So as from this Christmas I've decided to do the boys a Christmas Eve box, over the last couple of years I've seen the idea pop up a lot along the way.
Now that I have it all ready I thought I'd share with you what the boxes will be filled with.
Colouring book ~ The Works
Snowman pencil & rubber ~ Tesco
Rudey's Windy Christmas ~ The Book People
Peppa Goes Skating ~ The Book People
Reindeer Food ~ Made by my Sister-in-law
Melamine Cups ~ Local Xmas Fair
Thornton's Snowman Chocolates ~ 99p Shop
Melamine Plates (not pictured as for the life of me I don't know where I've put them! ~ 99p shop (set of two)
Wipe Clean Writing Board & pen ~ The Works
Santa Pjs ~ B&M
Santa's Little Helper Pjs ~ Ebay
I'll be making a Christmas Eve plate for Father Christmas and Rudolph's treats like the one featured in my Christmas Pinterest Board post to put with their boxes.
I haven't gone too crazy this year, just adding a few things to keep them occupied whilst the last few lose ends are tied for the big day!
I haven't gone too crazy this year, just adding a few things to keep them occupied whilst the last few lose ends are tied for the big day!
If you've seen my Christmas Pinterest board you'll have seen a few ideas I have for the festive period!
I thought I'd share with you the making of our Salt dough handprint Santa's.
These are great personalised decorations to keep (and remind you how little hands have grown!!)
All you need is;
Plain flour 1/2 cup
Salt 1/2 cup
Water 1/4 cup
Paint for decoration
String to hang it up with
Pre-heat your oven to 100C
Pre-heat your oven to 100C
Mix all the 3 ingredients until they form a ball, the dough shouldn't be sticky. You may not need all the water so add it slowly.
Roll out the dough......
And place your hand firmly onto it.
Cut around the handprint and remember to make a hole for the string (I used a straw for this)
Place on greaseproof paper and put into the oven for 3-4 hours (depending on the thickness of your dough it could take longer)
Once cooled you can decorate your salt dough......
Santa handprints all ready to display !!
Will you be making homemade decorations this year?
If your still on the look out for christmas gifts for little ones....then there may be something in this post that catches your eye.
Freddie turned 1 a month ago & got lots of lovely gifts which I thought would be perfect to put into a christmas gift list.
So here goes.......
1. Mega Bloks First Builders Tiny 'N Tuff Race 'N Chase Rig- I hadnt actually come across this range from mega bloks before. This lorry is fab, nice & chunky for little hands & comes with two buildable /interchangeable cars. Hours have been spent loading the cars on & off the transporter by my 1 & 3 year old!
2. Happyland submarine- we love the Happyland range & have built up a fair collection for Harry. Recently Freddie had started to play with it more, the bright colours, tactile pieces and durability are great for him. My Sister brought him the submarine which comes with two figures & a light up fish (that can go in the bath!) I love that both boys can play with these toys together.
3. Wilko Elliott & friends wooden ark shape sorter - when I checked this is unfortunately no longer available from Wilko but I've found a fab alternative- Melissa & Doug Noah's Ark Shape Sorter. This is one of the first toys Freddie goes to when the toy box comes out.....I think maybe because he likes to store stuff in it!! The pieces are a good size for him to handle and get into the holes.
4.Fisher price chatter telephone- A classic toy I remember having one when I was younger. They've made a come back through the Toy story films. This is a great role play and engaging toy with sounds and the eyes moved when its pulled along.
5.Leapfrog scout learn and groove music player- This great little music player has lots of activities and different styles of music to help little ones learn and explore sounds.
The activities include; alphabetical order, letter names,numbers, counting to 100, shapes & animal names and sounds. This usually cones in the car with us Freddie likes to dance around to the songs & the touch buttons keep him occupied even if he does think its a phone, holding it up to his ear saying 'hi'!
6.Wilko Elliott & Friends Pull Along Train Wooden - Another great pull along toy to help with movement & coordination. The wooden stacking puzzle like blocks have fun animal pictures in engaging colours. Wilkinson's is somewhere I never think to look for toys but after Freddie received this and the Ark I'll definitely be popping in there more often.
Are you all ready for Christmas, or do you have gifts left to buy?
If your children have any of these toys what do you think of them?
*All items were bought as gifts I received no money for this post, all opinions are my own.
