Winter what-to-dos instructions

(Note: * means vegan friendly). Stovetop peppermint:  Ingredients:  1/4 cup cream 1 Tbsp sugar 1 1/4 cup whole milk 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp cocoa 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels 1 Tbsp Andes Peppermint Baking Chips Toppings: marshmallows, candy cane Instructions:  Add cream, sugar, milk and vanilla in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring it to a boil...

  Step 1: Begin with a square piece of paper If you have a standard 8-by-11 piece, then you can cut it to make a square by folding one corner down to make an isosceles triangle and trimming off the excess paper.   Step 2: Fold the paper in half diagonally to make a triangle.   Step 3: Fold this triangle in half again.   Step 4: Fold one third of the triangle. Imagine the triangle i...

  Ingredients: ¼ cup melted orange candy melts 1 bag Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzel Dipping Sticks (or any small pretzel sticks) 2 cups melted pure white chocolate 1 cup melted pure semi-sweet or dark chocolate For decoration: snowflake sprinkles   Instructions: Pipe small triangle shaped orange carrot noses onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet with the melted orange candy mel...

  Supplies: Large pine cone Peanut butter Bird seed Twine or string   Instructions: Spread the peanut butter around the pine cone and make sure to get it into the crevices of the cone. Roll the cone in a pan of bird seed, then shake off the extra. Tie the string around the base or top of the cone. Hang it from the branch of a tree and watch the birds come. &nbs...

  Jar snow globe: Supplies:  A glass jar Artificial snow Hot glue gun and glue Mini trees, snowmen and whatever else you want to add Optional: spray adhesive Optional: Glitter Optional: Glitter blast or white spray paint Instructions:  Remove the lid and paint them with the spray paint or glitter blast spray (optional). For extra pizazz, spray trees and snowm...