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Continuing review of 2017 Lego advent calendars
While Christmas and animals are the concepts for these three days in the Friends calendar, the City calendar has moved away from vehicles … Day 20… Behind the 20th flap in the Lego Friends advent...
View ArticleAn Aussie Christmas
I think my childhood Christmases were pretty Australian. We spent the day at my Uncle’s house every Christmas. They lived right on the beach so in between food and presents, we’d spend the day on the...
View Articlememorable Christmas gifts
I love giving gifts that really mean something to the other person – it takes more time than buying a box of chocolates or a book voucher, but the look on their face and the knowledge that the present...
View ArticleWhere’s the spirit gone?
For many years now, our family has done a Kris Kringle for the adults – each family still gives something to the kids. My mother has suddenly decided that this is the last year – from now on we won’t...
View ArticleMummy needs a stocking too…
I’ve been meaning to post this since Christmas! This year, my kids decided that Mummy needed to have a stocking too, as Santa only brings gifts for kids. So, I gave them some shopping money (they’re 3...
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When do you wrap presents?
I’ve heard many people say they’re up late on Christmas Eve wrapping loads of presents, so I’m curious – when do you wrap your presents? Do you make an event of it – getting the family together, having...
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No gifts for adults?
I know a number of friends have a family arrangement where only the kids get Christmas presents now, but I don’t like it. Yes, I get that it saves a lot of money and stress to cut down the list of...
View ArticleChristmas mess…
I just came across this thought in a magazine (Your Child in Banyule & Nillumbik to be precise) and loved it: one of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the lounge room on...
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Advent calendars are up to day 20…
Day 20 of the Lego Friends calendar showed up a stove and a big chicken leg – even the chicken had to be put together in Lego fashion! A Lego stove and chicken leg to go with the cooking utensils! And...
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Swap old or unwanted presents?
So how many unwanted presents did you get for Christmas? Most of us try hard to give gifts someone wants to get, but not everyone gets it right so we sometimes (often?) get gifts that are not useful or...
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Countdown – day 21!
Well that’s it for the school year – the last schools have now had their final days (yes, state schools in some states have had classes right up to today!) and summer holidays are officially here! I...
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Elves getting excited by presents!
The kids spent a bit of time this morning walking around the house wondering where Tinkles and Baby Elf were (Baby wasn’t in her house so we assumed she was with Tinkles), but eventually found them...
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