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In case you have not noticed yet: tis’ the season to be jolly! Come on everyone, SMILE, be happy, sing  songs, ring bells, blow horns: it’s nearly Christmas!

We are getting excited here at OoberKidsRepublic and when I say we , I mean I!!!

I am an unabashed and unashamed Christmas fan: I love the atmosphere, the carols, the well-wishing, writing and receiving cards, advent calendars, the count-down to the big day, I could give any Puritan a heart attack, so merry I am!

Look at me: I am practically twinkling! I am very cheerful and I am short of cash too.

If the headlines my mothers is fond of regaling me with are anything to go by, so are many, many other people.

Sigh not yet,  OoberKidsRepublic is not  going to abandon you in your hour of need. Scantiness of finances notwithstanding,  you can still have a merry Season and give your friends and loved ones nice present.

Here are my tried and tested oober-frugal but wonderful Xmas presents ideas:

1) Give time – Do you have a skill your friends and family need? It could be anything: video editing, driving, flower arranging, baking, maths…Now is your time: make a creative voucher for x amount of hours/lessons and watch the kudos count rocket!

2) Give relief – give your friends a chance to put their feet up, once in a while. Babysit for them, or do the school run x times/hours, or iron for them x times, or offer to help them with their gardens. You can unleash your creative genius by making very original vouchers, beat this for a stock filler!! 

3) Bake – IT’S FASHIONABLE AND IT IS REWARDING. Last year a friend of mine descended on us on Christmas Day, bringing the best Stollen cake I have ever had. That’s the only Christmas present I remember… though not the only one, nor the most expensive.

4) Enter our Christmas comp!  OoberKidsRepublic is giving away English, Science and Maths subscriptions suitable for children aged 7-11.  Thousands od Key Stage 2  interactive questions at their finger tips! All you have to do is like, comment and share this link and you will be entered in our sweepstake. The winners of the prizes will be revealed on December, 19 – in time fort Xmas! Now, THAT is a Christmas present with attitude and it will cost a few of you exactly £0!

5)  Give something meaningful – If you have a few pounds, why don’t you give a truly thoughtful gift?  Forward the cause  your loved ones care about: whether animal welfare or vaccination projects, or projects to alleviate poverty, fight injustice and promote equality.  I have decided to give my mother, a retired teacher,  a donation that will give a poor  British child a breakfast for a whole term via charity Magic Breakfast. She LOVED her pupils and this £10 present will make a difference for her (or so I would like to think) and for a child.

Come on now, let’s all start the countdown  with a big smile, whether rich or poor we are spoilt for choice in the present department. Santa is coming to town!