As a kid, I played quite a few games with my family and siblings. Some of my favorites that we played each year were the Candy Cane Pass and Rudolph Dash.

The Candy Cane pass you needed at least 4 candy canes per team and a few extras in case they broke. Each player held 4 candy canes between their fingers and passed them down the line, teammate to teammate, without dropping.

If a person dropped it, they were out. We kept doing this until one person was left.

The other game, Rudolph Dash, all we needed was some Vaseline and we cut out circles from red construction paper. Our mom, or who ever was supposed to be watching us, would have each of us kids put a dab of Vaseline on our nose, and then choose the person to go first. Read More »

You’ll need: those two buckets, two Christmas stockings and a selection of stuff for the kids to transfer from the buckets to their stockings – oranges, candy canes, favors, whatever suits your fancy. Read More »

What I received for Christmas last year when I was about eighteen was Great because I asked my parents for something that I needed/wanted, and was practical. It was a furrier’s apron because I trim my horse’s hooves, and instead of ripping up your jeans trying to trim hooves, you use a furrier apron. Read More »

Peanut butter and potato candy. It sounds gross, but it’s really awesome. You’ll need the following:

INGREDIENTS
1 very small baking potato
Peanut butter
White powder sugar

DIRECTIONS
Peel, dice and boil potato until tender. Remove from pan and let dry well. When completely dry, mash well with a fork or potato masher. In a bowl slowly add powder sugar while stirring with a wooded spoon.

Don’t add too much because it will make the mixture too runny. You want the mixture to have the consistency of cookie dough. Lay a sheet of wax paper on the counter and form the potato mixture into a long flat piece.

The thickness should be about 1/2 inch thick or a little more. Roll it out even and smooth. Take the peanut butter and with a butter knife spread it completely over your dough roll. You can add as much as you want. Read More »