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Watch: Creative Christmas tree designs

Watch: Creative Christmas tree designs

Homes Editor Hande Renshaw shows you how to decorate your tree in either a traditional, glamorous, or contemporary style. See The Weekly’s creative Christmas trees
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Caroline Overington's take on Julie Goodwin's meringue Christmas tree.

Family bonding in cake form

My cool as a cucumber teenage daughter and her equally hip teenage cousins put this beauty together. And if you’re looking for a way to bring your teenagers to the family table this Christmas, maybe you should make one, too? It was our job to host one of the early Christmas lunches this year. Fifteen […]
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Neighbours diss Kate and William’s ‘vulgar’ renovations

Neighbours diss Kate and William’s ‘vulgar’ renovations

Kate and Prince William have begun renovations on their country retreat, the magnificent 10-bedroom Anmer Hall on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate and the neighbours aren’t happy. “Garish” red roof tiles replacing the weathered tiles of the 1800s mansion have been described as “vulgar” by locals, who say the royal renovations are taking away from the […]
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Alternative Christmas gift guide

Alternative Christmas gift guide

From handmade goods, to donations that can help a disadvantaged family in need, we've got all the necessary gift ideas to make this Christmas a real time of giving.
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Unicef gift guide

Five inspired Christmas gifts from UNICEF

It’s that time of year again when we turn our attention to those endless holiday to-do lists. If you haven’t kick-started your Christmas shopping yet, UNICEF Australia has the perfect online shopping solution. By purchasing an item from UNICEF’s range of charity items online, you can send gifts of good health, education or maternal and […]
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Colour coded

Avoid squabbles in the bathroom by giving each child a matching coloured facewasher and toothbrush. That colour then becomes the child’s own and she won’t use anyone else’s.
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Photo collection

Photo collection

Write each of your children’s names on a brown paper bag and put into it any of their photos that don’t make the family album. In years to come, you’ll have a treasured selection of pictures to give to each child on a special occasion, such as a 21st birthday.
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Paste a puzzle

Older toddlers enjoy simple, homemade jigsaw puzzles. Paste a magazine picture onto cardboard and cut it into pieces the child will be able to assemble. Use more complicated shapes for older children.
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