Elf on the Shelf: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Monopoly. Our elves, Pepper Mint and Winter Mint (they are siblings—hence the same last name) are back for the 2023 Christmas season! Why so early you may ask? Well, we have a split family and my two oldest leave mid-December to spend time with their dad. My …
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Hot Cocoa in a Jar Recipe If you want to make a dry hot cocoa mix to put into a jar this recipe has been tried, tested, and approved. My kids, many of their friends, and I, myself all love it. I was actually surprised that so many kids who have tried it like …
Neighbor Christmas Gift Lindt Truffles The Swiss know how to make chocolate truffles. We love all Swiss Lindt chocolate, my children especially love the LINDOR truffles. Lindt is always coming out with new flavors and they have many festive flavors of their LINDOR truffles as well. A bag of festive flavors and some staple flavors …
Christmas Neighbor Gift Bonne Maman Preserves Items that are small are often viewed as very cute and/or more desirable than their full-sized counterparts. I feel that way about these mini Bonne Maman Preserves jars. They are just so darling! Plus, they come in a variety of flavors that are hard to find—if not impossible to …
Christmas Neighbor Gift Homemade Lollipops. These lollipops are homemade and can be customized as to color and taste. We used edible glitter in gold, white, green, and silver to make these gorgeous Christmas glitter lollipops. They are so pretty and yummy that they’d make a great neighbor Christmas gift. Homemade lollipops are a great family …
Christmas Neighbor Gift: Christmas Book Many people have traditions of reading one book a night in the month of December to their children. We try to do this at our home as well. So, I love it when I am gifted Christmas books. This is an easy, quick, and meaningful gift that will likely be …
Christmas Neighbor Gift: Honey Jar If you have never tried creamed honey you need to. It is divine. Creamed honey has such a light airy/whipped texture and is lovely on rolls, bread, toast, and more. It also has a really pretty golden-yellow hue. Bought on sale, you can gift these beautiful creamed honey jars to …
Neighbor Christmas Gift Peppermint Hot Cocoa in a Jar + Free Printable This is a classic neighbor hot cocoa gift with a bit of a twist—I may have intended to use that pun. Adding peppermint Hershey’s Kisses to hot cocoa is a delicious way to make a standard hot cocoa mix taste divine. It also …
This is how to make an Eggnog Chai Latte. I love eggnog and I also love chai. I thought that making a blended latte with both chai and eggnog flavors may taste good. I had no idea how good this blend would be. It turned out absolutely delicious. My husband and I like this better …
Neighbor Christmas Gift Pineapple with Free Printable. One year I was given a pineapple as a Christmas gift from my neighbor. I thought it was so pretty, healthy, and classy. I added it to this list of Christmas neighbor gift ideas for $2.00 or less. A Pineapple neighbor’s gift is awesome. It is healthy, …
Neighbor Christmas Gift Rock Candy Sticks + Free Printable Below. I am always on the lookout for unique and inexpensive gifts to give neighbors for Christmas each year. These rock candy sticks are fun, festive, and unique. And for many, they may even be nostalgic. I recently threw a Frozen Birthday Party for my daughter …