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Glitter Light Bulb Ornaments

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Glitter Light Bulb Ornaments

Supplies

  • Mod Podge (Can be purchased for around $6 or you can follow this recipe and make your own for around $1.50) 
  • Bulbs (Found in the Christmas aisle at Walmart for $0.99 for 4)
  • Paintbrush
  • Wax Paper
  • Glitter (I purchased a pack of 12 assorted colors  for $6.47 at Walmart)
  • Empty container (to catch excess glitter)


Directions

  1. Lay wax paper out on the table
  2. Cover glass part of bulb with a thin layer of Mod Podge
  3. Sprinkle glitter color of choice over the glue covered bulb, catching excess in an empty bowl
  4. Tap off excess glitter
  5. Gently lay your bulb onto the wax paper to dry
    Once your bulbs are dried, you can place them in a holiday dish as a center piece, or tie a ribbon around the bottom and hang on your Christmas tree!

    *Important note*  Once finished, it is no longer safe to use these bulbs, these are for decorative purpose only! 

Do It Yourself Mod Podge

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Supplies

  • Jar with lid (canning jar, empty peanut butter jar, pickle jar, etc)
  • Elmers Glue
  • Water

 

Directions

  1. Empty glue into your container
  2. Fill empty glue bottle with water, shake, and pour into your container
  3. Place lid on your container and tighten.  Shake until glue and water is mixed

You now have a cheap, easy to make alternative to Mod Podge!

 

Veggie Tree

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Vegetable Christmas Tree

Supplies

  • Styrofoam cone
  • Plastic wrap
  • Toothpicks
  • Cucumbers
  • Cherry Tomatoes
  • Block of cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. Cover Styrofoam cone with plastic wrap
  2.  Cut cucumbers and cheddar cheese into triangles
  3. Using toothpicks, attach cucumbers to Styrofoam (you can push the toothpicks in so they can’t be seen, or leave the ends stick out for easy removal)
  4. Fill in gaps with tomatoes and cheese to give the appearance of ornaments

You can add any type of vegetable you like or even substitute fruit for the vegetables!

This makes a great center piece to surround with black olive penguins!

Black Olive Penguins

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Black Olive Penguins

Supplies

  •  1 Can jumbo pitted black olives
  • 1 Can medium pitted black olives
  • 1 Bag whole carrots, peeled
  • 1 Container softened cream cheese
  • Toothpicks

Directions

  1.  Slice a carrot giving you circles to use for the base
  2. Cut a small triangle out of each carrot circle (save triangles)
  3. Cut the tips off of your triangle carrot cut outs to use for the penguins nose
  4. Carefully cut your jumbo olives from top to bottom on one side
  5. Using a butter knife, fill your sliced jumbo olives with cream cheese being careful not to tear them
  6. Assemble your penguin!
    * Place carrot circle with removed triangle part facing forward
    *On top of that put a  filled jumbo olive (cut should be up and down)
    *Then top with medium olive (cross side toward the front)
    *Place a toothpick from the top down in the center of your penguin to hold it all together
  7. Insert small carrot tips into the cross on the medium olive for your penguins nose 
  8. Arrange on a platter for a healthy holiday treat!

For a cute display, arrange penguins around a Veggie Christmas Tree!

Hershey Kiss Mice Ornament

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Hershey Kiss Mice Ornaments

Supplies

  • 1 Bag  original Hershey Kisses
  • 1 Bag mini googly eyes
  • 1 Sheet of pink felt or craft foam
  • 1 Roll silver (or color of your choice) cord for hanging
  • Hot glue gun

Directions 

  1. Cut half circles out for the mice ears
  2. Cut cord to desired length for hanging your ornament
  3. Carefully remove the paper tag from half of your Hershey kisses (these will be for the face)
  4. Cover the bottom of one Hershey Kiss (with no tag) with glue
  5. Attach two ears and your cord on the outside of ears
  6. Attach another Hershey Kiss (with tag) to the bottom of the one you just added ears to  (bottoms should be glued together and the paper tag becomes the mouses tail)
  7. Glue 2 googly eyes onto the Hershey Kiss with no tag
  8. Hang on your Christmas tree!

ABC Family: 25 Days of Christmas Programming Schedule!

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ABC Family: 25 Days of Christmas Programming Schedule!

It’s here! The big 25 Days of Christmas Programming Schedule! The best Christmas programs of the Holiday Season will be shown on ABC Family now until December 25th! Below you will find the complete schedule and start times for each show.  Enjoy!

Sunday, December 1, 2013

  • 7:00am~ Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas

  • 8:30am~ Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas

  • 10:00am~ Santa Buddies

  • 2:00pm~ The Family Man

  • 3:00pm~ Disney’s A Christmas Carol

  • 5:00pm~ The Polar Express

  • 7:00pm~ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Monday, December 2, 2013

  • 6:00pm~ Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too

  • 6:30pm~ Mickey’s Christmas Carol

  • 7:00pm~ Jack Frost (1979)

  • 8:00pm~ The Santa Clause

  • 10:00pm~  The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

  • 6:00pm~ The Santa Clause

  • 8:00pm~ Scrooged

  • 10:00pm~ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

  • 12:00am~ Three Days

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

  • 6:00pm~ Scrooged

  • 8:00pm~ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

  • 10:00pm~ Deck the Halls (ABC Family Premiere)

  • 12:00am~ A Very Brady Christmas

Thursday, December 5, 2013

  • 6:00pm~ Rudolph’s Shiny New Year

  • 7:00pm~ The Polar Express

  • 9:00pm~ The Muppet Christmas Carol

Friday, December 6, 2013

  • 6:00pm~ Frosty’s Winter Wonderland

  • 6:30pm~ The Muppet Christmas Carol

  • 8:30pm~ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • 12:00am~ Prancer

Saturday, December 7, 2013

  • 7:00am~  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys

  • 8:30am~ Home Alone: Holiday Heist

  • 10:30am~ Prancer

  • 12:30pm~ All I Want for Christmas

  • 2:30pm~ Disney’s A Christmas Carol

  • 4:30pm~ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • 7:00pm~  The Santa Clause

  • 9:00pm~ The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

  • 11:00pm~ Deck the Halls

Sunday, December 8, 2013

  • 7:00am~  Jack Frost (1979)

  • 8:00am~ Christmas Cupid

  • 10:00am~ Snowglobe

  • 12:00pm~ Santa Baby

  • 2:00pm~ Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe

  • 4:00pm~ 12 Dates of Christmas

  • 6:00pm~ The Mistle-tones

  • 8:00pm~ Holidaze (ABC Family Original Movie Premiere)

  • 10:00pm~ Holiday in Handcuffs

Monday, December 9, 2013

  • 6:00pm~ Holidaze

  • 8:00pm~ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • 10:30pm~ Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat

  • 12:00am~ 12 Dates of Christmas

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

  • 6:00pm~ A Chipmunk Christmas

  • 6:30pm~ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • 9:00pm~ The Year Without a Santa Claus

  • 10:00pm~ Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

  • 12:00am~ Snowglobe

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

  • 6:00pm~ Holiday in Handcuffs

  • 8:00pm~ Melissa & Joey (All New Christmas Special)

  • 8:30pm~ Baby Daddy (All New Christmas Special)

  • 9:00pm~ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Thursday, December 12, 2013

  • 6:00pm~ Baby Daddy (All New Christmas Special)

  • 6:30pm~ Melissa & Joey (All New Christmas Special)

  • 7:00pm~ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

  • 9:00pm~ Scrooged

  • 12:00am~ All I Want for Christmas

Friday, December 13, 2013

  • 4:00pm~ Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too

  • 4:30pm~ Disney Pixar Toy Story Marathon

  • 12:00am~ Chasing Christmas

Saturday, December 14, 2013

  • 9:30am~ Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too

  • 10:00am~ Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas

  • 11:30am~ Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas

  • 1:00pm~ Mickey’s Christmas Carol

  • 11:30pm~ The Muppet Christmas Carol

Sunday, December 15, 2013

  • 7:30am~ Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas

  • 9:00am~ Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas

  • 10:30am~ Disney’s Prep & Landing

  • 11:00am~ Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

  • 11:30am~ Mickey’s Christmas Carol

  • 12:00pm~ I’ll Be Home for Christmas

  • 2:00pm~ All I Want for Christmas

  • 4:00pm~ Deck the Halls

  • 6:00pm~ The Muppet Christmas Carol

  • 8:00pm~ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

  • 10:00pm~ Scrooged

Monday, December 16, 2013

  • 7:00am~ Snow

  • 7:00pm~ The Santa Clause

  • 9:00pm~ The Santa Clause 2

  • 11:00pm~ The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

  • 1:00am~ Disney’s Prep & Landing

  • 1:30am~ Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

  • 7:00am~ Three Days

  • 11:00am~ Unlikely Angel

  • 1:00pm~ Prancer

  • 3:00pm~  I’ll Be Home for Christmas

  • 5:00pm~ The Santa Clause

  • 7:00pm~ The Santa Clause 2

  • 9:00pm~ The Polar Express

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

  • 7:00am~ Holidaze

  • 9:00am~ Secret Santa

  • 11:00am~ The Mistle-tones

  • 1:00pm~ Santa Baby

  • 3:00pm~ Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe

  • 5:00pm~ The Polar Express

  • 7:00pm~ Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too

  • 7:30pm~ Mickey’s Christmas Carol

Thursday, December 19, 2013

  • 7:00am~ Eloise at Christmastime

  • 12:00pm~ 12 Dates of Christmas

  • 2:00pm~ Holiday in Handcuffs

  • 4:00pm~ The Family Man

  • 7:00pm~ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys

  • 8:30pm~ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • 12:00am~ Deck the Halls

Friday, December 20, 2013

  • 7:00am~ Chasing Christmas

  • 9:00am~ Christmas Every Day

  • 11:00am~ Christmas Do-Over

  • 1:00pm~ The Family Man

  • 4:00pm~ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys

  • 5:30pm~ Frosty’s Winter Wonderland

  • 6:00pm~ A Chipmunk Christmas

  • 6:30pm~ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • 9:00pm~ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Saturday, December 21, 2013

  • 7:00am~ Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

  • 7:30am~ The Little Drummer Boy

  • 8:00am~ Pinocchio’s Christmas

  • 9:00am~ The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

  • 10:00am~ Twas the night before Christmas

  • 10:30am~ Rudolph’s Shiny New Year

  • 11:30am~ Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July

  • 1:30pm~ The Year Without a Santa Claus

  • 2:30pm~ Santa Claus is Comin’ to town

  • 3:30pm~ A Chipmunk Christmas

  • 4:00pm~ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

  • 6:00pm~ The Santa Clause

  • 8:00pm~ The Santa Clause 2

  • 10:00pm~ The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Plan

  • 12:00am~ The Mistle-tones

Sunday, December 22, 2013

  • 7:00am~ The Year Without a Santa Claus

  • 8:00am~ Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

  • 9:00am~ I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

  • 11:00am~ Unaccompanied Minors

  • 1:00pm~ The Santa Clause

  • 3:00pm~ The Santa Clause 2

  • 5:00pm~ The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

  • 7:00pm~ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Monday, December 23, 2013

  • 7:00am~ I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

  • 9:00am~ A Dennis the Menace Christmas

  • 11:00am~ Home Alone: Holiday Heist

  • 1:00pm~ Deck the Halls

  • 3:00pm~ Disney’s A Christmas Carol

  • 5:00pm~ Jack Frost (1979)

  • 6:00pm~ Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

  • 7:00pm~ The Year Without a Santa Claus

  • 8:00pm~ The Muppet Christmas Carol

  • 10:00pm~ The Polar Express

  • 12:00am~ Scrooged

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

  • 7:00am~ A Very Brady Christmas

  • 9:00am~ Twas the Night Before Christmas

  • 11:00am~  Scrooged

  • 1:00pm~ The Polar Express

  • 3:00pm~ The Muppet Christmas Carol

  • 5:00pm~ The Santa Clause

  • 7:00pm~ The Santa Clause 2

  • 9:00pm~ The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

  • 12:00am~ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

  • 7:00am~ Frosty’s Winter Wonderland

  • 7:30am~ The Year Without a Santa Claus

  • 8:30am~ Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

  • 11:00am~ The Muppet Christmas Carol

  • 1:00pm~  National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

  • 3:00pm~  The Santa Clause

  • 5:00pm~ The Santa Clause 2

  • 7:00pm~  The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

  • 9:00pm~ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Guardian Angel Ornament

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Guardian Angel Ornament

Items Needed:

  • Clear ornament
  • Feather
  • Glitter
  • Ribbon
  • Paper

Directions:

  • Put 1 feather and a small amount of glitter in glass ornament. Attach poem below (author unknown) to ribbon and then tie off.

“Guardian Angel Feather”

I’m from your Guardian Angel
Whose been assigned to you.
She dropped this in her struggles
As she protected you.
Each time you feel alone,
Each time you nearly fall,
I’m here to remind you
You’re not alone at all.

Watch Santa Feed His Reindeer: LIVE!

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Watch Santa Feed His Reindeer: LIVE!

Here is a fantastic Holiday freebie that you and your children will love! You can watch Santa feed his reindeer daily at 11am, 6PM and 9PM!  On the weekends he is only out to feed them at 6PM.  This will work on your computer but is not compatible with mobile, so make sure you’re on your computer!

Also, make sure you let your little one call Santa after you watch him feed the deer! Call this number: (951)-262-3062 and let your kids leave a message for Santa with their wishlist after he gives a cute message to them!

 

 

 

Making Your Own Paint Letters! Fun & Messy Child’s Craft!

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Making Your Own Paint Letters! Fun & Messy Child’s Craft!

Right now my preschooler is into learning letters and spelling his name.  So today we took a few simple household items to make these really fun paint letters!

Ingredients Needed:

  • Washable Paints
  • Paint Brushes (could also finger paint!)
  • Tape
  • Large white paper or canvas.  I used white paper sized 18×12.  You can get this in large packs at the Dollar Store
  • Frame

Instructions:

Take your large piece of white paper and make whatever letter you would like.  I used electrical tape because it’s all that we had in the house, BUT it is very easy to bend and it comes off the paper without tearing it if you make a mistake!

Next, let your child PAINT, get messy and be creative! My son loves to blend colors and see what he can come up with.  Make sure they paint the entire paper, tell them you don’t want to see any white left!

Now let it dry.  It will probably take over night or at least 24 hours for it to dry entirely.  You want to be sure that it’s all dry, or when you pull the tape off it will bleed into the white part where you have the tape. After it’s try, peel off the tape very gently.  The best thing about using electrical tape is that it won’t tear the paper when you take it off!  With your finished product, you can grab a frame at WalMart for around $3.97 and display your child’s art proudly!

 

Make Your Own Snack Robots!

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Make Your Own Snack Robots!

School has started back up again and if you’re looking for a fun, easy treat for your kids to take to school or for a party, look no farther! These little snack robots will be the hit of your kids classroom or birthday party! Super easy and they won’t break the budget!

Items Needed (This is enough to make 18 robots)

1 – Glue Gun
1- Bag of Smarties candies
3- 8 count box of Juice boxes
2- Bags of the mini raisin boxes
3- 8 packs of applesauce cups
1- Box of disposable spoons
1- Bag of google eyes (you can pick these up at any craft store)

To construct the robots, heat up your glue gun and work from the bottom up, starting with the raisin feet glued to the juice box, then use a bit of glue to attach the Smarties candies arms, then tip the applesauce cup upside down and glue it to the Juice box.  Put the spoon across the body of the Juice box and then attach the google eyes on the applesauce cup!

How cute are these little army of Snack Robots?

 

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