6 thrifty children’s art ideas

With so much of our entertainment accessible on screens these days, it can often be a struggle to encourage our children away from the television to get crafty and creative. However, the benefits of exercising our children’s creative muscles are endless; it fires up their imaginations, improves their logic skills and gives them the opportunity to express themselves. Plus, you are left with something that your child has created to put on the fridge or gift to a grandparent at the end of it.

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Open Banking – your questions answered

Here at Fair for You, we want to help you access affordable and flexible credit that is right for you and your circumstances. That’s why we carry out affordability checks as part of our loan application process. One way of carrying out these affordability checks is by asking to see copies of your bank statements. This allows us to gain an insight into your income and expenditure, which helps us decide whether a loan from us will be affordable for you.

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The application process demystified

The thought of filling out a loan application can feel a bit like a puzzle sometimes. You may be unsure what questions you’ll have to answer or how the process works. To help take the mystery out of applying for a loan with us, we’ve put together some handy info answering a few of your most frequently asked questions. We’ll have you kicking back with a cuppa in no time!The application process demystified

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What is a soft credit search?

Applying for a loan or credit can feel like a daunting task. You may not be sure how the process works, whether you’ll be accepted, or the potential impact it could have on your credit score. That’s where a soft credit search can help you make a more informed decision without the added worry. It’s natural to be cautious, and sensible to arm yourself with all the facts before diving in. We’ve put together some answers to help demystify the process and make using our soft search tool a little easier.

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‘Shake up your wake up’ with Farmhouse Breakfast Week!

Finding yourself juggling your new role as the unplanned teacher and still trying to keep the house in order? With home schooling now in full swing, getting the kids fuelled and focused for the day ahead has become the new challenge. Mix it up this Farmhouse Breakfast Week with some new breakfast treats to fill their bellies with the yummy goodness they need.

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5 simple hacks to get your house spick and span in no time

Space at a premium post-Christmas? Whether it’s toys stuffed in every corner (with none of the old ones allowed to be donated of course), new kitchen gadgets or clothes busting out of the wardrobe – clutter can add extra stress after a long day spent home-schooling, working, cooking and cleaning.

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5 achievable activities to help you kick off 2021 well

2020 was incredibly difficult, there’s no getting around that one. Although 2021 has not started on the most positive foot, there’s still that bit of renewed hope in our minds that a new year will mean a fresh start. This little spark of hope is what drives most of us to write that list of dreaded resolutions. Always well-intentioned, but mostly unrealistic when you start getting back into the swing of things: juggling work, kids and general life…

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Craft your own spa inspired Christmas gifts

Whether it’s finding the time while the kids are huddled under blankets watching their favourite Christmas films or tucked up in bed worn out from the days’ activities, we all need our downtime. That good old saying of needing to put your feet up springs to mind, and we all need that occasionally, right?

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Fun activities for the kids this Christmas

Being able to spend valuable time with the kids is one commodity we all wish we had more of, especially around Christmas. Sadly, sometimes finding fun, affordable and easy activities can be a challenge! So we’ve taken the hard work out by putting together a list of projects you can work on with the little ones over the festive period, all using things you can find around the house and complete in a few simple steps.

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Quick and easy Halloween crafts for autumn half term

✂️✂️✂️ Half term and Halloween will certainly be different this October but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be fun and exciting for the little ones. To help make this autumn half term spooktacular we’ve put together 5 simple and inexpensive craft ideas that you can do with your little ones to keep them entertained.

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Fair for You Autumn 2020 Competition

🏆🏆🏆 Win a MyBabiie MB300 + Grey Stars Full Travel System worth £450. Nominate a deserving mum-to-be (self-nominations are ok) to win! To enter simply share our Facebook post and add a comment tagging in your nominated expecting mum along with your favourite baby photo.

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“Thank you NHS Heroes”

🏆 FFY Easter Competition in partnership with Hotpoint 🏆In these scary and unprecedented times, our NHS heroes are standing at the frontline and fighting day and night to keep us safe, while putting their own lives at risk and bearing separation from their loved ones. We would like to urge our FfY Facebook Community to send us pictures drawn by kids saying “Thank you NHS heroes” to show appreciation for NHS staff. Our friends at Hotpoint will select the best drawing and reward the little painter with a Fridge Freezer full of food!

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