Elf on the Shelf: Highland Christmas I have a lot of Scottish, English, and Irish ancestry. My grandfather, parents, a friend, and I went on a British Isles cruise last year to visit many of these countries. I fell in love with the United Kingdom and hope I can go back again soon! I …
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Christmas Neighbor Gift: Caramels I love homemade caramel. However, after trying Mrs. Call’s sea salt kettle-cooked caramel, I decided it was just as good as homemade—if not better. These Mrs. Call’s caramels are very good. They are soft and have a beautiful balance of caramel and sea salt. If you have never tried them, I …
Christmas Tablescape: Letters to Santa Letters to Santa is a fun theme for young kids. This tablescape can easily become interactive if you pass out letters and pencils or pens for the kids to write to Santa Claus before or while they eat. Then they can put them in the mailbox and you can assure …
Elf on the Shelf: An Electric Birthday. My son recently had a birthday and our elves celebrated it in an ‘electric’ way. They were wearing some seriously cool-looking 3D glasses. and they had their retro 80’s Tees on. They brought my son some bendable pencils that write and Minecraft stickers. They left him a note …
Nordic Christmas Tablescape. I love European Christmas decor! When I lived in Germany, one of my favorite things I did was attend the Weihnachtsmarkts. In December in Germany, there are Weihnachtsmarkts (Christmas Markets) in the middle of each town. Each Weihnachtsmarkt has booths and stands filled with Christmas decor, ornaments, goodies, and gifts. I was …
Christmas Tablescape: Snoopy from Peanuts This is a Snoopy Christmas tablescape that I designed. I love the way it turned out and I received a lot of compliments from family who attended the party where it was set up. I put little Snoopy doghouses on each plate as favors. My daughter helped me fill them …
Elf on the Shelf: Ugly Sweater Day. Today is ugly sweater day for my kids at school. So I thought I’d post our elves, Winter, and Pepper’s ugly sweater scene as well. They went riding in a one-horse open sleigh in their sweaters, PJs, and slippers. My kids and I imagine that they are riding, …
15 Top Pandora Christmas Stations. The best part about Pandora is that it is FREE! You just need to sign up using an email and password. I’ve been using Pandora for the last 10 years and I still love the website today. If you have never used Pandora (or heard of it before) they match …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Buttered Popcorn Buttered popcorn packaged in a classic red and white striped bag with a green ribbon is simple, timeless, and widely-liked. Sometimes a simple and timeless gift makes a very classy neighbor Christmas gift. I have added this to my post with over 40 classy neighbor gifts for $2.00 here. Most …
Elf on the Shelf: Rewind 80’s Dollhouse Our elves flashed back to the past with a fun rewind retro scene that took place in my daughter’s dollhouse. A while ago I purchased a few of these Rewind Barbies for under $10 each (I know, it was such a great deal). I have been storing them …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Saltine Toffee. This saltine toffee is an amazing-tasting treat! It is well known as, ‘Christmas crack’ because the toffee cracks when you lift it out of the pan… and maybe because of how addicting it is. It makes great neighbor Christmas gifts. It is easy to make and is relatively inexpensive. You …