Handmade Stocking stuffers for kids – Sustainable Christmas Stocking part 2

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Kids are the creatures that get the most plastic, made in China, easily broken stuff in their Christmas stockings.  Our boys always got a small package of lego brand building blocks — they market those for Christmas stockings.   Then I’d do a dollar store binge and buy polyester stuffies, plastic slinkies, matchbox cars and action [...]

The Sustainable Christmas Stocking Challenge – Part 1

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Opening the Christmas stocking on Christmas morning is an important part of the Dalziel (pronounced D-L, like the BBC detective) family Christmas tradition.  It started in Robin’s family.  In my growing-up family the Christmas stocking was an old work sock that magically appeared at the foot of the bed on Christmas morning.  Its purpose was [...]