help your family ring in the New Year together.
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Christmas Candle Flower Arranging for Kids
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 flowers most of the time simply for fun and to decorate our home. This time last year while I was making a number of Christmas wreaths for friends and family Doodles and Oodles were fascinated by what I was doing so I decided to include them and helped them to…
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Christmas Card and Decoration Making Kits by EggNogg (Review)
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 were an instant hit with my kids (3 and 5) and would make great stocking fillers! Eggnogg designs quirky gifts, party supplies, greetings cards and colour-in products for all ages. From tablecloths, postcard books, posters, bunting and pocket books to greeting cards, wrap, notebooks and stickers, Eggnogg challenges the senses…
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Mulled Wine and Mulled Fruit Punch
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 is that they are so easy to make. How to Make Mulled Wine and Mulled Fruit Punch Mulled Wine (alcoholic): 1 bottle of red wine- I prefer to use Shiraz but any variety will do 1 litre Orange juice 500mls Cranberry juice Small glass of brandy Whole cloves 3…
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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 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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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…
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10 Magical Books About Santa
Keep the magic of Santa Claus alive for your kids this Christmas with these 10 books! 10 Magical Books About Santa 1. Santa’s Christmas Handbook – Before you even open this fantastic book, your imagination is captured by the little jingle bell attached to the outside cover which merrily jingles as you hold the book. This is Santa’s elves top-secret handbook! This super book is jammed packed with everything Santa and the elves need to know. Lift the flaps and explore the drawings to find out what Santa should do if he is spotted by a child. Learn the Skyway Code, play the board game and check out Santa’s costume…
