it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Well in my house it is anyway!

 I'm TRYING to be good, and hold out with the decorating, but as you can see, I've already lost the battle with our mantle. 

I'm not really looking forward to putting up the tree, as I can only imagine half my days will be spent trying to keep our puppy away from it! Instead, I'm satiating my decorating desires with Christmasy crafts instead! 

 I created this Santa Beard Christmas Countdown for my boys over the weekend, and thought some of you might like a copy too. Simply print out your own copy (I recommend using a heavier weight cardstock), and then glue on a cotton ball each day of December, until the 24th when Santa's beard will be full!

You can download your own copy of our Santa's Beard printable below:

Love a Rhino Santa's Beard Printable

These printables are free for personal use only and are not to be used for commercial purposes.

Please do not alter these and share them as your own.

These free printables are offered 'as is' and cannot be changed without incurring a personalisation fee.

They are © 2013 - Love a Rhino.

Please feel free to share these, but please link to the original post {this one} and not to the direct download file. 

Thank You.

Elf on the Shelf Giveaway Bonanza!

If you don’t already own an Elf on the Shelf, you’ve most likely come across him in precarious positions on Pinterest or Facebook.  Santa’s little helper has been inspiring wonder in little children, while entertaining their parents, for several years now.  

The Elf on the Shelf is a very special elf sent from the North Pole to help Santa sort his naughty and nice lists. When an elf is adopted by a family, and given a name, it receives its Christmas magic, enabling it to fly to the North Pole each night to tell Santa all about the day's adventures. Every morning, the elf flies back to its new family and settles in a different place to watch the fun. Every morning brings the exciting scramble to find the elf's new hiding spot!

Coming up with new wild and whacky ideas for "Alfie Delf", my family's elf, is one of my most favourite Christmas traditions! 

In the spirit of Christmas, Love a Rhino has partnered with 4 other fabulous Small Businesses to bring you the chance to introduce some elfie magic to your house this year! 

We have 3 fabulous prizes to be won!

First Prize: 1 x Elf on the Shelf pack (winner’s choice of girl or boy elf) TOGETHER WITH 1 x An Elf’s Story DVD
Second Prize: 1 x Elf on the Shelf pack (Sorry, no choice of gender)
Third Prize: 1 x An Elf’s Story DVD

Good luck and Merry Christmas!!

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