Submitted by Chris Taylor on behalf of the Education Committee
Fleece scarves:
One meter of fleece material costs approximately $10 (Fabricland had it on sale for $7/meter at the beginning of November). You can get three or four scarves out of 1 meter of 150 cm wide material.
No sewing necessary; no pattern necessary – just open up the material and cut three lengths that are approximately 10 – 12 inches wide. Then cut fringe at both ends of each scarf.
Material stores will also sell partial meters, so you could buy .3 of one design, .3 of another design and .3 of another so you have a variety of designs. All for approximately $10. (Most material stores won’t do .25 of a meter.)
Several of us at Sunnyhill have Fabricland memberships that can sometimes get you a good sale price. Contact Belle if you want more information.
Cookie Mixes in a Jar:
Almost everyone enjoys fresh home baked cookies!
Cookie mixes in a jar are easy and inexpensive to make yourself or with your children to give as welcomed gifts to friends and family. To give you some ideas on what you can put in your cookie mixes, here are links to websites that provide some ideas you might like using 1/2 litre and 1 litre canning jars.
Canning jars can be hard to find at this time of year. For a greener gift, consider recycling and reusing any glass jars you have on hand! Decorate your jar lids with scrap cloth, a hand drawn label and some ribbon.
For 1 liter jars:
https://www.delscookingtwist.com/chocolate-chip-cookie-mix-in-a-jar-a-printable-label/
For 1 quart jars
https://celebratingsweets.com/mm-cookie-mix-in-a-jar/
Enjoy!
Sock Snowman:
Here’s how to make a snowman out of a sock, rice, and a couple elastics.
Take a sock and cut it roughly in half (above the ankle), so that there are two sections: a rectangular shape, and a hockey-stick/foot shape.
Tightly close off one end of the rectangular shape with an elastic and fill it with rice.
close off the top end with another elastic.
Use a third and final elastic to shape a “head” and “body”
decorate with pens, paints, buttons, ribbons, whatever.
Now use that hockey stick/ foot shaped part of the sock to make a toque. You can roll the edges or leave it loose. It’s up to you!
Here is a site with instructions and more pictures.
Recycled Christmas Card Boxes:
I used to make these with my daughters years ago. Rather than describe the process, I found a really good video that explains how to do it. See the link below
Spicy Mulled Cider:
Spicy Mulled Cider Mix (Put in a decorated canning jar)
¾ cups crushed cinnamon sticks
¾ cups chopped dried orange rind
1/3 cup allspice
¼ cup whole cloves
Spicy Mulled Cider (Print out the recipe and glue to a piece of stiff paper; hole punch and tie to the jar with ribbon or twine)
4 cups apple juice; OR red wine; OR ½ apple juice and ½ cranberry juice
2 Tablespoons Spicy Cider Mix
Combine all in a saucepan; cover and bring to a boil, then simmer gently for 20 minutes
Strain into mugs, add honey to taste
Serves 4