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Little Star

(17,055 posts) Mon Dec 8, 2014, 12:02 PM Dec 2014

51 Life-Saving Holiday Hacks

Making gingerbread cookies? Turn them into ornaments

Use hot glue

Make hot chocolate hearts

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/life-saving-holiday-hacks-that-are-borderline-genius

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51 Life-Saving Holiday Hacks (Original Post) Little Star Dec 2014 OP

Seems like a waste of good cookies in the first one, but the others... sybylla Dec 2014 #1

Thanks much - have passed them on to the daughter and grandson rurallib Dec 2014 #2

this inspired me NJCher Dec 2014 #3

I love that whipped cream idea! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #4

Cool! unitedguy Dec 2014 #5

sybylla

(8,511 posts)

1. Seems like a waste of good cookies in the first one, but the others...

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:44 AM

Dec 2014

pretty good.

on edit: When my grown up sons were in preschool, they made tree ornaments with applesauce and cinnamon. They smelled fabulous, looked just like gingerbread, and have lasted 20+ years. That might be a better idea for the gingerbread swag.

rurallib

(62,416 posts)

2. Thanks much - have passed them on to the daughter and grandson

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:51 PM

Dec 2014

NJCher

(35,675 posts)

3. this inspired me

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 12:49 AM

Dec 2014

to go pick up the pumpkins and throw them out.

Now maybe, just maybe, this year I'll decorate more than putting Christmas wallpaper on my desktop.

Cher