Its the simple things

I hope you Christmas was as special as ours was.  We had a wonderful Christmas at home this year and the munchkins and I loved not driving anywhere. It was a very welcome novelty to open pressies at our house and not have to get dressed up and drive for hours.
I am so enjoying the holidays.  We are all chilling out and enjoying ourselves.
Of course the munchkins have lots of new present to play with. But little munchkin is enjoying being creative with the rubbish!
We received a couple of hampers of the most delicious gourmet food.  Inside the hampers were packaging foam.  These foam pieces are providing hours of building fun for littlest munchkin who has discovered that with a little spit they will adhere to one another.

So far he has made the Eiffel Tower

A space ship and some swords.

And then when he needs a break this is where we find him!

The Meccano set hasn't been opened yet and even his beloved Legos are taking a back set to the foam packaging and an old cardboard box!
Really, the simple things are often the best!

Last minute gifts and sale

Creative Wishes is having a sale!  I am offering 15% off everything in store until Christmas. I am also able to post on the same day if the order and payment comes through before 12 midday.  Otherwise the item will be posted the following day.

Play Activity mats. Pirate or farm mats are available and kmake the perfect gift when teamed with a set of farm animals or sea/pirate toys.

Play dough is a great present to encourage creative play.  Teamit with some cookie cutters and a mini rolling pin.

This Pizza Making Game is a fun interactive game to encourage colour recognition and taking turns.  And it comes in its very own pizza box. 

Felt Play Food is so cute and fun.  Kids love playing with the food in their toy kitchens and with their dolls and teddies.  The Four Main Meals Set is great value with enough ingredients for cooking spaghetti and meatballs, vegetable wrap, pizza and a stir fry.

Baby gift Guide

For the next week I am posting a gift guide with ideas for presents for babies, toddlers, boys, girls, children young and old.
There will a gift idea from my shop Creative Wishes.
A gift idea to make ( with tutorial).
A green gift idea.

BABIES GIFT GUIDE
Creative Wishes Gift Idea

Gorgeous Childrens Cloth Books with soft and colourful pages.  The cake book is a counting book with different numbers of delicious food on each page from icecreams to cupcakes, to cookies and donuts with sprinkles.
The Octopus book is interactive and fun. It has octopus tentacles to count, glittery tactile starfish to feel, moveable seaweed, fish hiding and jelly fish made with different textures.

Baby Gift to Make

Yes, there is still time to make gifts and this gorgeous Rainbow Sunshine Softie is perfect for little babies. You can find the tutorial for it here.

Baby Gift For the Green Baby.

This Charlie Bear MeMe Monkey is so cute and he is made from organic cotton, safe dyes and 100% recycled stuffing.

The next gift guide will be for toddlers.  If you have any thing you would like me to feature just send me a link.

Tis the season to give

And there are plenty of lovely people giving at this time.

Here are a few of my favourites.

Motivating Mum has a giveaway for a copy of the book Mum to Mumpreneur.  I would love to win this one.  Mum to Mumpreneur is a ‘How To’ Handbook for Mums who want to start (and continue) a successful business.  Drawn on 12th December, 2011.

Crash Test Mummy is giving away a ecostore bodycare pack.  These products sound divine!  Entry closes 12th December, 2011.

My Girl Thursday has a lovely giveaway happening too. Pop on over to enter.

If you have a giveaway happening anytime soon be sure to let me know and I will help share the love.

My Creative Space

It has been a fun one this week.  I have been making play dough.  The last time I did this was a few years ago on the stove top and it was a tad messy.  But this time the process was made much easier and quicker, not to mention way less messier because I used my very favourite (and most used) kitchen appliance ...my thermomix.

This lot has been bundled up for sale and sent off to Making Spaces Marketplace
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Speaking of Making Places Marketplace, they are having a big and very special Christmas shopping day today.  There are wonderful prizes and even gift wrapping.  They are at Shop 17, Greenway Plaza
222 Church St, Parramatta.  So if you are near by drop by and do a bit of Christmas shopping.  And if you aren't near by, well see if you can drop by anyway!

So, wahts happening in your Creative Space?