It can be challenging to come up with unique Christmas gift ideas – something you haven’t bought family and friends before. We tend to give physical gifts more often than we do …
Lupidupi Jewellery Giveaway!
This giveaway has now closed. Congratulations to Samantha you were the lucky winner, check you inbox for more details! Our giveaway this week includes not one but three beautiful handmade gifts from …
Tips For Enjoying Christmas Day With Young Kids
Today’s post is actually an excerpt from the Planning With Kids book! You can purchase signed copies of the book here on the blog or you can also find it in most …
Christmas Day Preparation – What You Can Do Ahead and When
This post is part of my 10 week Christmas Preparation Plan for 2011. With less than three weeks left until Christmas, now is the perfect time to start thinking about what activities …
Christmas Gift Ideas For Kids
This post is part of my 10 week Christmas Preparation Plan for 2011. This originally was planned to be a post for Christmas gift ideas for boys, but I had a number …
Christmas Gifts For Teachers
This post is part of my 10 week Christmas Preparation Plan for 2011. In my Christmas in July series I posted tutorials for some handmade gifts that would suit teachers as well …
Handmade Christmas Decorations + Give Away
The give away has now closed. Congratulations to Miranda who won the DIY Christmas Button Kit from Jackobindi. This post is part of my 10 week Christmas Preparation Plan for 2011. What …
Tips On Taking Photos For Christmas Cards
This post is part of my 10 week Christmas Preparation Plan for 2011. Each year since we have had a couple of kids, we (me really!) have made a photo based Christmas …
Donating at Christmas
Each year before Christmas comes, I like to go through the house with the kids and sort out what we no longer need, but still works and would be useful to others. …
Christmas Planning – 2011 Christmas 10 Week Plan
It is now less than 10 weeks until Christmas. I do love Christmas and the festive season in the lead up. I have found through experience the easiest way to make sure …
Recipe Card Template and Recipe Booklet
I have always wanted to have a go at making recipe cards and turning them into a gift somehow. When I was doing research for the Christmas in July 2011 series, I …
Cabochon Rings – How To Make Your Own + Give Away!
This give away has now closed, thank you to all those who entered. This is the second hand made gift for Christmas 2011. We are making vintage paper doll sets and to …
Paper Dolls – Make Your Own Gift Set
My daughter and I have spent time recently playing paper dolls. The set she has in the photo was given to her as Christmas gift by her Aunty Steph. Playing with the …
Christmas In Melbourne
This is the last of my posts for my Christmas Preparation Plan 2010. ***** I was going to be talking about menu plans this week, but inspired by a lovely email from …
Preparing The House For Going On Holidays
This post is part of my Christmas Preparation plan. This week’s task was starting to get the house organised for going away. ***** I have posted about this a couple of years …
Food Co-op Melbourne and A Handmade Christmas Gift Of Tea!
This post is part of my Christmas Preparation plan. This week’s task was making the last of our handmade Christmas gifts. This year we have also made some retro coasters, chalkboard notice …
Cinnamon Stick Christmas Decorations
Five and a half weeks to go until Christmas. This post is part of my Christmas Preparation plan. I haven’t been working on them in exact order this year. Having a plan …
Our Favourite Christmas Books
Today’ gorgeous post is from Karen at Earthly Joyride, reading it started to make me feel super Christmassy in all the right ways. Karen is passionate about reading to children. Her blog …