Elf on the Shelf: Kayaking. Our Elf on the Shelf sibling duo went kayaking today in my son’s Arctic polar bear-themed room. They were riding the rapids of his rug. So, I love that Pepper and Winter went kayaking today. River rafting, kayaking, and pretty much most water sports are dear to my heart. I …
Christmas
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Toblerone Bar Toblerone bars make great Christmas neighbor gifts. They are delicious, pretty, and unique. A lot of people enjoy Toblerone bars but they aren’t available at a lot of gas stations, checkout lines, etc. So they are a lesser known chocolate bar. They are also typically expensive—as far as candy bars …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: JOJO’S Chocolate Bars If you or your friends are clean-eaters, this neighbor Christmas gift would be the perfect one to give. JoJo’s chocolate bars have an ingredient list that is short and sweet. The bars contain only dark chocolate, almonds, pistachios, and dried cranberries being the main ingredients with a touch of …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Hand Towel. A hand towel is a very nice and practical gift for neighbors and friends during the holiday season. Folded beautifully and wrapped up with a cute ribbon this makes a classy gift. This gift goes to prove that presentation adds a lot. I.E. throwing an unfolded ugly towel down on …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Cookie Decorating Kit. A cookie decorating kit is a perfect gift for the holidays. People can enjoy frosting and decorating cookies whenever they have the time or they can put it in the fridge and save it for Christmas Eve and have the kids decorate the cookies before they go to bed. …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Cheetos Snowflakes. If you have never had Cheeto Snowflakes, you are missing out. These are so good that my husband hid them after tasting them for the first time and he rarely ever hides food from the kids. Originally, I found out about Cheeto Snowflakes last year during the holiday season when …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Pretzel Sticks. Almost everyone likes pretzels. This is a nice snack to have around during the holidays and as a bonus, pretzel sticks can be used to build log-style gingerbread houses and more. This is obviously a very easy gift to assemble and comes together in under a minute each. All …
Elf on the Shelf: Sledding Our elves are sledding. It looks like they are having a blast. They are on a cute little sled with metal runners. And are zooming down a hill of powder. Pepper Mint, Winter Mint’s brother, looks like he is hanging on for dear life. They must be cooking because …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Hand Soap. We all use soap every day and in multiple areas of our homes. It can be pretty or mundane. It can leave a nice smell or be a bit unremarkable. There is very expensive soap and some that cost very little. One of my favorite hand soap is foaming hand …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: A Puzzle. Here are a few things I learned by gifting a jigsaw puzzle to 65 neighbors for Christmas. I’ll start by saying people love puzzles. I had no idea how many do. I heard back from so, so many people how much they loved the puzzle. And since it was sealed …
Candy Cane Kids Christmas Tablescape. This is a kids’ candy cane Christmas tablescape that I designed. It is vibrant, bright, cheery, and fun. The tablecloths are disposable green foil metallic and have candy canes on them. The placemats are sparkle green and have red and white starlight candy napkins, white plastic dinner plates, and a …