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Bored already? Here's some cheap and cheerful holiday ideas.
Water fight with friends - get out those Nerf guns
Go to the beach
Movie marathon (get your friends to bring their favourite DVDs)
Go for a long walk or a bike ride
Play board games - Monopoly, Game of Life, Twister, Celebrity Head
Sort through your wardrobe and take all the clothes you don't wear or dont fit to Vinnies or the Salvos
Go to the park with friends and throw a frisbee, kick a footy or play beach cricket
Bake
Have a spa day with your friends and give each other pedicures and manicures
Learn to sew, knit or crochet
Do a jigsaw
Read a book
Get a job
Go to an exercise class (try your local community centre)
Go ice skating or roller skating
Go to the movies - some cinemas have cheap tickets on Tuesdays
Go to the zoo
Get some friends together and do a photo scavenger hunt
Pack a picnic and head to the park
Water fight with friends - get out those Nerf guns
Go to the beach
Movie marathon (get your friends to bring their favourite DVDs)
Go for a long walk or a bike ride
Play board games - Monopoly, Game of Life, Twister, Celebrity Head
Sort through your wardrobe and take all the clothes you don't wear or dont fit to Vinnies or the Salvos
Go to the park with friends and throw a frisbee, kick a footy or play beach cricket
Bake
Have a spa day with your friends and give each other pedicures and manicures
Learn to sew, knit or crochet
Do a jigsaw
Read a book
Get a job
Go to an exercise class (try your local community centre)
Go ice skating or roller skating
Go to the movies - some cinemas have cheap tickets on Tuesdays
Go to the zoo
Get some friends together and do a photo scavenger hunt
Pack a picnic and head to the park
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A couple of years ago the Huffington Post blog published a list of 5 Attainable New Year's Resolutions for Every Teen. I think they're great and might even add them to my list. They are:
Read More Books
Offer someone an act of kindness
Do something you wouldn't normally do
Find a place where you can get involved
Spend time with your family.
Read More Books
Offer someone an act of kindness
Do something you wouldn't normally do
Find a place where you can get involved
Spend time with your family.
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Here are some more gift ideas:
Nice body wash or soap with a net sponge.
Lipstick or gloss
Hand cream
Nail Polish
Cheap jewellery (think Equip, Lovisa and Diva - especially the sales rack)
Notebook and pen
Coin purse
Small makeup bag
Cupcake in a jar (see Nellie Bellie)
Block of chocolate (avoid expensive Christmas boxed chocolates)
Teacup and nice tea bags
Loose leaf tea and infuser
Gardening gloves and pack of seeds
Potplant
Planter and seeds (check out the herb planter below from K-Mart for $6.50 - plants not included)
Golf balls and tees
Water balloons
Frisbee
Homemade voucher to wash the car or clean the house
Movie ticket
Joke book
Nice body wash or soap with a net sponge.
Lipstick or gloss
Hand cream
Nail Polish
Cheap jewellery (think Equip, Lovisa and Diva - especially the sales rack)
Notebook and pen
Coin purse
Small makeup bag
Cupcake in a jar (see Nellie Bellie)
Block of chocolate (avoid expensive Christmas boxed chocolates)
Teacup and nice tea bags
Loose leaf tea and infuser
Gardening gloves and pack of seeds
Potplant
Planter and seeds (check out the herb planter below from K-Mart for $6.50 - plants not included)
Golf balls and tees
Water balloons
Frisbee
Homemade voucher to wash the car or clean the house
Movie ticket
Joke book
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Check out the Bella website - it's based on the premise that every girl is beautiful and strong in her own way. They publish a quarterly magazine too.
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We're about half way through the 40 hour famine. If you gave up technology then you shouldn't be reading this but I just read an article on the Girlfriend website called 40 Things to do this Famine Weekend that are Technology Free. I think it's a great idea to include technology free fun in every day. Here are some of my favourite ideas from the article. You can find the full article here.
1. Bust out the board games
2. Read a book
3. Paint your nails
4. Clean out your wardrobe
5. Do some baking.
1. Bust out the board games
2. Read a book
3. Paint your nails
4. Clean out your wardrobe
5. Do some baking.