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A to Z Letter Crafts for Preschoolers

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One of the best ways to teach the alphabet is through ABC Letter Crafts. These A to Z alphabet crafts create fun hands-on activities for preschool or kindergarten aged children. Teach the kids the ABCs through a fun, memorable, visual craft. Learning is fun!

A to Z Letter Crafts

Preschool Letter Crafts

Who knew there was an entire underground community of people who craft letters for kids. This hidden community is pretty crafty too. Whether you are a master spy and “of course you knew” or this entire craft idea is just as surprising and exciting to you, take a look at these letter crafts for kids when studying your ABCs.


Letter Craft Kits

Hey Ashley, I am not the crafter. That is okay! I have a solution for you too.

Guess what, you can buy an ENTIRE Uppercase Letters Craft Kits. Use embellishments to bring these letters to life! Each letter comes with enough pieces for 12 students!

Includes: A Is For Alligators, B Is For Bumblebee, C Is For Crabs, D Is For Dinosaurs, E is for Elephants, F is for Foxes, G Is For Giraffes, H Is For Houses, I Is For Ice Cream, J Is For Jaguar, K Is For Kites, L Is For Lions, M Is For Mice, N Is For Nests, O Is For Owls, P Is For Peacocks, Q Is For Queens, R Is For Robots, S Is For Snakes, T Is For Tractors, U Is For Umbrellas, V Is For Vegetables, W Is For Walruses, X Is For X-Rays, Y Is For Yaks and Z Is For Zebras.

Grab the Lowercase Letter Crafts Kids too or buy Both Upper and Lowercase Letter Craft Kits and save!

This A to Z preschool letter kit is perfect for young kids. The pieces are perforated and can be taken apart easily by an adult.  The animals are very cute and colorful. The graphics and printing are nice.  These sets come presorted, so each student gets their own bag. Also, each letter set comes with a little bag of extra pieces for the little pieces, so if you lose and eye or nose, no worries! (Oriental Trading Company things of everything!

Letter Crafts for Preschoolers

Ready to craft? Enjoy these letter crafts for preschoolers. Cute and creative ideas to help children learn their letters!

A is for Alligator – Fun With Mama

B is for Butterfly – A Little Pinch of Perfect

C is for Cookie – Frugal Fun 4 Boys

D is for Dinosaur – A Little Pinch of Perfect

E is for Elephant – Kids Activities Blog

F is for Flower – School Time Snippets

G is for Grass – No Time For Flashcards

H is for House – A Little Pinch of Perfect

I is for Insect – Fantastic Fun and Learning

J is for Jellyfish – STEAMsational

K is for Koala – A Dab of Glue Will Do

L is for Ladybug – School Time Snippets

M is for Mac and Cheese – Frugal Fun 4 Boys

N is for Night Sky – Fantastic Fun and Learning

O is for Octopus – Kids Activities Blog

P is for Penguin – STEAMsational

Q is for Quilt – School Time Snippets

R is for Road – Kids Activities Blog

S is for Snake – A Dab of Glue Will Do

T is for Tutu – Views From a Stepstool

U is for Unicorn – Fun with Mama

V is for Vase – School Time Snippets

W is for Web – School Time Snippets

X is for X-ray – A Dab of Glue Will Do

Y is for Yarn – I Heart Crafty Things

Z is for Zebra – School Time Snippets


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Love Shack Valentine Gingerbread House

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Don’t toss that Christmas holiday candy. Save it for this Love Shack Valentine Gingerbread House. Adorable ideas to create the most adorable February food craft for kids!

Love Shack Valentine Gingerbread House

Love shack, baby love shack!

Don’t toss that Christmas Gingerbread House Kit! Whether you are headin’ down the Atlanta highway or nesting in the coziness of your own home, we have the most adorable DIY Valentine Gingerbread House. We were inspired by Wilton’s Valentine Gingerbread House.

If it’s the end of Christmas, don’t toss that Gingerbread kit. I have done that. December 25th rolled around, we never made our gingerbread house and my first though was “this won’t make it until next year!” Well the truth is, it will. It will make it to February of next year with the creation of a Love Shack Gingerbread House for Valentine’s Day.


You might like: Take a look at this Valentine’s Petite Hugger Gingerbread House Cutter. Adorable with some winter hot cocoa!

Valentine Gingerbread House Ingredients

A few ingredients make this Valentine Gingerbread House. Your candy ingredients can vary, but we listed what we used.

  • Graham crackers
  • Vanilla frosting
  • Gummy hearts
  • Valentine M&M’s
  • Valentine heart sprinkles
  • Valentine nonpareil sprinkles
  • Mini Starburst Reds

You will also need:

  • Decorating bags
  • Small star decorating tip
  • 8” round cake platter or plate
  • Spatula
  • Plastic knife



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Love Shack Valentine Gingerbread House

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
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Ingredients

  • Graham crackers
  • Vanilla frosting
  • Gummy hearts
  • Valentine M&M’s
  • Valentine heart sprinkles
  • Valentine nonpareil sprinkles
  • Mini Starburst Reds

You will also need:

  • Decorating bags
  • Small star decorating tip
  • 8” round cake platter or plate
  • Spatula
  • Plastic knife

Instructions

  1. Lightly frost your cake platter or plate with a spatula.
  2. Break three graham crackers in half width wise.
  3. Fill a decorating bag halfway with frosting and another one half way but with a star tip in the end of the bag.
  4. Frost the two longer sides and the bottom of the four graham cracker pieces and stick them to the frosted cake platter in the shape of a house.
  5. Frost the other two graham cracker squares on the two longer sides and stick them on top of the house for the roof.
  6. Carefully cut two triangles with a plastic knife to fit inside the front and back of the roof.
  7. Frost the three triangles sides and stick them onto the frost and back of the roof.
  8. If you want, this is a good time to set your house in the refrigerator.
  9. Use the star decorating tip to make a ruffled border on all the edges and top with sprinkles.
  10. Use the frosting to stick a heart gummy to the front and back of the love shack.
  11. Use the mini Starburst to make a path to the love shack by sticking them to the cake platter.
  12. Frost your roof and tile it using the mini Starburst.
  13. Fill in the triangles with frosting and coat with candy heart sprinkles.
  14. Use the M&M’s to decorating the edges of the house.
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Valentine Love Shack Recipe Directions

These recipe directions can be adapted to your own style. We are sharing how we decorated our Gingerbread Home, but style to your own taste.

First, lightly frost the cake platter with a spatula.

Break three graham crackers in half width wise.

Next, fill a decorating bag halfway with frosting and another one half way but with a star tip in the end of the bag.

Frost the two longer sides and the bottom of the four graham cracker pieces and stick them to the frosted cake platter in the shape of a house.

Then frost the other two graham cracker squares on the two longer sides and stick them on top of the house for the roof.

Carefully cut two triangles with a plastic knife to fit inside the front and back of the roof.

Frost the three triangles sides and stick them onto the frost and back of the roof.

Use the star decorating tip to make a ruffled border on all the edges and top with sprinkles.

If you want, this is a good time to set your house in the refrigerator.

When then decorated our house. You can follow our steps.

Use the frosting to stick a heart gummy to the front and back of the love shack.

Use the mini Starburst to make a path to the love shack by sticking them to the cake platter.

Frost your roof and tile it using the mini Starburst.

Fill in the triangles with frosting and coat with candy heart sprinkles.

Finally, use M&M’s for decorating the edges of the house.


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Leap Day Activities | Make Leap Year Special For Your Kids

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Leap Day Activities: Make Leap Year Special For Your Kids and preschool-aged children. Create memorable crafts, activities and ideas.

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For some people, Leap Day just means another day in the office, another day of the kids in school, and nothing too out of the ordinary. But it is out of the ordinary (of a typical year, that is)! You have a whole extra day to have fun, do something you normally don’t do, and come on, who doesn’t love another reason to celebrate?!

Leap Year Ideas

For leap year, we suggest you get froggy and hop on these fun activities, make it an opposites day of sorts by having dessert first, create some fun art projects from this full list of ideas and enjoy this day, it won’t happen for another four years! Here are 5 ways to make Leap Day special for your kids.


This is a day that comes once every four years, so why not turn it into a memorable day – create fun with your kids so they look back and remember that day mom was silly and talked about frogs! It’s a special day, so make it special by doing things you don’t normally do. Having a fun day at home with mom, dad, or both of you, will leave a memorable impact on your kids.

Do something you’ve been wanting to do for a while –

It doesn’t have to be anything big, no need to plan a trip to Disney World; but think of something your family has been wanting to do but hasn’t had a chance yet. Maybe go to the zoo. See a 3D movie in the theater while everyone else is at school and work. Go on a scavenger hunt.

Go out to eat and order dessert first –

When was the last time you let your kids have dessert first? Ever? That’s the fun of Leap Day! Live a little! Grab lunch out and let the kids have a sweet treat before their meal. It’s a day that comes around only once every four years, having dessert first should be okay that often.

Make a time capsule –

A lot can change over the course of four years. With kids – think of how much they’ll grow and their personalities will continue to evolve. So use this special day as a way to memorialize your family in this moment with a Time Capsule for Kids. Fill out fun little surveys about your kids favorite color, movie, toy, what they like to do, what they hope happens before the next leap year, etc. Get the kids to draw pictures to put in the time capsule. Be sure to take a picture of everyone or better yet, make a little home movie. Put the pictures, all the papers, a thumb drive with the family movie, and anything else you can in your capsule, and seal it up until the next Leap Day!


Introduce your kids to Leap Day with a little help from Pinterest –

Actually, it’s help coming from bloggers out there that are all celebrating Leap Day as well – Pinterest is just a great way to find the stuff! By searching for leap day activities, you’ll find everything from stories and poems explaining what Leap Day / Year is, games to play, activities to do, printable coloring and activity pages, and plenty of frog themed Leap Day games!

Leap Day Activities

Take a look at these fun Leap Day Activities we found on Pinterest:

  1. Frog Pond Cookie Cups from Baby Loving Mama
  2. Leap Year Time Capsule from My Sister’s Suitcase
  3. Leap Year Party from Grey Grey Designs
  4. Plastic Egg Frogs from Crafty Morning
  5. Frog Watermelon from Glamourita
  6. Frog Paper Bag Puppet from Cooking with Ruthie
  7. Leap Year Origami Frog Invites from Inka Blinka
  8. Frog Foot Print (show age growth every 4 years) (Source no longer available)
  9. FREE Leap Year Printables from CreativDdee Workshop
  10. Origami Frogs from Easy Peasy and Fun
  11. Frog Sandwiches from Sand and Table (No longer available but ideas HERE, HERE, and HERE.)
  12. Tissue Paper Lily Pads from Kirtsy

Leap Day is special, so why not plan some out-of-the-ordinary fun with your kiddos. Skip your normal day-to-day routine, and use this extra day to make memories with your family! What are your plans for February 29th? I’d love to hear what you’re planning on doing with your family for Leap Day.

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Post originally posted 2/4/2016 and updated 12/27/2019.

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Elf on the Shelf Skittles Rainbow Experiment

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For this Elf on the Shelf activity, the kids participate in a Skittles Rainbow Experiment. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas

We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past six years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.  You also can shop our collection of Elf Printables for ideas to cover the entire season!

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Skittles Rainbow Experiment

Have you seen our five minute science experiments for kids? There are many ideas you can incorporate into your December Elf on the Shelf ideas. We did not pull this activity from that list, but we have a Skittles Rainbow Experiment your kids will love to do with their red elves.

Skittles Rainbow Experiment

Skittles Rainbow Supplies

Skittles Rainbow Experiment Directions

Elf can leave these written directions, though we will provide you with more detailed directions below.

“Let’s make a rainbow. Just add warm water.”

First, arrange your Skittles in a circular pattern around the edge of the plate. One skittle, side by side, until your skittles form a circle radius of the plate. (You can do this for your kids/Elf or you can just layout a box of Skittles for your kid to do when they wake.)

When your skittles are in place, pour over enough warm water to cover all the Skittles and the plate itself.

Watch and wait as a Skittles rainbow appears. You will watch the colors bleed toward the center/middle of the plate.

Skittles Rainbow Explanation

Skittle candy is full of dye. The combination of dye and sugar dissolves quickly in warm water. When placed in a shallow plate of warm water, the dye quickly dissolves in the water making a colorful rainbow. The reason the colors do not mix naturally (unless stirred, shaken, or sit awhile) is because each food color has the same amount of sugar dissolved from each Skittle. As the sugar dissolved, it pushed outwards into the color beside it building almost a wall against the neighboring solution


Printables for Elf on the Shelf

Our most popular Elf on the Shelf printables can be found in our Elf Store. Shop Elf costumes, our Elf Twister board, Jokes for Kids, our Magic Shrinking Machine and so much more!

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We also love sharing Elf on the Shelf free printables! Get all of our free Elf on the Shelf printables by entering your email address below. Look for an email to confirm you signed up. One you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!


Free Printables Step by Step Directions

1.) Enter your email address here.

2.) Look for a confirmation email in your inbox and confirm you requested a sign up.

3.) We will send you a Free Printables Welcome Email with link and passcode to all of our free printables.

4.) Enter your passcode at the top of the page here and click “Access Printables”

5. Enjoy your Elf on the Shelf Printables.

Elf on the Shelf on Social Media

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Facebook Page

Multiple ideas are added each day to our Elf on the Shelf Ideas Facebook page. This is a great way for you to share your own Elf on the Shelf Ideas and share our ideas to your page. There are some good ones! Be sure to like the page!

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Boards

We also are in charge of a Elf on the Shelf Ideas Pinterest board. On this board, we have invited other bloggers to share their ideas and free Elf on the Shelf Printables too! Be sure to follow the board!

Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD.


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Don’t forget all of our daily Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Christmas and Elf Boards.

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We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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WHAT’S TRENDING? How to Trap Elf on the Shelf in a Balloon or the TV. Your kids will love this!


Also access our Free Elf on the Shelf Printables! We are here to help you with your North Pole friend! Make sure to visit our Elf Store to cover you on printables for the entire season!



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Elf on the Shelf Ideas | For the Birds

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Is this Elf on the Shelf Idea for the Birds? Look who got suck in the bird feeder. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas | For the Birds

We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past six years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.  You also can shop our collection of Elf Printables for ideas to cover the entire season!

Shop Elf Printables + Digital Downloads

For the Birds…

Is this idea too much for the birds? Looks like the birds realized Elf on the Shelf wasn’t one of their own and stuffed him in the bird seed! He is choking on feathers!

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Take Your Elf on the Shelf Outside

This year we took our Elf Outside with three ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Printables

Our most popular Elf on the Shelf printables can be found in our Elf Store. Shop Elf costumes, our Elf Twister board, Jokes for Kids, our Magic Shrinking Machine and so much more!

Shop Elf Printables + Digital Downloads

We also love sharing Elf on the Shelf free printables! Get all of our free Elf on the Shelf printables by entering your email address below. Look for an email to confirm you signed up. One you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!


Free Printables Step by Step Directions

1.) Enter your email address here.

2.) Look for a confirmation email in your inbox and confirm you requested a sign up.

3.) We will send you a Free Printables Welcome Email with link and passcode to all of our free printables.

4.) Enter your passcode at the top of the page here and click “Access Printables”

5. Enjoy your Elf on the Shelf Printables.

Elf on the Shelf on Social Media

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Facebook Page

Multiple ideas are added each day to our Elf on the Shelf Ideas Facebook page. This is a great way for you to share your own Elf on the Shelf Ideas and share our ideas to your page. There are some good ones! Be sure to like the page!

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Boards

We also are in charge of a Elf on the Shelf Ideas Pinterest board. On this board, we have invited other bloggers to share their ideas and free Elf on the Shelf Printables too! Be sure to follow the board!

Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD.


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Don’t forget all of our daily Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Christmas and Elf Boards.

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We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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WHAT’S TRENDING? How to Trap Elf on the Shelf in a Balloon or the TV. Your kids will love this!


Also access our Free Elf on the Shelf Printables! We are here to help you with your North Pole friend! Make sure to visit our Elf Store to cover you on printables for the entire season!



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No-Bake Edible Valentine’s Day Crafts with Food

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Classroom Ideas and Valentine parties, we have the best No-Bake Edible Valentine’s Day Crafts (that incorporate food!) These Valentine’s Day recipes are perfect for little hands and older hands alike!

Edible Valentine’s Day Craft

Year’s ago we shared with you our Valentine’s Day Food Crafts. We decided it was time to revamp that post. To step it up. To find some newer Valentine Recipes that you want to make. That are easy and fun for little and big hands!

These Edible Valentine’s Day Crafts can be used with a preschool or elementary school classroom or can be created in your own kitchen – call it your very own Family Valentine’s Day party.


First up, graham cracker love shacks? Yep! Perfectly acceptable in February too! Try these Valentine’s Day Gingerbread Hoses (aka love shacks!) | Frugal Coupon Living

No ingredients involved in these Love Bugs Fruit Cups. So Easy for little hands, you will need some glitter pipe cleaners, foam hearts and wiggly eyes (you can switch out the fruit cups for apple sauce.)| Frugal Coupon Living

We don’t recommend this one for the classroom, but maybe a sweet breakfast treat for valentine’s Day morning; Tic-tac-toe Conversation Heart Toast with peanut butter (or use another spread for allergies!) | Frugal Coupon Living

Sign, sealed, delivered! Have stations at your Valentine’s Day party? While one group is handing out valentines, another group can be making these edible Valentine’s Day cards. | Frugal Coupon Living

We have  fun (free) printable to go with these Valentine’s Day Rice Krispies Treats – I Only Have Yes for You! | Frugal Coupon Living

OREO love bugs? I mean, who can say no to an OREO. Makes me like any bug! | Sarah’s Bake Studio

See the full list of supplies you need for these Edible Valentine’s Day Robots – perfect for a preschool craft! | Crafty Morning

Of course you can make this heart Valentine craft for the birds, but it’s also edible for young mouths too. | Natural Beach Living

Love bug juice jugs – an adorable craft for the kids with a sweet after taste! | The Gifted Gabber

These energy bears are a cute, fun and healthy treat, perfect for Valentine’s Day or any day! (Caution if you have a nut allergy.) | Haute and Healthy Living

Get pierced with love. These cupids arrows are so incredibly easy. Salty and sweet. | Craft Create Cook

Make the Valentine’s Day fruit wands. A healthy alternative to a day filled with sugar! | A few Short Cuts

Aren’t these love bugs made from apples the most adorable Valentine’s Party Snack. | Eats Amazing

Turn cutie oranges into Conversation hearts oranges. | Mom Always Finds Out

Valentine Candy Arrows – easy peasy and so cute! | A Subtle Revelry

Who doesn’t love a Twinkie? Two tasty Twinkies create these yummy heart treats! | Smart School House

Icing and graham crackers make these cute edible Valentine envelopes. | The Simple Parent

Icing, string and conversation hearts make this easy Valentine’s Day Necklace craft. | Cute Food For Kids

This heart man snack feels like a winner – strawberries, pretzels and marshmallows. We are in love! | Crafting Chicks


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Get crafty with these 18 Valentine Crafts for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

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Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Fruit

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Some people do handstands, we hang in Fruit Stands! New creative, funny, and original elf ideas including Elf on the Shelf Ideas with fruit.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Fruit

We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past six years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

Elf Fruit Stand Idea

Some people do handstands, we hang in fruit stands! I get it mom. You’re tired. It’s, what feels like, the 100th day of Elf and you need a simple idea. Instead of mastering all your Pinterest creativity, make your Elf a little harder to find. You can even make it harder to find Elf in the fruit stand than we did!

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Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Fruit

We have plenty of creative with your Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Fruit. From Elf on the Shelf Orange Juice (take a look at this one), to Elf on the Shelf Apple Worm, and this will make you laugh, Elf on the Shelf Apple Ninja Turtles. You can even turn your Bananas into Minions.  Save one of those bananas to write a note from Elf.

Really, the ideas don’t end there. Our Elf on the Shelf Master List will give you Elf Ideas with Fruit and many more creative ideas. Our job is to make Elf easier for you!

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What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD.


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Teddy Grahams Valentine Conversation Heart Cookies

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Bear Hug Valentines: This easy Teddy Grahams Valentine Conversation Heart Cookies require only three ingredients. If you want these to be your valentines, we also included free printable bear hug gift tags. Enjoy!

Teddy Grahams Valentines

You guys. I have a confession. I am not really a Pinterest mom. I am just a creative mastermind behind the moms who really are Pinterest moms. I come up with some really creative ideas but I never implement them. I hate mess and most Pinterest crafts and recipes lead to messes. This. This, however, is something I will implement. It is so easy and takes two seconds. I also can hand all the supplies to my oldest kids and say, “have at it!” And then I feel like a winner because they feel like America’s Next Top Chef. We both win.

Teddy Grahams Valentines

These Teddy Grahams Valentines are easy. So easy, they have only two ingredients – if you even call them ingredients. I say they are ingredients because that whole America’s Next Top Chef thing.

Teddy Graham Valentines Ingredients

… and the secret ingredient is Teddy Grahams! {Bet you had no idea!} Really the ingredients include three things.

  • Teddy Grahams
  • Conversation Hearts
  • Vanilla icing


You will also need:

  • Decorating bag
  • Parchment paper


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Teddy Grahams Valentine Conversation Heart Cookies

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
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Ingredients

  • Teddy Grahams
  • Conversation Hearts
  • Vanilla icing
  • Decorating bag
  • Parchment paper

Instructions

  1. Carefully pour your Teddy Graham’s our onto a piece of parchment paper.
  2. Fill a decorating bag with vanilla frosting and cut a small tip off the end of the bag.
  3. Squeeze a small amount of frosting onto the belly of each Teddy Graham.
  4. Stick one conversation heart onto each Teddy Graham.
  5. I suggest you place them in the freezer or refrigerator to harden the icing and secure the conversation hearts on your Teddy Graham bears.

… and now you have a no-bake bear hug!

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Conversation Heart Cookies

These conversation hearts are really simple. I am sure you can quickly figure out the steps, but for those that are still reading…

First, carefully pour your Teddy Graham’s our onto a piece of parchment paper.

Next, fill a decorating bag with vanilla frosting and cut a small tip off the end of the bag.

Squeeze a small amount of frosting onto the belly of each Teddy Graham.

Stick one conversation heart onto each Teddy Graham.

I suggest you place them in the freezer or refrigerator to harden the icing and secure the conversation hearts on your Teddy Graham bears.

… and now you have a no-bake bear hug!

Bear Hug Valentine

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  1. Download and save your image from this post.  (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
  2. Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
  3. Return to Staples print service page.
  4. Go to Start Project.
  5. Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
  6. Select the Buy Now Button under color.
  7. On the left column, choose add file.
  8. Select upload.
  9. Select done.
  10. Give your job a name.
  11. Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait (vertical).
  12. I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
  13. Select add to cart.
  14. Proceed to checkout. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
  15. Enjoy!

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Fall 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Bear Hugs Valentines Recipe.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!


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WHAT’S TRENDING? How to Trap Elf on the Shelf in a Balloon or the TV. Your kids will love this!


Also access our Free Elf on the Shelf Printables! We are here to help you with your North Pole friend! Make sure to visit our Elf Store to cover you on printables for the entire season!



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