Christmas bargrain thread 5 - with ‘furry boobs’, and ‘can somebody please explain why I have just bought Elf on the shelf when I have a house full of teenagers’

[Reastie]

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Can anyone recommend a good but cheap Christmas colouring book for a 4 year old?

There's a few on Amazon but they're a bit more than I'm willing to spend on a book that DS will take 3 seconds to colour in!

Also looking for packs of Christmas themed stickers if anyone can help?

They had some great dress up stuff in 99p shop, Policeman's/Fireman's hats with accessories plus other ones. The accessories were a bit naff but the hats themselves will last some time. There were bib style costumes to match we did leave those on the shelf, but looked alright. Amazon is worth keeping an eye on and Aliexpress seem best for superhero costumes. I can't honestly think they could be any worse quality than the rubbish we usually pay £10ish for.

I would love to do a dressing up box for dd for Xmas- what sort of box/rail are you putting it on?

Oh just remembered another dressing up tip. Halloween dressing up outfits are dirt cheap just after Halloween. Marks and spencer do fab witch outfits and usually reduce them online on Halloween itself.

Norks re the box I'm on the lookout for a trunk style box, I saw a great pink one in a local shop but I am absolutely not shelling out £95 for it!

If you are on Facebook, look up Red Ted Art and go through their photos. There is an amazing dressing up rail upcycled from a chest of drawers. Looks pretty easy but very effective.

GiveMeCheesecake Wilko's have some nice looking colouring books in atm for about £1.25

Sorry, just realised you said Christmas Pound/99p shops/The Works closer to the time maybe

Keepcalm that looks amazing, I'm sure if I tried it it would look nothing like that! I have the creativity of a newt!

That's the type I would like though, one where I can hang things up and storage at the bottom to put hats/shoes/accessories. Ones I've see are around £100 though!

Primark have really bright funky sunglasses which would be great for a dressing up box, they are glittery and have a big parrot over one eye and a palm tree over the other, I know my 2 yo would love those in her dressing up box! Pair it with a flower garland and you have a hawaiin girl

KeepCalm I saw that dressing up wardrobe on Red Ted, it was amazing.

DS has never been keen on dressing up though.

Another Tassimo sheep here (Baa!)
Bought for my in laws who are notoriously difficult to choose for. DH delighted too - some Christmas stress removed. In August. Yay!

Keepcalm the wardrobe on Red Ted is brilliant, wish I had time to make it. I'd love to make the outfits myself too but full time job + 2 year old doesn't leave much time!

Hi everyone, just to say how much I love this thread! Been lurking and got some great bargains and ideas too so all round.

Haven't posted before but finally have a bargain to share that I don't think has been mentioned ... ASOS have an up too 75% sale on at the minute with thousands of lovely things including clothes shoes and accessories ... I used the code ASOSGLAMOUR and got a further 20% off a gorgeous play suit that was already in the sale. It didn't work on the jacket I ordered too but did work on the jumpsuit so worth a shot

For dress up storage ideas, have a look on pinterest- there's tonnes! I searched for childrens dress up storage ideas and there are some fab easy looking ideas.

norks I use one of these rails for dressing up stuff £14 at ikea. I have plastic boxes underneath and on the bottom rails that store hats, shoes and various accessories. Ikea sell other bits to add too. It's also handy as it's on wheels.

Or they do another rail here for £6.50

Just ordered the tassimo - thank you to the poster x

Wow, loads of ideas and enthusiasm for dressing up Thank you. I forgot about charity shops and Halloween, also reductions in prices afterwards.

I don't have a big Sainsburys anywhere close enough and I am always jealous of the bargains. I visit TKMAXX whenever I can but have yet to see anything non princessy in her size. Reastie the Dragon sounds really appealing, I will keep looking.

Checked out the upcycled chest of drawers on Pinterest, I couldn't find the recommended one. Grampa will be on that tomorrow checking out the charity shops what a fab idea.

And thank you Reastie for this thread.

I've just ordered one of the little live pets from Amazon - link below:

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00ITTMWQ4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1409521074&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

You can't pick your style but for £9.99 I don't mind! Out of stock at the mo but you can pre-order. I bet this is going to be one of the sought after bits of tat that all the kids want!!!

If anyone spots the birdcage at a good price, please let me know. Also DD is pining for Shopkins - useless squinkie type things more of an American thing. If anyone sees any bargains would be grateful for a shout xxx

I misread Leaves post and thought for a moment that there was a character in a film/book/etc called Reastie the Dragon which was a coincidence as she set up these threads. Then I thought maybe not, maybe Reastie has been renamed or had been renamed by somebody else as Reastie the Dragon.

And then I thought that actually I'm going cross eyed and doolally sitting here when I should be asleep so I'm off for an early night for a change instead of staying up way too late to get Christmas bargains sorted in August.

Amazing the effect a missing comma has Reastie the Dragon

zipzap check Home Bargains for Shopkins, I'm reasonably sure dd1 was eyeing up a set in there on Friday for about £6.99. If it wasn't actually Shopkins, it looked very similar

Surely this is reastie the dragon??

Reastie the dragon.

I missed the tassimo fever thread for a few days and after catching up this afternoon decided I would buy a tassimo too . I got distracted by kids and have now just realised I never finished filling gin the form.

Argh bloody mobile site not letting me write a long post and kicking me out when I try to put an angry emotion!

Anyway - I missed out on the tassimo offer but the couple I was buying it for only really drink normal or peppermint tea so its probably for the best really!

*fill in not fill gin