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Christmas & New Year

A place for seasonal Christmas and New Year’s content.

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Christmas & New Year, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Seasonal

Family New Year’s resolutions: make changes together

05/01/2021

As a New Year begins, our minds turn to resolutions. The goals you set will depend on the things that…

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Christmas & New Year, Lifestyle, Seasonal

Happy New Year! …2021 we’re more than ready for you!

01/01/2021

Well, 2020 has been quite the rollercoaster, hasn’t it? So firstly, I just want to say well done for getting…

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How to spend Betwixmas: the clue is in the name

29/12/2020

It’s Betwixmas! That sleepy period between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day is here. Nobody has any real plans or…

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11 Christmas Day hacks: enjoy a stress-free day

25/12/2020

Merry Christmas! I hope that you have a wonderful day with your family. I’ve put together a list of 11…

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Christmas & New Year, Lifestyle, Seasonal

11 New Year’s Eve ideas for families

22/12/2020

New Year’s Eve is a special time. It’s a chance to celebrate, or commiserate one year, whilst you welcome the…

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Christmas & New Year, Lifestyle, Seasonal

Making salt dough decorations: it’s not just for toddlers

18/12/2020

People make all sorts of weird and wonderful things with salt dough and your only limitation with this activity is…

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Christmas & New Year, Lifestyle, Seasonal

The reasons why I’m sticking with the 4-gift rule

15/12/2020

The 4-gift rule is a gifting trend that became popular in 2018. People tend to have strong views about the…

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Personalised baubles: make them for under £5

11/12/2020

I love Christmas, it’s my favourite time of year and I think it’s the perfect time to make a special…

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Christmas & New Year, Lifestyle, Seasonal

Make your own fuss-free hamper

04/12/2020

Every year I go through the same routine. What can I buy my loved ones for Christmas? Could this be…

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Christmas & New Year, Lifestyle, Seasonal

Gift pots of gold this Christmas

27/11/2020

Over the years, I’ve made various homemade gifts. Some have gone down a treat, whilst others have failed to hit…

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Hello! My name is Claire (Stapo to some) and I created Stapo's thrifty life hacks.  I'm 35 and I live and work in Greater Manchester with my partner (Mr St) and our son, Arthur (aged two). Mr St and I...

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