Showing posts with label edible christmas crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label edible christmas crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label edible christmas crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label edible christmas crafts. Show all posts

Elf on the Shelf Story: Game Ideas

What's the Story behind Elf on the Shelf?


By now, you've probably heard of Elf on the Shelf. You've probably watched a YouTube video, searched Pinterest for Elf on the Shelf ideas for moving, or shared funny Elf on the Shelf memes on Facebook. But, what's the real Elf on the Shelf story? How did it came to be so popular? We've got that and more fun games and ideas for Elf on the Shelf. Enjoy!

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Elf on the Shelf Story: Game Ideas


Cinnamon Christmas Cobbler Recipe for Christmas Morning: Kitchen Kids

Get Cooking with your Kids with this Christmas Cobbler

This Cinnamon Christmas Cobbler is a fun, easy recipe you can make at home or in the classroom with preschoolers. Made with refrigerator biscuits and pie filling, you won't believe how delicious it is. Enjoy!

Great for building a CAN-DO attitude.


Cinnamon Christmas Cobbler Recipe
Cinnamon Christmas Cobbler Recipe.

This recipe is so simple. The biscuits are good with only the Cinnamon mixture, but add the pie filling and it tastes like real cobbler- maybe better!

Cinnamon Christmas Cobbler Recipe
Cinnamon Christmas Cobbler Recipe.



You will need:

1 roll of refrigerator biscuits
2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon red sprinkles
1 can cherry or strawberry pie filling




To Make Biscuit Cinnamon Cobbler:


Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Separate biscuits and place on ungreased baking sheet or place them in a muffin pan.

Arrange biscuits in a baking pan.
Arrange biscuits in a baking pan.

Brush melted butter over biscuits.
Brush melted butter over biscuits.

Melt butter and brush over biscuits.

Cinnamon, sugar, and red sprinkles.
Cinnamon, sugar, and red sprinkles.

Mix Sprinkles, Cinnamon, and Sugar, then sprinkle on biscuits.
Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes.


Place biscuits in the oven.
Place biscuits in the oven.

Heat pie filling in sauce pan over low heat until warm.


Biscuit out of the oven tastes like a Cinnamon Roll.
Biscuit out of the oven tastes like a Cinnamon Roll.

Place biscuit in dessert dish, spoon filling over biscuit, top with whip cream.

Biscuit with strawberry pie filling- just add whip cream.

Makes 8 servings, perfect for Christmas morning.



Recommended Reading:

 Cinnamon Crescent Rolls

Holiday Recipes*

Kids Creative Chaos Cooks Holiday Recipes for Kids to Make*



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9 Easy Edible Winter Holiday Crafts for Kids

Here are 9 creative, fun ways to make edible, winter holiday crafts. 

These 9 Edible Holiday Crafts are perfect for a New Year Celebration. We just adore the Hot Chocolate Ornament idea below. These winter holiday crafts are fun ways to play with your food. Holiday creativity abounds in the blogosphere. Which one is your favorite? Enjoy!

 9 Easy Edible Winter Holiday Crafts for Kids
 9 Easy Edible Winter Holiday Crafts for Kids. 

Edible Party Hat Craft for New Year's Eve Celebrations

Here are 9 creative, fun ways to make edible, winter holiday crafts.
Ice Cream Party Hats from One Charming Party.

Edible New Year Clock Craft
From Party Frosting

Hot Chocolate Ornament Gift


Edible Craft: Hot Chocolate Ornament for Christmas Tree.
Hot Chocolate Ornament from Craft Berry Bush.

Star of David Cookies


Star of David Cookies from TheChocolateMaven.com.

Piped Icing Snowflake Ornaments


Edible Piped Icing Snowflake Ornament Craft.
Edible Piped Icing Snowflake Ornament Craft.

Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments



From JimmieWriter on HubPages.

Holiday Treats for Animals: Bird Seed Ornaments


Bird Seed Ornaments from Garden.org.

Edible Marshmallow Dreidel Craft 


Edible Marshmallow Dreidel Craft
Edible Marshmallow Dreidel from Celebrations.com.

Edible Marshmallow Snowmen Pop Pals


Marshmallow Snowman from TheDecoratedCookie.com.



Recommended Reading:

More Edible Christmas Crafts








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Stained Glass Christmas Cookies and Recipe

Stained Glass Christmas Cookie Ornaments Recipe

BEWARE OF KILLER COOKIES! Years ago, I shared an apartment with two other singles: one male, one female. I decided to make stained glass cookie ornaments for the house. Enjoy!

Steamed & Stained Glass Christmas Cookies Recipe
Stained Glass Cookies From Epicurious.com
Christmas came and we decided to deck the halls. The roommates hung lights and put up a tree, while I got crafty. I wanted to try my hand at stained glass cookie ornaments, but took it one step too far and invented stained glass cookie votives. I am nothing if not the Martha Stewart of crafty flops, but these didn't flop! They were a huge success- at least that's what I thought.

I made homemade gingerbread cookie panels (the walls of the traditional house). Then, I took cookie cutters and a cut a window in each panel. I filled the centers with leftover, Grandma candies from Halloween. You know, butterscotch rounds, red cinnamon circles, and lime things. I baked them in the oven until the cookies were done and the candies were squishy, pulled them out, let them cool, then built them into house squares minus the roof.

Creative genius. I put a small votive in the center of each one and placed my work of art as a centerpiece on the table. With the lights off and a fire in the hearth, Christmas had arrived. The flicker pattern from the stained glass was glorious. Finally, I had a crafting home run.

It was Christmas Eve. I was tired. With visions of sugarplums and gingerbread men in my head, I blew out the candle and trumped off to bed. The roommates were equally wooed by the masterpiece. So much, that one felt inclined to move it to the living room end-table to enjoy its splendor.

A few hours later, it smelled as if Santa had come down the chimney and started baking cookies for us. I drifted back to sleep and awoke to the aroma of burnt cookies. A cloud of smoke filled the stairwell. My roommate rushed downstairs to find the couch smoldering, the end-table burnt to a crisp, and a trail of burning carpet. The male roommate had neglected to blow out the candle before going to bed.

We lugged the table and couch outside, pointed fingers, and thanked God that we were alive.

Thank goodness for apartment insurance, the smoke ruined the drapes, carpet, and furniture.You never know when it is your time to go. Who would think that you could die from a cookie incident.

That was a Christmas I will never forget. I wish I had photos of the masterpiece, but these are similar. Here's a recipe for Cookie Ornaments, they won't burn down your house!

Have a Happy and Safe Holiday Baking Season.


Recommended:

The Gingerbread Man*

Best-Ever Cookies: Cookies 'Round the Calendar*

Make Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments







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13 Easy Eatable Edible Christmas Craft Activities for Kids

Fun, Easy, Eatable, Edible, Christmas Art and Craft Activities for Kids


We love any kind of eatable, edible art. It's the best after school snack activity for kids. You get to make it, have fun, and eat it too! These 13 easy, seasonal, holiday snack craft activities for Christmas are sure to get your kids in a happy mood. Enjoy!




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Fun, Easy, Eatable, Edible, Christmas Art and Craft Activities for Kids
13 Easy Eatable Edible Christmas Craft Activities for Kids.

  • From Disney Family Fun, these edible sugar plum gum drop penguins are perfect for the scene around your gingerbread house.

Christmas activities for children Gumdrop Penguins
Candy Gum Drop Penguins = Edible Art.



edible craft activities for kids: things to do with marshmallows
Reindeer Marshmallow Pops = Things to do with marshmallows.


Marshmallow Snowman Sippers: things to do with marshmallows
Marshmallow Snowman Sippers.


  • Edible Crafts shared these adorable and easy to make powdered doughnut snowmen. In our after school program, we used candy corn for the noses and candy dots for the facial features.


Pre School Activities Edible Snowman Craft
Powdered Doughnut Snowman = Edible Craft.


How to make Stained Glass Cookie Ornaments.
Stained Glass Cookie Ornaments.

  • We found these edible cinnamon cookie ornaments at Completely Delicious. There are also non-edible versions which smell wonderful and last for years. Just don't eat them!

  • Christmas Yule Log Roll is the perfect Christmas Eve dessert. Make some hot cocoa, start a fire, and slice up your Yule Log Chocolate Cake! We've got the recipe!

How to make an edible Christmas Yule Log Roll Cake.
How to make an edible Christmas Yule Log Roll Cake.


Edible Cinnamon Scented Cookie Ornament.
Edible Cinnamon Scented Cookie Ornament.

  • Make an edible sleigh from candy canes like this one from One Hundred Dollars a Month. Keep scrolling to see our similar version with edible passengers!

edible sleigh from candy canes
Edible sleigh from candy canes from One Hundered Dollars a Month.

How to make a gingerbread house from cardboard
Make a Cardboard Gingerbread House.


Waffle Cone Christmas Trees: Types of Christmas trees
Waffle Cone Christmas Trees from She Knows.


Sugared Marshmallow Snowman
Sugared Marshmallow Snowman from She Knows.


  • This snowman in a jar is one of our all time most popular posts. This one is filled with fiber fill, but you can fill it with mini-marshmallows, chocolate candy, and candy corn to make an easy, edible craft for preschoolers.

Activities for preschool snowmen: Snowman in a jar. We filled this with cotton batting, but you could use popcorn or vanilla fudge.
Snowman in a jar: We filled this with cotton batting, 
but you could use popcorn, marshmallows, or vanilla fudge.


things to do with Marshmallows fun for kids  Edible Art Christmas Crafts
Edible Chocolate Marshmallow Gingerbread Man.

  • Pop some popcorn, add some waffle cone Christmas trees, a candy cane sleigh, peanut marshmallow snowmen and penguins, and you have the outdoor area at your Gingerbread Land.

    How to make Gingerbread House landscape
    The scene outside a Gingerbread House.


    • This little peanut is a snowman. To make an edible version, paint with white icing and decorate with gel icing.




    Edible Peanut Snowman activities for preschool
    This Peanut Marshmallow is a Lapel Pin, but you can 
    make and edible version for your Candy Cane Sleigh.



    Recommended Reading:


    Get Edible Holiday Snack Crafts and Games on Amazon.


    Turkey Peanut Butter Balls


    More Things to do with Marshmallows from Amazon.

    Book: Christmas Made Easy: Recipes, Tips and Edible Gifts for a Stress-Free Holiday


    Mayflower Cream Cheese Boats



    Turkey Marshmallows? Don't try this one at home: Messy Edible Thanksgiving Craft super fun for kids

    Marshmallow Turkey Place Setting fun Favor for Kids to Make

    I thought about not posting our failed attempt at Turkey Marshmallows, but it was so much fun for kids; I kept trying hoping for a perfect one. Then, I thought about the difficulty we had and decided more than likely it will happen to you too. We all struggle with perfection. If you want to have some fun with your kids, try this! If you want to make a beautiful, impressive, Thanksgiving table setting... Don't!


    Messy Marshmallow Turkey Craft.
    Messy Marshmallow Turkey Craft.

    Marshmallow Turkey: Edible Craft for Thanksgiving.
    Marshmallow Turkey: Edible Craft for Thanksgiving.

    I tried with fresh marshmallows. Then with frozen marshmallows to buy some more time.  The kids loved it!   They loved getting messy, they loved eating the mistakes - but it never seemed to work.  I know, I said it's all good and it was good... just somewhat disappointing. You've seen those cute snowman marshmallow party favors or table decorations?

    I thought , that looks simple so why not try it with a turkey theme.

    Well, here's why not:





    First, we stuck toothpicks through the marshmallows for added stability - maybe not the best idea for little ones who like to grab the marshmallows and eat them.



    So, then we tried to "glue' them together with chocolate icing.
      Marshmallow and Toothpick Turkey.
      Marshmallow and Toothpick Turkey.

      They looked cute for about two second but the weight of the DOT candies we used for "turkey feathers" caused our turkeys to topple! Every time we tried something new, the marshmallows got gooey and goo-ier.
    This part attracted my 4 year old, son who previously had no interest in the project, "Hey, I want to make one! Can I eat your broken one?" "Sure, why not?" Well, his actually stayed standing a little longer...


    Thanksgiving Turkey Marshmallow activity  for your holiday place setting: Jake's (4 yrs.)
    Thanksgiving Turkey Marshmallow activity 
    for your holiday place setting: Jake's (4 yrs.)

    I think it's because he has a shorter attention span and wasn't into decorating like the girls were, so the marshmallows didn't melt as quickly. Also, he used plain toothpicks for tail-feathers. 

    What you will need to make the attempt:
    • Marshmallows - they make chocolate ones that are conceptually great for a Turkey - but stickier than the good, old white variety.
    • Icing white or chocolate for "Glue".
    • Toothpicks.
    • Candies for the tail-feathers - we tried "Dots" and "Milk Duds" but something lighter would work better. Any ideas? I am thinking chocolate chips or mini marshmallows.
    • "M and M's", "Red Hots", Chocolate Chips, or Necklace candy for facial features.
    • Plastic knife or spoon to spread icing.
    • Lots of baby wipes to clean sticky hands.

    Good idea, messy results.
    Turkey Trouble*






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