Keep the kids busy at a party by having a cake made with Wilton’s gingerbread man shaped pan. Ice and pipe the white on. Have bowls of candy to the side and let the kids help decorate it. Great party activity and then everyone can eat it.
Please don’t forget Santa’s Elves this Christmas Season because we all know Santa eats all the treats you leave for him. These are made with cheerios. Spray with pan spray with a light coating. Dunk into cinnamon mixture or powdered sugar. Dip into powdered sugar mixed with water and then dunk into chocolate sprinkles or candy colored sprinkles. Imagination is key here and this is a quick and easy project for you to do with the kids to keep them entertained. It is surely something to make a tradition in your home every year and get a few long laughs along the way!
What a great way to spruce up a poinsettia or other flower pot inside your home. It is only temporary so it can even be made around a favorite pot in your home right now.
Put a rubber band around the middle (from top to bottom) of the pot. Stick candy canes around under rubber band until you get the look in the picture. Tie a ribbon and then bow around the middle the of the candy canes. For a slightly more permanent design, hot glue the ribbon as you wrap it around the middle of the candy canes over the rubber band. Would make a great gift or decoration for a party, especially this time of year!
What a great inexpensive way to create a special hand out to trick-or-treaters or to have for party favors. When buying the gloves, if you buy the gloves that are meant for medical or sterile reasons only use wrapped candies. If you want to use unwrapped candies but gloves that are meant to be used for sterile food preparations instead. Smarties for the finger work well and to top off with a spider or small decoration or even a ribbon would work. Maybe a little red dribble here and there would work out well also – Just don’t scare the wee little ones with too much gore. Halloween is already frightening for small ones as it is.
For all you crafters out there here is your official Halloween calendar…. you better get busy. Looks like a lot of work!
