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16 fun ways to have a book-filled Christmas

From brilliant baubles to Christmas Eve stories, here are 16 ways to have a wonderful book-filled Christmas.

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1. Fill your advent calendar with stories, not chocolate!

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2. Make a booky Christmas tree

Bookey christmas tree, 17 ways to have a book-filled Christmas

3. Add some favourite characters

Bookwithtreelights 17 fun ways to have a book-filled Christmas

4. Put a big star on top

Book tree, 17 fun ways to have a book-filled Christmas

5. Put an even bigger star on top!

Bigger Star, 17 fun ways to have a book-filled Christmas

6. Make it epic

Epic, 17 Fun ways to have a book-filled Christmas

7. And then cover it in tinsel!

Cover in tinsel, 17 fun ways to have a book-filled christmas

8. Stack your favourite picture books

Stack picture books, 17 Fun ways to have a book-filled Christmas

9. Make your shelves Christmas themed

Themed Shelves

10. Craft a table-top decoration

table-top deco, 17 fun ways to have book-filled Christmas

11. Recycle an old fave 

recycle old fave, 17 fun ways to have a book-filled christmas

12. Make a fun feature 

Fun Feature, 17 ways to have a book-filled Christmas

13. Craft some tiny book ornaments

tiny book ornaments, 17 fun ways to have a book-filled Christmas

14. Print out some pages and make a little tree

tree pages, 17 fun ways to have a book-filled Christmas

15. DIY some Christmassy bookmarks

DIY Chrismassy bookmarks, 17 fun ways to have a book-filled Christmas

16. And finally, settle down on Christmas Eve and read a festive story together

festive Story, 17 fun ways to have a book-filled christmas

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Quizzes

Take our cracking Christmas books quiz!

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