Nothing tastes more like Christmas than chocolate and peppermint. So it made sense to combine them for some chocolate chip peppermint meringue cookies! I love meringue cookies because they are just so pretty. And they make a great edible gift. The cookies are light and airy, and with some red and white swirls are evocative of candy canes and all things Christmassy. Plus these contain a chocolate … [Read more...]
Rustic Wooden Star Wreath for the Holidays
White and gold has to be one of my favorite holiday color combinations. And together they make this wooden star wreath perfect for December and right on through January! Supplies: Wooden stars Wooden wreath Hot glue White paint Gold paint I went with a thinner coat of white paint on my wooden stars so the grain shows through a little bit. I really like the … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas
Santa’s Gingerbread Plane
My 4 year old is completely unconvinced that Santa flies around in a sleigh at night. He thinks that Santa should fly an airplane. So when it was time to make gingerbread (graham cracker) houses with Grandma he didn't want to make a house. He wanted to make Santa's plane, complete with a candy Santa in the pilots seat. (Thanks to Grandpa for helping him with his creation.) … [Read more...]
Be Bright
Thanks to Prairie Lights powered by Gexa Energy for sponsoring today's postGoing to look at Christmas lights is one of my favorite holiday traditions.Over the weekend we took the kids to see Prairie Lights powered by Gexa Energy. It might have just become our newest tradition. This tunnel was my favorite.I made a big bowl of popcorn and we stopped and got drinks on the … [Read more...]