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Chrimbo boxes

Postby littlesez » Wed Nov 04, 2015 6:02 pm

If you could get a handmade kids chrimbo eve box what would you wnat in it ,I want to make some but all i have for an idea is

White box
Candy cane tape to decorate
Red shred
PJ's
Stocking


I know i could do the usual snowman soup, books and reindeer food but it means buying things in rather than making them IYSWIM want it as handmade as poss. Any suggestions?

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Re: Chrimbo boxes

Postby Louise » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:03 pm

Not sure really. :-? I put in snowman soup, mugs, reindeer food, a treat of some kind - chocolates or biscuits/sweets PJS, socks plus some games, a DVD etc to keep them busy during the day. I've made a bingo game for this year's box. Not sure what handmade things you could put in.

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Re: Chrimbo boxes

Postby clothmama » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:25 pm

Not sure - could you not make your own soup / reindeer food, as L suggested a handmade game, a special 'Christmas dreamcatcher' - not sure if such a thing exists but you could make it in red / silver and hang Christmas things from it instead of feathers and they can hang it each Christmas season?

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Re: Chrimbo boxes

Postby laceybat » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:31 pm

We make our own reindeer food and this year I'm doing my own snowman soup as well. I did Christmas crayon last year by melted half used/broken crayon in to Christmas shape/cutter.

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Re: Chrimbo boxes

Postby sim » Wed Nov 04, 2015 11:08 pm

@Louise when do your children get their boxes?

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Re: Chrimbo boxes

Postby Louise » Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:18 am

sim wrote:@Louise when do your children get their boxes?
I actually split it last year (partly because I couldn't fit everything in the box! :lol:) Our elves leave on Christmas Eve morning and leave a treasure hunt for the children. The box is the treasure. I put the games and treats in the box. Then in the evening after bathtime I put sacks under the tree with the snowman soup, reindeer food and PJs and socks in.

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Re: Chrimbo boxes

Postby confusinglady » Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:44 am

Is this for you to sell / gift or for your own kids?

Could you put in a little set of things for them to make. A homemade craft set iykwim?

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Re: Chrimbo boxes

Postby littlesez » Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:51 am

confusinglady wrote:Is this for you to sell / gift or for your own kids?

Could you put in a little set of things for them to make. A homemade craft set iykwim?


Both I think, but only if I can get them right. My kids would be happy with anything really

I was wondering whether to do a make your own felt tree decoration maybe ?

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Postby confusinglady » Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:53 am

littlesez wrote:
confusinglady wrote:Is this for you to sell / gift or for your own kids?

Could you put in a little set of things for them to make. A homemade craft set iykwim?


Both I think, but only if I can get them right. My kids would be happy with anything really

I was wondering whether to do a make your own felt tree decoration maybe ?


I d like that sort of thing.


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