Melissa

Melissa writes on culture for Two Little Fleas. Her work is located in the Hub section.

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Dream Bingo Review – Closed

If you’re not already a member at Dream Bingo, you can open a new bingo account with them in just a few minutes.  Complete the very simply registration form and you’re in.  There’s no email verification, nor is there any need to add card details at this point.

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7 Ways to Have the Feast without Spending a Fortune

The holidays are hard on your wallet. You have to buy gifts, decorations, drink, food – it can all add up so quickly. You can buy electronics and other big ticket gifts in the sales, and you can reuse last year’s (or last decade’s) decorations. But how do you save money on the food and… Read more »

Behind Some of Your Favourite Christmas Songs

Christmas is a time when we come together to listen to and sing our favourite Christmas songs. But what is the story behind them? Today, we’re exploring the stories behind some of your favourite Christmas songs. Jingle Bells Source The enduring popularity of “Jingle Bells” is probably due to the fact that it changes to… Read more »

10 Party Gadgets to Make Family Get-Togethers Easier

Hosting a get-together is always an easy way to stress yourself out, and it’s never harder than when you host a holiday get-together with your family. You have so much to worry about, you start to wonder if you can borrow some of Santa’s elves. Well, not to worry, because although these party gadgets won’t… Read more »

The Best Photo Gifts for Christmas

These days, you can get your favourite photos on all sorts of things. You can turn a wedding photo into a wall canvas. You can put your dog on a cushion. You can put a cute group shot in a snow globe. You can even put your mug on a mug. There are so many… Read more »

The Amazing Rise of the Ugly Christmas Jumper

Ugly Christmas jumpers used to be the domain of grannies and cheesy couples. If you were forced into one, you hid from cameras and tried to get out of it as soon as possible. But something strange has been happening in the last couple of years: people have been getting together to show off their… Read more »

Trees Strike Gold and Other Cool Things Science Has Learned

Science is constantly revealing more awesome and wonderful things in the world around us. From trees that show us where gold is, to the mystery of a spinning Egyptian statuette, these are the coolest things science has taught us this week. Trees can show us where to look for gold deposits Scientists examining eucalyptus trees… Read more »

How to Make a Festive Wreath

Nothing says Holiday Season like a festive wreath, and nothing gets praise and admiration like a wreath you’ve made yourself. Here are five wreath craft tutorials that you can do yourself cheaply and easily. Make a festive wreath with real holly Source This might look like a painful craft, but it’s really rather easy. Simply… Read more »

The Christmas Specials We’ll be Watching

Think of Christmas and what comes to mind? Family and friends? Great food and lovely gifts? Decorations and snow? The baby Jesus surrounded by all those admirers? Well, yes, but for us, Christmas also means great telly. These are the Christmas specials we’ll be watching this holiday season.  Sherlock – The Empty Hearse Source We… Read more »

Cool Trends in Christmas Decorations This Year

Christmas decorations don’t seem to really change year on year, do they? You pull the same box of decorations out, and you put them up. But this year, many people are taking inspiration from the Middle East, pale colours, forests and more when they decorate their homes for Christmas. So read on to discover the… Read more »