Archive for December, 2006

Apple Santa & Sugar Cone Christmas Tree

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Apple Santa – Apple, Marshmallows, Gumdrops

One red apple
5 large marshmallows
3 red gumdrops
2 green gumdrops

Take 1 large marshmallows and 1 red gumdrop put them on a long toothpick – do this 3 times
Take 1 large marshmallows and 1 green gumdrop put them on a long toothpick – do this 2 times
Take 1 large marshmallows and flatten it out.
Take the flattened marshmallow and 1 large marshmallows and 1 red gumdrop put them on a long toothpick – This will make the Red gumdrop hat, the head and Santa’s beard. Stick it into the apple with the flattened marshmallow closest to the apple.

Take the green gumdrops on toothpicks and inserting them in the apples for legs with the marshmallow closest to the apple.

A face can be drawn with frosting from a tube or by dipping a toothpick in food coloring.

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Sugar Cone Christmas Tree

Take a sugar cone – ice cream cone
with the point up, decorated it green frosting, M&M’s, and any thing else you want.
One idea is to use red whips – licorice as garland.
A mini marshmallow at the top makes a nice Christmas tree topper.

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Rudolph Sandwiches – Just in Time for Christmas

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Rudolph Sandwiches – Just in Time for Christmas

Take a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, cut it crossways for a triangle.
Decorate it for a reindeer use two raisins for the eyes, five or six raisins for the mouth, broken pretzel bits for the horns, and a bright half a cherry for the nose

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Make your own LUMP OF COAL CANDY – stocking stuffer

Monday, December 18th, 2006

Make your own LUMP OF COAL CANDY – stocking stuffer

Need something for that last minute stocking stuffer?

LUMP OF COAL CANDY -

2 C. granulated sugar
3/4 C. light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. black paste food color
1/2 C. water
1 tsp. anise extract

Line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil, extending edges over the sides
of pan. Lightly grease foil with butter.

Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Stir over
medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil, being
careful not to splash sugar mixture on side of pan. Cook about 15 minutes
until a candy thermometer registers 290ºF, without stirring.

Immediately remove from heat. Stir in anise extract and food color. Pour
mixture into prepared pan. Cool completely.

Lift candy out of pan using foil. Place candy between 2 layers of heavy-duty
foil. Pound with mallet to break candy into 1 to 2-inch pieces.

POEM:

I heard you have been naughty not nice,
And Santa even checked his list twice.
So all the way from the cold North Pole
all you’re getting is a bag of coal.
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Merry Christmas from Gag Gifts R Us
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Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Christmas Trees

Monday, December 18th, 2006

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Christmas Trees
Brought to you by Kellogg’s

Ingredients

3 tbsp margarine or butter
1 package (10 oz about 40) regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal or 6 cups KELLOGG’S Cocoa Krispies® cereal
Prepared green frosting
Red cinnamon candies

Directions

Melt margarine in large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.
Add KELLOGG’S RICE KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated.
Using buttered spatula or waxed paper, press mixture evenly in 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Cool slightly.
Using 4-inch tree cookie cutter, cut into tree shapes. Decorate as desired
with frosting and red cinnamon candies. Best if served the same day.
MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: In a microwave safe bowl, heat margarine and marshmallow at HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 and 3 above. Microwave cooking times may vary.

For the nutritional fact click here
You can see a picture here

How about taking the rice kripsy treats cutting them into square and using different color frosting to make Santa, Snowman or a reindeer – then put it on a stick.

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CHRISTMAS FREEBIES

Friday, December 15th, 2006

FREE
Christmas Printables, Kid Crafts, Activities & More

Christmas Story Starters:
http://abcteach.com/Christmas/prompts.htm

Christmas Tree Shape Book:
http://abcteach.com/Christmas/tree.htm

My Christmas Wish:
http://abcteach.com/Christmas/wish.htm

Online Christmas Stories:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/christmas.html

Santa Claus Storyteller
:http://www.claus.com/elfschool/games_storyteller.shtml

Santa’s Soldiers:
http://www.oldjim.com/christmas/chris5.html

Christmas Bear:
http://abcteach.com/Christmas/bear.htm

Christmas Memories:
http://abcteach.com/Christmas/Christmas.htm

Little Drummer Boy:
http://www.oldjim.com/christmas/chris3.html

Merry Christmas:
http://www.oldjim.com/christmas/chris9.html

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer:
http://www.oldjim.com/christmas/chris8.html

Sleigh Ride:
http://www.oldjim.com/christmas/chris6.html

Free North Pole Activities For Kids & Parents
http://www.northpole.com

Free Christmas Craft Patterns – Here’s a cool site for craft lovers,featuring patterns in several different categories. There are freepatterns in eight different categories….Snowman, Santa, ChristmasSigns, Angel Patterns, Gingerbread Crafts, Nativity Patterns,Christmas Blocks, and Christmas Ornaments.Each pattern comes with a photograph so that you will know whatto expect once the project is completed. You can view theinstructions online or print them as well as black and white linedrawings for each craft project. The site is presented in a simpleand easy to navigate design, and you will also discover links to other craft websites.Visit http://www.northpolechristmas.com

Audio Christmas Stories:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/…udio_story.html

Do you Believe In SantaClaus?:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/…ou_believe.html

Frosty The Snowman:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/…rosty_main.html

Here Comes Santa Claus:http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/…agic_entry.html

How The Grinch Stole Christmas: http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/…/thegrinch.html

Online Christmas Card:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/html/card.html

Adopt Elf Buddies:
http://www.claus.com/toyworkshop/buddy.shtml

Coloring Pages:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/…ring_pages.html

Elves Movie Theater:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/html/movie.html

Elves Music Words:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/html/sheets.html

Merry Christmas in 150 Languages:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/html/merry_xmas.html

Mrs. Santa Claus:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/html/mrs_claus.html

Online Letter From Santa:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/html/letter.html

Reindeer Barn:
http://www.claus.com/reindeer/index.shtml

Santa Claus Toy Workshop:
http://www.claus.com/toyworkshop/index.shtml

Santa Show:
http://www.claus.com/santashow/flashshow01.shtml

Santa Tracker:
http://www.northpole4kids.com/2002/…anta_radar.html

Christmas Activities For Kids:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/xmas/

Christmas Craft Ideas:
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/christmas_crafts.htm
Elf School:
http://www.claus.com/elfschool/index.shtml

Kids Holiday Crafts:
http://www.geocities.com/PicketFence/7191/xkids.html

Santa Claus Crafty Crafts:
http://www.claus.com/santashome/crafts.shtml

Santa Claus Game Room:
http://www.claus.com/games/index.shtml

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