Countdown to Christmas - share your Christmas ideas here!

[alison 2]

Do you have a link to the quiz Tina ? Sounds like a good idea
Sue, I’ve put the envelope board on my wish list !

Ok, so advent calendars....

Since my son was about 8 or 10 I have been making Lego advent calendars for him, he’s 28 now and still expects one ! I buy one of the small kits and follow the instructions step by step and divide the pieces into 24 little baggies, then I wrap and number them and pop into the advent calendar pockets. Over the month he adds a little to his model each day and by Christmas it is complete...
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As my eldest has grown up and now is part of a family of 6 I have tried making them a family advent calendar. I go round the pound shops, etc andbuy little gifts like card games, Christmas Decorations, packs of sweets, paper chains, bubbles, ...then wrap them and number them. One year I fixed all the little gifts to a wreath which I was quite please with, here it is....
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When DD was at uni I copied an idea from a Christmas magazine ( I buy them all every year !)
I wrapped a coat hanger in tinsel, added some star decorations, wrapped her 24 little gifts - lip balm, highlighter pens, socks, mini nail varnishes, etc and hung from the coat hanger. Here’s a photo giving you the idea, sorry it’s not the best photo but it was all I could find....
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[Lurkio]

Do you have a link to the quiz Tina ? Sounds like a good idea

Not yet, I did have a look yesterday but they haven't put it up yet; will post a link as soon as they do.

Love those advent calendars!