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December 10th
15 Days Until Christmas
Isn't it Christmas YET,
Mom?
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Christmas Craft of the Day
Make Christmas Sponges
Here's what you'll need.
White paper
Scissors
Dry sponge
Ballpoint pen
Water colors (red & green)
Instructions
1) Draw a shape on white paper. A chunky tree, a snowman, or an
ornament work well. Make sure it is a large, blocky shape as this
will become your sponge.
2) Cut out and place the sketch on a dry sponge (one with tiny holes
in the sponge are the best).
3) Then trace the pattern with your ballpoint pen and cut out the
shape.
4) Dip the sponge in paint, squeeze excess paint out and blot onto
either plain white or solid colored wrapping paper.
Note: You can stamp each sponge several times before re-dipping in
the paint. This even dresses up plain newspaper wrapping.
Easy Christmas Snack or Recipe
brought to you by
Kid Approved Meals
Super Easy Christmas Swirl Brownies
Ingredients:
1 package cake style brownie mix
1/ teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 cup cream
1 package of cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 bag M&Ms holiday edition
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, cream the sugar and cream cheese until
fluffy. Add the egg, cream and vanilla extra. Mix well and set
aside.
Prepare the brownie mix according to instructions. Like a 9x13 inch
baking pan with parchment paper and then school 2/3 of the batter
into the pan. Place ½ cup of the M&Ms over the brownie batter. Then
spoon the cream cheese mixture over the M&Ms and batter. And finally
scoop the remaining brownie mixture over that. Using the tip of a
knife swirl the mixture for a marbled effect.
Bake for approximately 45 minutes at 350F until baked through but
still moist (do not overbake). Cool before cutting into squares.
Try it Today
Christmas Traditions
Have a Cookie Swap
A Christmas cookie swap is as simple as it sounds. Friends gather
together at another friend’s home, bringing their favorite baked
cookies on a platter or tray. All the platters and trays are put on
a table. The friends gather around the table; taking take two or
three cookies from each dish or platter, to take home. This is the
cookie swap. What makes this particular event so wonderful is each
person may have a story about the cookies, i.e., where the recipe
came from; anecdotes about preparing the cookies, etc.
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