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Reindeer Poop is Fun Christmas Project for Kids

Santa — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:09:54 +0000

Making reindeer poop is a fun Christmas project for kids, and parents love it to because it’s quick, easy and inexpensive. All you need is some candy and the magic poem to turn those sweet treats into magic “reindeer” poop. Package it up and voila! you’ve got an instant gag gift. Here’s how.

Reindeer Poop Recipe
1 package of malted milk balls, Milk Duds, or other chocolate candy
1 plastic baggie
1 reindeer poop poem (see below)

Open the bag of candy and pour it into the bag. Print and attach the reindeer poop poem below. Give to friends or family and watch them smile!

Reindeer Poop Poem
I woke with such a fright when I heard Santa call…
“Now dash away, dash away, dash away all!”
I ran to the lawn and in the snowy white drifts,
those nasty reindeer had left “little gifts.”

I got an old shovel and started to scoop
neat little piles of reindeer poop!
But to throw them away seemed such a waste,
so I saved them, thinking-you might like a taste!

As I finished my task, which took quite awhile,
Old Santa passed by and he sheepishly smiled.
And I heard him exclaim as he sped off in the sky…
“Well they’re not potty trained, but at least they can fly!”

History of the Christmas Candy Cane

Santa — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:17:28 +0000

The history of Christmas candy canes starts in Germany in the 17th century with some restless children and an imaginative choir master. In 1670, the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral decided he’d give the kids in his choir some candy sticks to keep them happy during the long Christmas services. He bent straight white candy sticks into the now-familiar “J” shape to represent a shepherd’s staff and remind them that Jesus is the good shepherd. The custom soon spread throughout Europe.

But it took a long time for the custom to reach America. The first documented example of the use of candy canes to celebrate Christmas occurred in 1847, when a German-Swedish immigrant by the name of August Imgard hung the candy canes from the branches of a Christmas tree.

At this time, candy canes were still all-white. It wasn’t until about 50 years later that the first red-and-white striped variety appeared. No historical records exist to show who or why the stripes were added, but prior to 1900, Christmas cards only showed all-white candy canes. After that year, striped candy canes started appearing.

Around this same time, it’s thought that candy makers started adding peppermint flavors to their candy canes, and this soon became the norm. Now candy canes can be found in all sizes and flavors, from green apple to chocolate, but the familiar red and white stripes are still the most popular.

Christmas Cookie Wreaths Recipe

Santa — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:14:09 +0000

Ingredients
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup of butter
1 cup of chopped raisins
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 cup of sugar
4 teaspoons of sweet cream
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
3 1/2 cups of flour (sifted)

Directions
Mix butter and sugar in bowl until creamy. Whip eggs and sweet cream. Add other ingredients and mix well until mixture becomes dough. Place in refrigerator to chill. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove dough from refrigerator and cut small pieces. Roll into wreath shapes. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes. Let cookies cool. Add decorations if desired.