12 Days of Christmas Ideas
During the 12 Days of Christmas Ideas, you will find Christmas Gifts, Crafts, Decor Ideas, Christmas Cookies, Candy, Cupcakes, Tips for Entertaining, Christmas Printables, Appetizers, Snacks, Drinks, Christmas Movie Nights, Gifts from the Kitchen, Christmas Desserts and MORE!
Check back each day as there will be a new theme revealed!
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These Christmas Gift Ideas are sure to please anyone on your list!
There are over 30 Gift Basket Ideas to choose from including Gift Basket Ideas for Christmas, Gift Baskets for Men and Women, and for the Foodies in your life. Plus there are tips on how to create a gorgeous looking gift basket yourself.
If you are short on time, these Christmas Gift Ideas can all be made in under 30 minutes. There are food gifts, hostess gift ideas, classroom gifts and more to choose from.
We have lots of Christmas Crafts to choose from!
Here are a few of the most popular:
The hustle and bustle of the Holidays can leave us feeling overwhelmed. One of the ways I overcome that is by decorating our home with simple ideas. Here are 10 of my favorite Simple Christmas Decorating Ideas!
You can also use many of these ideas for gifts!
My Dessert Boards Cookbook that launched in April has 100+ Recipes and Boards for any occasion!
Of course, I’m partial to the Christmas Boards! And as always, I LOVE to keep whatever I’m sharing with you simple to create!
Christmas Dessert Boards
This Christmas Dessert Board Wreath includes:
- Spiced Nuts
- Peanut Clusters
- Cool Whip Candy
- Homemade Turtle Candy
- Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
- Cookie Dough Truffles
- No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
- Pretzel Hugs
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Cream Cheese Mints
- Assorted Candy
- Candy Canes and Peppermint Sticks
Also Used
- Wire Edged Ribbon for the Bow
- Bakers Twine
The Christmas Dessert Board includes:
- Eggnog Dip
- Saltine Toffee
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Oreo Balls
- Gingerbread Men Cookies
- Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Jam Cake
- No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
- Pretzel Hugs
- Assorted Christmas candy
- Candy Canes
Christmas Cookie Recipes
There are over 50 Christmas Cookies Recipes including Sugar Christmas Cookies, Easy Christmas Cookies, Decorated Christmas Cookies, and Healthy Christmas Cookies. There is also Traditional, Chocolate, No Bake Christmas Cookies, Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Peppermint Cookies.
The most popular are:
- Peanut Butter Blossoms: although I’m not quite sure why we don’t bake these year round
- Ricotta Cookies
- Gingerbread Men Cookies
Christmas Candy Recipes
Christmas just wouldn’t be the same with Christmas Candy Recipes! Here you will find Christmas Fudge, Truffles, Easy Christmas Candy, Bark and Old Fashioned Christmas Candy as well.
The most popular are:
- Crockpot Candy: this is my mother-in-law’s recipe
- Gumdrops Recipe
- Oreo Balls: Our #1 most visited recipe
Candy also makes a great gift!
Christmas Cupcakes
Cupcakes are always a hit! Especially when they are fun Christmas Cupcakes!
The most popular are:
Holiday Entertaining
Holiday entertaining doesn’t need to be stressful! These Easy Entertaining Tips will save you time and money!
Short on Time? I have you covered!
- Learn how to decorate a store bought cake with these easy to follow steps. Turn an ordinary store bought cake into a gorgeous cake to serve to guests or take to a party.
- This Cheese Ball is a family favorite! I make it for EVERY get together we have!
- Spinach Dip is super easy and can be made ahead of time!
- And of course, you know that I LOVE creating Charcuterie Boards!
Christmas Printables
Whether you are looking for Gift Tags, Cupcake Toppers or a fun way to create memories with your family – I have you covered! Today we are sharing our most popular Christmas Printables with you!
Holiday Recipes
Today we are diving into Appetizers, Snacks and Drinks!
These recipes are easy enough to serve at a party, and also great for family get togethers!
Everyone loves appetizers! Whether you are hosting a holiday party, serving appetizers before Christmas dinner, or heading out to a get-together – these Holiday Appetizers should be on your list! They are quick, easy, take few ingredients and easy to prepare and serve.
Whether you and family like the classic Christmas movies like Miracle on 34th Street or Rudolph, or the newer movies like The Polar Express, movie night is always a fun way to make memories during the holiday season!
Christmas Movie Nights
Creating this Movie Night with Polar Express is fun for all ages! There is a Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board filled with goodies to add to hot cocoa, an edible craft with trains, tickets to print out for the train ride and more!
Gifts from the Kitchen
There is something really special about giving and receiving homemade treats and snacks. Whether you whip up a batch of candy for the neighbor, put together a breakfast casserole for a hostess gift, or make a fun gift with Homemade Gumdrops and Peanut Butter Cups for teachers – all that and more in our Gifts from the Kitchen!
Christmas Dessert Recipes
It’s holiday time – bring on the desserts! These Christmas Dessert Recipes are perfect for your dessert table, after dinner, parties, potlucks at work, and you can even make them as gifts.
Family Traditions
Every family has their own Christmas Family Traditions, today I’m sharing a few of ours.
Christmas Breakfast
Over 35 recipes for your Christmas Breakfast including Christmas Breakfast Casserole, Coffee Cake, Cinnamon Rolls, Muffins, Drinks and more.
