The Tenth Gift of Christmas : Elf Activity Pack and Crayons by Blueberry Boo Kids

The tenth gift of Christmas is this fun activity pack from Blueberry Boo Kids. The pack is full of colouring and activity sheets to keep children amused during the holidays, including make your own tree decorations and writing a letter to Santa. Inside you will find a tiny scroll, that your families elf can hand deliver along with the pack!
The packs can be personalised with your child's name and the name of their elf. We chose Patch from Santa Clause The Movie, one of my all time favourite Christmas movies as a child. But the other, more obvious choice is of course Buddy!

The Ninth Gift of Christmas : Novelty Stocking Fillers by Creative Occasions

The Ninth Gift of Christmas are these novelty stocking fillers from Creative Occasions.  They make all kinds of sweet treats for children (and adults!) from gifts to party favours. We've been lucky enough to work with them before and have always thoroughly enjoyed taste testing their products!

This time they sent us some jars of Reindeer and Snowman Poop! The Reindeer poop are chocolate nibbles with caramel and dusted with icing sugar - absolutely yummy! The Snowman poop are mini marshmallows which we popped in our hot chocolates!

Second Hand Shit For Christmas

I know some people turn up their noses at second hand toys but not in this house. In this house we love second hand shit! Ebay, jumble sales, Gumtree - you name it we've been there routing through the junk. I've picked up some brilliant bargains over the years! And so it comes as no surprise that Finley will be getting some second hand toys this Christmas, just like he did last year.

"But not for his Christmas present, surely?"

Fuck yes people.

"Don't you want to buy him nice new presents?" 
No, actually. Our agenda is to buy him what he likes and as much of it as the budget will allow.

The Eighth Gift of Christmas : A Personalised Wooden Train Set by Senaxus

The eighth gift of Christmas, is an amazing handmade wooden train set by Senaxus.
Finley was incredibly lucky to be sent his very own personalised set complete with wooden box and he was absolutely delighted! If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll know that this kid is obsessed with Choos-Choos. He loves playing with them, talking about them, watching programmes about them, he cannot get enough of the train related action! So, as you can imagine when this parcel came through the door especially for him, his little mind exploded all over the shop and he hasn't stopped playing with it since!

The Seventh Gift of Christmas : I Love Gin Pendant By Glitz Blizzard

The Seventh Gift of Christmas is definitely one for the Mummy's! This gorgeous 'I LOVE GIN' necklace was sent to me by GlitzBlizzard. I love one of a kind jewelry, plus I love Gin, so basically this is just awesome.
Glitter Me Up! Is the tag line for this company and I just love their designs. All the necklaces are unique, handmade, fun and glittery - you can opt for I LOVE RUM if that's more your tipple!
The pendant measures 30 x 20mm and hangs from an 18 inch chain, both silver plated. Its a brilliant gift for a Mummy or friend - just make sure you include the appropriate bottle as well!

The Sixth Gift of Christmas : Vintage Magnetic Paper Dolls by The Quirky Girls

The sixth gift of Christmas is a brilliant stocking filler for girls and boys! These magnetic vintage paper dolls come from the The Quirky Girls, who stock a collection of vintage treasures and treats!

Their Its Kitschmas shop is full of nostalgic Christmas charm from the 40s and 50s.

The doll, Holly Hipster (love the name!) has been given a modern geeky twist and a brand new Christmas wardrobe, brilliant for dressing up and story telling.

The Fifth Gift of Christmas : The Winter Woodland Dress By Alice Louisa Design

The fifth gift of Christmas is this absolutely gorgeous dress by Alice Louisa Design. They are an online Children's Clothing Boutique who specialise in handmade clothes and accessories with vintage designs and high quality fabrics. The collection is really beautiful and unique, you just wont find designs like these on the High Street.
When the dress arrived I loved it instantly, its beautiful and if only it was ten five times bigger I would be wearing it myself right now! However, begrudgingly I had to hand the dress over to my three year old niece Emily to do the honours on this one. In her Mummy's words, she's not really one for dresses but she loved the design with the animals and was very happy to pose for pictures! Mummy really liked the pinafore design as it makes it easy to get on and off, it comes together with two jeweled buttons at either side which are really sweet.