26 Nov How to keep your costs down this Christmas
Angelique Nadia Sweetman McInnes advises to track your spending, use cash and DIY gifts. Australians are expected to spend more this Christmas than last, with spending projected to rise to A$69.7 billion. This is a 2.7% increase on what we spent last year on gifts,...
19 Dec Focusing on kindness, not consumption, this Christmas
Amid the Christmas crazy, how can parents teach kids what really matters this festive season? writes Catriona May As a mum of a 15-year-old and an 11-year-old, positive psychology expert Professor Lea Waters knows all about the challenges of staying focused on what’s important at...
18 Dec The weird world of Christmas traditions
From wrapping presents to decorating a tree, writes Dr Hannah Harewood Gould, some of the traditions many of us associate with Christmas get their own cultural spin in different countries around the world. As a near-global celebration, Christmas has an extraordinary capacity for reinterpretation. On...
17 Dec Why a musical instrument is the perfect gift this Christmas
Why a musical instrument is the perfect gift this Christmas, says Wendy Hargreaves, and some suggestions for which ones you could get. Christmas is the season to be jolly, but it’s wrapped in some cheerless trials. There’s car park mania, pre-dawn pilgrimages to purchase seafood,...
12 Dec Food can play a central role in the celebrations at Christmas
To help you out with food ideas for Christmas, we have reprised some of our Childmags Christmas food articles in case you missed them. The cost of food is top of mind for many at Christmas, especially this year. If you are trying to find...
05 Dec Donna Hay Christmas: Blanched Bean and Prosciutto Bundles
Our favourite Christmas treats come from Donna Hay! She is sharing her favourite tips and tricks for the ultimate festive celebration in her new four-part series, Donna Hay Christmas on Disney+. You can stream it or watch a trailer. Blanched Bean and Prosciutto Bundles Ingredients...
03 Dec Coles Launches SecondBite Christmas Appeal to Feed Aussies in Need
Here’s a very simple way to help struggling families with a Coles Secondbite donation card Support Aussies with Every $2 Donation Coles has kicked off its annual Christmas Appeal to support SecondBite, Australia’s top free food rescue organisation, in its mission to feed vulnerable Australians....
14 Dec Will gift giving compromise your finances this Christmas?
As the festive season approaches, the joy of giving can often be overshadowed by the financial strains associated with holiday spending, writes. Dr Angel Zhong, Associate Professor, Finance Research from Finder shows that Australians will spend more than $30 billion this Christmas, representing a 10% increase compared to...