Christmas

Welcome to Mum’s Grapevine’s Christmas HQ!

Here you’ll find our favourite gifts for kids of every age; loads of super simple Christmas crafts; delicious festive recipes and fancy food; DIY decoration ideas and wrapping inspiration; plus tips to keep you organised through the silly season.

Ho Ho Ho xo

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Repurposing Christmas lunch for babies & toddlers

Louise WeeksDecember 12, 2018

Preparing the Christmas dinner for the entire family is no small feat. A festive celebration on such a big scale often takes weeks of planning, shopping and... Read More...

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14 Christmas treat bags you can make in a jiffy | Mum's Grapevine

12 Christmas treat bags you can make in a jiffy

Louise WeeksDecember 3, 2018

The cupboards are slowly filling with festive goodies and the smell of gingerbread is in the air. Christmas is so close we can almost taste it. Making, baki... Read More...

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5 clever ways to ditch the booze and hide your pregnancy

Anita ButterworthNovember 26, 2018

The festive season is in full swing with end-of-year parties filling up the calendar, and little does everyone know your Christmas present arrived early - t... Read More...

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14 toilet roll crafts you have to make right now | Mum's Grapevine

14 creative toilet roll crafts to get you feeling festive

Louise WeeksNovember 26, 2018

Getting crafty for Christmas is just one of the many guilty pleasures the festive season brings. Whether you're DIY-ing a Christmas wreath or stringing toge... Read More...

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Baby’s first Christmas: How to take an amazing photo

Louise WeeksNovember 23, 2018

Baby's first Christmas is a magical occasion for all and there are many ways for you to cherish the festive season with a bub in tow. There's the adorable f... Read More...

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25 Christmas cookies to make this festive season | Mum's Grapevine

25 festive Christmas cookies to make these holidays

Louise WeeksNovember 19, 2018

It's that wonderful time of year again. Christmas cheer is in the air and what better way to dive into the festivities than with a fresh batch of Christmas ... Read More...

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11 hysterical new Elf on the Shelf ideas

Anita ButterworthNovember 9, 2018

The curious little guy straight from the North Pole is on his way back to entertain the kids (and keep them in line) for the 24 days leading up to Christmas... Read More...

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Personalised iconic food labels for Christmas

Anita ButterworthNovember 8, 2018

If your kiddo has a teacher with a sweet tooth, if grandma's partial to a bikkie or two, or if your tot loves to see their name on something special, we've ... Read More...

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Adorable baby’s first Christmas tree decorations | Mum's Grapevine

12 adorable baby’s first Christmas decorations

Anita ButterworthNovember 2, 2018

There's a shiny new star in your sky this Christmas - a little one who gets to share the joy of Santa, carols and family feasting for the first time. So it'... Read More...

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WIN: 1 of 3 family passes to Santa’s Magical Kingdom

Anita ButterworthOctober 17, 2018

This competition is now closed. Will the lovely S. Wong (VIC), K. Poljicak (VIC) and J. O'Loughlin start clapping hands, you're all on the way to Santa's M... Read More...

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Clever cookie: 7 delicious ways to use leftover gingerbread houses

Anita ButterworthDecember 23, 2017

If there's one thing more satisfying than Christmas lunch itself it's the mouth-watering morsels that get picked at for days afterwards. And among the lefto... Read More...

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How to make snowy Santa footprints for Christmas morning

Anita ButterworthDecember 22, 2017

An Aussie Christmas is more surf than snow, but that doesn't mean that the jolly man in red doesn't have a dusting of the white stuff on his boots. So he... Read More...

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11 Christmas Eve traditions for modern families

Anita ButterworthDecember 22, 2017

The excitement of Christmas Eve is only topped by the joy of Christmas morning itself - there's just something enchanting about the night before the big day... Read More...

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7 ways to say goodbye to Elf on the Shelf

Anita ButterworthDecember 21, 2017

Christmas is so close you can almost smell the glazed ham, so it's time to start prepping for a little farewell - thousands of little elves are heading back... Read More...

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6 quirky teacher gift ideas for whimsical educators

Anita ButterworthNovember 26, 2017

Every kid has the one teacher who’s just a little bit eccentric but a whole lot of awesome; it could be the kinder assistant, a music teacher or a dedicated... Read More...

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