Posted on 12/07/2014 1:33:22 PM PST by lowbridge
Christmas doesn’t have to be the most stressful holiday of the year. You’re totally allowed to take shortcuts, especially if you’re playing host.
1. Decorate upside-down waffle cones to make Christmas tree desserts.
2. Make “Elf Cookies” using Cheerios
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I don’t get the “stress” of Christmas insanity. I really don’t. Someone “splain” it to me.
Food hack that makes chickensoup’s life easier: the caterer.
Thank you for posting this, lowbridge. Number 37 just gave me a wonderful idea. I purchased an inexpensive glass container at Michaels and a large candle. I wanted something more “festive” but I’m not that creative. Now, I will fill the bottom with peppermint candies and then add the candle. Thanks, lowbridge...
Clever hints.
I ignore Christm*s...no stress whatsoever.
Having had an acquaintance who had her house burned down but a column candle that had combustible material (candy is combustible) under it (they get very hot on the bottom). I would not use anything but rocks or sand under candles in any container.
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Thank you, Chickensoup. I have some of the battery ones (they look real and even flicker). No heat. Maybe that will work?
Commercialism and social pressure to give more gifts, have more decorations outside, more decorations inside, spend more on entertaining, have new clothes for each party, give to more charities, put on more parties, have more activities at kids parties.
In short, Christmas has grown along with Halloween to have more activities, decorations, gifts, toys and money spent.
40. Drink hot chocolate.
41. Talk about where to cut back on Christmas so you can afford health care premiums.
I imagine they would work beautifully
Re: using graham crackers for gingerbread houses - we did that with all the cousins for several years running - Mr. Mercat made it even easier by making the structure out of cardboard and hot melt glue in the exact size of a graham cracker. Everyone brought various things to stick to the outside and I made lots of white icing. Good times. The best exteriors were made with things like junky cereal and pretzels. Gumdrops were good, had to have candy canes. Smarties and imperials were good. It evolved over the years. One year my sister in law made one out of dog biscuits.
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Elf cookies? Those look like elf donuts actually.
There are some pretty useful hacks here. I like using upside down ice cream cones to make Christmas tree deserts.
Might want to go with another candle decoration because those peppermints will melt and you’ll have a bigger mess on your hands.
Too many of those ideas are for someone who has lots of time on their hands. The marshmallow stirrers would be falling out onto the floor because they would float. Those gingerbread men jello thingies would bring some X rated jokes so passing on that, too. The powdered sugar snowmen are cute but you’d need a year’s notice in order to get some candy corn.
I enjoy making chocolate mice with a kid partner to make fast work. The body is a cherry dipped in melted chocolate, the cherry stem is the tail. His head is a Hershey kiss and sliced almonds for the ears, both attached to the body with melted chocolate. The eyes are dots of icing or decorator’s gel.
I don’t understand the “stress” for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Let the kids decorate. Don’t do presents or pick up things throughout the year. Dinner isn’t a big deal if goodies are made the day before. The ham or turkey goes into the oven at 7 am and by the time it’s done, the sides go in and you’re eating at noon.
We were invited to friends’ for Thanksgiving. Never again. That was stressful and we didn’t have a week of leftovers.
I should have read down. Yeah, go with the battery ones.
I gained 10 pounds just reading it!
But the crockpot French toast and strawberry Santas are brilliant.
Thanks for the post.
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