Thursday, December 29, 2011

sharing christmas cheer

One of our 25 days of Christmas activities was a multi-day project - making treats to share with friends.

First the kids made a list of who they would like to share treats with so we would know how many to make. Then we got to work making hot chocolate stirrers a fun little project I found on pinterest. They are dead easy. Jab a sucker stick into a marshmallow and dip into chocolate. Leave them upright on waxed paper until they are set and then bag up and tie with a ribbon.


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The kids did most of the dipping themselves, I just made sure the sucker sticks were securely engaged. The kids had a blast with this. Some of them they dipped in sprinkles, but most they just left plain. We dipped an entire bag of marshmallows and then left them to dry.


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We took another night to pack stirrers and hot chocolate into gifts bags for our friends. We passed the Christmas cards around the table so everyone could sign their own names. Even this part was a fun little family project.


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Of course the most fun part was the delivering.


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Another fun for the whole family activity.


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Abby was super eager to share some Christmas cheer.


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Maya was a bit slower to come around, but was having fun by the time we got to the bitterly cold end.


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I have to say this was a great family Christmas activity. The kids loved being able to share something they had made themselves. We will definitely be doing this again next year.

3 comments:

Betsy Hart said...

That is such a fantastic idea! Love it!!

Ann Kearns said...

We were so fortunate to be on the receiving end of that little project! Thank-you so much Fairy Blogmother...and thank-you girls! :)

The Sisters' Hood said...

Oh that grin in that final pic - priceless!