Here’s How to Make Lollipops… I don’t know about you but boiling sugar is intimidating to me. Something about candy making makes me a little apprehensive. Perhaps it’s because I didn’t do a lot of candy-making growing up; or perhaps it’s because burned sugar smells and tastes horrendous. For whatever reason, learning to make homemade …
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Today our elves made the game Candy Land come to life. They put gummies at the gummy pass. Ice cream at the Ice Cream Slopes and Winter is wearing her little ice cream tutu with pink scarf. Pepper Mint, our elf was found at Peppermint Pass surrounded by peppermints. And holding a basket of peppermint …
Kids’ Birthday Party Candy Bar This kids’ birthday party candy bar was not only beautiful and fun, it served triple duty at my daughter’s party. It made a great decoration, provided a yummy treat, and we let the girls take candy home for a favor in their party favor boxes. My daughter and I put …
Panda Candy Birthday Party My daughter was turning nine and I asked her what theme she wanted for her birthday party. She wanted a color scheme with pastel colors such as pinks, purples, teals, white, and blues. She also wanted a candy bar with a variety of candy that she and her friends could choose …
Valentine’s Day Treat Tray This Valentine’s Treat Tray would be perfect for a work party, Galentine’s Day Party, and any party in February on or before Valentine’s Day. It was very simple to put together. Everything is store-bought and many of the items are traditional Valentine’s Day treats. It was easy to set up and …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Ribbon Candy. Sevigny’s Candy began in Massachusetts In the mid-20th century. One of the only manufacturers of Ribbon Candy in the United States, Sevigny’s invented an air-activated automatic cutter to create the batches and cut the ribbons into individual pieces at pre-determined intervals. This production innovation has led Sevigny’s to be one …
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 …
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 …
This is How to Make Hot Cocoa Bombs Inexpensively. These are the best hot cocoa bombs AND also the best peppermint hot cocoa I have ever tasted hands down no question. I do not say this lightly. I was not expecting much (as I hadn’t made them before) and I was completely blown away. I …
Christmas Candy Dessert Board. Recently, I hosted a book club get-together. Since it was going to be in December, I thought it would be fun to have a Christmas candy dessert board for my friends to enjoy. I also provided a cheese board and veggie board with ranch to balance out the sugar. It turned …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Candy Canes Do you want a neighbor’s Christmas gift that is simple, yummy, inexpensive, and yet also very cute? Look no further than this darling box of candy canes as a neighbor gift this holiday season. Ten mini candy canes fit perfectly in these darling red and white striped candy-boxes. The boxes …