We know how busy life as a parent is and Christmas can be extra busy with parties to attend, Santa visits, tree decorating and present buying! So, here are 13 Genius Christmas Hacks to help make life easier for you this festive season, in association with Du Pareil au même.

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13 Genius Christmas Hacks for an Easier Festive Season
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We know how busy life as a parent is and Christmas can be extra busy with parties to attend, Santa visits,
tree decorating and present buying! So, here are 13 Genius Christmas Hacks to help make life easier for
you this festive season, in association with Du Pareil au même.
1. Shadow Box Christmas Decoration
IKEA RIBBA frames can be quickly transformed into Shadow Box Decorations, by simply removing the glass,
replacing glass with a backing board and then decorating the ledge.
ikeahackers.net
2. Wrap Christmas Tree Lights for Storage
Tangled Christmas tree lights will be a thing of the past, with this ingeniously simple method of wrapping your
lights around a hanger!
wikiHow
3. Contain Wrapping Paper with Cardboard Roll Holder
A simple idea to prevent your unfinished rolls of wrapping paper from unrolling! Just cut toilet roll holder and
wrap around your roll.
The Cheese Thief
4. Pumpkin Snowmen
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Repurpose unused pumpkins, and make
these lovely pumpkin snowmen, with
just some white, black and orange paint.
These would also be super cute if
Christmas is warm where you are!
Mama Jenn Blog
5. Advent Calendar
Make Christmas countdown fun this
year and transform a muffin tin into a
super cute and reuseable Advent
Calendar with some themed paper,
magnets and some treats. Include some
festive ideas in each day, like watch a
Christmas movie, write your letter to
Santa etc.
somewhatsimple.com
You might also like our 39 Great Family
Christmas Movies.
6. Candy Cane Playdough
This homemade candy cane playdough
is easy and fun to make, and would
make a lovely inexpensive present for
kids.
The Artful Parent
7. Personalised Christmas
Decoration
Add some of your family’s personality to
your Christmas tree by personalising
some plain baubles, with your child’s
handprint. Would make a lovely
Christmas gift for grandparents.
sheknows
8. Simple Gift Box for Cookies
Save your foil and parchment roll boxes, and transform into lovely gift boxes for cookies. Just cover the
sharp cutter edge, paint the outside, line with parchement paper, and voila!
Aunt Peaches
9. Make Cute Elf Treats from Cheerios
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With cheerios, melted chocolate,
sprinkles, and icing sugar, you can make
these adorable Elf donuts! Leave out for
Santa to take home on Christmas Eve.
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The Unconfidential Cook
10. Elf Hat Napkins
Impress your guests on Christmas day with some simple napkin art.
Good Housekeeping
11. Christmas Ornament Storage
If your are sick of finding that your Christmas Ornaments
get broken in storage, then you will want to try these
simple effective ideas for storage, using apple cartons
and egg cartons.
Make Life Lovely
12. Easy Christmas Place Card Holder
Glue some candy canes together for a quick and easy
festive place card holder
industrious justice
13. Shop for Clothes Online
It’s always nice to have the kids dressed in new clothes
for the holidays, but neither you, nor they, will want to be
traipsing around clothes shops in the midst of the
frenetic holiday shopping season! So make life easier for
yourself, and shop online for their clothes and for Chrismas gifts.
Du Pareil Au Même (DPaM) have a large range of innovative, colourful and imaginative children’s clothing
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for kids aged 0 to 14 years. All DpaM
clothing is made of high quality materials
and wash and wear incredibly well. The
range includes, t­shirts,
tops, trousers,
dresses, jeans, leggings, tights, socks,
hats, scarves, gloves, accessories and
lots more.
You might also like 12 Money Saving
Tips for Christmas
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