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Every holiday season we jump in with both feet as we gather up the bins of all the decorations that have been waiting in the rafters. We unpack and we reminisce and we make plans. About going sledding and drinking cocoa. Shopping for the perfect gifts and then that infamous Gingerbread House.
I’m not sure about you, but for me, we have never, ever, ever found a kit that works just the way it’s supposed to. You fork over the money for this all inclusive kit with the nasty tasting frosting and you try to get it all together and inevitable the roof caves in as you put the gum drops atop it.
Kelloggs Pop-Tarts sent us some Gingerbread Pop-Tarts that are going like hot cakes over here and on the box there was a picture of a Gingerbread House made with the Pop-Tarts and I had a light bulb moment.
Supplies needed:
Kelloggs Gingerbread Pop-Tarts
Kelloggs Pop-Tarts {any flavor you prefer with sprinkles}
Vanilla Frosting
Candies or Gummies
First I took my Gingerbread Pop-Tarts and used a thick coat of frosting to stick them together in the shape of a rectangle.
Then I used Strawberry Pop-Tarts for the roof {with another healthy coating of frosting}.
Then I took my fruit snacks and decorated.
It took 20 minutes and is still standing an entire day after I built it. {Even after little fingers have taken the fruit snacks off the top.}
It was a simple, fun holiday activity.
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We love going to a local farm to take a hayride and look at their holiday light display.
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I most love the time with family.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course, the caroles, the food, the fireplace, and the tree.
I usually go downtown with my sisters and their children and go eat under the tree at what was Marshall Field's but is now Macys and then the kids go to see Santa.
ReplyDeleteWe also spend some time with our neighbors who have a caroling party.
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My favorite thing to do is be with family and watch classic Christmas movies!
ReplyDeleteWatching the Grinch who stole Christmas and having hot chocolate
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I love Christmas eve mass with the family.
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This is such a great idea! We always purchase a kit to make gingerbread houses, but I have a certified Pop Tart addict living here & we always have an abundance of toaster treats. We will be making our own Pop Tart Holiday House on Christmas Eve !! Thanks for the great idea!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday tradition is making hot apple cider - a real treat after putting up Christmas lights outside in the cold!
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Favorite holiday tradition is having the kids in to decorate sugar cookies. Most of them end up with icing everywhere and a big sugar rush stormvikki at aol dot com
ReplyDeleteOur favorite holiday tradition is putting up our "shoe tree." It is a Christmas tree--and all the ornaments on the tree are shoes in all shapes and sizes. It is fun to collect new shoe ornaments each year to remind us of vacations, events, etc.!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday traditions are baking Christmas cookies with my mom and also driving around looking at Christmas lights - I love seeing the city all lit up at night, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteSide note - I LOVE those Gingerbread Pop Tarts, they are so yummy! Just had to add that. :)
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ReplyDeleteHoliday tradition...well, since having my own family, those have really gone by the wayside. I intend to get them back though - starting immediately. Life is too short not to - Christmas photo cards & going as a family to select a tree - those are the only two set in stone right now.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite one from being a kid? All of the gifts are numbered under the tree...a corresponding # goes in a bucket...Great Grandma goes first and opens 1 of her gifts - and then she selects a # from the bucket - then, the kids hunt for the package with that number on it under the tree. That person opens their gift and then selects the next #. Not only does it help to delay the gift opening process - we all get to see what each person got and it helps us to feel more gratitude. (And the kids get practice with their numbers and patience!) HA!
Some of the things that we enjoy are baking cookies together and watching Christmas movies.
ReplyDeleteHot chocolate, a warm blanket and holiday cartoons - fun!
ReplyDeleteDecorating the tree with the family, drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows.
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Freshly baked cookies, hot chocolate, and a good book to read aloud to the family.
ReplyDeleteWe enjoy being around our family at this special time of the year, and eating good food together.
ReplyDeleteWe enjoy all the baking, shopping, giving and spending time with extended family. We open presents at midnight which is a little crazy, but a Tradition in BJ's family.
ReplyDeleteWe enjoy attending and watching the parades on tv together
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We like to drive around and look at Christmas lights on Christmas Eve
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We love to bake sugar cookies and decorate them with icing and sprinkles.
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Christmas morning we bake cinnamon rolls and play Christmas music while we open our socks
ReplyDeleteAfter lots of turkey and ham from Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, we make Greek Stew on Christmas Day and play games while it fills the house with a wonderful scent
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We pick up and decorate Christmas tree together and baking gingerbread cookies during holidays.
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ReplyDeleteWe have three birthdays in December we celebrate them all on one weekend. We always do Christmas on Christmas eve. (Not my idea)
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My fav holiday tradition is NOT going home for Christmas. I love that its just me and my hubby for Winter Solstice celebrations!
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I would say its having my in-laws up for their annual holiday visit...yes...I love my in-laws...hahhaha..better than my own family actually!
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Our tradition is to eat Sheperd's Pie at Christmas-time to keep it simple and more to the meaning of real Christmas!
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baking christmas cookies with the kids
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Just getting to gether with the family is my favorite tradition and eating a good dinner followed by yummy deserts.
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My family usually does a Secret Santa when we go to Texas. We don't spen over $25. But we wont be in Texas this year. We always do a tree and a nice traditional meal with a ham. On Christmas we do gifts for our kids from Santa and put out milk and cookies the night before. We also do a stalking for our kids. Then we watch them open their gifts. We have a lot of fun!
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My favorite holiday tradition is decorating the tree the day after Thanksgiving.
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I love baking cookies with my family!
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we make gingerbread house...which always comes out funny looking but he has so much fun making, and we take a drive to look for holiday lights
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Just about everyone in my family loves to play Skip-Bo so when we get together for the holidays we always have Skip-Bo tournaments.
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mainly just spending time with family
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Christmas morning is by far my favorite tradition. My family and I open presents, make a huge breakfast, listen to Christmas carols, and stay in our pj's all day!
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Being from the South,I make a Seafood Gumbo For X-Mas Eve!It's usually cold outside and this warms up everybody pretty fast!
ReplyDeleteOur favorite holiday tradition (food wise) is to make and eat pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Mmm!!! Thanks!
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We love cooking and baking together during the holidays. It always seems to bring us together and even our two year old finds things to do!
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My favorite holiday tradition is one with my kids and myself. We spend a whole day in our PJ's making the perfect gingerbread house. We watch Christmas movies while we wait for our gingerbread house to set. I love it and I look forward to it every year.
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Our family's holiday tradition has gone to the wayside of late. I do miss going over and seeing all of my family but iife get's in the way. So what we have done with our boys since they were little is new Pj's on Christmas eve, lol and a little something from when I was young,unwrapping a small present. And taking a ride to see some of the houses that have fabulous lighted holiday decorations. That is the part i look forward too, its relaxing and they are getting along:)
ReplyDeleteOne tradition we have is baking lots of cookies. We make chocolate chip, sugar cookies, rice krispie treats and more.
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Family comes in from far away and we eat. the house smells like beef jerky as we make this every single year. Then, we eat some more.
ReplyDeleteYUMMIEST Gingerbreadhouse ever! This one won't get thrown away uneaten.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday tradition is going to the tree farm to pick out and cut down the tree then going home to hot chocolate to warm up!
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ReplyDeleteFavorite holiday tradition is getting a fresh cut tree to decorate.
ReplyDeleteAnd "opening" our Christmas stockings early Christmas morning.
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We always leave cookies that we decorate Christmas eve especially for santa and the reindeer.
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ReplyDeletewe like to open 1 gift on christmas eve, have a bible study and watch old christmas movies
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We like to bake cookies and give them to friends & family! :)
ReplyDeleteWe love going to Olive Garden for our Christmas Eve dinner! Then, we drive around and look at lights!
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I make everyone a Christmas ornament for the tree every year. Some are cross-stitched, some are made from clay, some from cinnamon 'stuff', and lots are made from felt.
ReplyDeleteWe decorate the tree on Christmas Eve.
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ReplyDeleteOther than visiting with friends and family and decorating the house and tree, I don't have a favorite holiday tradition anymore.
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ReplyDeleteI realy don't have a tradition, but I am going to try your gingerbread house.
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I love time with the family.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday tradition is singing Christmas Carols while my wife plays the piano.
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