Jason and I have always been parents who stress the importance of giving to others throughout the year. We get so much joy from giving to others, and it's a lesson to our girls that giving is always better than receiving. In addition to the community outreach programs we are participating in this year, we also decided to Spread Cheer to one of our neighbors, with a little help from Betty Crocker. First, we crafted a little holiday snowman bucket with a few simple craft items we had laying around the house.
Then, we stocked up on Betty Crocker Cookies and other baking supplies to fill our basket.
Since you only need to add a few simple ingredients to the cookie mix (butter and an egg), I let the girls have free reign over the entire baking and decorating process.
Then, it was time to package up the treats in our snowman bucket. We dressed up the packaging with some adorable printable holiday tags from Betty Crocker.
And the girls set off to Spread Cheer to the neighbors with their yummy baked goods.
Want to Spread Cheer yourself this holiday season? Head over to Betty Crocker first and get your printable coupon to save on Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes!
WIN IT!
I am giving away $20 Paypal to one lucky person who creates their own Spread Cheer gift basket.
GIVEAWAY INSTRUCTIONS- READ BEFORE PARTICIPATING!
Craft a Spread Cheer gift basket, snap a photo, then share it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #SpreadCheer AND TAG 2 Friends to #SpreadCheer in their neighborhood. Come back and leave me the link to your post in the comment section.
*UPDATE- The sponsor asked me to change the terms of the giveaway I had listed. The 4 people who already entered- I have all of your entries listed in a spreadsheet and will combine them with a number generator to determine the winner at the end of the giveaway.
WINNER: D Schmidt Congrats!
what better fun than baking cookies together?
ReplyDeleteI once tried to put M&Ms in cake icing... and they disappeared over night.... never understood the mystery.....
They melted into the icing? That's really weird!
Deleteyes, and without leaving any colour, I couldn't even find the peanuts... which might mean what they put in it ain't really peanuts.......
DeleteSounds like you might have had some toxic icing lol. Sure you weren't baking with acid? Bwhahaha!
Deletelisten, M&Ms disappear, coke can be used to clean toilets.... and I still have to convince you to stop using industrial products in food :)
DeleteThat is a good way to spread some cheer all through the year
ReplyDeleteYou are the sweetest family ever. I want to do this for my elderly neighbor :)
ReplyDeleteOh yum what a delicious sounding way to spread some cheer this festive season. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute snowman bucket!! You always have the best ideas. LOL... you even baked the cookies for them. I would have just thrown them in the bucket in the Betty Crocker package and let them bake them up themselves.
ReplyDeleteThat snowman bucket is too cute! What a fun way to #SpreadCheer. Love it.
ReplyDeleteBetty Crocker has great yummy product! Your cookies look amazing and thanks for the giveaway! :D
ReplyDeleteYum, those cookies look so good. What an awesome way to spread holiday cheer. I can't wait to make some cookies.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea and the cookies look yummy. I need to decide what cookies I want to make. Catherine S
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a great idea and a great way to spread holiday cheer!
ReplyDeleteGetting a basket like that would certainly spread cheer with me! Plus, making cookies with the kids is so much fun.
ReplyDeleteI think this would be perfect this coming Christmas! I like what you did.
ReplyDeleteYour girls are so sweet! We love baking packages like this for friends.
ReplyDeleteI learned that they have printable gift tags on their site. I may just have to print some.
ReplyDeleteBaking baskets make a great gift. I like to bake up a bunch of goodies to give away as gifts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy way to spread good cheer this Christmas. Thanks for sharing the coupon.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great gift to give to your neighbors and spread the cheer. I would love to receive this gift basket from one of my neighbors. It is adorable.
ReplyDeleteWell that's sweet that you did that, I love it!! They turned out cute as can be too.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome basket! I love that you added a couple more pouches of cookie mixes so that the recipient can "pay it forward." I would love to find that on my doorstep!!
ReplyDeletenice cookies
ReplyDeleteI keep using their products here as well in my home. It's yummy and pretty handy..and it makes a great gift basket, too :)
ReplyDeleteMy fave! The kids love it too and it really cheers up our kitchen :)
ReplyDeleteis it not fun to bake? and then you can eat it while its cooking ;)Your girly looks so pretty :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous idea! I think its such a fun idea, and I think neighbours would really appreciate it! So fun - Jeanine
ReplyDeleteI have really gotten into holiday baking this year. So fun to make and to give
ReplyDeleteLooks delish. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteLove your post so much! This was such a fun family tradition!
ReplyDeleteSo many great recipes. I want to make the Chocolate Chip Reindeer Cookies.
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Look at those yummy goodies! I bet they are awesomely tasty!
ReplyDeleteHello I see you made a change to the giveaway. I think I put my link to my share in the form you previously had. I am I one of the 4 you mentioned? and should I post my link here in a comment? Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHi Shelly, yes you were one of the 4. I have 11 entries for you on the spreadsheet I am keeping track of. You do not need to add your link again as I already have it :)
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ReplyDeleteI love this time of the year and being able to #spreadcheer to others. We like to make the chocolate chip cookies and take them to the local nursing homes, fire and police stations, and hospitals.
https://www.instagram.com/p/-rdnKbAJrm/
ReplyDeleteI love this time of the year and being able to #spreadcheer to others. We like to make the chocolate chip cookies and take them to the local nursing homes, fire and police stations, and hospitals.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=915237065231012&set=a.479093218845401.1073741831.100002341827754&type=3&theater I spread cheer to family!
ReplyDeleteThose brownies look scrumptious!
DeleteHere is the link to my post!--https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=571622949661847&set=a.204164169741062.1073741826.100004424406193&type=3&theater
ReplyDeleteI spread cheer to my co workers who are like family to me!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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