Thread 4 - the one where the DC go back to school and things get serious

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Welcome one and all, see post two for links

Thanks to everyone for posting such wonderful ideas for presents. I've been silently watching for a few weeks, now it's time to say Hello! I live in the Channel Islands, where shopping is so limited, so trying to get ahead with a few free deliveries. Schleich would charge either £13 or £18 to deliver here! I have family in the UK, but it's a pain to organise each time.
It's great to see I'm not the only one thinking of Christmas. My husband, and most friends, think I'm mad. But DD is 2.5 so I want to get so organised so that I can do a craft activity/activity out each day in December. Won't have time for shopping and wrapping! Thanks everyone!

MrsCrimbo - you beat me to it, I took a picture of it in store today to post!

Chad Valley submarine £3.99 at Argos

Place marking I was off the last thread but need to jump back in now all the school shopping is out the way, have DDs birthday this month and I like to be done with that early September to start on Christmas straight away

Thankyou for the hobbycraft snow globe link! planning on placing a different decoration on each day until Christmas. How many decorations does that one and the tree both come with?

The picture of the tree looks like it comes with 24, luckily!

I figured we could also buy some felt and make our own as an activity!

Not sure if it's been posted but Laura Ashley have 30% off everything, not quite as good as last month's 40% I guess but may be useful. www.lauraashley.com/icat/offers?utm_source=g&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2715_0609%20(1)&spMailingID=54854862&spUserID=MTQ4NTcwMTQyODE5S0&spJobID=1243447210&spReportId=MTI0MzQ0NzIxMAS2

Pp has inspired me to visit Tiger this week ( only have one near work, not home)

Oh thank you theft! We're changing from a double to king size bed (thanks to baby ds deciding he likes to bunk with us) and had my eye on an obscenely expensive duvet.

Place marking but also, here's my cornerstone link if anyone was the £10 discount. Mine arrived today and it's amazing quality. If someone does use my link ill be ordering one for my Dh too.

Ikea had some wrapping creeping in and suspiciously empty shelves in paper section

200 piece marble run £21.99

Say it don't spray it £5.99

Cheap pie face £3.50

Got bananagrams today in the entertainer for £7.50....cheapest I've ever seen them.
Word is lush Xmas stuff out October 5th 😀
Also got a couple of stocking fillers for Ds2 in Lakeland - small tub of fart putty and a finger monster for 99p each
They had some Xmas Chocs and biscuits out! 🎄

can we make it clear please when something is a referral link that the poster will get reward for?

Thanks

Just for transparency :)

I can't remember who was looking for wooden food on the last thread. Great selection here

All birthdays are done for the year. Christmas prep starts now. Ordered brick wallpaper for my cubicle to make a fireplace. V excited added all the 'needed' lego camelcamecamel I am set

....just had 3 Amazon deliveries arrive...

Little wooden kitchen set for 4.95 dotcomgiftshop

Thanks ChristmasUnicorn and Theimpossiblegirl

Placemarking! Thanks for all the ideas everyone.

3D chip handbags in matalan. £10

I NEED to go to hobbycraft now! They are awesome.

For those of you who were looking for Happyland, there are a few sets that are half price, and the Happyland advent calendar has arrived on the website too ELC Happyland

For the RoI bargain hunters among us
Baby Annabell learns to walk €34.99
elf on the shelf €9.99
And maybe for the dads diy combustion engine