Christmas Tablescape: Gingerbread House This gingerbread house tablescape was so fun to put together. I love so many of the details and it just brings the gingerbread theme to life. I hope the kids—both young and old who attend our party will like it. The napkins are so cute The gingerbread house ornaments are made …
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Elf on the Shelf: Catwoman and Dogman. Yesterday our elves were found riding my daughter’s cat’s stuffed animal and my son’s dog stuffed animal in superhero gear. It made me think of the names of Catwoman and Dogman. Catwoman aka Winter Mint, our Elf on the Shelf, has on a glittery yellow skirt, blue cape, …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Wonderful Pistachios. I found these fun flavored and festive individual packets of shelled pistachios at Sam’s Club. They come in a box of 18 and in three varieties of flavor. In the yellowish-orange pack there are honey roasted pistachios, in the green pack it is the salted version, and in the red …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Peppermint and White Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn. I purchased a store-bought brand of peppermint popcorn and I didn’t like it very much. I thought that I could make a really good peppermint popcorn using my favorite peppermint candies: Hershey’s candy cane kisses and mellow them out a bit by adding white chocolate. I …
Elf on the Shelf: Snowboard Tow. I love to snowboard! So our elves, Winter Mint, and Pepper Mint made my day today. I used to snowboard multiple times a week and at one point, before I blew out both of my knees, I was an amateur competitor. Some of my favorite moments of snowboarding …
Kid’s Christmas Tablescape: Dinosaurs. I love making tablescapes for kids. I find it fun to make a table setting that they will enjoy and maybe even remember. Growing up, my grandma always had “kid tables” and “adult tables”; I loved that! The kids could talk about nonsense issues while the adults discussed business, politics, travel, …
Elf on the Shelf: Baking Cake. Our elves got to baking today. Pepper Mint and Winter Mint made some cakes in little mini cake pans. They sprinkled edible glitter in green on them as well. My kids each got their own mini cake to eat. Which, not surprisingly, was a bit hit. My favorite was …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Macarons. This is a gorgeous neighbor Christmas gift. It is a macaron box with a clear top filled with six macarons. It is easy to assemble, impressive, and delicious. Macarons are typically expensive as they are difficult to make and often do not turn out. The fun part about this …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Emergen-C Tin. These darling vintage-looking Christmas tins contain Vitamin C and make unique and festive Christmas gifts. I would love to be gifted this tin. I like that this gift is healthy and that the tin can be reused. It is something my family and I would use and be grateful …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Magnetic-Mistletoe Plus Free Printable. Almost everyone could use another magnet—especially if it has a dual purpose. These mistletoe magnets have two purposes. They attach papers to refrigerators and they can ‘attract’ kisses. Unlike those wonderfully cheesy Hallmark Christmas movies, hanging a mistletoe in a random spot usually brings about awkward moments. …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Homemade Peppermint Hot Cocoa Bombs. I wanted to give out hot cocoa bombs for neighbor gifts for Christmas but they are so expensive—costing about .75-$1.50 each (homemade) and $2.00-$5.00 each (store-bought). I wanted to give neighbors more than one so I didn’t think they would fit into my ~$2.00 a neighbor Christmas …