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Need Recipe for Milk Free Sugar Cookies
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on November 26, 2008
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Hi, I'm wanting to make this holiday special for my soon to be 1 year old soon. I always had fun decorating sugar cookies as a child, and I would like to pass on this...
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- Just a couple of comments on other responses: 1) Cooking milk does not destroy all the milk proteins. 2) Butter also has milk proteins - there's one recipe that su...
- Hi M., I have a 4 year old that just became Lactose intolerant not to long ago. He LOVES ice cream and Chocolate milk. I use lactase enzyme drops in his milk so he ca...
- Pillsbury sugar cookies and peanut butter cookies are milk free!!!
Know Any Christmas Grinches?
Asked by K.B. from Chicago
on December 17, 2012
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We all talk about holidays and how stressful they can be, but has anyone noticed how moody and angry people get around Christmas? I love the holiday, so that's the vib...
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- My ex husband was a grinch and every year before he passed away my ex father in law was in the hospital for some reason or another at christmas time. My sister starts ...
- Yep and after 25 years, I quit participating in her reindeer games and her Grinch personality. My husband and daughter now go alone to that mess.. I swear you get ...
- I guess I would be a Grinch by your definition because I seriously thought, "Is this lady for real?" LOL. Given the economy, the recent events of the past week, the ...
What Do You Do with Your Christmas/Holiday Cards?
Asked by N.N. from Detroit
on December 17, 2012
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Hello Mamapedia,
I did a search for my question and did not come up with anything so forgive me if the question was asked recently.
I do not purchase Birthday or h...
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- Mostly toss them with the rest of the paper recyclables. If they're photo cards I keep them.
- Unless there are actual photographs, I toss 'em. If there are photographs, they get tossed to the bottom of a box.
- My mom used to make Christmas Tree ornaments for all the neices, nephews and her children and give them as gifts. She would get a nice peice of wood and have my dad c...
Cookie Exchange
Asked by T.H. from Kansas City
on December 4, 2011
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Okay so I'm going to my first cookie exchange next week, and yes I know that I am thinking WAY too much about this, but I'm kind of a cookie crazy person! Anyway, my ...
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- I've been to many of these! Make your specialty or your fave, for sure! That's the whole idea - people appreciate what you love, not just something from a book. Don't...
- I went to one yesterday and a few people did actual Christmas cookies and they are great, but I would have loved a cookie like you described.. If you are willing to sh...
- I've been to a couple cookie parties. I prefer to make and to eat the all-year-long type of cookie as opposed to holiday cookie. My favorite one time was a coconut mac...
Craft and Game Idea for 5Th Graders Winter Party.
Asked by K.U. from Pittsburgh
on January 4, 2009
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My son's school is having a winter party the end of January. It is not holiday related. I needs to easy (for me) crafts and games to do at the party. Any Ideas??
T...
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- I remember one year we had some really bad weather and school was delayed by a couple hours. Even when the kids did show up for school, so many parents decided to kee...
- check out oriental trading company for some craft ideas. they sell packs that make 12-24 crafts per "unit" and they are pretty cheap. my friend is a teacher and she us...
- bowling bean bag toss, basketball toss baseball toss dance competitions 3 leg race
Storing Christmas Clothes--with Clothes or Christmas Storage?
Asked by K.R. from San Diego
on January 4, 2011
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As I'm packing up the Christmas stuff, I'm wondering... Would you store their Christmas outfits in the attic in storage boxes with the other seasonal decorations and ...
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- If it is stuff you plan to use next year, I would store it with the Christmas stuff. But if you aren't going to use the clothes again, store them with the other "too ...
- I always store the holiday clothes with the holiday decor!!! It took me a while to come to this reality, but I find it works out best. Also, when I go after holiday ...
- I store our Christmas socks, hats, etc.. in the same box that I store the Thanks giving decorations.. That way it is ready to go when I take down Thanksgiving.. I...
Christmas Traditions
Asked by C.H. from New York
on November 6, 2010
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What are your Christmas traditions? I love the holiday season and need some traditions for our family too. Does anyone know some fun places to go in NJ for the holidays?
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- We spend Thanksgiving weekend preparing for Christmas. We play Christmas music all weekend. We decorate the house. We make our own Christmas cards. We used to ha...
- Last year for the first time, we did not have any family at all living in our area. So we were alone on Christmas Eve, just the 4 of us. We decided that instead of mak...
- The tradition that I love got lost over the years. I am starting it back up now that I have a family. We make ginger bread houses a few weeks before Christmas, and use...
Halloween/Thanksgiving/Fall Family Weekend...Craft Ideas?
Asked by J.B. from Austin
on October 20, 2010
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We have decided to really work on family time this weekend. I would welcome any craft project ideas that we could do together to put up these holiday decorations aroun...
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- http://www.orientaltrading.com/ Check out the website above, they have great and easy craft projects for a gerat price. Plus it comes with plenty for many kids. Hop...
- I just went to Michaels (craft store) today and they have tons of cute felt and foam Halloween projects on clearence for 99 cents a piece. They also had quite a few ki...
- Have you looked at the Family Fun website? They usually have great craft ideas for the different holidays/seasons. www.familyfun.com
Themed Christmas Tree???
Asked by J.T. from Victoria
on October 18, 2011
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How many of you change the theme of your Christmas tree. It just dawned on me that people actually get an entire new set of ornaments every year and totally do differe...
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- No, we use the same ones every year and get a few to add..
- We do a themed tree every year. We are crafty and artistic, so we generally make most of the ornaments. This year, we are doing a color theme. We actually bought the o...
- Every couple years I change the color of wired ribbon used as garland and balls. Right now, the ribbon and balls are maroon and gold. For a while they were pink, bef...
Where to Sell Household Furniture and Appliances
Asked by L.C. from Dallas
on June 5, 2010
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Hi Mama's! My mother has recently moved in with us so we have an entire house's worth of stuff to sell. Everything from furniture, appliances, pots and pans, home dec...
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- Have an estate sale.
- My mom just had to clear out an entire house of stuff, when my aunt moved to assisted living, and here is what we found: To get the highest dollar amount, you will ...
- For furniture, we have had very good experiences with Furniture Buy Consign in Lewisville. I think they also sale rugs, paintings, and other types of home decor as well.
