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Gingerbread on Christmas plate

Gingerbread Recipe {Homemade Holiday}

This easy gingerbread recipe will make your home smell wonderful as it bakes! Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar1/2 cup shortening1 cup molasses1 cup hot water (in a larger measuring cup)2 tsp … [Read more...]

Pink and white playdough with text overlay which reads Candy Cane Playdough

Candy Cane Playdough {Homemade Holiday}

Christmas is coming and it's time to start planning any homemade gifts you want to give. This is a great project for children to help with and makes a fun and inexpensive present. Candy Cane … [Read more...]

Three gingerbread trees decorated with green icing and Smarties

Homemade Holiday: Gingerbread Trees

Miss C and I had fun baking and decorating these gingerbread trees for her classmates. Ingredients: 4 to 5 cups of all-purpose flour1 tsp baking soda3/4 tsp salt3 tsp ground ginger2 tsp … [Read more...]

Two snowman chocolate bars on blue snowflake background

Homemade Holiday: Snowman Chocolate Bar

Miss C and I made these fun snowmen for her preschool teachers. Here's how to do it. 1. Buy flat chocolate bars. We used boxes of Smarties. 2. Wrap them in white paper, just like a … [Read more...]

Cakey Brownie Mix in a mason jar

Homemade Holiday: Cakey Brownie

These cakey brownies are great for gifting. Be sure to make one for yourself too. Ingredients: Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 350F. 2. Measure all the dry ingredients into a … [Read more...]

Citrus Body Scrub in a glass jar with lemons beside it

Homemade Holiday: Citrus Body Scrub

I love making my own spa treatments. Sugar body scrubs are extremely simple and fun to make and are great for gifts. Dress the container up with ribbon and you have a luxury treat for a … [Read more...]

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