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Ideas for duck themed Christmas

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BumblebeeBum · 27/10/2024 06:22

I would like ideas on how to make this Christmas duck themed. Why you ask?

I decided I would (based on an idea I saw here) hide some small rubber ducks around the house on Christmas day and the kids get £1 for each one they find. Just a way to make giving them cash a bit silly and take a bit longer.

The kids asked for a hint for one of their presents and I made a quacking sound. They seem very excited by this and sem to think I will be doing a hook a duck.

So now I am thinking I could make all the ways they get their presents duck themed.

Its just me and 2 kids age 10 and 14. Their presents are smaller and more expensive every year! We don't have any other family and I want Christmas to be fun activites as well as opening presents. We all love escape rooms and puzzles.

So I wondered if anyone else had any ideas for how to fun ways to find their presents and/or ways to make Christmas duck themed.

So far the only extra ideas I have is a duck shaped Pinata and a treasure hunt with duck themed clues. Could dress the dogs up as ducks I suppose?

So oh wise Mumsnetters - how can I make Christmas duck themed?

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scalt · 20/11/2024 07:14

The "First Thousand Words" vocabulary books have a duck puzzle on every page: find the yellow duck in the picture.

If you have a duck that makes a noise, find the duck in the room, while blindfolded.

wizzler · 20/11/2024 09:01

You can have mugs printed with duck pictures that only show when you add hot water ..

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BumblebeeBum · 24/12/2024 13:29

Hi all, just a quack update - we're all set for the big day tomorrow. We have friends coming round for a buffet this evening and all our board games and parlour games have a duck theme.

Saying the word 'duck' has been given the forfeit of having to quack for 30 seconds for the last few days. Quite hard as there are tonnes of duck balloons and decorations all around the house. 😀

Happy Quackmas one and all.

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Sethera · 24/12/2024 13:36

BumblebeeBum · 24/12/2024 13:29

Hi all, just a quack update - we're all set for the big day tomorrow. We have friends coming round for a buffet this evening and all our board games and parlour games have a duck theme.

Saying the word 'duck' has been given the forfeit of having to quack for 30 seconds for the last few days. Quite hard as there are tonnes of duck balloons and decorations all around the house. 😀

Happy Quackmas one and all.

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Happy Quackmas OP Xmas Smile

Sethera · 24/12/2024 18:24

It would be lovely to hear how it all went when you have time after Christmas!

AllTangledUpInTinselAndTiaras · 24/12/2024 18:49

Happy Quackmas @BumblebeeBum and family! 🦆🦆🦆

Beansandneedles · 24/12/2024 21:52

BumblebeeBum · 24/12/2024 13:29

Hi all, just a quack update - we're all set for the big day tomorrow. We have friends coming round for a buffet this evening and all our board games and parlour games have a duck theme.

Saying the word 'duck' has been given the forfeit of having to quack for 30 seconds for the last few days. Quite hard as there are tonnes of duck balloons and decorations all around the house. 😀

Happy Quackmas one and all.

Yay I love that banning the word duck made the cut!!

Have a fab quackmas op

Unexpecteddrivinginstructor · 13/01/2025 16:48

@BumblebeeBum Happy Rubber Ducky Day.

WWGD · 23/01/2025 23:01

BumblebeeBum · 27/10/2024 06:22

I would like ideas on how to make this Christmas duck themed. Why you ask?

I decided I would (based on an idea I saw here) hide some small rubber ducks around the house on Christmas day and the kids get £1 for each one they find. Just a way to make giving them cash a bit silly and take a bit longer.

The kids asked for a hint for one of their presents and I made a quacking sound. They seem very excited by this and sem to think I will be doing a hook a duck.

So now I am thinking I could make all the ways they get their presents duck themed.

Its just me and 2 kids age 10 and 14. Their presents are smaller and more expensive every year! We don't have any other family and I want Christmas to be fun activites as well as opening presents. We all love escape rooms and puzzles.

So I wondered if anyone else had any ideas for how to fun ways to find their presents and/or ways to make Christmas duck themed.

So far the only extra ideas I have is a duck shaped Pinata and a treasure hunt with duck themed clues. Could dress the dogs up as ducks I suppose?

So oh wise Mumsnetters - how can I make Christmas duck themed?

just came across this idea and it's brilliant - I am going to do this one day next christmas holidays

DroningLovisa · 23/01/2025 23:21

Cheekymonkye · 27/10/2024 10:03

That’s quackers 🦆

sorry , but no one else had said that joke and the thread was begging for it

Aargh was just scanning the tread to check there hadn't been a Christmas Quackers reference.befoee launching mine. Duck it!

DroningLovisa · 23/01/2025 23:23

You could play Dodgeball but rename it Duckball.

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