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  3. Ideas for Advent Calendars

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    Ideas for Advent Calendars

    It's that time of year again, only a few weeks until the start of Advent.  

    We have a wooden calendar that I fill each year with small gifts and treats. I am always on the look out for sustainable gifts so thought I would put together this list of small items that won't break the bank either!

    1. Lanka Kade Advent

    If you would like the easy option, I have put toegther a Lanka Kade Advent. You can chose from 12 or 24 days. If you go for 24 days I can also bag them all up for you and put the date on each one. Pick your theme and let me know what you have already so I can avoid duplicates.   

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    2. Christmas Crayons

    A Set of 3 crayons in a small canvas bag

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    3. Wooden Mini Beasts

    A perfect option for bug lovers, buy the complete set of 33 or you can also buy individually. You could chose a few of these along with the mini beast flash cards and pop one of those in each day too. 

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    4. Flash Cards

    Put a flashcard in each day, whether you go for wildflowers, landmarks, planets, moon phases or a combination of a few options. 

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    5. Spinning Tops

    We have a range of these available and are small enough too, a few themes to chose from:  

    - World Animals

    - Adventure

    - Christmas

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    6. Forest Friends Pencil Tube

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    7. Loose Parts Selection

    Loose Parts can be purchased individually or in bundles. Why not by a bowl or basket for day 1 and fill it with 23 loose part items during Advent. 

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     These Sensory Reflective Sound Buttons make a great option to add variety to loose parts play. 

    8. Paint your own Wooden Christmas Tree Decorations

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    9. Playdough

    So many different flavours available, could easily go in the advent with a few wooden tools too. 

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    10. Sensory Bubble - Small 

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    11 Wooden Bracelet

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    12. Stones

    I love the Yellow Door stones, they could easily be split to put into advent calendars. Maybe a Footprints set, or Bugs with the Wooden Mini Beast blocks. There are lots of difference combinations to go for. 

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    13. Christmas Finger Puppets

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    14. Flexi Christmas Characters

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    If you are still looking for ideas, you can browse our stocking filler section which has all of our pocket money toys included,  

  4. Kids Party - Gift Ideas

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    Gift Ideas for Childrens' Parties 

    Since September things have certainly got much busier in our house. The school activities have started again, the clubs and sports are happening at the weekends and the children's party invitations have started to roll in. It can be difficult buying for children you don't know very well and I am concious that I want to buy things that will be used and played with. 

    I thought I would share my top 10 ideas that me and my team have come up with recently. 

     

  5. Play Ideas - Teddo Play Cards

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    Play Ideas - Teddo Play Cards
    Written by Emily Dalby
     
     
    After seeing the new additions to the website, we just knew we needed to try out the Teddo Play cards! As a home educating family they looked like a really great resource so we decided to go for the 'Where our Food Grows' cards.
     
    The cards are a really good size, they are a good thickness so sturdy enough to use without bending or curling edges like you'd get with paper or card. On one side there are real life photographs of various fruit and vegetables and on the other side of the card, it has the name of the fruit or vegetable along with some facts. The cards come in a lovely little storage box to keep them in and the magnets are included, if like us, you intend to use them on boards for learning.
     
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  6. Top 10 Wooden Party Bag Fillers

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    Top 10 Wooden Party Bag Ideas

    During the last 18 months, most children have lived through a lockdown birthday. So as the parties start up again, I thought it would be a good idea to share my top tips for party bag fillers that will be loved, by children and parents alike.

    So often party bags are filled with small plastic toys, which the children love for  short time, but they either go out of favour or get broken, my list of wooden party bag fillers will hopefully get a welcome response as well as being well loved for many months and years to come. 

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