Every year for Christmas, I get together with my sister-in-law to make goodies to give away to our friends/neighbors. This year I was a bit behind in my planning and preparation for that day and I was getting just a
little stressed out, but once again, my sisters Mindy and Michelle came to my rescue! (as always). Mindy gave me a really fun gift basket with all kinds of chocolates and molds inside as well as pretzels and lollipop sticks. Cute and delicious goodies...check! Michelle had previously shown me some little cellophane bag toppers she made that were printed as photos (they are at the bottom of this post). Cute way to present goodies...check!
And here it is! I created a picture in inkscape with a free Christmas background I found online and added some text and colored box shapes. Then of course I sent it to Michelle who promptly fixed it and changed my png to a jpg for me. She really made it turn out beautiful and it was such a fast way to get 20 cello bags done!
These are the ones Michelle made...so cute!
Grinch Pills:
Rudolph Spares:
Reindeer Poop with Whoppers and dollar store scoop:
The ratio of candy canes to milk is entirely up to you, but we typically do a 1:1 ratio...that is one candy cane to 1 cup of milk.
My kids love to help me break the candy canes and throw them into the pot. Basically, all you do is warm up the milk (keep it on low so it doesn't scald) and melt the candy canes in the milk. It just tastes like peppermint hot chocolate...but without the chocolate! I know it doesn't sound all that appetizing, but even my husband and I think it's delicious!
My kids think it's fun that it turns pink, too! Have fun with your economical drinks!
