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Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:16pm |
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Ok so hubby had a great idea for christmas so I wanted to share it and maybe get other idea's to make thing's easier.
We opened the pressy's and took all those annoying twist tyes off that way on christmas morning we won't have to sit there and hear ta ta ta form our little man while we struggle to open it. I have no idea why, but toy's seem the hardest thing's to open. Another tip is make sure you have heap's of Battaries on hand just in case.
Anyone else got any good tip's to help make christmas run smoothly.
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lizzle
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Posted: 06 December 2006 at 6:40am |
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Fisher price is the absolute worst for that!!!!!
and I agree with the battery thing. nothing worse than realising you have no batterieis for the new toys!
We have no real tips unless you count - do not put your p[resents under the tree before xmas if you have a toddler and a soon-to-be-toddler. your xmases will come early...not necessarily in a good way either. On that note - heater guards also make good xmas tree guards.
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Posted: 06 December 2006 at 7:57am |
That twist tie thing sounds brainy!  We usually have a pair of wire cutters that just snap right thru em pretty quick, cos another thing fisher price is bad for is gluing the boxes shut and Miss 3yr old would notice if the box had been opened then resealed. But also, if you have anything that needs putting together you could half do that so it still fits int he box, then less assembly later (thinking for those with older kids) also, putting the decorating stickers on early too.. nothing worse than having your toddler realise that hey, that sticker must be able to come off my toy cos i just saw mummy putting it on. If they're there to start with, they stand more chance of just being recognised as part of the toy.
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Posted: 06 December 2006 at 1:23pm |
I just did the removing twisty tie thing last week!  But another thing is to cut off tags (like come on soft toys) so the kids don't see you with scissors + teddy bear hehe
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Posted: 06 December 2006 at 2:59pm |
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wow we r clever ladies love tho heater gaurd idea liz.
oh and the sticker one Janine
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Posted: 06 December 2006 at 4:43pm |
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Another cool idea for wrapping paper - make shapes out of potatoes and let kiddies use them as stamps. you can decorate a few bits of paper and use them to wrap grandparents gifts - they are suckers for that kinda cxrap!
this year all Jake and Taine's grandparents are getting white mugs we got from $2 shop, painted with those ceramic paints ffrom spotlight - by7 Jake and Taine. you put them in the oven to "fire" them, and voila - home made gift that impresses the grandparents...and is cheap....big on cheap this year
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Posted: 06 December 2006 at 6:47pm |
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Grandparents always love photos too...
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Posted: 06 December 2006 at 10:32pm |
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yeah we are doing photo calander's this year cheap and easy and people love pic's of the kids plus easy to post.
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Posted: 07 December 2006 at 11:14am |
that cup idea is awesome! I'm gonna do try to do a handprint one (caitlin's hand, not mine lol). Do you know if they're dishwasher proof Lizzle?
Last "Nanny" artwork cup wasn't 
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Posted: 07 December 2006 at 12:29pm |
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no idea. I'll have a look on the paint and let you know if you want.
Last year Jake did some plates with his handprints. they turned out really well. Mum has hers hanging on her wall and just trold me she went and bought another plate so she could have Taine's prints too. Word of warning - do this in a high chair with a bucket of water nearby - if you don't want your furniture to also have permanent hand print marks.
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Posted: 07 December 2006 at 12:48pm |
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I took Andrew to the cermaic art studio in Palmy yesterday. The price for each tile was a little pricy but I was able to get both hand and foot prints on the tile for them for xmas. So along with his painting calander from daycare the tile will also go to his grandparents for xmas. I didn't even ask about the dishwasher when I did it. May have to ask when we pick it up next Wednesday.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Tip’s for making christmas
