Creative, easy, and inexpensive ways to package holiday treats this year! Think outside the paper plate and see how easy it is to add a bit of holiday flare with a heartfelt greeting card and a cute package of treats.This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. I was chatting with one of the kids' elementary teachers years ago and she said that her favorite gifts to receive were homemade gifts or cards with handwritten messages from her students. More than any ... Read More about Creative Ways to Package Holiday Treats
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Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Graham Crackers
These chocolate dipped peanut butter graham crackers are just about the easiest dessert that you can make, but they are a FAVORITE over here! Sometimes we'll use other crackers like Club or Ritz, but the result is always the same. Delish! My grandma would make graham cracker sandwiches when we were little. She'd spread pink frosting in between two graham crackers and we thought it was just about the coolest snack ever. These graham cracker and frosting sandwiches from Thoughtfully Simple ... Read More about Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Graham Crackers
Easy Teddy Bear Pattern and Sewing Tutorial For Kids!
A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too! This post contains affiliate links. Last year ladies at church made 100 teddy bears to donate to the local hospital. It was such a successful event that they did it again and made over 100 more. They invited the youth to help and my girls had a great time stuffing little bears while we sewed them up. Kaylee even asked the gal in charge if ... Read More about Easy Teddy Bear Pattern and Sewing Tutorial For Kids!
Homemade Peppermint Bark Lip Balm
Peppermint bark lip balm with cute holiday wrappers! An easy project for kids to help with and they make great holiday gifts! This post contains affiliate links. This peppermint bark lip balm would make a great gift paired with our peppermint sugar scrub! My girls are all about lip gloss, lotion, body spray, and nail polish. After all, they are little girls! We made a batch of peppermint bark lip balm with puppy wrappers! Get it? "Peppermint BARK" Corny, but I thought it was ... Read More about Homemade Peppermint Bark Lip Balm
Black and White Peppermint Brownies for the Holidays
These black and white peppermint brownies combine a sugar cookie, brownie, two types of chocolate, and M&Ms White Chocolate Peppermint Candies. Absolutely beautiful and perfect to give to friends this holiday season! Holiday baking season is just about here! I love pulling out my tried and true recipes and adding a couple of new ones each year. These peppermint brownies are super delicious! They are so beautiful and easy to make! You can use regular M&M candies if you'd like, but ... Read More about Black and White Peppermint Brownies for the Holidays
Reindeer Thumbprint Ornament for Kids
Capture your child's darling little thumbprint in this cute and easy reindeer thumbprint ornament! A quick, low-mess, activity for toddlers and preschoolers. This post contains affiliate links. If you like to make your own keepsake ornaments you will love our baby's first handprint ornament. I love handmade ornaments! The dry pasta, popsicle, or glitter-covered ornaments that the kids bring home from school with a cute little school photo on them are my FAVORITE. Our home seems to have ... Read More about Reindeer Thumbprint Ornament for Kids
30 Fleece Sewing and No-Sew Projects to Make!
Fleece is such a great fabric to work with. Here are 30 fleece sewing projects from some of my favorite sewing blogs on the web. I've even included a nice assortment of no-sew projects to make, too! You'll find blankets, mittens, pillows, stuffed animals, accessories and more! So many great gift ideas for kids to make or receive. One of the first fleece projects that I ever made were these fleece hats from Martha Stewart. I have such fond memories of my little boys wearing these ... Read More about 30 Fleece Sewing and No-Sew Projects to Make!
Hand Warmer Muff Sewing Tutorial: Cozy Fleece
A soft fleece hand warmer muff. Perfect for cold days! A simple 30-minute sewing project. Make a matching ear warmer for a gift set! This post contains affiliate links. If you like fleece projects you will love this collection of simple fleece sewing tutorials. Do people use hand warmer muffs anymore? They seem like such a vintage item, usually made out of faux fur, but I had a feeling that my girls would each love to have one. Kaylee took hers to school and said that several girls asked ... Read More about Hand Warmer Muff Sewing Tutorial: Cozy Fleece
Step2 Advent Calendar: Perfect for Little Hands!
This Step2 advent calendar is perfect for little hands! Children will love finding a treat each day as they pull out the tiny red and green bins! Advent calendars have been a part of my holiday traditions for as long as I can remember. I was even able to find a picture of the calendar that we used when I was a child! Who else had this one? (image source) It came with a tiny mouse that would move from pocket to pocket throughout December. I bet my mom still has this somewhere! I ... Read More about Step2 Advent Calendar: Perfect for Little Hands!
