Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Candy Dive Our elves, Peppermint Mint and Winter Mint (siblings) went on a Christmas candy dive today. I had hosted book club this day and made this Christmas candy dessert board. They took what was left of it as well as the candy that was left over in the original …
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Neighbor Christmas Gift: Hugs and Kisses. This is a darling little gingerbread house favor box full of Christmas-themed Hershey’s hugs and kisses. It comes with a free printable that says X (Hershey’s hug art) X (Hershey’s hug art) to represent XOXO. They are cute, inexpensive ~$2.00, and easy to put together. This is a great …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Store-Bought Cookies. Do you love to give cookies out at Christmas but don’t have the time to make them homemade this year? That’s ok. Store-bought cookies are a delicious and fun gift as well. These Mother’s Animal Cookies in Reindeer Games shapes mixed with Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Mint Star cookies are …
Elf on the Shelf: Table Tennis. Our Elf on the Shelf sibling duo, Pepper Mint and Winter Mint were found on our ping pong table playing a game of table tennis today. We have a table and like to play table tennis together. Even if you don’t have a ping pong table at your …
Peace on Earth Christmas Front Door Decor. This year I was inspired to put together this, “Peace on Earth”, front door display when I saw an aqua-colored doormat that said, “Peace” on it in pink lettering. I found the doormat for a few dollars during the after-Christmas sales last year at World Market. I …
Elf on the Shelf: Gaming. We like to play video games at our house. I know its a bit taboo to say that these days—but alas, it is true. Some of our favorites are Rock Band, Minecraft, Lips, FIFA, Animal Royale, and Fortnite. My husband likes Call of Duty which is why I think the …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Old Fashion Christmas Candy in a Corked Bottle. This is a beautiful, delicious, and old fashion neighbor gift. Glass corked bottles display the old fashion Christmas candy optimally. One can see the beautiful colors and designs of the hard candy very well. The colors are vibrant and varied and the flavor of …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Playing Cards Plus Reindeer Games Printable. Playing cards make a great neighbor gift for Christmas because friends and family often play games and cards together during the holidays. This post has a download to a free printable I made and it says, “Join in Some Reindeer Games” and has two reindeer playing …
Elf on the Shelf: Nutcracker Scene. Our elves got into the Christmas spirit today by setting up this cute Nutcracker scene. The Mouse King was there, with his scepter and robe. He had his mice sidekicks with him. They were in a battle with the nutcracker The stately nutcracker had his sword. and Fitz’ …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Mini Gourmet Flavoring. These mini gourmet flavorings are beautiful and come in many fun festive flavors. Most people like to flavor their soda, hot cocoa, water, and/or other drinks so I thought that these mini Monin Gourmet syrups would be great for neighbors to try out new flavors. This gift is very …
Elf on the Shelf: Ice Fishing. Our elves went ice fishing today. Some of the details are so cute. I love snow sports but I’ve never been ice fishing. I imagine it is fun but also very cold! Pepper Mint and Winter Mint, our EOTS sibling duo love details. In this scene Pepper brought …