Christmas Baking Done!

          Got my family's Christmas baking trays all done..now to deliver!

Kids Upgrade Snacks for Santa Keeping Milk Safe until Santa is Ready to Sip

It’s a longstanding Christmas Eve tradition to leave out cookies and milk for Santa. But what happens if kids pour a big glass of milk for Santa before they go to bed around 9 p.m. – but then he doesn’t arrive until well after midnight? It’s not going to taste fresh, and might even be not safe to drink.

A better idea is to leave out a shelf safe milk box with those cookies. It’s Grade A, real milk that doesn't require refrigeration until it’s opened (no preservatives added). Single-serving milk boxes – similar to juice boxes – can be stored in the pantry for up to six months without refrigeration.

Santa can take the convenient carton with him to sip in the sleigh as he heads on to the next house…without worrying about spilling!

For a fun kids craft idea, create a custom cover for the milk carton. Click here for a template to print out and color, paint or bedazzle! Upload a photo of your kids’ creations to the Milk Unleashed Facebook page or Twitter to get free samples of shelf safe milk.

Holiday Gift Guide for Children

Most of us know that it is better to give than to receive. The reaction you can receive from a well chosen gift can be priceless and well worth the hours of searching. If you are looking for the best reactions possible, it is even better to give gifts to children. A child’s face can really light up as their tear through that gift wrapping paper, to get to that coveted gift inside. Their emotions are unbridled and the joy is evident, after all, continuing family traditions with children and the magic of the season is what the holidays are truly about.

We have some great gift giving ideas for the little ones on your Christmas lists this year:

The Heart for Heart Girls ™ -

The Heart for Heart Girls ™ are changing the world one heart at a time.

What if you could change the world just by buying a doll? You can, with Hearts For Hearts Girls™ dolls! Each doll is a girl that wants to make a difference in her life, community, and culture. When you buy a Hearts For Hearts Girls doll, a portion of the purchase price is donated to children’s causes in countries around the world.  Get to know the girls who want to make a difference! Every Hearts Girls doll represents a real girl from a real place around the world. Each has her own story to tell and ideas about how to make life better for her family, community, country, and the world around her. All Hearts For Hearts Girls dolls stand 14 inches high, are beautifully dressed in their ethnic clothing and have gorgeous hair that girls will love to style and play with.

You can meet the Hearts for Hearts Girls at hearts4heartsgirls.ca:  Nahji from India, Lilian from Belarus, Tipi from Laos, Dell from USA, Rahel from Ethiopia, Consuelo from Mexico.  These make wonderful Christmas gifts due to their interactivity and educational nature.  

Pick one up today – they’re exclusively available at Walmart across Canada.

Iscream-

Who says we can’t be cool while staying warm?

Iscream carries everything from cozy plush kids blankets and fun microbead pillows to trendy lounge wear and accessories, all to fill your tween’s needs, staying stylish and up to trend. Visit Iscream and let’s have some fun!

KFC's Free Sandwich Voucher With Purchase- Plus a Giveaway From KFC ( Canada only)

Enjoy KFC's free sandwich voucher when you purchase the KFC Canada's Festive Meal for One.Yummy!

Plus we are hosting a KFC giveaway for a $25 KFC gift card.
A random draw will be made by Random.org on December 20, 2012 from all Canadian entries received.

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Gift Giving For The Women On Your Christmas List

Whether it is your mother, sister, daughter, or friend, buying that perfect gift for a woman on your holiday list can present its own unique challenges. Every woman is unique and it can be at times difficult to find a gift that shows how much you care. Since women often take care of everyone around them, the holiday season is the most opportune occasion to reverse the table and shower them with affection. Whether it is the perfect gift for the body, or the mind or the soul, this holiday season don’t forget to pamper the women in your life.

Please visit our friends who have some great gift giving ideas for the women on your Christmas gift list this year:

ObusForme-Personalized Comfort Drivers Seat
Provides the comfort of heat, 6 massage motors and your choice of lumbar support size!

The ObusForme drivers seat is so comfortable and most women I know are always cold, so this is a perfect gift to give. We don't all have heated seats in our cars, but now we can. Heat and a massage this winter-wow!

Features include:

• Inflatable lumbar support allows you to choose your firmness and size on the lumbar support
• Soothing heat and massage relaxes the muscles in your lower back, bottom and thighs
• High density foam gently cushions your back for improved posture and a smoother ride
• Stylish conveniently placed pump allows you to inflate / deflate the lumbar pad to your exact need
• Convenient, ergonomically designed hand held remote lets you choose your comfort level of heat massage and lumbar support
• Ideal for driving or while sitting at home or in the office
• Elastic straps and plastic hooks hold the cushion securely in place
• Includes 110V AC adapter and cigarette lighter adapter for use in your vehicle , home or office
• Automatic shut off and one button power off safety devices
• Exterior: 100% polyester. Interior: polyurethane foam

Dyson-Stunning Dyson Slim-

Dyson has cut the cord and engineered a new way to clean. Digital Slim™ is a lightweight cordless vacuum cleaner, engineered for nimble, high performance cleaning.

 Weighing-in at a scant 2.26 kilograms (5 pounds), Digital Slim™ has a balanced weight distribution that offers superior performance for high, low, hard-to-reach and in-between spaces.

A light aluminium wand reaches from floor to ceiling and can be detached for up-close tasks like car cleaning. At the business end, a motorized cleaner head combines anti-static carbon fibre filaments with stiff nylon brushes to tackle fine dust on hard floors and ground-in dirt on carpets. 

This will make a great gift for the woman on your gift list who loves taking pride in keeping her home clean. 

Thank You India

Thank You India takes prides in quality jewelry that is timeless. Every time you wear a piece,you'll be sure to get a compliment. Best part, when you purchase a Thank You India piece you become part of the chain of giving back; they are a fair trade company!
Consider this Christmas, a precious piece from Thank you India.

Tree Is Up!

Got the tree up on the weekend...downsizing as well on my Santa collection this year. Want to start collecting angels instead.Sold about half of my Santas this week, but will keep the others till my new collection builds.
Do you have a Christmas collection?

Kellogg's And Christmas Rice Krispie Treats!

Review By : Ria (my daughter)

Received another fun kit from Kellogg's - The Christmas Rice Krispie Treats! 

I always have fun reviewing silly things like this with my boyfriend Chris. It's a fun way to spend the evening/afternoon making something together. The Christmas Kit included a box of Rice Krispies, marshmallows, cookie cutters, sparkle decorating gel, cake sprinkles, gift bags/tags and candy canes. We easily whipped up the Rice Krispie mix, using the recipe on the bag of marshmallows and divided the mixture up, adding green and red food coloring to some of it. The kit also came with some ideas for making Xmas-y themed treats and we found other ideas from the Rice Krispie website. Many of the ideas used licorice  strings or fondant, which we didn't have, but we made some pretty cute treats without it!

Rice Krispie Treats are such a cheap/quick snack to make at anytime, and with all the Xmas add-ons, we had a blast making these ones. For some reason I made everyone's eyes red (we only had two colors of Glitter Gel!) and I figured they all needed angry eyebrows to go with the red eyes!

My favorite creation was what I thought was Chris' "Christmas Zombie" but turned out that he was trying to make "The Grinch!" The "presents" were super easy to make and could have also been done by making a pan of Rice Krispies and cutting them up into squares, then decorating. 

And the same tip from a previous post- if you are going to be using your hands to mold your designs, spraying Pam on your hands works great to keep everything from sticking to yourself! Unless you WANT the Rice Krispies to stick to yourself like I did with my Krispie Moustache! 

Have fun with your Christmas baking and think of Kelloggs when making holiday treats this year!

Free Box of KD ( Canada Only)

Kraft Dinner is giving away 20, 012 FREE BOXES of KD!
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Don’t go out hungry! Tweet that you want KD to be your last meal using #KDpocalypse and they’ll mail you a free box.

Need to tweet, then they send you an URL to get a free box. Hurry, to get yours!

It Works Body Wrap Giveaway

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How Not To Worry While Travelling

With winter descending upon us in full force, some people dream of keeping warm with hot cocoa by the fire place, while I dream of sandy beaches and palm trees. Sometimes, you just have to get away. Traveling is one of the most popular endeavors that people like to spend their time and their money on. Whether you are jet setting across oceans, on that once in the lifetime trip or travelling slightly closer to home, it is a great opportunity to leave your troubles behind and just relax. However, there are a few things that can make any traveler nervous. What if I get sick while abroad? What if the airline loses my luggage and all I have on my honeymoon are the clothes on my back and not even a toothbrush? Speaking from personal experience, if your luggage is lost the airline might provide you with a toothbrush (but no toothpaste) and a change of clothing-which in my case was only a huge over sized white see-through t-shirt.

So you can hope that nothing bad will ever happen to you or travelling companions or you can get proactive and obtain travel insurance before your trip. Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Many think that travel insurance is only needed if you have a pre-existing condition and might get sick in the foreign country and get stuck with a huge hospital bill. You have to remember that accidents do happen and watching the traffic rules (or lack of them thereof) in some countries might be enough to persuade you. Whether you get the flu, or break a bone having medical coverage is extremely important. Medical transport from one country to your home country can literally cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. That’s more than most houses! But travel insurance can cover much more than just medical expenses, it can take the worry out of traveling.

Most travelers know that by taking multiple connections to your final destination you can save quite a bit on your travel. However, flights do not always arrive on time and you can land at the airport just to see the plane you were supposed to be on takeoff. Travel insurance can cover incidences such as missed flights, flight cancellations, or flight delays which occur due to weather- and with snow storm season approaching this could be an issue. Finally, coverage can also help replace, lost, stolen or damaged baggage, as well as documents and if your luggage is delayed there are options for emergency replacement of essential items…toothpaste, perhaps?

There are many things to worry about when you travel, such as; who will water my plants? Did I pack enough pairs of shoes? Will my hairdryer work overseas? How will I charge my phone at the airport? Save your vacation time to worry about your tan, and not if you whether you will have the money in case of a travel emergency. For a literally a few dollars a day, you can get a peace of mind.