Mother, Baby & Child Festive Gift Guide 2016

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“In amongst the dirty faces and dirty dishes, there in the middle of the noise, mess and tears, is the greatest work of your life. To shape lives, to grow hearts that love and hope, to create the future out of cuddles and kisses.” John Cowan, Vocalist We are grocery shopping to Christmas songs, there are red-and-green ornaments at check-out counters and that restless, wintery feeling is in the air — 2016 is coming to a close!

Perhaps your family has expanded to include another precious little person this year, or your child has taken that proud, wobbly step into their tween years and you are wondering where all the time has gone.

Wherever you are at, we hope that the ideas on these pages will fill you with renewed hope — a deep sense that you are not alone in this thing called parenting and that you are doing an amazing job!

Dina

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A very merry Christmas to you from all of us at Mother, Baby & Child!

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the year's top toys for

AED 169

Trolls Role Play Styling Head AED 380

Hatchimals

AED 249

Num Noms Lip Gloss Truck

AED 190

Changing Bugatti Robot Car

AED 170

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AED 499

Hot Whleels Shark Port Showdown

Yvolution Neon Scooter AED 275

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Dubai Police Highway Patrol Audi R8

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Home Safety Tips for the Holidays If you are buying an artificial tree, make sure you see that ‘fireresistant’ label.

Set your tree up away from fireplaces, radiators, portable heaters and other heat sources.

As fun and irresistible as holiday lighting is, make sure it is made from flame-resistant, flameretardant and non-combustible materials.

Before using lights outdoors, make sure they are certified for such usage.

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Make sure your Christmas tree, if natural, is fresh. Fresh trees are more resistant to fire hazards. Keep it watered and away from candles.

Dubai may be among the safest cities on the planet, but it never hurts to be extra careful in a season when criminals know people are the busiest. Keep any light on when you leave the house and do not hide any spare keys in obvious places.

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Lights are too pretty to turn off? We know, we know, but for your family’s safety put all the lights out before you leave the house or go to bed.

Should you go away for the holidays, notify a neighbour.

It is best somebody knows that you are gone. At the very least they can pick up your newspapers or any package deliveries.

With children running around, make sure your ornaments are unbreakable and free of sharp edges. Also, hang ornaments with moving parts out of their reach.

If you are preparing for guests, try to focus as much as possible.

Do not leave the kitchen while anything is cooking as unattended cooking is one of the major causes of home fires.

Top 10 Toys AED 279

Yo Kai Watch

AED 129

AED 54

Disney Sofia The First Feature Doll

Playgo Chocolate Fountain

AED 149

Juniors Monster Truck

AED 269

Hot Wheels Split Speeders

AED 149

Shopkins Sweet Spot Playset

AED 99

Barbie Spin Art and Doll

AED 82

Trolls Fashion Nail Studio

Chill Factor Ice Cream Magic Tray

AED 399

V-tech Smart Watch

Cannot make up your mind? Try the Babyshop Gift Card available at all Babyshop stores.

Toys available across all 49 stores in the UAE and online on www.babyshopstores.com

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AED 249

This year, SIMBA MIDDLE EAST says: “Safety comes first with the Dubai Police Supercars' Fleet extraordinary toy range.

toy stores Available at all

Audi R8

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Ford Mustang

Mercedes Benz SLS

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Chevrolet Camaro

Porsche Panamera

Dodge Viper Bentley Continental GT

Nissan GTR

Lamborghini Aventador

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Enjoy the ride with the Mercedes Benz Big Bobby Car!

United Furniture Batman Frame AED 127 miniexchange.com AED 29

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE Pottery Barn Kids AED 140 each

Bateel Christmas Tree Advent Calendar AED 492

BABY & THE KIDS

OTT Cupcakes AED 585

THE HOLLY JOLLY COCOA BUTTER MASSAGE FOR KIDS

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60 minutes / AED 399 SensAsia Spa, The Palm

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Children over nine start with a mini maple, cinnamon and sugar body buff, followed by a feather-soft 30-minute cinnamon, vanilla and sweet orange cocoa butter massage... and some SensAsia spoiling!

www.sensasiaspas.com

Pottery Barn Kids AED 200

Tersam Image AED 299

AED 129

COÉGA AED 50 each

MISK Nursery AED 15,000

Bateel from AED 92

F&F AED 89 each

AED 590

Kiddie acces

sories

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Handmade in Dubai by mama Janine Plum, the Desert Roses range includes the cutest hairclips from AED 15 to AED 45 and headbands at AED 35 to AED 65.

Available from www.desertroses.me and in store at Pitter Patter, PlayDates and Smudge Collection

Lakeland AED 2,276

Sfera AED 99

AED 380

WEST L.A. Boutique AED 575

Gioftr MGuaidmea f

PAN Emirates mirror AED 108

Valleydez Heliopolis AED 7,125

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Tarsam Image AED 99

AED 179

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Dari Home casserole AED 175 Air Fryer AED 580

AED 15

Tweezerman r

LED lighted mirro

AED 145

namshi.com AED 129

Spiegel Palazzo AED 5000

AED 149

Lakeland AED 35

AED 800

Aspinal of London AED 3,500

De'Longhi Multifry AED 1,199

Women'Secret AED 99

WINTER WONDER BOX FROM THE CURE SPA

Treat yourself or your loved ones to The Cure’s Winter Wonder Box. This pampering box contains a gift voucher worth AED 300, a special teacup, chocolate delights and a Christmas card.

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Fortnum & Mason

wooden advent calender

stocking fillers

AED 165

m am a

AED 150

Zara Home AED 56 namshi.com AED 60

Baylis AED 99

AED 85 Konjac Sponge AED 90

AED 129

AED 60

Kate Spade AED 120

Marquee AED 150

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MOR AED 225

AED 50

stocking fillers

th e k ids

Kidore AED 89

AED 17

AED 39

AED 50

The Party available on littlemajlis.com /shop/theparty

AED 39

Kippins AED 115

Tarsam Image AED 99

Rice AED 46

Happy Jackson AED 120

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Decorating Your Home for the Kids

This Christmas

We all do the reds and greens for Christmas and home stores give us plenty of ideas for our yearly festive décor plans, but how child-friendly is your home during the holiday season?

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Here are some tips to ensure your kids enjoy – and get involved in – Christmas decorating around the house.

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Make use of lanterns by filling them up with toys and figurines of little children rather than your typical candles.

It is safer and the kids will sure love it.

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Instead of having one wreath hanging by the door, why not

have two? Get the children to decorate the other one with you, adding bubble ornaments in vivid colours or little Santa figurines and candy canes.

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Go craft-crazy with the kids!

They can help out with all the decorations, but make sure they get to create their very own ornaments, paintings and more. It will help you

know what they love the most about the holidays too.

Make a collage out of old Christmas cards. It is never a good idea to throw away memories, so keep these and make a corner out of them. You can sit and chat with your kids about who sent them, the stories behind them and more.

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Fill your apothecary jars with Christmas treats including cookies, ribbon candy, gumdrops and garlands of popcorn and cranberries. Just make sure you have certain limits as to how many treats the kids can grab at any given time; you do not want a sugar high every five minutes.

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Whether you are getting one main tree or not, what about giving the children their very own Christmas tree? It can be purple with Hello Kitty ornaments all over or made entirely out of paper for them to draw and doodle over.

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An icy frost is always a cute way to say ‘Christmas is finally here!’ Dust faux fruits or plants with glitter (mix three parts white glitter to one part silver) for a subtle holiday cheer shimmer around the house.

Ask

the Expert Here are a few tips from Hazem Aljesr, owner and founder of the Dubai-based Cities boutique, to keep your decorating under control and involve your children in preparations for the happiest season of the year!

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Coordinated, tasteful displays can seem impossible when your little ones are pushing for inflatable holiday scenes based around characters from the latest animated movie, and endless Santa and reindeer figurines. However, with a bit of planning and guidance, you can achieve your goal of stylish holiday decorations that make your home feel warm, inviting, holidayready and pleasing to all.

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Before shopping for new dĂŠcor items, choose a palette that focuses on several main colours. There is no reason to limit yourself to traditional reds and greens.

If you are concerned about breaking with the conventional, or have many existing decorations in these primary holiday hues, try incorporating gold or white to change things up a bit.

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Store-bought ornaments can benefit from personal touches such as the addition of fabrics or family photographs. This is a great area to get the children involved with craft projects such as glitter ball ornaments, paper snowflakes or garlands, or allow them to create their own pieces for the tree.

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Kids of all ages can help with the unpacking of stored dĂŠcor and assembling and decorating of the tree. Making a wreath or Christmas centrepiece can become a yearly tradition with every child contributing with something special.

Enhance the excitement with an advent calendar; they can be bought or made, and even the youngest of children can get involved in the daily process of counting down to Christmas.

Creating your own Christmas-themed potpourri is a great project for the kids to take part in, or add a few drops of an essential scent such as cinnamon or clove to a diffuser for an aroma throughout the house.

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Make sure to spread the feeling of the season to your children’s personal spaces as well. Providing them with a small tree to decorate and place in their room will give them the chance to share their own sense of holiday style.

Encourage children to decorate their rooms in whatever way they choose; they can make their own window decorations, hang fairy lights and garlands across the room and display as many Christmas-themed creations as they want.

Your child’s room is also a great place to allow them to share décor that may hold personal appeal, but does not fit with the more mature style on display in the communal spaces in your home.

The holiday season is a great time to encourage a feeling of togetherness and make your own traditions. It is also a wonderful opportunity to spend time with your child through crafts and projects to add to the décor, or simply slowing down to enjoy the glow of the Christmas tree with a cup of cocoa.

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The season is what you make it, and there is no right or wrong way to decorate, so go forth and be merry!

So This is Christmas!

10 Christmas-ey gifts We Love AED 349

Lifestyle Santa’s Animated Musical Toy

Swatch Holiday Edition

AED 360

starting at AED 1,800

AED 25

Maison Des Fleurs Fresh Roses Cocosia Chocolate Santa

AED 40

Le Soie Red Christmas Tree Soap

M&S Snowman Socks

AED 20

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The Formworks Art Gallery Christmas Tree Ornaments

AED 60 each

AED 30

Alessandro Hand Cream Holiday Edition

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AED 65 The Little Things Bimble Santa

AED 296 Tom Cridland Christmas Jumper

s e t F i ve p o T FAMILY DAYS OUT PARTYLICIOUS, THE DUBAI MALL Want to create a gingerbread house and keep it?

Partylicious will be set up for beautiful season activity bringing mums and their little ones closer together while munching on gummy drops, sugar icing and candy stones.

Join the winter wonderland complete with themed candy, gift hampers and gingerbread house decorating!

Date: December 15 – 17 Time: 11 am to 2 pm Price: AED 119 04 330 8700 TESORO, TAJ DUBAI

Date: December 25 Time: 1 – 5 pm Price: AED 199 / 299 / 499 / 599 (children over 5 / soft / house beverages / bubbly) 0438 3100

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A Christmas day brunch with a full turkey roast carvery, live music and an appearance from Santa!

FALCON KIDS CLUB, FAIRMONT THE PALM Christmas Eve and New Year’s at the Fairmont Falcon Kids Club are two very special affairs for the children!

On December 24, the Christmas Eve party offers a wide variety of fun party games, dancing, gingerbread, cookie decorating and a chance to meet Santa himself, while the Silver & Sparkle New Year’s Eve Party invites the kids to experience their very own disco, cupcake decorating, arts and crafts, party games, video games, a climbing wall and a buffet party.

Date: December 24 (Christmas Eve) and December 31 (New Year’s) Time: 5 to 7 pm (Christmas Eve), 6 pm to 1 am (New Year’s) Price: Christmas Eve is AED 180 per child, children aged 3 years plus. New Year’s is AED 395 per child with multiple re-entry, children aged 4 years plus 04 457 3331 BALLARO, CONRAD DUBAI

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Casting a festive spell, Conrad’s Friday Brunch includes a roasted turkey with traditional cranberry sauce, minced pies, Christmas bread, holiday cookies, ginger bread and much more. Santa will present festive gifts to the kids too!

Date: December 25 Time: 1 – 4 pm Price: AED 495 with house beverages, non-alcoholic AED 395.

Children aged 6 to 12-years-old dine at half price and below dine complimentary.

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MANZIL DOWNTOWN HOTEL Introduce the little ones to the enchanting charm of the festive season with a fun-filled Gingerbread House Decoration session. The young artists are encouraged to get creative with the popular treat while enjoying a selection of delicious bites and juices and a surprise visit from a very special guest.

Date: December 9 and 10 Time: 1st session 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2nd session 3:00 to 6:00 pm Location: Meeting Rooms, Mezzanine Level Price: AED 125 per person 04 888 3444

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE, THE ADDRESS DUBAI MARINA Ruth’s Chris Steak House offers you a four-course Christmas extravaganza guaranteed to add some sizzle to your festivities.

The Christmas set menu includes a delicious selection of seasonal dishes, think BBQ Spiced Salmon with Roasted Fennel, Chef’s Turkey with all the Trimmings and Cherry Chocolate Almond Cake.

Date: December 23 to 25 Price: AED 395 per person 04 454 9538

For a Christmas feast, celebrate with your family and friends at Fortnum’s with their special Christmas menu featuring festive classics like salmon gravalax, slowroasted turkey and Fortnum’s famous pudding. The Christmas Menu will be available for lunch and dinner while festive afternoon tea will also be offered throughout the same period.

Date: December 1 – 31 Price: Depends on menu item 04 388 2627

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FORTNUM & MASON, THE DUBAI MALL

TIME OAK HOTEL & SUITES Start the season in twinkling style at this festive tree lighting ceremony. Children from neighbouring schools will take centre stage as they belt out Christmas carols while guests enjoy a warming mug of eggnog and delicious festive pastries. They can check if they are they are on Santa’s ‘nice’ list, as the big man himself is set to make a special appearance, all the way from Lapland.

Date: December 8 Time: 5 pm 04 437 7888

NOSH, MÖVENPICK HOTEL JUMEIRAH LAKES TOWERS Let it Glow! Tree Lighting Festive magic is in the air when the shimmering Christmas tree is illuminated and the angelic voices of The Nord Anglia International School Primary Choir perform festive classics. The event is free and open to public at the Lobby Lounge. Santa Claus and his little helpers will make a special guest appearance.

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Date: December 8 Time: 5:30 pm

‘Twas the Night before Christmas Date: December 25 Time: 6:30 pm Price: AED 165 per person including buffet and soft beverages or AED 260 per person including buffet and unlimited house beverages A relaxed dining experience inspired by the magic of the season, the buffet will be filled with festive culinary delights, traditional carvings, Christmas trimmings, puddings and desserts.

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