Hot Cocoa Kit HOW-TO MAKE A HOT COCOA KITby Destri of The Mother Huddle There just isn't much that a three year old can create that isn't something only a mother would love. I thought and thought about what my little boy could make his friends for Christmas and finally came up with a Hot Cocoa Kit. If you find your kids getting restless for the big day to arrive this would be a great project to tackle until it comes. HOT COCOA KIT You may choose to only add one or two elements to the kit, but I will give you a list of what we used. Supplies: • hot cocoa • almond bark or chocolate chips • candy canes and sprinkles • coffee creamer, cinnamon, nutmeg • plastic spoons • marshmallows • mug • various containers and baggies to package Set The Stage I have learned that my son has a max attention span of about fifteen minutes. I would have everything out and ready before I even called him in the room. Chocolate and Peppermint Spoons Then I had them sprinkle on the candy cane. Chocolate Dipped Canes With Sprinkles
Christmas tree ornament mobile This year we decided to do something a little different with our tree and I created this Christmas tree mobile consisting of ornaments suspended on clear threads. When I was shopping for ornaments to use found a lot on sale and went a little crazy. I decided it would be worth it to see how three different options would look. I did a variety of silver ornaments that came as a boxed set, green ornaments with three different textures and three sizes of clear glass ornaments that look a bit like bubbles. Here is the mobile in context of our dining room (please forgive the mid-present wrapping clutter). The view from below. The ornaments are hung on regular ornament hooks attached to jewelry monofilament secured with crimp beads.
Travel Gift Basket Today is the last day of my travel themed series. I hope everyone has enjoyed it and found some fun ideas for their next adventure! If I could find someone who would be willing to pay me to do nothing but travel I would be one happy lady. Any takers?Too bad. Maybe you know someone who is always off on an adventure, or a couple who is getting ready to get away on a honeymoon. Items to put in this basket: Any travel size toiletry itemQ-TipsMotrinPeptoHand SanitizerSecurity PouchTravel PillowHolders for toothbrush, razor, soap, etc.Travel Outlet ConverterLanguage DictionaryLuggage TagsMap Lightweight Backpack- This could also double as the gift basket A fun way to wrap this basket is with a map. And I’m serious about that pay-to-travel-thing.
Holiday DIY: Christmas Tree Wall Panel When my father was a child, he shared a home not only with his parents, but also seven brothers and sisters. Living in Grand Island, New York, in a small suburban house, his large family often struggled to make ends meet. Throughout my own childhood, I was the audience for countless stories from my father’s youth. Stories that, with their “When I was your age” slant, were often invoked to show me how lucky I was. There was the time when my father worked as a farmhand, picking peas in the freezing cold rain. Or the time when all he received for Christmas was a coloring book from the local pharmacy. The last story was often told as my family readied our own Christmas tree for the holidays. Materials Directions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
gift tag no. 3 - popsicle sticks Here is a new gift tag/gift decor project for the series that I'm creating because of the holiday season. I didn't use any paper for this one. I'm trying to use what I have so this version is using a tiny part of my popsicle sticks stash. The design is fairly simple - one stick to use for a holiday message, another for "FROM" and the last one for the "TO" information. Materials:- 3 popsicle sticks- yarn (enough to make it around the gift about two-three times.- drill I drilled a hole on each end of the sticks (1/4" from the end). What the back looks like. The diagram below shows the way I wrapped the yarn around the gift. That's it! Hints + tips:- There are wider craft sticks that can be used for this. EDIT - Tonia gave me the following tip regarding the cracking in the comments below. Thanks Tonia!