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How to Organize a Cookie Swap

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I grew up baking cut out Christmas cookies with my mother and grandmother. We make gingerbread men every year. My girls love making them–maybe because of the mess–LOL. A cookie swap is a fun way to celebrate the holidays with your friends and family AND you can cross baking off of your holiday to-do list.

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Host a Cookie Swap {Day 8 of The 12 Days of Frugal Holiday Fun}

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Host a Cookie Swap. I grew up baking Christmas cookies with my mother and grandmother and I definitely want to continue the tradition with my own girls. Several years ago, I attended my first cookie swap. How to Organize a Cookie Swap. If a dozen is too much, make it a half-dozen. Chocolate Whoopie Pies.

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9 Fun Family Indoor Activities

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Pop some popcorn, make some hot chocolate, snuggle up on the sofa, and watch hilarious movie classics. Make decorating your home for the holidays a family event by playing Christmas music, serving cookies, and hot chocolate. My favorite is a hand crocheted ornament made and given to me in 1978 by my great-grandmother.

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Less Fashion, More Cake Balls, Part 1

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Last night I stated the two day long process of making cake balls for the Dallas Swap (This Saturday!~ The vintage apron was my grandmothers. But here it is, one last time for all you kids, my hand mixer… So you make the cake the same as always. Tags: Dallas Swap. I remember thinking that this was a “fitted” tee.

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