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Christmas Decorations to Make with Children

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DIY Christmas decorations you can make with children

Making Christmas decorations with the children is an annual tradition in out house. Every year we pick a style and spend an afternoon making DIY Christmas decorations that the children can give as gifts to their teachers as well as family and friends. What follows is a round up of all the decorations we have […]

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Alcohol Ink Baubles

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Alcohol Ink baubles

Every year, the kids and I wreck the dining room creating handmade Christmas decorations for them to give their teachers (yes, I’m that tight). We generally use some kind of process art technique to create them as I like the freedom it gives. Alcohol ink is one of my favourite process art materials and last […]

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Marbled Nail Polish Baubles

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The finished marbled nail Polish baubles ready for the Christmas tree

Every year, the kids and I make Christmas tree ornaments to give as gifts to the children’s teachers as well as family and friends. It’s one of our family traditions and we use a different process art to make them each time. Last year we make nail Polish ornaments by marbling different colour nail varnishes […]

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Melted Bead Christmas Ornaments

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Melted bead tree ornaments

I recently wrote about creating Christmas tree decorations from melted crayons to give as teacher gifts. Another teacher gift we’ve done are melted bead Christmas ornaments. While the process to make these if fairly similar the results look totally different. This post contains affiliate links (identified with a *) I earn a commisson from qualifying […]

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Flexible Jobs for Mums Who Like Children

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Mum working with children

While many mums only really like the children they are related to, some enjoy spending time with children in general and for those mums there are some great opportunities to make a living. Here are here are 4 flexible jobs for mums that involve children. If you’re interested in options, have a look at our […]

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A blog about trying to raise independent kids while retaining a sense of humour. Me: I’m Josie, a 44 year old introvert and former librarian. Them: My husband Chris, Boy Child who is 12 and Girl Child who is 10. The others: Hera the cat and Baxter the dog. Read More…

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