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Neighbor Christmas Gift: Hugs and Kisses. This is a darling little gingerbread house favor box full of Christmas-themed Hershey’s hugs and kisses. It comes with a free printable that says X (Hershey’s hug art) X (Hershey’s hug art) to represent XOXO. They are cute, inexpensive ~$2.00, and easy to put together. This is a great…
Christmas Candy Dessert Board. Recently, I hosted a book club get-together. Since it was going to be in December, I thought it would be fun to have a Christmas candy dessert board for my friends to enjoy. I also provided a cheese board and veggie board with ranch to balance out the sugar. It turned…
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Store-Bought Cookies. Do you love to give cookies out at Christmas but don’t have the time to make them homemade this year? That’s ok. Store-bought cookies are a delicious and fun gift as well. These Mother’s Animal Cookies in Reindeer Games shapes mixed with Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Mint Star cookies are…
Elf on the Shelf: Table Tennis. Our Elf on the Shelf sibling duo, Pepper Mint and Winter Mint were found on our ping pong table playing a game of table tennis today. We have a table and like to play table tennis together. Even if you don’t have a ping pong table at your…
Peace on Earth Christmas Front Door Decor. This year I was inspired to put together this, “Peace on Earth”, front door display when I saw an aqua-colored doormat that said, “Peace” on it in pink lettering. I found the doormat for a few dollars during the after-Christmas sales last year at World Market. I…
Elf on the Shelf: Gaming. We like to play video games at our house. I know its a bit taboo to say that these days—but alas, it is true. Some of our favorites are Rock Band, Minecraft, Lips, FIFA, Animal Royale, and Fortnite. My husband likes Call of Duty which is why I think the…
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Old Fashion Christmas Candy in a Corked Bottle. This is a beautiful, delicious, and old fashion neighbor gift. Glass corked bottles display the old fashion Christmas candy optimally. One can see the beautiful colors and designs of the hard candy very well. The colors are vibrant and varied and the flavor of…
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Playing Cards Plus Reindeer Games Printable. Playing cards make a great neighbor gift for Christmas because friends and family often play games and cards together during the holidays. This post has a download to a free printable I made and it says, “Join in Some Reindeer Games” and has two reindeer playing…
Elf on the Shelf: Nutcracker Scene. Our elves got into the Christmas spirit today by setting up this cute Nutcracker scene. The Mouse King was there, with his scepter and robe. He had his mice sidekicks with him. They were in a battle with the nutcracker The stately nutcracker had his sword. and Fitz’…
This is how to make an Eggnog Latte. I love eggnog in small doses and/or diluted just a tad. I typically like to add a splash of Sprite or a little ginger ale to my eggnog. The thought occurred to me that making an eggnog latte may taste good. I did some experimentation and loved…
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Mini Gourmet Flavoring. These mini gourmet flavorings are beautiful and come in many fun festive flavors. Most people like to flavor their soda, hot cocoa, water, and/or other drinks so I thought that these mini Monin Gourmet syrups would be great for neighbors to try out new flavors. This gift is very…
Elf on the Shelf: Ice Fishing. Our elves went ice fishing today. Some of the details are so cute. I love snow sports but I’ve never been ice fishing. I imagine it is fun but also very cold! Pepper Mint and Winter Mint, our EOTS sibling duo love details. In this scene Pepper brought…
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Snowy Trail Mix Plus Free Printable. This neighbor gift is a spin on trail mix. It is a snowy trail mix full of white, red, and green colors. There are nuts, raisins, pretzels, M&M’s, almonds, popcorn, blueberries, and more. I added jumbo marshmallows because I thought they kind of looked like snowballs….
This is our Simple Nativity Christmas Mantel. I just love Christmas! I also really enjoy switching up our decorations and mantels each year. This year I wanted to decorate our upstairs mantel in a sophisticated manner. I thought decorating in reds and greens with a splash of white would look nice. I also wanted…
This was our Elf on the Shelf: Oh What Fun! Scene. Our elves, Pepper Mint and Winter Mint (they are siblings), were riding in a convertible car. That had decorated our old doll car with words that said, “Oh What Fun” and, “Sleigh All Day” on them. This was a great EOTS scene as it…
Christmas Neighbor Gift: Dollar Tree Snowman Candle These Dollar Tree Christmas candles are so cute to have around the house during the holiday season. They are easy and quick to make and are also very inexpensive. This is an easy kid craft and the snowman candles make great gifts for neighbors with kids as well….
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Holiday Shaped Pasta. This neighbor gift with holiday-shaped pasta is unique, classy, and festive. I had the idea of gifting this to neighbors when my two youngest children and I went shopping at World Market. My daughter saw this holiday-shaped pasta and was so, so excited about it. She wanted this more…
This is our Elf on the Shelf: Bob Ross Painting Party. Bob Ross is the best. I grew up watching him almost daily as we didn’t have many channels on TV to watch and my mom would only let me watch one or two of the channels that we did have. I think Bob Ross…
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Maple Syrup. Grade A maple syrup makes a very classy neighbor Christmas gift—especially when it is presented in a glass bottle with a pretty ribbon. One could even add a maple drop leaf candy on it for a fun and fitting accent. This maple syrup is Grade A with a light amber…
Neighbor Christmas Gift Just a Spoonful of Cinnamon Sugar. These darling little wooden bowls and wooden spoons filled with cinnamon sugar would make a great neighbor’s gift for Christmas. I love that they are miniature because not only do they look cute, they will fit easily in a cabinet. These are great gifts as they…
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Candy Canes Do you want a neighbor’s Christmas gift that is simple, yummy, inexpensive, and yet also very cute? Look no further than this darling box of candy canes as a neighbor gift this holiday season. Ten mini candy canes fit perfectly in these darling red and white striped candy-boxes. The boxes…
Elf on the Shelf: Jurassic Scene. Our elves left us a pretty fun scene today. They must know that my two-year-old is obsessed with dinosaurs! My daughter received this Barbie helicopter for her birthday present this summer and our elves, Pepper and Winter made great use of it. With the jeep waiting for them to…
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Tin with Tea These Christmas neighbor gifts are darling. The tins and contents have a very cute vintage vibe and they make me happy just looking at them. I was looking for something unique to put herbal peppermint tea and sugar packets in for a neighbor’s gift. I found the tins on…
