I posted this last year… but thought I would post it again because it is a fun thrifty idea for Christmas. Hope you enjoy!
My kids are still little so they are SO excited about Santa, and they are trying really hard to be good cause they know his elves are watching them. So I decided to have a little fun with them and let them get a special secret message.
For this project you will need white paper, a white color crayon and water colors….. and children who believe in the magic of Christmas
While my kids were are at school I took normal paper, and used a white color crayon to draw a Christmas message for each of them.
I then put the paper back in the pile as if it had never been touched. When the kids got home from school they wanted to paint…. so they started to paint as normal…..TILL they started to notice something was hidden on their paper.
As they painted they unveiled hidden images. They were so confused as to how they got there.
My kids decided it MUST have been Santa’s sneaky little elves playing a trick on them.
It was so much fun to hear them giggle and laugh as they painted.
Do you need a cute gift box to wrap a little gift in, or put goodies in for your neighbors?
Well you can head over to the HP site and get this free printable snowflake box and make your own little gift box in no time…. how cute are these. I would suggest printing these on card stock so your box has some stability.
Are you looking for a fun idea to give your neighbors or teachers for Christmas… but budget friendly?
Well a few weeks ago at Albertsons I was able to get these Betty Crocker Cookie mixes FREE with coupons, and the bag of Kisses for $.50 a bag. So all I had to buy was the whisks from the dollar store, and the red cello bags were also from the dollar store and came in a package of 30 (look in the party supply section). The ribbon and craft supplies I already on hand.
First fill the whisk with Hershey’s Kisses. Do this by pulling the wire open and little filling it up with Hershey’s Kisses. Then place it in a cello bag, and close at the top with a twist tie.
At the very top of the Betty Crocker cookie mix package is a 1 inch strip that is sealed shut. Punch 2 holes in the top about 1/4 inch apart. (Make sure you do it in the top as to not break the seal of the bag)
Cut your ribbon (I used a 15 inch piece) and thread it into the holes you just punched.
At this point I then tied the whisk filled with kisses to the bag of cookies, then added our mini card and a tag I made that says
We “Whisk” you a Merry “Kiss-mas”
Then tie a bow…. and you are done…
I printed these tags off the computer using Open Office on my computer, then punched out a scalloped tag in green with a craft punch. The red “Kiss-mas” tag was printed at the end and put on top… only after I realized I miss spelled “Kiss-mass”…..Oops
The whole project took about an hour and a half to make 12 bags and each bag cost me about $1.25 …. ahh the power of coupons
My kids are excited to give these as a fun little gift.
Many of you will spend this Christmas with an empty seat at the dinner table….. your loved one in a far off land fighting for the safety of others and making sure we as Americans will continue to enjoy our freedom. Please know that we personally pray for your families and all the service men and women daily, we are so grateful for your sacrifice. I ran across this video on youtube and wanted to share it will you all. If you can not view the view below click here.
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My kids are excited to give these as a fun little gift.
Many of you will spend this Christmas with an empty seat at the dinner table….. your loved one in a far off land fighting for the safety of others and making sure we as Americans will continue to enjoy our freedom. Please know that we personally pray for your families and all the service men and women daily, we are so grateful for your sacrifice. I ran across this video on youtube and wanted to share it will you all. If you can not view the view below 
