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Nativity costumes are selling for three times their original price on eBay as parents desperately try to kit their children out for their Christmas play. As supermarkets sell out of the typical Mary, Joseph, shepherd and wise men costumes, parents have resorted to online bidding to ensure their child is appropriately dressed. According to eBay, both used and homemade angel outfits are selling for...

The staff at John Lewis Cambridge received the sweetest letter from five-year-old Faith this week. The little girl wrote: "To John Lewis, Cambridge. I'm sorry I broke a Christmas bauble on Saturday. It cost two pounds. Here is the money for it. Sorry again. Faith, aged 5." She taped two pound coins to the piece of paper and even drew a little picture of herself. However, the self-portrait...

A few well-known toy stores in Ireland will give anxious parents the opportunity to spread the cost of their Christmas gifts over a few months. Smyths, a much-loved store, has recently launched a new Savings Card that will allow customers to top up on an in-store card. They can top-up bit by bit and then later use it to pay for their purchases. A spokesman for Smyths, said that this scheme only...

This really is a bittersweet story that is sure to warm your heart. After 13-year-old Devin was told he was no longer responding to treatment for aggressive brain cancer, members of his small Ohio town came together to make the young teen’s wish come true. On receiving the news from doctors, Devin said all he wanted was to spend time at home with his family and friends and get the chance to...

I`ve a little girl who is almost 3 and was wondering as its her first year to really understand Santa does anyone know of any Santa`s that are good and value for money.I`ve heard a few people giving out about different places just don`t to be standing in a queue to be ripped off.Thanks xx :)

I make no secret of the fact that we at Madden Mansions got off quite lightly during the snow and ice last winter. Friends and family made it home for Christmas, we didn't slip and break anything, we only missed one day of work and crèche due to weather (and that was while staying with Mrs. M's parents) and were only snow-bound at home once. Even then, it was a really nice day – we had...

Barbie celebrated her 50 th anniversary in 2009, so you might think she would be slowing down or at least toning it down, but apparently not. The latest release is a limited edition Barbie by Italian brand Tokidoki, which sees the much-loved doll with a more contemporary style. This iteration of Barbie shows her with a fabulously styled pink hair do along with tattooed arm, neck and chest, a...