My mom always set us up with fun things to do and create, especially around Christmas, but there is one incredibly easy craft that I particularly remember – We pressed cloves into the skin of an orange, rolled them in spices, and hung them as decorations. The sweet aroma filled our home, and to this day I remember that spicy scent with fondness.
As I was browsing through NestléFamily.com, I came across a similar holiday craft and look forward to making these with my kiddos this week ::
All it takes is a few minutes to transform an ordinary orange into a lovely candleholder. You’ll need an orange, a metal tea light, some cloves and a paring knife. Cut a hole in the top of the orange that’s a little bit larger than the diameter of the tea light. Create a space for the candle to sit, and place it in. Next press cloves into the orange skin. Light the candle, then sit back and enjoy the delicious spicy-citrus scent.
Nestlé has offered a Holiday Gift Basket for one of you, for one of today’s giveaways! (Yes, there are TWO giveaways today, so be sure you enter to win an adorable item from Simply Chickie Clothing, too!)
This gift basket is worth over $40 and contains all of the following (most in the form of gift coupons) ::
· Toll House chocolate chips and cookie dough
· Carnation Evaporated Milk
· Breakfast Essentials
· Stouffer’s
· Juicy Juice
· Boost Kid Essentials
· Wonka candies
· Rasinets
· A 4×6 silver photo frame
· The Carnation holiday recipe guide
Here’s what you must do to enter:
- Visit NestléFamily.com and browse around a bit. Then leave me a comment, by 3:00 pm (pst) on December 23rd, telling me which craft, recipe, or new tradition you may want to try with your family this year.
For additional entries, you may:
- Link to this giveaway on your blog and/or Facebook wall. Be sure you leave me a separate comment for each link.
- Tweet about this giveaway and include a link, using the hashtag #D2Dgvwy, as many times as you’d like before Wednesday at 3:00pm, and leave me a separate comment for each tweet.
- Link to the From Dates to Diapers Holiday Gift Guide on your blog, Facebook wall, or in a tweet, and leave me a comment for each link.
One winner will be selected at random, and will be emailed. Winner will then have 24 hours to respond before forfeiting their prize.
Nestléfamily.com is also hosting a Holiday Memories Photo Contest where you can enter to win a $500 gift card, as well as other prizes. There will be five grand prize winners who will receive a $500 gift card and then 45 $50 gift cards for all 45 finalists. So, grab your holiday memories and enter now!
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The cheesecake cookie cups look amazing!!!
I have a cheesecake recipe planned for xmas but now I think I need to switch and use this one instead!
First of all the mini raspberry snow cakes look scrumptious! I’d love to start the Fantasy Gingerbread Candy House tradition with my six year old this year. She’s so artistic that I can’t wait to see what she’s going to come up with, and she’s begging to make a gingerbread house this year for the first time!
My son is only 1 & 1/2 so there were only a few projects in his age range-I like Holiday Gift Tags From The Heart and think I will incorporate that in our holidays next year!
I would like to try the easy apple cranberry relish.
I love the Oatmeal-Chip Cookie Mix In A Jar – I think I’m going to hang onto that one for next year since it would be perfect for teacher’s gifts!
ONe of my favorite crafts as a kid was doing the oranges and cloves, too! We did those this year with the kids, too!
I really want to try the citrus candle holder!
I love the memory links! What a brilliant idea! I’m going to start that with our family, next year.
Yummy giveaway! Thanks, Christine!
Snowball cookies! I’ve seen these before but never made them. My toddler would love to help and is finally old enough to understand the concept of a snowball. For later years, I loved the idea of the memory links.
I am going to try the Sunrise Sausage Bake. I have been looking for some breakfast ideas and this one can be made ahead of time and refrigerated.
I want to try the Merry Cranberry cookies
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I would love to try out this recipe: Pumpkin Toffee Cheesecake.
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They have some yummy recipes. I will have to bookmark their site, ty! I would love to try the Baked Apple and Cheese Casserole recipe. Don’t ya wish we could eat anything we want and never gain a pound? lol I know I am splurging this Christmas and eating what I want. Merry Christmas everyone!
following on twitter – jessilynne and tweeted -
http://twitter.com/jessilynne/status/6950893016
Love to try the sunrise sausage bake on Christmas morning
love the Sunrise Sausage Bake, we’ll be trying it this year
I would like to make the Oatmeal-Chip Cookie Mix In A Jar.
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http://twitter.com/Missybeez80/status/6951402389
Ive always wanted to try gingerbread ornaments, now that my grandchildren are older, it’s time
I would like to try the Golden Summer Corn Soup recipe.
I’d love to try the Spiced Pumpkin Nut Bread
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I want to try the Cheesecake Cookie Cups!
Cheesecake Cookie Cups
I’m going to try out the Baked Apple and Cheese casserole.
I want to try those Cheesecake Cookie Cups with my family this year. I think the little ones (and big ones) would love them!
I like the Mini Raspberry Snow Cakes recipe. Thanks!
I tweeted the giveaway.
http://twitter.com/shoesandsocks/status/6954535789
I tweeted the guide.
http://twitter.com/shoesandsocks/status/6954544157
I’d like to try the Sunrise Sausage Bake, it looks perfect for Christmas morning.
I would love to have the whole group over and do a Holiday Cookie Platter. How fun!
I would like to make Cranberry Raisinet Biscotti
We have a new grandaughter thats due in March. I would like to give to her a Christmas decoration every year.
We’re going to try a yule log.
Thank you for the giveaway.
Cheesecake cookie cups? Yum! I totally have to try those.
I’m thinking the Cheesecake Cookie Cups would be doable–and they look really yummy!! A chocolate chip cookie base topped with cheesecake and cherries on top–who wouldn’t love that!! Thanks for the giveaway!
I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/sharonjo2/status/6955643560
The Sunrise Sausage Bake looks like a good dish for Christmas Brunch.
craft- the Gingerbread house was so spiffy, the red & green roof must of took time to do though.
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Tweeted with hashatag
http://twitter.com/heaventrees/status/6955988498
I would like to make the gingerbread ornaments with my daughter.
Tweet … http://twitter.com/litehouse27/status/6956042069
I think I’d like to try the Sunrise Sausage Bake for Christmas Morning. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I love the movie night idea. We wanted to do it this year, but it’s been so busy visiting with family and friends, and Christmas concert and services at church (my husband is the music director) and holiday parties.
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I like their craft section and the Gingerbread Ornaments would be alot of fun for the family to make.
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I would like to try the craft Fancy Gingerbread Candy House.
I’m going to make the Cheesecake Cookie Cups tomorrow!! Can’t wait!
I’d like to try the recipe for Nestlé Crunch Snowball Cookies
*Thanks* for the giveaway!
Linked the giveaway in sidebar, More Giveaways
Shared the giveaway on Facebook
Tweeted the giveaway
The From Dates to Diapers Holiday Gift Guide is linked in my sidebar, Giveaway Events
Shared the From Dates to Diapers Holiday Gift Guide on Facebook
Tweeted the From Dates to Diapers Holiday Gift Guide
I want to make the holiday cookie platter.
I’d love to try the Loaded Mashed Potato Favorite recipe!
Tweet:
http://twitter.com/1day1dollar/status/6959332581
It sounds so odd but the Baked apple and cheese casserole actually might work for my family!
i’d love to try the Oatmeal-Chip Cookie Mix In A Jar
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I would like to try the Star of David child’s craft with my church children Sunday group.
tweeted http://twitter.com/cdziuba/status/6960939471
I posted your giveaway on my Facebookm page Carol P Dziuba
The Merry Cranberry Cookies look good.
I would love to try the cheesecake cookies.
I’ll make Pumpkin Toffee Cheesecake.
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here’s my tweet: http://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/6962287467
i’m going to try the easy apple cranberry relish recipe!
The Fantasy Gingerbread Candy House looks like something we could do together at our house.
I would really love to try the Sunrise Sausage Bake for Christmas breakfast. I already have all the ingredients for it on hand so I’m excited. Thanks for the great contest and Happy Holidays
i want to try making the
Gingerbread Ornaments.
main entry: I love the craft idea Nestle provides in the craft section for kids to do called “Homemade Holiday Napkins” which my 5yr old grandson & I will be doing this week while he is off on his christmas vacation using his hand prints as a design on cloth napkins we will make that I will cherrish for many years as my tradional holiday item to pass along and use in our family. thanks Nestle for the idea & this giveaway!
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I follow you on twitter & tweeted this giveaway from you & nestle thanks
http://twitter.com/itsallnew2me/status/6964298880
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extra tweet to the giveaway
http://twitter.com/itsallnew2me/status/6964363817
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Gifts from the Heart.
Set a rule that at least one family gift is handmade. Jewelry, cards, crafts
http://holiday.nestlefamily.com/Craft/Gingerbread-Ornaments.aspx would be a great craft to try with my son!
The Mini Raspberry Snow Cake recipe looks wonderful and fun. Thanks!
I would like to make the Sunrise Sausage Bake for Christmas morning
I love all the sweet recipes but im alway looking for something new to fix for supper and this Loaded Potato Potluck Favorite sound and looks so good so I think I will be trying this.Thanks for the chance to win the basket full of goodies
snowball cookies look great.thanks
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
Sunrise Sausage Bake just perfect for Christmas Breakfast or Christmas Eve quick meal
I Tweeted and thanks again for the chance to win.
http://twitter.com/Bevie112233/status/6965087007
I would make the homemade holiday napkins.
Oatmeal-Chip Cookie Mix In A Jar to make for teachers next year
The recipe that I would like to try is Pumpkin Toffee Cheesecake
daily tweet http://twitter.com/carogonza/status/6966457072
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http://twitter.com/sharonjo2/status/6966637270
I’d love to try the cranberry cookies!! Or pumpkin nut bread. Both are so comforting in this cold weather.
I’m going to make the Sunrise Sausage Bake for “midnight breakfast” on Christmas morning.
The Merry Cranberry Cookies sound yummy. I still have to bake cookies before friday and this sounds easy enough
I think the “Oatmeal Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar” would be a quick gift to fix up and give to neighbors!! Thanks.
I think I’ll try the Loaded Potato Potluck Favorite recipe over the holidays.
Oat meal chip cookie mix in a jar.
Gingerbread ornaments!
I would love to try the Mini Raspberry Snow Cakes
I want to try the Christmas VIllage craft.
i might try the pumpkin toffee cheesecake recipe. it sounds yummy!
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