Saying Goodbye to Winter! Melting Snowmen Sugar Cookies!

I think Alivia is going to become a Pinterest junkie just like me. Last Sunday morning we were sitting on the couch. Liv was watching cartoons and I was browsing Pinterest. Suddenly she tells me to stop and go back. I listen and scroll back up the page to find a picture of some adorable snowman cookies way past their prime. Since our entire house is ready for warmer days I thought these cookies were perfect for a little project in the afternoon and they were really easy.

 

What You Need

Sugar cookies (Any odd round shape will do)
White Frosting
Large Marshmallows
Pretzel Sticks
M&M's

 We were low on supplies and I was not up for making a special trip to the store so we improvised and used what we had. You can definitely get much more creative with these. May-be use a piece of licorice for a scarf? Dab a little orange on for a carrot nose? The possibilites are endless. Of course we think they turned out perfect...and tasted great!

Handprint Snowman Ornament

Every year we give a handmade ornament to family members for Christmas. This was Liv's gift last year and we had a lot of fun making these. I obviously drew on the snowmen "accessories" with a paint pen. However, if you look closely you will discover that the snow men are actually made up of Liv's handprint! 

What you need

Glass Ornaments

Ribbon to hang the ornament

Acrylic Paint/paint brush

Paintpens

Directions

1. Paint the hand of your child and have them carefully grab the ornament. You will want to be sure that the bottom of the palm is on the bottom of the ornament. You can touch up any gaps with a small brush and paint. However, I like the imperfections and kept mine as is. Also you can cover up some of the imperfections with the paint pen once you draw on the accessories.

2. Once the handprint has dried use paint pens to draw on the snowmen accessories. I did this myself once the kids were sleeping.

3. Tie a piece of ribbon to the ornament for hanging.

4. Wrap it up!

This ornament is going to be difficult to top this year. It was definitely a hit with the family and a favorite keepsake of mine as well.