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It’s what’s inside that counts, but anyone who loves pretty packaging knows that a beautifully wrapped gift can make you fall in love with the contents! Here are 12 creative (and easy) ways to give your gift wrapping some flair without spending a fortune on expensive ribbons and bows.
Home made advent calendars can be loads of fun for counting down to Christmas (check out our gallery of creative ideas if you’re looking for inspiration). But filling them can be a challenge if you don’t want to add yet more chocolate to the treat-filled festive season. Here are 20 chocolate-free fixes for your advent calendar, guaranteed to be more enjoyable, more useful and longer lasting than a momentary sugar hit!
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Are you raising a budding artist who prefers using mixed media like your walls, the lounge or their clothes to create their masterpiece? Grab them a Mini Rodini panda pen tee. It will give the kids a chance to create and wear their own designer tee – with full permission to draw on their clothes! The panda is printed on, so the kids can stick to simple colouring or can add their own touches. You may find you have a Ralph Lauren in the making.
Available from Tiny Wardrobe – $49.95
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Via: pinnedbydani.comHere’s a trend you might want to latch on to just in time for Christmas: re-creating childhood family photos. Inspired by artist Irinia Wering‘s Back to the Future project, people all over the world are digging through grainy family snaps and scouring op-shops for vintage clothes to perfectly re-enact scenes from their past. Apart from being a bit of fun, they make a sweet nostalgic gift for parents and grandparents. Here are a few of our favourites:
Wibbly wobbly jelly is always a hit with kids. Forget plastic cups and make your jelly really stand out with a balloon-animal pooch-shaped jelly mould. It will be a hit at your next party or even just for your next play date. If you want to be sneaky add some fruit they don’t normally eat and watch them clear their plate!
Party Pooch Jelly Mould available from Coolthings.com.au – $12.95
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Ever noticed that you’re being watched? Kids are natural mimics and whether we know it or not, they’re watching us as intently as an episode of Dora, collecting little pieces of us to add to their unique personalities. We took our new Olympus PEN Mini E-PM1 camera on an adventure to find the pieces of us in the collage that is our kids. (more…)
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Making a rental property feel like a home can be a challenge – especially when it comes to creating a gorgeous baby nursery or a functional kids’ space to keep the smallest family members happy! Here are our top 10 tips for decorating beautiful bedrooms without spending a fortune (or leaving a mark!)
