Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Elf on the Shelf

Meet Jessery Stinkplum.

He’s our crazy Elf on the Shelf who joined our family two years ago.  

After some fun family brainstorming, the name Jessery Stinkplum came to life. It seemed quite fitting for our Elf, as right from the get-go it appeared that he may get himself into some crazy shenanigans.   


Last year he arrived in a box full of snow via Canada post
He dressed up as Santa Claus and wrapped a bunch of mini gifts
He hung out on the wreath
He made chocolate Initials for the kids

He hung out inside a big giant balloon (he could have finished installing the pot lights, and fixed the pillows on the couch if you asked me)
He tangled himself in Christmas lights and hid in the plant
He took a small airplane ride
He took a big airplane ride
He got into the toilet paper
He wrapped himself up, and then wrapped himself inside a mirror

He had green tea and mini donuts with Barbie on their first date
And then he married her
He drew moustaches on our Family photos
He turned our milk green
He started a “Reward Jar” for the kids and every time they earned a marshmallow, it went into the jar.  Once the jar was full he surprised them with hot chocolate and marshmallows so they could have a hot chocolate party.
He ate an entire bag of Werther’s
He painted our nails while we slept
He got into the baking supplies and baked cookies
Jessery Stinkplum and Barbie replaced our hand prints with their own
And of course he dressed up as a superhero.

These are just a few of the things that Jessery has been up to at our house, and we are anxious to see what is in store for us this year.

What crazy things has your Elf been up to?








Saturday, December 24, 2011

Hot Cocoa Holiday Packs

I've been dying to make homemade Marshmallows for some time now, and I thought it would be the perfect time of year.  I also made Hot Cocoa and packaged it all together in some cute little gable boxes.
Peppermint Marshmallows
Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix
With a Gingerbread Snowflake
Wishing you a wonderful Holiday Season!  

Jen

Friday, December 24, 2010

Fa la la la la

For my entire adult life, I have wanted to build a Gingerbread house from scratch.

Do you remember how I said I make a list of things to accomplish before Christmas?  Well, this is always the number one item on my list, and every year it is the first to be cut

To be sure I didn't scrap it this year, I made a pledge to my little Amelia that we were going to make a Gingerbread house together.  Two actually... One from scratch and one of the prepackaged kind you can pick up anywhere at this time of year.
Daddy and Amelia scaling the template
who knew making a Gingerbread house involved so many pieces?
A mixture of sugar and water cooked to "Hard Crack" stage
My "glue" could have used additional time on the stove as it wasn't quite ready... but I was too impatient to wait.
 Cautiously dip gingerbread pieces in the candy mixture and use it as a glue.  Careful not to burn yourself as the mixture is extremely hot.
The Sugar mixture dries almost immediately so there isn't the need to wait as long as you do when using royal icing.
The first roof
Shingling with Shreddies
The first roof had to be removed for a few reasons:
1)  The roof hadn't cooled completely (from the oven) before starting to assemble (Trust me... I knew this was a big mistake at the time, but I allowed myself to be talked in to it.)

2)  The roof was too thick and therefore too heavy.

3)  The sugar mixture wasn't cooked long enough, so it was still a little too soft.
The second roof was a much better size.  I also rolled it thinner and baked it longer.
These two Photos are the Gingerbread House that Amelia made!

I hope to continue this Gingerbread house tradition every year, as I had way more fun than I had imagined!

Happy Holidays!



Monday, December 13, 2010

Run, Run, as fast as you can...

Every December I make a list.

A very extensive, unreasonable list of things I would to like to accomplish before Christmas Day...

Items such as making a Gingerbread house and decorating cookies for every single person I know.   Oh, and  making my own Christmas cards and chocolate truffles.

Perhaps, I could learn how to sew in time to make gifts for the entire family.

Oh, how I would love to see the look on my Brother's face after seeing his shirt made by me... Did I mention I can't even sew a button?!

And the list grows and grows...

And grows...

Now, for my friends wondering why they have never received a Christmas card in the mail or a single cookie delivered to them, it's because I said I make a list...

Before I know it, December 25 has arrived and I haven't accomplished nearly what I had planned.
In my perfect world, December would have 62 days, not 31.
A Simple Gingerbread Man
Given that I am on maternity leave this year and my work schedule wasn't a concern, I began my list a little earlier... and although I have managed to decorate many cookies, I know that by December 24th I will still be running to the store looking for last minute Christmas gifts.

But I will worry about that on the 24th...
So, this year, I thought I would try something new.  A little giveaway...  

So here it is... A chance to win 6 Gingerbread snowflake cookies.  It may not seem like much, but hey, I only have 3 followers so your chances are pretty good.  :)
To enter simply leave a comment on this blog post.  To double your chances, add a second comment to my facebook page telling me you are entering the cookie contest!

Contest closes on Friday December 17th at midnight, and will be chosen by Random.org

Good Luck.
(Due to Shipping regulations, contest open to Canadian and Americans only)

"... you can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"









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