Holidays

Grinch Oreo Pops

2 · Nov 21, 2013 · 5 Comments

Hello Whipperberry readers! Jenn here from Clean and Scentsible. I am SO excited to be back here today with these fun Grinch Oreo Pops….

Although I love celebrating all of the holidays, the Christmas season is by far my favorite. December is always filled with so many activities with family and friends and I love repeating all of our Christmas traditions. The kids and I look forward to all of the Christmas specials that come on television and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is always on the top of our list. This past weekend, we had an early Grinch party with some of the neighborhood kids to start off the Christmas season and these Grinch pops were the hit of the party!

Ingredients

Oreo cookies
wooden skewer sticks {or thin sucker sticks}
green candy melts {I used about half a package for 8 pops}
banana marshmallows
black edible ink pen
large red sprinkle for the nose
strawberry marshmallows
mini marshmallows
toothpick
white mini cupcake liners

Directions

Melt chocolate melts in the microwave according to package directions. Be careful not to overheat.
Cut banana marshmallows into small almond shapes for the eyes and use the edible ink pen to draw in an eyeball.
Insert skewer into the center of the Oreo.
Spread chocolate around all sides of the cookie.
Add eyes and the sprinkle for the nose.
Place on parchment paper and allow chocolate to harden.
Spread out cupcake liners, turn it upside down, ad pierce skewer through the center.

NOTE: My original plan was to draw on a mouth with the edible marker, however, it did not draw well over the chocolate and I just decided to skip it. If you would like to do a mouth, you could try using a toothpick to carve it out of the chocolate before it hardens.

Even if you are not having a party, these pops would be great for a family Grinch night or fun class treat! And of course, you can't have Oreos without milk! 🙂

If you are looking for more Grinch party ideas, head on over to Clean and Scentsible to see the rest of the party.

Feel free to check out some of my other Christmas projects while you are there or connect with me here: FACEBOOK / PINTEREST / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

Elf on the Shelf Breakfast / Twinkling Christmas Canvas / Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake Balls

"Maybe Christmas", he thought, "Doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."

Happy Holidays!

Sparkly Ornament Advent Calendar

3 · Nov 7, 2013 · 8 Comments

Well ho ho ho hello there! I'm so happy to be back here again this month! I'm stepping away from my usual food posts, and instead I've got a little Christmas project to share with you. I know, Christmas feels very far away, but it's not really, especially if you want to make your own advent calendar which needs to be ready for December 1!

Every year we have advent calendars for the kids and they love the countdown to the big day (secrets be told, I do too)! I've always just bought those candy or picture advent calendars, but this year I wanted to do something a little different and make my own. I was inspired by this advent calendar that I saw on Bower Power blog a couple of years ago, so when I received a box of ornaments in the mail recently, I knew they would make an amazing advent calendar.

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The idea with this advent calendar is that there is a unique ornament for each day leading up to Christmas that the kids can hang on our tree.

Here's How To:

Materials:

A picture frame
A piece of cork board to fit the frame
Paper or fabric to cover the cork board
25 paper key tags (you can find these in any office supply store)
25 silver push pins
25 ornaments
number stamps & silver stamping ink
Large ribbon for hanging the frame.

Instructions:

First choose a frame for your calendar, then string through a 2 1/2 foot long ribbon for hanging.
Then cut a piece of cork board to fit the frame, and wrap it in paper or fabric. I liked this sparkly wrapping paper, as it was very forgiving when I needed to move around the push pins…it hid tiny holes well.
Place the covered cork board firmly into the frame.
Chose 25 different ornaments to hang in the frame.
To mark each day, you can use paper key tags, and stamp them with the number of the day.
Now it's time to hang the ornaments! First lay out the ornaments approximately where you would like to hang them.
Use a push pin to first hang the date tag, then the ornament.

That's it! SO simple!

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Here's what mine looks like all done! Sparkly, fun & festive!

The fun part of making your own advent calendar is you can tailor it to your own Christmas decor. Have fun with colours, textures and different kinds of ornaments!

Here are some ideas for your calendar:

Use a picture frame that you can hang on your wall each season.
Or put heavy duty magnets on the back of the frame so that you can hang it on your fridge.
Keep the background on the frame neutral so you can change the ornaments every year. I just used silver sparkly wrapping paper.

Instead of tree ornaments you can hang:

Little envelopes with Christmas messages.
Or put a little note in an envelope that has a seasonal activity to do for that day: things like skating, make hot chocolate, go for a walk, bake cookies…
You can hang little bags filled with candy.
Fill envelopes or little boxes with tiny treasures like money, earrings, erasers…fun little dollar store items.

I hope I inspired you to make an advent calendar of your own!

Thank you so much for reading today! Have a wonderful day!

Feel free to stop on by anytime! I'd love to have you!

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Printable Thanksgiving Bread Wraps + 12 More Thanksgiving Printables

10 · Nov 6, 2013 · 9 Comments

Free Printable Thanksgiving Bread Wraps // Well hello November! Can you believe we are already here… It’s time for Thanksgiving! It’s also time for this months Printable Club. We have 12 fabulous Thanksgiving printables for you…

Aren’t they all so fun?! I created a “Today I am grateful for You!” bread wrap. This time of year we are all busting out our baking pans and making all kinds of lovely quick breads like pumpkin bread and banana bread and sharing them with friends and neighbors. I thought it would be fun to create a nice wrap for those scrumptious gifts that we all love to share. Even if you aren’t much of a baker, you can find some tasty breads at your local market and repackage them with this wrap and look like a rock star!

All you have to do is download the file from the Box.com box below and then print out as many sheets as you want. Cut them how ever you like and wrap your bread with them. I actually wrapped my bread in some parchment paper first and then the bread wrap because the wrap didn’t make it all the way around the bread. With the parchment you have something to affix the wrap to and it looks great.

You can even go a step further if you like… I printed mine on printable canvas from Silhouette. This stuff is super cool and you don’t need to have a Silhouette machine to use it. It goes right through your printer and then is self-adhesive as well. Perfect for this kind of stuff. Then your friends will REALLY think you are a rock star because who knows how to print on fabric? Um, YOU DO! Here’s the file for you to download…

But wait, there’s more… Wow, I’m starting to sound like an infomercial. I have 11 more super talented friends who are sharing their Thanksgiving printables with all of us as well! Click on their links below to see all of their amazing creations!

1 // The Dating Divas – Give your hubby this cute, personalized candy bar wrapper to show your gratitude for him!
2 // Somewhat Simple – Count Your Blessings Tree | Includes everything you need to create a beautiful display of all the things you’re grateful for.
3 // Whipperberry – Printable bread wrapper to show your friends and family how grateful you are for them.
4 // Crafting Chicks – Thanksgiving planning pages to create the best, most organized and most purposeful Thanksgiving yet!
5 // Tatertots & Jello – Thanksgiving centerpiece idea and activity.
6 // L’il Luna – Free Thanksgiving Coloring Pages perfect for the kids while the adults are busy cooking!
7 // My Sister’s Suitcase – Keep the kids busy coloring this Printable Thanksgiving Placemat – full of games, jokes, and puzzles!
8 // I Heart Nap Time – Give Thanksgiving leftovers the respect they deserve with these easy to use ‘leftovers’ printables!
9 // The 36th Avenue – Timeless “Bee” Thankful Printable and Thankful Tags. Available in two colors.
10 // Paging Supermom – “Thankful for Everything” chocolate wrapper coordinates with a collection of FREE Thanksgiving dinner decor!
11 // The TomKat Studio – Give thanks with these stylish notecards and gift tags!
12 // The Idea Room – Printable Happy Thanksgiving Gift Tags for Thanksgiving or Hostess Gifts.

40+ Fabulous Thanksgiving Ideas

1 · Oct 30, 2013 · 7 Comments

40+ Thanksgiving Ideas //

Can you believe that it's already time to start thinking about Thanksgiving?! Today I'm sharing some of the best of Thanksgiving from around blogland, everything from decorating, to table settings, amazing dishes, and even what to do with those leftovers! Enjoy!!