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Get Cracking for a Crafty Christmas!

Get Cracking for a Crafty Christmas!

Hello from everyone at crackingideas.com!  It’s that time of year again when the days whiz by and before you know it, Christmas is upon us. In this yuletide run-up why not get busy with the glue and glitter, employ some canny recycling techniques and produce your own environmentally friendly Christmas decorations? Alternatively try investing some time creating home-spun gifts this festive period that will be appreciated long after the turkey’s been consumed and crackers pulled. It’s time for a DIY crafty Christmas!

Taking time to get creative and devoting energy to producing something really worthwhile is not a new concept. Whether it be scrumptious festive gingerbread men, eco-friendly recycled crackers, or tinsel and glitter covered garlands we decide to invest our time in - Christmas has always been great at bringing out the resourceful and inventive side in all of us.

Creative Competitions!

Creative Competitions!

To get you started on some crafty projects. why not try this month's Eureka Challenge which invites you to write your own travel adventure and illustrate it with pop up designs!  Also keep an eye out for December's challenge which will involve designing and making marvellous Christmas tree decorations.

While you've got your thinking cap on, why not give some creative thought to the Cracking Ideas competition where, for example, you might decide that Wallace and Gromit’s next business venture is a yuletide themed mission into cracking cracker production: the type you have with cheese or the sort containing party hats and crummy jokes – the choice is yours!

Last Month's Winner

Last Month's Winner

Well done to Wallace007 who got creative with last month’s "Design a Table Top Transporter' Eureka Challenge and produced the winning entry called ‘The Breakfast Carnival’ .  Well done to everyone that took part, perhaps you’ll decide to use your creations this Christmas morning for your festive breakfast? Whatever you decide- ‘til next time have fun getting crafty and don't forget to take part in this month's challenge!

Seasons Greetings!

Whatever you decide to do in the run-up to Christmas - visit the Cracking Ideas website and invest some time getting imaginative and resourceful: it guarantees satisfaction and has rewards a-plenty. Understanding how your hard work and inventiveness has value is a huge step along the way to understanding how intellectual property has significance and merit. It might not necessarily be financial reward you receive at this stage but the contentment and gratification of creating is a prize in itself – ‘Job well done Lad’ as Wallace would say!

Wishing you all a Cracking Christmas!

Nick Jenkins
Cracking Ideas Christmas Elf