Challenge #496

Welcome to a new challenge in the Snippets Playground. All the card details are over on Pixie's Crafty Workshop HERE - as well as Dudley's latest 'Pupdate'

DECEMBER CHALLENGES AND PRIZES:

We are doing something a little different for our two December challenges this year. 

I have emptied the Toy Box of all things festive and with the help of my Christmas Elf (of course, Dudley) have been busy bundling together 4-5 Christmas-themed items at a time, to make up BUMPER MYSTERY PARCELS for FOUR LUCKY WINNERS PER CHALLENGE (so there will be EIGHT WINNERS for December). To make life easier, you won't be able to choose a prize - it will be pot luck - but I guarantee that all winners will get a lovely festive surprise in the post during January.

In order to play along, just follow the RULES, then bring your homework to the Snippets Playground and enter using Mr Linky (below). There is no theme to follow . . . it's anything goes, so long as you have used at least one snippet on your homework.

• Please remember to say what snippets you used (or include a photo of them). We are no longer chasing playmates for details of their snippets. If it is not clear what snippets have been used in an entrant's blog post, the entry will automatically be excluded from being a Top Pick or a prize winner.

• Please leave a comment advising whether you're just playing for fun or wish to be included in the mystery prize draw. Any entrant not leaving a comment to the contrary is deemed to be playing for fun and will be excluded from the prize draw.

The Playground gates will clang shut on this challenge at 11am (UK time) on Saturday,  4th January 2025. They'll reopen at midnight (UK time) the same day for the start of the next challenge. Winners outside the UK: Please remember that you may be charged fees and import duty on your prize - although Di and I always send them out clearly marked as "gifts". 

Dates for your diary: 

December Challenge Results will be posted on 29th December 2024 (for Challenge #495) and 12th January 2025 (for this Challenge, #496).

Playground Shenanigans:

I happen to know (because Dudley snitched) that Sarn has some wild ideas about our Christmas Party on Christmas Eve - here's a little hint of what's to come - after I found the piece of paper with her 'plan of action' that Dudley had stolen then licked and CHEWED - my responses are in italics:

'The Playground Christmas party is being held in the school hall on Christmas Eve. Thanks to * CHEWED * chains and blow up * CHEWED * (I dread to even think what's missing from those!) to decorate the hall. She's kidding surely!?

Di and I have been busy putting out * CHEWED * - might be beds, I dunno and am not checking. This is getting worrying. 

And making sure there are plenty of * CHEWED * (perhaps spot?) lights about the place - plus we dragged in a huge * CHEWED *- so I laid down and fanned my red face - and decorated * CHEWED *(What? What was it?).

To read the rest, head on over to Sarn's blog post HERE where, with luck, she may still have the original un-licked and un-chewed plan!

Have a wonderful Festive Season, come and play with us and may 2025 be a very good year for all of you, dear friends. 

Love and hugs from Di and Dudley,