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Tag Archives: Gifts
Birthday and Christmas round up 2020
I’m lucky to have friends and family who know about (if not understand) my love for all things Blyton, and who buy me Blyton-related things for birthdays and Christmases. Here’s my 2020 haul! Corfe castle goodies from Stef’s trip to, … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday Presents, Christmas Presents, Corfe Castle, Gifts, Presents
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Enid Blyton Christmas gift guide 2020
I feel like this gets harder every year! I suppose it does as I don’t reuse products, and rely on either things that have come out in the past year or things I’ve somehow missed. There doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading
Posted in Purchases, Seasonal
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Presents, Gift guide, Gifts
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2019 Birthday and Christmas present round up
First I’ll admit that’s a slightly misleading title as I didn’t actually get any Blytonian presents for my birthday this year – gasp! I did get two Blytonian birthday cards, however. There are a few cards out there based on … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday, Christmas Presents, Gifts, Pepys, Presents
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Christmas bits from Enid Blyton’s magazines
Continuing the theme, I thought I’d have a nosy in the magazines for more Christmassy things. I’ve included some crafts and stories in some other posts but I have some new magazines to look through, and there are other things … Continue reading
Enid Blyton Christmas gift guide 2019
This year’s gift guide has been a bit harder to put together. Last year there were plenty of new Noddy-related toys and games tied in with the Dreamworks’ Noddy Toyland Detective tv show. This year, however, none of the big … Continue reading
What would Enid Blyton’s characters be unwrapping for their Christmas?
When I wrote my Enid Blyton Gift Guide I started wondering what the children in her books would be unwrapping on Christmas day. It was a very different world in the 1940s, 50s and 60s especially in the idyllic bubble … Continue reading
Posted in Characters
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Presents, Gifts, The Adventure Series, The Enchanted Wood, The Famous Five, The Secret Series
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Enid Blyton Christmas gift guide 2018
The Enid Blyton brand has really been growing lately, with ‘new’ books coming out and there have been some tie-in products over the last few years as well. Here’s a guide of what to get for your Blyton-loving friends and family, … Continue reading
Posted in Purchases, Toys and Games
Tagged Christmas, Famous Five for Grown Ups, Gifts, Noddy Toyland Detective, Presents
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Blytonian Presents (2016)
Every year I get spoiled on my birthday and at Christmas (the two days being only ten days apart) and every year I then show off what I got that’s Blyton-related. This year is no different! 1. Five Go Gluten … Continue reading
Fiona’s present round up for 2015
I can say I was truly spoiled last year, and I was lucky enough to get a whole pile of Blyton gifts between my birthday and Christmas. I will most like end up reviewing them all in-depth at some point, … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday Presents, Cheer Up Little Noddy!, Christmas Presents, Gifts, Presents, The Adventure Series, The Famous Five, The Famous Five 70s Pepys Card Game, The Famous Five 70s Series Collector's Edition DVD, The Famous Five Annual 2016, The Famous Five Postcards, The Famous Five Smashing Notebook, The Famous Five Splendid Notes for Every Occasion, The Famous Five Stationery, The Secret Series
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Another roundup of Blyton presents (2014)
As with last year I got spoiled on my birthday and at Christmas and managed to amass a pile of Blyton-themed gifts. Most of these will end up having blogs of their own as I read/listen and review them later … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Jane, Birthday, Christmas, Earrings, Gifts, Presents, Susie Day, The Famous Five
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Christmas Gifts – a poem by Enid Blyton
If I had lived long years ago And seen, on Christmas night, The strange star in the sky aglow, I think perhaps I might Have followed close the Wise Men Three, The little Holy Child to see. They brought Him … Continue reading
How to make canvas wall art
I got crafty again last year and made Stef another Christmas present, another Famous Five themed one. It wasn’t actually what I had originally intended to do, but I hadn’t been able to find an important component of my original … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts
Tagged Five on a Hike Together, Gifts, How To, Make Your Own Presents, Presents, Reusing Books, The Famous Five
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A roundup of Blyton presents (2013)
I was lucky enough to receive quite a few Blyton-y presents between my birthday and Christmas this year, so I thought I’d do a wee blog to show off what I got! For my birthday I got the Famous Five … Continue reading
Blyton Related Crafts: How to make a book covered box
Here’s another present I made for Stef: a box decorated with pages from some of Blyton’s book. I hear some cries of horror already, and I apologise to any of you that think that tearing up books for crafts is … Continue reading
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Tagged Crafts, Gifts, How To, Julian Kirrin, Make Your Own Presents, Presents, Reusing Books
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Blyton Related Crafts – How to make a canvas book bag
Stef and I have developed a bit of a habit in that we often make each other gifts for birthdays and Christmas. Generally, they’re Blyton-themed too. For Christmas last year I decorated a bag for her, and I’m going to … Continue reading
Very Blyton birthday presents
To celebrate my birthday today, I thought I could mark the occasion by writing a blog about past presents I have received that carry that all important Blyton theme. I did a similar thing for my Christmas presents if you remember, so I … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthdays, Enid Blyton's Magazine, Five on Kirrin Island Again, Gifts
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A very Blyton Christmas
It seemed only proper on Boxing Day to talk about the presents I received yesterday for Christmas. I mean the Blyton themed ones of course! I received three Blytonian presents from friends yesterday (none from family I’m afraid). Quite a high … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds of Our Garden, Boxing Day, Christmas, Enid Blyton's Magazine, Gifts, Louisa May Alcott, Presents
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Birthday presents and Boots libraries
As you might have seen on the blog last week (thanks to Stef!) it was my birthday, and this birthday I was lucky enough to get a Blyton book. It wasn’t just any Blyton book either – it was Mr … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday Presents, Boots the chemist, Gifts, History, Libraries, Mr Pink-Whistle's Party
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