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Christmas Tips and Tricks

Following on from last week’s discussion about Christmas Traditions, this week we’d love to hear about your tips and advice for making the most of the festive season. Do you have any tricks to share with the Online Community?
One life hack I’ve discovered recently that’s been helping me is touch screen gloves. If you have poor circulation and really feel the cold, you might also know the struggle of wearing gloves in the house but having to take them off every time you want to use a touch screen. However, with the special touch screen gloves, you don’t have to bother taking them off to use your devices!
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It sounds like a lovely relaxed way to get the family to spend a bit of time together every now and then, working on something as a joint project.
Christmas can all get a bit manic, I love this idea because it encourages people to slow down and chat for a bit. It's a nice activity if you're not very mobile too and makes a change to watching James Bond repeats on the TV.
Hope you don't mind the tag. I just spotted your post earlier and thought you might like to follow this thread for tips on how to enjoy Christmas, even when it might seem you're missing out because of disabilities.
Some fascinating tips for Christmas. I did not know touch screen gloves existed. And doing a jigsaw puzzle sounds like a good alternative to board games
i am going to suggest if you’re on a limited budget to go to either go to your local library to borrow or rent DVDs. Or going to a discount store like Poundland or maybe even Scope shops to get relatively cheap DVDs as unless you are a soap fan or like James Bond repeats there probably isn’t going to be an awful lot on television over Xmas. Either that or switch to the radio.
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That's a brilliant idea, that'd help with the space issue. I'll have to keep an eye out.
Thanks.
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I use a bread loaf tin and layer up leftover veg and meat with layers of cheese. Then bake in the oven, turn it out and slice for a really lovely meal, snack or addition to the buffet table!!
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some interesting ideas
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Do you have any other christmas tips and tricks to share?
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