tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225854741404387995.post1172188338711282704..comments2023-05-25T14:18:22.960+01:00Comments on Crafty by Nurture: Why Handmade?Crafty By Nurturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15796355489453786563noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225854741404387995.post-49060820399151859472012-12-02T12:38:37.055+00:002012-12-02T12:38:37.055+00:00Just re-reading...
"At this time of year es...Just re-reading... <br /><br />"At this time of year especially, children can become over-whelmed with well-intentioned but ultimately pointless gifts, swamped, drowning in a mess of mass-produced sparkly tat that rapidly loses its polish and attraction.<br /><br />I refuse to let our home be a part of that."<br /><br />I'm just copying and pasting that here because that is the crux of how I feel and I want to show Ron later! Ariannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225854741404387995.post-76851687039742276282012-12-02T06:55:48.599+00:002012-12-02T06:55:48.599+00:00I can't believe I didn't see this post bef...I can't believe I didn't see this post before! I'm getting lax at checking. Again, this is another thing Ron and I have already modified in terms of having Niamh up with us, and ideas about how our own children's gifts will be arranged. I hate the "ripping-through-presents-so-quickly-they-don't-even-know-what-they-just-opened-was". <br /><br />Totally get the "value" over "price". Definitely something I feel very strongly about in terms of instilling values into my children. My mum and dad (in good faith) would spend a lot of money on presents for my sister and I for Christmas, and often the toys would end up sitting in our Christmas sacks for months and months because there was simply too much stuff everywhere. Not something I want in my home. Nine times out of ten we wanted to be outside on a bike or scooter anyway, not sat in a stuffy house surrounded by too many toys to even breathe! <br /><br />Thank you for this post! Ariannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225854741404387995.post-69263700749475503492012-12-01T10:25:44.502+00:002012-12-01T10:25:44.502+00:00Good question!
This year, we've bought some M...Good question!<br /><br />This year, we've bought some My Little Pony figures for Ru's stocking, a teaset for Pixie, a couple of things for Stephen are bought rather than made (and I can't tell you what they are in case he sees this!). I know that one of my gifts is a bottle of my favourite perfume, as well as fabric.<br /><br />We've asked for family to gift good-quality art supplies as we are going through them at a fair pace!<br /><br />E, xCrafty By Nurturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796355489453786563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225854741404387995.post-22208588418681081282012-12-01T10:05:23.942+00:002012-12-01T10:05:23.942+00:00Given that you love and make handmade yourself, I&...Given that you love and make handmade yourself, I'm a bit surprised you buy any gifts at all. What kind of things do you buy, rather than make?<br /><br />I don't think my kids would like only four or five gifts but they could easily do with less!Mikenoreply@blogger.com