Thread 5 - the one where they send you mouldy pants in the post

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12 bic felt pens for £2 - Our pens are looking rather tired anyway!pens

I'm after the puppets too! Keep missing them. I wasn't bothered by them at first but now I really want them 🤣

@superstar84 The air dry clay that IveGotALovelyBunchOfCoconuts Posted.

Please can someone tag me if and when puppets return 😭

@EvilHerbivore

The Empty Christmas Stocking is a lovely book. I used to do a Christmas book advent calendar and this was one of my favourites

@allatonce99 they are nice pens - I got them cheap a while back and stocked up

Puppets are back!

@Tamtam86

Puppets are back!

Got them! Phew! Had literally checked minutes before. So weird that they keep coming and going!

@Notlongnow1

Please can someone tag me if and when puppets return 😭

Puppets!

We love christmas at exeter street. fabulous book and DD insists we keep it out until the end of Jan. The Empty Stocking is also good. I think for that age it would be good to start reading the Christmas Carol though. The Tolkien book sounds good though so will keep an eye out for that for DD this year.

Managed to bagsy my first Lottie doll on the Lightening deals with 46 seconds left on the deal. DD has 3 on her list...

@LittleMissA I don’t know anything about that website (hoping someone else can comment as it would be lovely for dd) but if anyone is thinking of an animal sponsorship gift I can highly recommend this penguin adoption.
It cost $59 so under £50 and you get a certificate, photo and several email updates a year. We’ve had it for years for penguin mad ds, getting the emails for younger kids option and they’re chatty, funny and very educational. It’s all done by email, so there’s no soft toy or magazine though I like that tbh. Don’t let the website put you off. It’s a bit all over the place but the guy behind it, Mike Bingham is very genuine and passionate. My only caveat is that now we have to save up to go to Chile and meet him and the penguins so it might not be bargainous after all

Another vote for Christmas on Exeter St here, we love it!

The Tolkien book is fabulous but I wouldn’t recommend it for a believer.

Puppets are back!

Hi all I'm enjoying the Christmas book chat. DD now doesn't believe, but she's all about the magic of life so I'm hoping she will engage! I think I will get the Tolkien book this year.

The chat prompted my memory of the book How Winston delivered Christmas. I bought it a few years ago after it was recommended on one of these threads. You read a chapter per night (24 chapters) and there are little activities you can do. It's a lovely story and DD loves it. So it's an advent thing rather than a Christmas Eve thing but I thought it should have a mention!

I'm not even sure if I wanted the puppets - but it just became the point of it tbh

Thanks so much for the book ideas - I've got some lovely ones now sat in my amazon basket and shall think of you all on Christmas Eve, under our weighted duvets glaring at the puppets 😂

That penguin sponsorship looks lovely, does anyone know of a cat one?
DS1 adores our 2 but would fill the house with them if I didn't say no! Would love him to be able to properly sponsor one that really needs it from a smaller organisation somewhere and not just contribute to one of the bigger charities

Yes - another fan of Exeter Street too. The Christmas Eve Tree is also lovely.

@AintOverUntilTheCatLadySings I actually had it recommended to me on one of these threads. Wasn’t you was it!? My dd was 2 or 3 at the time and is now 10.

Got my Smyths toys catalogue through today.
Let's hope they do the sale!

Barry m has some make up sets reduced and Newtreat15 gets 15% off. Usually a good little gift for younger girls to play around with.

@nocutsnobuttsnococonuts Thank you for the tip about the LOL remix pre orders. Have ordered a pet and one of the OMG dolls. Can’t believe how much the plane is!!

Sorry I've lost track, is it b&m or home bargains who have Christmas hand sanitizer?

Can anyone recommend a bargain long winter coat? I brought the asda one for £18 but it doesnt fit well in my arms. It will never go on over a jumper