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3 Fun Creative Play Kits to Keep Your Kids Busy

Posted on Oct 24, 2011 in Crafts, Family | 0 comments

This half-term holiday (or for anytime), here are three great ideas for creative play from the people at Flair. Aquabeads is listed for ages 4 and up, but we found that because of the small beads, younger children will definitely need supervision. Having said that, you’ll see that my 4 yr...

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Orthodox Advent Countdown

Posted on Nov 8, 2009 in Crafts, Faith, Home & Organizing | 0 comments

In Orthodox Christianity the season of preparing for Christmas (commonly known as Advent) is called the Nativity Fast. It lasts 40 days and begins on 15th November. Because of the difference in dates, (Advent begins on the Sunday four weeks before Christmas) it is almost impossible to find an...

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Recycling Your Socks for Christmas

Posted on Oct 20, 2009 in Crafts, Family, Home & Organizing | 43 comments

I know it’s not even Halloween yet, but I like to plan ahead. (I try, anyway!) I originally came across this wonderful idea on the Family Fun website. The idea is to take various colourful socks that your kids have and string them up as an Advent Countdown calendar. I thought that was great,...

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