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Holiday Kahlua CakeSemi-homemade chocolaty delight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Get out your double boiler, or make a substitute one with a pot and heat safe bowl. Place brown sugar and cocoa powder in the double boiler.
Rocky Road Fudge Yummo! Line an 8x8 baking dish with foil. Stir chocolate and milk in a saucepan over medium heat until completely melted. Stir in nuts, marshmallows and vanilla. Pour in to bottom of baking dish.
Christmas Shortbread CookiesColorful plump little Christmas cookies. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat butter until fluffy. Beat in cornstarch and sugar and then blend in flour.
Tiny Gourd SantasIt pays to think outside the box when craft items go on clearance. I just happened to be in the craft store when they announced that all fall items were 90% off. I started digging around and found bags of small, real gourds which cost just 99 cents!
Teaching Kids About Holiday GivingHere are some ways to move away from the materialistic side of things, and keep your children focused on family by teaching them about the true spirit of giving.
Substitute Wall Christmas TreeOne year I was unable to go to the Christmas Tree Farm with my children due to a broken foot. So I took long lengths of green garland and used it to zig zag a Christmas tree shape on the wall above a small bookcase.
Use Cone Shaped Thread Spools for Tabletop Christmas TreeFor those of us who sew and buy the large cone shaped spools of black and white thread, keep the empty spools. They make great tabletop Christmas trees for the holiday season.
Use Miniature Decorations for PackagesI love to go to the dollar tree and browse the miniature decoration aisle during the holidays. These make fun and festive decorations to hang on gifts. A nice and inexpensive way to personalize a gift, I think.
Decorative FireplaceThis fireplace is made of cardboard, paint, and hot glue. That's it! It may not actually make you warm on the outside, but it does on the inside.
Christmas "Tea Party" with Donut Hole TreeAt a recent family party, I treated the children with a "tea party" with hot chocolate and donut holes.
Use Costume Jewelry to Decorate for ChristmasJust raid your jewelry box for decorations for a tiny tree and string necklaces and bracelets to ornament it.
Gag Gift for Newly Wed Husband: "Owner's Manual" for Wife?My newlywed son is dreaming of receiving an "owners manual" for his wife. I think that would be a great "gag" gift. I'm having trouble putting it together. Any ideas from you creative people?
ThriftyFun Link as Free Christmas PresentI'm sending this website's URL as a Christmas present to all my friends who send me e-mail.
Happy Gift Packages for ChristmasI am going to put together some activities for the kids this year. I want it to be special. A gift they will have a permanent record of and a little memory photo album with it and also a one use camera to record it.
