Help your children spot Santa in the sky on Christmas Eve with these cute DIY Santa spotters! A fun way to remember the great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020, use those empty rolls to make some binoculars and let your kids decorate as they please. Hang them on your tree until Christmas Eve!
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Christmas Time: Chocolate Christmas Tree
Kids love to bake, but finding recipes that are short enough to keep them interested without leaving you to finish everything off can be hard. This Chocolate Pastry Christmas Tree uses only 3 ingredients and takes 5 minutes to make!
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Christmas Time: Peppermint Rice Christmas Sensory Play
Sensory rice play is great for young kids of all ages, as they all explore it differently. This twist on a traditional sensory rice kit includes peppermint scented rice, some Christmas decorations to play with and homemade scoops to keep things simple.
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Christmas Time: DIY Snowglobes
Children's Christmas ornaments are always a fun keepsake to look back on, especially when it involves an element that reminds you of how small they were! These snowglobes are a heap of fun to add to your mantle and will be a great memento in the years to come.
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Christmas Time: Reindeer Biscuits
Baking with kids can sometimes be more stressful than it is worth. That's why super simple "baking" activities like these reindeer biscuits are my favourite! It gets the kids involved but there is minimal mess and it's easy to do.
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Christmas Time: Hot Chocolate Sugar Cookie Sensory Box
Cloud dough is crumbly yet mouldable, and is a great alternative to playdoh. It's super easy to make yourself, and can be adapted to suit different scents and flavours.
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Christmas Time: Gingerbread playdoh
Put a spin on your traditional playdoh mix and make some gingerbread playdoh! Perfect for little people to pretend baking cookies, this is a great addition to any play kitchens or just get it out on the kitchen bench while you're cooking and let them join in.
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Christmas Time: Fizzy Presents
Fizzy Christmas Presents is a great science activity to do with the kids! Watch as they learn about the reaction between vinegar and bicarb soda, and find some hidden surprises.
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25 Christmas traditions to start with your family in 2020
What makes Christmas magical for you? Is it the traditions you remember having as you grew up? As parents, we naturally want our kids to have the BEST Christmas ever! Well, add a little of that Christmas magic and start your own traditions - it's never too late to start! Last year I shared my favourite Christmas traditions and the meaning behind them. This year, I'm sharing 25 more traditions you could start right now! Go on, spread that Christmas cheer!
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Ultimate guide to kids birthday party venues on the Gold Coast
Looking for somewhere to host your next kids birthday party? You've come to the right place! Here are over 40 different Gold Coast birthday party venues ranging across indoor activities, play centres, adrenalin activities, outdoor activities, arcades and bowling, and free parks and gardens. The hardest part will be choosing just one!