Christmas is only weeks away, and the weather is hotting up… and yet the shops are full of snowmen and wintery Christmas scenes. Because Christmas time is at the start of our summer, some of the more ‘traditional’ traditions don’t seem to fit with our family. In an attempt to make Christmas meaningful to us, […]
Arrgghh! Christmas! Ten Easy Gifts to make for Kids
This year we are encouraging our kids to make each other a small gift. With the help of me, or their dad, they are each working on three small gifts to give their siblings. The girls have more elaborate, and very secret plans, but even the two year old is helping to make a big […]
Arrghh! Christmas! Tools to help us get organised
Ok so I’ve contemplated how many gifts I feel comfortable bestowing on my children, now I need to get my head around what gifts for who, and all the other Christmas things I need to organise. Presents for family, events we have to attend, costumes for preschool plays… I need some super awesome way to […]
Time Out, Time Off, Time Over.
Today is the first full day of summer holidays at The Pickle Farm. We’ve been going a mile a minute for the last few weeks and we are all feeling the strain and are desperate for a break. It’s two sleeps till Christmas and after that I am hoping we can take a bit of […]
Wordless Wednesday – Elf’s Lament.
This song has been on repeat at our house for the last few weeks… It’s called Elf’s Lament and is on Barenaked Ladies Home For the Holidays CD. Apart from the fact that we love Barenaked Ladies at The Pickle Farm, I also love that this album has a great mix of Christmas, Hannukah, serious […]
2011 Christmas Printable Series – Quick and Easy Gift Tags
I am never confident that I have all the gifts I need until they are all wrapped and tagged and accounted for, but having to wait till everyone is asleep at night doesn’t leave me much wrapping time, so I take what I can get. A sleeping baby and a little Dumbo love allowed me […]
Free Printable Christmas Posters
If you need a little Christmas cheer to brighten your days, these free printable Christmas posters are just the thing! We are in need of a little brightness around here, and some Christmas decorations that my toddler can’t pull down and destroy! These bright and happy Christmas posters are perfect for for adding a bit […]
Print and Fold Christmas Gift Boxes – Free Printable
These little print and fold Christmas gift boxes are fun to make and perfect for wrapping all those small, oddly shaped presents! Use our free printable patterned paper and follow the easy, step by step instructions, to make your own gorgeous Christmas gift boxes. Do you ever find yourself with a few small, odd shaped, […]
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