OHbaby! Christmas Gift Guide 2023
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Christmas
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
All the shops are adorned with decorations and sales and mailers are flooding our letterboxes and inboxes. We've compiled a bit of everything for you with gift ideas and inspiration that you can buy in the comfort of your own home so you don't have to brave the crowds in malls, Christmas traditions to create for your family, fun crafts you can do with the kids. Enjoy and have a very Merry Christmas!
Surviving the silly season
The silly season has finally arrived and the countdown to Christmas is on. From last-minute present shopping to decorating …
DIY: air dry clay Christmas decorations
Have some fun with your kids this Christmas making these Christmas tree ornaments that will hold memories while also making your tree look great! What you will need: 🎄 Air drying clay 🎄 Cookie cutters 🎄 Metallic sharpies 🎄 A rolling …
Make some Snowmen brownies!
Bring joy with charming snowmen brownies! Marshmallow snowmen atop brownies, adorned with black icing smiles and eyes, and an orange M&M nose—perfect treats to sweeten your holiday celebrations. Bake your Classic Chocolate Brownie using our …
DIY: Christmas characters
Spread a little festivity around your household with these cute DIY Christmas characters that you can make with the kids. You will need: 🎄 Toilet paper rolls – (you can save these when you’ve finished a roll) 🎄 Tape 🎄 Googly eyes, pom …
DIY: Christmas tree decorations
Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree! This cute Christmas craft is an easy one for the younger ones and you can change it up if you want by gluing a photo into the background if you want to. WHAT YOU NEED: (from The Warehouse)+ Christmas …
A cute Home & Heart decoration to make this Christmas
Here is another craft you little ones will enjoy helping with. Give them the iceblock sticks to paint. They will love looking at their photo year after year. Feel free to add a new photo each year with a small bit of double-sided tape so they can …
DIY: Reindeer craft
Christmas crafts with the kids is all about making memories right? Here’s a cute little craft that doesn’t have to break the bank. What you need: Toilet Roll Acrylic paints Paint brush Sharpie What to do: 🎄 Press the toilet …
Santa hat brownies to make for Christmas!
Craft adorable Santa hat brownies! Fresh strawberries form the hats, crowned with creamy goodness. A delightful treat that adds festive charm to your holiday spread. Bake your Classic Chocolate Brownie using our recipe here... How to …
Christmas tree brownies
Indulge in festive joy with Christmas tree brownies! Adorned with vibrant icing and colourful M&M's, these adorable treats infuse holiday cheer in every delicious bite. Bake your Classic Chocolate Brownie using our recipe here... 🎄 …
DIY: Christmas cards
Compliment your gift giving this holiday season with these fun, easy, and festive Christmas cards that the kiddies will love to help you decorate! You will need: 🎄 Blank cards/envelopes 🎄 Scissors 🎄 Glue 🎄 A pencil - (if you don’t have …
Celery Reindeer treats
Entice kids with adorable reindeer snacks! A little something naughty and nice (aka something healthy and something on the sometimes list) - celery sticks, peanut butter, pretzels, and chocolate create irresistible reindeer treats, perfect for …
DIY Advent Calendar sponsored by The Warehouse and Warehouse stationery
Get ready to celebrate the holiday season with a fun and festive DIY advent calendar! Counting down to Christmas has never been more exciting with this creative project. Personalise your advent calendar with special gifts you know your little one …
FREE Christmas activity sheet to print
Do you need something to keep the kids busy while you wrap the presents, ice the Christmas cake, feed the baby or have a quite cuppa? We've created this Christmas activity sheet just for you! Click on the image below to download and …
25 Christmas crafts you can make
There's nothing like the Christmas season to bring out the 'crafty' in all of us!Check out our Pinterest board for more ideas and information. Free Advent Calander printables Cookie Mix in a jar Hot chocolate spoons Airdry …
A single mum takes back Christmas for her family
Olivia Wix looks back on what went right for her family this Christmas. When it comes to crappy Christmases, I can stake a strong claim. On Christmas Eve 2017, I got up to feed my five-month-old, and in doing so stumbled across something that …
Scandi Christmas Craft
Get the Scandinavian look with your decorations this Christmas with this simple and elegant wooden bead garland craft. You will need:- Wooden beads of what ever size(s) you like- Natural string- Scissors - Large needle for threading METHOD:Plan …
Take a load off! Here's how to make the 'silly season' less silly
Christmas and summer holidays involve an enormous amount of behind the scenes effort, usually by mama. Sarah Tennant gives us her tips for making the season less silly. Can you believe Christmas is only a few weeks away?" Here's a little psych …
40 great ideas to fill up your advent calendar
Advent calendars are a wonderful way to count down to the upcoming celebration of Christmas. Whether you’ve crafted something special or have a family heirloom you pull out each year, it can be a struggle to find 25 items to fill the calendar …
Keep them sweet: chocolatey gift ideas
Audrey Fitzjohn shares two sweet projects perfect for homemade (and kid-made) gift giving this Christmas. HOT CHOCOLATE SPOONS Makes 5 You will need:🎄 5 mini muffin cups🎄 5 wooden spoons🎄 200g dark chocolate🎄 5 cellophane bags🎄 String or …
DIY: Christmas crackers
We love Christmas here at OHbaby! and one tradition that is loved but usually a bit of a disappointment, is what's inside our Christmas Crackers (or bon bons). Are we right? :) This Christmas, make your own crackers with some good quality Christmas …
20 Christmas Sweet treats to indulge in
There is something about Christmas time that makes you want to roll up your sleeves and get creative in the kitchen! Check out our Pinterest board for the recipes for these sweet treats. White Candy Bark Gingerbread Cookies Vegan …
15 Great Christmas books for kids
The OHbaby! team has scoured the bookstores and created our list of 15 wonderful Christmas books that will fill your children with the joys of the season. Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers, Lynley Dodd. One of New Zealand's most …
Christmas presents of love
"Christmas is for kids" it is often said. I guess that idea comes from the enjoyment most parents feel watching the huge smiles and delighted squeals of young children as they open their presents on Christmas morning. It touches our hearts and stirs …
Salt dough Christmas tree decorations
Add some homemade sparkle to your Christmas tree with these salt dough ornaments - a really easy recipe that children will love to lend a hand with. You will need: 1 cup of salt 1 cup of flour 3/4 cup of water 1. Combine the flour and salt in a …
25 Advent calendars to inspire you
We've spent some time checking out gorgeous Advent Calendars on Pinterest and pinned them to our Christmas board. We have also created a gallery of the top 25 Advent Calendars to inspire you to make one in time for 1 December! Enjoy! Credit: …
Christmas traditions for your family
Tradition is part of what makes Christmas special: the Christmas traditions you observe were most likely passed down from your parents, and you will in turn pass them on to your children. But all traditions start somewhere, and Christmas is a …
Cute & creative Christmas treats to try with the kids
We couldn't resist sharing these cute and creative Christmas treats with you! Bring out your inner artist and assemble some festive fun on a plate! Rudolph pancakes Mandarin Christmas tree Kiwifruit & pomegranate Christmas …
Well wrapped: 3 simple ways to present super cute gifts
Stuck in a gift-wrap rut? Got a tricky-shaped pressie to present? Watch us have some fun with paper, cellotape and string and be inspired to add some extra sparkle to your Christmas presents before you stash them under the tree. Snowflakes that …
Eco gift wrap ideas for a green Christmas
Ecostore co-founder, Melanie Rands shares her eco Christmas gift and wrap ideas: Did you know that the average person wraps 20 gifts at Christmas? If just three of those were wrapped in reused paper or a paper alternative, the paper saved would …
Great stocking stuffers
Too often parents find themselves stuffing Santa stockings while simultaneously stuffing the turkey. Before your Christmas multi-tasking goes a step too far (and you accidently load breadcrumbs, celery and onions into the Santa sacks) take a quick …
All is calm: celebrating the simple beauty of Christmas
It’s the crazy time of year! Well, so everyone reminds you throughout the busy days of December. The malls all want your money and everyone else wants your time (and a plate of your best Christmas baking, while you’re at it). Stress and feelings of …
Simplifying Christmas - let it go!
Writer Lisa-Jo Baker shares encouragement for sleep-deprived parents overwhelmed by the pressures of the season: Today I put together a family advent countdown calendar. For the FIRST TIME EVER IN NEARLY TEN YEARS OF PARENTING. Because that’s how …
A fresh approach to Christmas gift-giving
Has organising your family Christmas presents become a chore? Sarah Tennant unwraps some alternative ideas for the gift-giving process. As a parent, what do you loathe about Christmas presents? Is it the expense? The wrapping? Parking at a mall in …
Cut out & keep: easy Christmas decorations with air-drying clay
Create cute Christmas tree decorations using air drying white air-drying Jovi clay. What you'll need: ❄️ String ❄️ White air-drying Jovi clay ❄️ A rolling pin ❄️ A knife ❄️ A skewer for holes etc ❄️ A range of Christmas cookie cutters or …
12 eco-friendly days of Christmas
'Tis the season to be jolly! But can we do the ‘jolly’ without the waste, the plastic and the commercialism? 'Yes!' says Juliet Dale of the Great Eco Challenge. And not only that, but by following her 12 simple tips, you can have the most beautiful, …
Rethink your Christmas gift-giving
Perhaps you’re a minimalist and don’t want to give your kid a stockingful of junk. Or perhaps you celebrate Christmas for Christ, and are uneasy with the religious observance and crass consumerism combo. Or perhaps you’re just plain old – the …
Reducing Christmas friction
Parenting expert John Cowan shares some tips on easing the tension for a more harmonious Christmas: The first Christmas sounded very stressful: long journeys, dodgy stable accommodation and unexpected visitors (though I imagine chaps bringing gold …
Bible verse Advent calendar countdown - free printable
Click on the image below to open a PDF to print. Free Printable courtesy of happyhomefairy.com …
Are you giving in to kids' pestering this Christmas?
Every parent is acutely aware of their child’s ‘pester power’– a behaviour involving repeated requests, typically indulged in while out shopping. It can start with a small request or two and, if left unchecked, can snowball into constant nagging and …
Christmas all wrapped up
Here's an idea that will have your gifts to family and friends standing out from the rest. The gifts are personalised to make the recipient feel special but you don't have to stick to words, there are some fabulous pictorial stamps that the kids …
Rules for regifting (to avoid pratfalls)
Recycling old Christmas presents is a longstanding tradition – some gifts even stay in permanent circulation! But you’ve got to follow the rules – otherwise you’ll feel deeply embarrassed by being exposed as cheap: Rule one: If you’re regifting …
8 ways to avoid pre-Christmas madness
Ah Christmas! That time of year when nerves get frayed and tempers sometimes flare. No surprise, really, when you remember that all of us – grown-ups and children - are tired and in need of a holiday. Yet for parents the pre-Christmas tasks are …
Make an heirloom advent calendar
These beautiful little stockings are such a special heirloom to make for the kids for Christmas. We put one little treat in each stocking for each child and open them every morning leading up to Christmas (the tooth fairy would not be pleased!), …
Marshmallow Christmas Cakes
These cute little christmas cakes are so easy and quick to make and are a hit with the kids! The time it takes to prepare them is short enough to keep their attention and the reward at the end helps too! What You Need: MallowpuffsSpearmint …
Christmas stocking stuffers for 0-5 year olds!
When it comes to stocking stuffers for kids, it's almost a case of quantity over quality. Kids just love seeing lots of little surprises waiting for them to unwrap. The main rule about a stocking stuffer is that it fit in your child's stocking, so …
10 Christmas traditions for families to enjoy
It's fun to do a few special Christmassy things with the family in the run-up to Christmas. Kids will love these ideas that help foster the seasonal spirit. …
Our pick of the best Christmas books for kids this year.
Our picks of the best Christmas books for kids this year. …
Quick and easy Christmas projects
Sweet treats and decorations for the tree: five quick and easy projects that little hands can help with this Christmas. …
'Twas the night before Christmas - classic story
By Clement Moore'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.The children were nestled all …
10 Creative Christmas trees
Get creative with your Christmas tree this year! We love these inspirational ideas from Pinterest. …
