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I once knew a gardener who could grow
To garden in winter is difficult you see Ingredient Suggestions:
Though you can't really sow them
Just "plant" one gently on your tongue Ingredient Suggestions:
Rudolph's nose is very bright
He's quiet, he's sweet,
When the holidays are not much fun Was told you've been real good this year
1 package hot chocolate mix
Chocolate Spoons 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
1. In a microwave safe bowl, melt semisweet chocolate pieces in microwave
Poem
This chocolate spoon is meant to dip,
Candied Tea Stirrers
vegetable cooking spray
Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Spray with cooking spray.
Instructions:
Place a gingerbread man cookie cutter in a baggie
Poem: I made a plate of cookies to share with you this year
So here's my Christmas greeting,
Recipe: Sugar CUT UPS
French Toast shapes:
FROSTING RECIPE:
Candy Cane Reindeer
Materials: Candy cane
Instructions:
1.Slip the pipe cleaner under the crook of the candy cane.
Dustpan Cookies
1. Get a new dust pan (I get mine at the dollar store)
Poem: I baked a batch of cookies
Magic Reindeer Food
Sprinkle on your lawn at night
In a small zipper food storage bag or empty shaker container,
Materials Needed:
Old skeleton Key
Instructions:
Tie a bow using the holiday print ribbon around the top of the skeleton key.
Poem:
This key is very special, you see,
Or:
Dear Santa,
Magic North Pole Snowflakes
Put snowflake confetti in little baggies and attach a "bag tag" to the top.
Snowflake Poem:
So you'll be sure to have some snow
Angel Dust
Put large iridescent glitter (also called buffalo snow at Michael's)
Within this little bag
Angel Seeds
Put some white tic tacs or some of those silver cake decorating balls
God created angel seeds or
Angel seeds are delicate
Whisking you a Merry Christmas
Material:
Instructions:
Poop Contents/Poems Ingredient Suggestions:
Ingredient Suggestion:
Snowman Poop
I hear you've been naughty Ingredient:
Here's a Christmas Candle
It is hoped that you'll enjoy
Tassel Angel
"Baked With Love" Rolling Pin#1
Bright tasty candies right out of the snow.
I asked him to share his secret with me
And this is what he said quite readily
It takes lots of care and a very special seed.
I'll give you some, to grow your own treats
You'll soon reap a harvest of candy cane sweet
Starlight Mints
Striped Mints
And they won't produce a tree
I hope this pack of Christmas Seeds
Will bring you winter cheer.
And if it makes you grow a smile
Then all is well with Christmas
Cause the seeds have hit their spot.
Any Christmas themed candy
He helps guide Santa's sleigh
Without it in the dark night sky
They might not find their way
.
So just in case dear Rudy's nose
Is kaput, goes on the blink
Here's some spare "red nose seeds"
To repair him in a wink!
And if he gives you any trouble,
You can bite his head off!
take one
When all that stress is getting to you
Take two
When the hardest part is picking a tree
Take three
When you just can't take it anymore
Take four
Oh what the heck, just eat them all!
Always glad to hear it
With freezing weather drawing near
You'll need to warm the spirit
So here's a little Snowman Soup
Complete with stirring stick
Add hot water, sip it slow
It's sure to do the trick!
3 Hershey Kisses
15 (or so) marshmallows
1 candy cane
Ingredients
3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
for 2 to 3 minutes and stir until
smooth. Dip spoons into chocolate.
Put spoons onto wax paper and refrigerate until chocolate hardens.
2. Melt milk chocolate pieces in microwave for 2 to 3 minutes and stir until
smooth. Place chocolate into plastic
bag and cut off a corner.
Drizzle melted chocolate over spoons.
Refrigerate until chocolate hardens.
3. Wrap each spoon separately and store in a cool dry place,
Into your coffee before you sip.
Just stir a bit and you will see,
Your coffee now tastes chocolatey!
34 pieces fruit flavored hard candy-crushed-lemon, cinnamon etc
2 TBSP light corn syrup
heavy weight plastic spoons
In a small heavy saucepan combine crushed candies and corn syrup
and melt over low heat stirring frequently.
Spoon candy into bowl of each spoon. Place spoons on prepared cookie sheet
with handles on rims and spoons level. Allow to harden. Store in air tight container.
Put some candied sprinkles in a small ziploc bag and put in baggie with the cutter.
Attach a card with the following recipe and poem.
I thought it was a good way to spread some Christmas cheer
They all looked really tasty, so I thought I'd eat just one
And a little while later, I noticed there were none.
And a cookie cutter too,
Now you can make your own cookies,
And maybe share a few.
1 cup sugar / ½ tsp. salt/ ½ cup butter
2 egg yolks / 1 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. cream/ 1 ½ cup flour / 1 tsp. vanilla
Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt.
Cream butter, add sugar slowly and cream until fluffy.
Stir in well-beaten egg yolks & vanilla extract.
Add sifted dry ingredients
alternately with cream.
Chill for 1 hour, roll and cut with cookie cutters. Decorate.
Preheat oven to 350.
Place cookies on greased cookie sheet
about 2" apart and bake 10 - 12 minutes
or until cookies begin to brown.
Use your cookie cutter to cut shapes out of bread.
Dip into French toast batter.
Brown on the griddle and dust with powdered sugar
Chocolate Cut-ups:
Decrease flour to 1 cup, increase sugar to 3/4 cup
and add 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
to flour mixture
Sandwich Cut-ups:
Spread frosting over bottoms of half of thecookies.
Top with remaining cookies.
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp butter, room temperature
1-2 tsp. milk
Add all ingredients in small bowl. Mix well.
Pipe cleaner
White glue
One pair of craft eyes
Pull ends up over the candy cane and twist together close
to
the candy cane to secure. Bend the pipe cleaner to form antlers.
2.Glue the eyes to the candy cane just in front of the antlers.
If you're using white glue, make sure to use just a little
and
hold the eyes in place until the glue is set.
3.Hang your reindeer on the tree or slip him
inside a gift bow
on a wrapped present.
2. Fill it with your favorite holiday cookies.
3. Add a crumpled cookie on top.
4. Add the following poem to the cookies
5. Cover with plastic wrap and tie with ribbon or raffia
And dropped them on the floor
I quickly scooped them up again
And brought them to your door
The moon will make it sparkle bright
Santa's Reindeer fly and roam
This will bring them to your home
mix the following:
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup red or green sugar crystals
[Note: Some recipes call for craft glitter instead of
sugar crystal
but we recommend sugar crystals
for a more bird and wildlife friendly version]
Holiday print ribbon
Gold cording
Tie a loop out of the cording so that you are able to hang the key over a door knob.
It won't work for you or me...
Hang it just outside your door,
Go to bed and worry no more...
Close your eyes and close them tight,
'Cause Santa Claus is coming tonight.
We don't have a chimney,
As you can plainly see,
But we still want you to visit,
So here is our key.
At Christmas time this year,
Santa sends these snowflakes
In hope they bring good cheer!
in a small zip lock bag and attach a card with the following poem.
Placed with loving care,
Is special angel dust
My Guardian placed there.
It is to share with special friends
When they're down or feeling blue,
To lift their heart and share a smile
As special friends should do.
into a baggie and attach one of the following poems:
To let us know He cares.
Prescription: Take one seed per day
And swallow it with prayer.
So plant them in a spot just right
Do it with a little prayer
And love them day and night
So when you are in special need
Of the Angel's love and care
Look into your heart to see
Your Angel living there
Wire Whisk
Starlight Mints
Cellophane Wrap
Piece of Ribbon
Place mints into the center of the whisk.
Wrap up with cellophane, tie with ribbon and attach a card.
{Instead of mints you can also add hersheys kisses and change the
saying on the card to read "Whisking you a Merry Kissmas"}
Reindeer Droppings
Christmas' coming and so are the deer
Listen closely and you will hear
Along with them come a special treat
Reindeer droppings for you to eat
Chocolate covered raisins
Chocolate covered peanuts
Elfin Droppings
The elves were so sick
They could not make toys
So Santa had to fill all the stockings
He gathered the only things
That the elves could make
Here are some elfin droppings.
Red,white,green M&M's
So listen, here's the scoop...
I'm running short of coal this year
So you get Snowman Poop.
Love Santa
Marshmallows
A gift for your family to share
Let it brighten up your season
And spread gladness in the air.
A special season full of fun
And love will burn more brightly
When your holiday is done.
"Baked With Love" Rolling Pin#2
