My New challenge

I have to apologize for not posting regularly. I have lost my freedom of regular monday posts whilst school holidays has been on.
However after taking the girls to the park all morning I have now put a movie on for them so I can escape into blogging world for 10 minutes.
So back to my post title 'my new challenge'. Last week the library had a book sale of old books and I managed to scramble a few nice ones in really good condition. So I am putting them away for the girls for Christmas. What has this got to do with me new challenge I hear you ask? Well this year our Christmas is going to be a preloved, pre owned one. Probably not totally entirely. I will buy the girls a few brand new things but other things are going to be pre loved. I am so over the commercialism of toys and plastic junk. This year not one thing in the toy catalogues had me [other than the scooter Ella needs as she has outgrown her old one and Mia has now claimed it lol]. Everything was just plastic rubbish that the girls will play with for five seconds and then they will be over it. So I am going to be as thrifty as possible this year. I will scour op shops, online auction sites and garage sales to secure some lovely presents for the girls. This isn't a money challenge. This is a challenge to stop landfill and give the girls an appreciation of recycling and reusing and providing them with quality presents they will treasure for a long while. As time goes on I will post pictures of my finds and I will also include what they cost just incase anyone is interested. I cannot post pictures of the books I've found so far as the girls are home and will see them but hopefully all going well I will get around to it one night or next monday when they are back at school.
Being Mia's first year in school next year [yes my tiny baby girl starts kindergarten] she will need a few new things and both girls will need new swimmers and underwear, however everything else will be thrifted.
I recently posted on a parenting forum that I visit asking for ideas of unusual Christmas presents. Some of the responses were great.
They included craft kids and embroidery kits, gardening things like pots and plants, walkie-talkies, bedroom furniture, baking sets, fishing gear, wooden puzzles, board games, card games, a box of dress ups etc etc
So that's the idea anyway. So far the girls only have books and I brought my Grandfather a second hand sporting book too that I have put away until Christmas time [or his birthday].
So fingers crossed this goes to plan and I can think of some funky things and find some funky things to get them :)
Until next time
Kristy