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Pebbles Snowman

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Prep Time:
20 min.
Makes:
24 servings

Ingredients
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 1 pkg. (10-1/2 oz.) miniature marshmallows (6 cups) 1 pkg. (13 oz.) Fruity Pebbles Cereal (about 8-1/2 cups) 1 chewy fruit snack roll 6 ring-shaped chewy fruit snacks 3 bite-size chocolate sandwich cookies 1 strawberries & crème flavor soft candy

Directions
GREASE 2 (9-inch) round cake pans lightly; set aside. Microwave butter in 4-qt. microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec. or until melted. Add marshmallows; toss to coat. Microwave 1-1/2 min. or until marshmallows are completely melted, stirring after 45 sec. Add cereal; mix well. REMOVE 1 cup of the cereal mixture; shape to resemble the snowman’s hat. Press remaining cereal mixture evenly into prepared cake pans. Cool completely. REMOVE cereal rounds from pans; place on large cutting board or serving platter to resemble head and body of snowman. Place hat on the snowman’s head. Decorate with fruit roll to resemble the scarf and hat band, and with fruit snacks to resemble eyes and nose. Add cookies for the buttons. Gently stretch soft candy into 2-inch length and use for mouth.

 

Cinnamon Mouthwash – A Country Store Recipe

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8 1/2 tbls powdered cinnamon

1 cup 100 proof vodka

1 cup water

Mix and store in an airtight container and let sit for two weeks shaking twice daily. Strain the liquid through coffee filter.

Instructions:

Mix one tablespoon in a glass of warm water and rinse your mouth to brighten your spirits, kill bacteria, and kill bad breath.

Rose Astringment – A Country Store Recipe

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3 1/2 cups witch hazel

5 sprigs fresh rosemary

1/2 cup dried rose petals

Mix ingredients blending well. Store in airtight container in a dark place for one week. Strain through a coffee filter and store in a sterilized glass bottle tightly capped.

Instructions:

After you clean your face, splash this astringent on your face, or dab it on with a cotton ball. This will cleanse pores, moisturize and leave you feeling refreshed!

 

Ice Cream Cone Christmas trees

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What better way to keep kids feeling jolly than to encourage them to play with their food — which is the whole point of our Snack-tivity Station. To help your guests create these festive Ice-cream-cone Trees, stock the station with paper plates, sugar cones, sugar cookies (your own or store-bought), store-bought icing (one batch of white, one batch tinted with green food coloring), shredded coconut, sprinkles, lollipops, and a selection of bite-size candies. To make a tree, spread a cone with green icing; spoon a dollop of white icing onto a sugar cookie, then gently push the cone into the icing. Top the icing with shredded coconut snow. Decorate the tree with sprinkles and candy ornaments, and crown with a lollipop star (nibble a hole in the cone for the stem). Provide flat-bottomed brown bags so kids can take home their trees (or tree pieces!).

Bagel Christmas Wreath

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Forget the front door. These bite-size wreaths — whimsical enough to appeal to the smallest (and finickiest) guests — are meant to deck your plate (although they’re unlikely to stay there for very long). To make them, spread mini bagel halves with cream cheese (plain or tinted green with herbs or food coloring), then sprinkle on red, yellow, and green bell-pepper confetti.