Dollar Tree Reindeer Craft Kit

I found this cute Reindeer craft kit at a Dollar Tree store close to us. While I have to admit that this wasn’t one of my favorite crafts that I’ve gotten there, by using lots of glue and not being a perfectionist, it will turn out pretty cute. 😉

Here’s a look at what’s inside the kit:

I started by spreading glue all over the paper plate. Use plenty of glue. (The plate didn’t want to lay flat so if you’d rather make your own circle out of paper, that would work great.)

Stick the brown pom poms all over the plate. I felt like there weren’t quite enough pom poms to cover the entire plate, but in the end it still looks good. I suggest leaving the empty space at the top where it will be covered up by the antlers and hat.

Glue the pieces together to make the face, mouth and nose.

Glue this piece…using plenty of glue…on top of the pom poms. Glue on the 2 eyes. I suggest putting the eyes right on top of a pom pom instead of in the gap between pom poms. That way the eyes will stick on better.

Each ear has 2 pieces, so glue them together next.

I glued the antlers on next…using lots of glue, but only on the bottom part of the antlers. The top part of the antlers won’t be touching anything.

The Santa hat is 3 pieces that you can glue together next.

Now it’s time to glue on the hat and the ears.

Yep, your reindeer will be cute! But I would let it sit for a while to completely dry before moving it around much or trying to hang it up. After my kit was completely dry, it stayed together fine, but it tended to fall apart while the glue was still wet.

I guess this must be Rudolph since he has a red nose! 😉

Day #18 – Lego Advent Calendar

Hello, again! We’re back for day #18 of our Lego Friends advent calendar! It’s only 1 week til Christmas!!!

Let’s open the door and see what’s there!

Here are the pieces we have to work with for this set.

Yep, I went back to the online images of the Lego advent calendar to work out what this set makes. And it is so cute! 🙂

I’m not totally sure what this is supposed to be, but I do recognize the tiny little penguin and think it is just adorable! 🙂 I wonder if it’s another game to play and the penguin is a prize? Let me know what you think! Whatever it is, I really like this one! Let’s tuck it into the Christmas scene.

See you again tomorrow for door #19! 🙂

Day #17 – Lego Advent Calendar

It’s December 17th and time to open the next door on our Lego Friends Advent Calendar!

Drum roll, please!

Here’s what we have today…hmmm…

I went back again to the picture of the advent calendar online for help to figure out what this set makes. Ta dah! 🙂

Looks like another food cart with milk and ice cream! Fun! I lined it up with the other food carts in our Christmas scene. Very nice!

Remember to come back tomorrow for the next Lego surprise! 🙂

Day #16 – Lego Advent Calendar

Here we are at day #16 of our Lego Friends advent calendar!

It’s time for a peek inside the door!

Let’s see…what could these pieces make?

I found the answer by looking at the picture of the advent calendar online. This is cool and quite an important thing for Santa to have! It’s Santa’s sleigh! 🙂

Santa looks like he’s almost ready for Christmas Eve! But I think he might need some reindeer still! Lol 😉

Be sure to come back tomorrow when we’ll be opening the next door on the advent calendar! 🙂

Day #15 – Lego Advent Calendar

Can you believe its day #15 for our Lego Friends Advent Calendar?! It’s only 10 days till Christmas!! Wow! 🙂

Let’s open today’s door!

Look at the Lego pieces inside. This one is pretty easy to figure out what it is, isn’t it? 😉

This set makes a super cute little person!

Hanging out close to Santa seems like a great place to be!

See you tomorrow for more fun with our Lego Friends Advent Calendar! 🙂

Snowman Cupcakes

Are you looking for an adorable dessert for Christmas? Do your kids need to take a Christmas treat to school? Here’s a cute snowman that doesn’t take long to make! I found this little packet of candy snowman noses and black balls for eyes and a mouth at our local Walmart store. (Yes, it says for cookie ball decorating, but they work great for snowman cupcakes too!)

Whip up your favorite cake batter, flavor of your choice. I went with homemade chocolate.

Pour the batter into a cupcake pan lined with cupcake papers.

Bake, cool and frost with your favorite white frosting. Add the special candies from the packet and presto! You have snowman cupcakes ready to go!

Aren’t they cute? Plus quick and easy!

The hardest part will be keeping your family from eating them too soon! 😉

Day #14 – Lego Advent Calendar

Here we go with another day of our Lego Friends Advent Calendar!

What is hiding behind door #14?

What do you think these pieces make?

One gray piece looks like it could be part of a gun? I went back to the handy dandy online picture of the advent calendar and that’s right! It does make a tiny gun and…parents, beware! It really does shoot! The set also makes 3 little targets to shoot at. The boys are going to like this one! 😉

And now it’s in my Christmas scene. 🙂

Be sure to join me tomorrow for our peek behind the next door! 🙂

Day #13 – Lego Advent Calendar

It’s time for Day #13 reveal!

Opening the door…

Here’s what is inside:

If you look back at door #9, the picture inside is for today’s set. 🙂

So I am pretty sure one part of this set is a campfire, but I’m not sure what the other part is. Maybe some lights? What do you think?

I’m thinking a campfire might be nice to have when you are ice skating, so that’s where I’m putting it in my Christmas scene.

And there you have day #13! 🙂 See you tomorrow for door #14! 🙂

Day #12 – Lego Advent Calendar

Yes, today is day #12 of sharing our Lego Friends Advent Calendar! Wow, do you know what that means? We are half way through the advent calendar already! Christmas is coming fast! 🙂

Time to check what is behind door #12!

Let’s take a closer look at the Lego pieces.

I don’t know if you can figure out what those pieces make, but I had to go back to the internet page about the advent calendar to find out. 😉 And I’m not even sure after making it, exactly what it is! Lol Maybe you can tell me what you think it is.

The part on the right is a gift…maybe the yellow part is a gift too? Could the middle part be decorations? Or maybe a bench to sit on? I think I need your help on this one! I decided to put them close to Santa in our Christmas scene.