Friday night, I hosted a holiday party for my kids and their friends. I invited the kids to come in their pajamas as we enjoyed the night's festivities. I decorated the table with a vinal tablecloth from WalMart for $5 and made a table runner out of red twill and giant ric rac. I also hung bells from my chandelier with vintage seam binding.
I served fudge, gingerbread reindeer cookies and hot chocolate. But the hit of the night was the Rolo cookies. My friend from high school gave me the recipe and it is a chocolate cookie with a Rolo caramel candy baked inside. As you can see, Molly really enjoyed hers!
I had a giant Santa sack and pulled out reindeers for the kids to stuff by hand. Then I read the Polar Express and handed out bells to everyone. I also ran off some sheet music and we sang some Christmas carols.
I planned on showing "Home Alone" on our giant movie screen but we were unable to find it. I blamed it on our house elf, Clarence. So we watched "Elf" instead.
The kids had a great time. On Saturday night, they will go caroling around the neighborhood. I better bake some more cookies!
Friday night, I hosted a holiday party for my kids and their friends. I invited the kids to come in their pajamas as we enjoyed the night's festivities. I decorated the table with a vinal tablecloth from WalMart for $5 and made a table runner out of red twill and giant ric rac. I also hung bells from my chandelier with vintage seam binding.
I served fudge, gingerbread reindeer cookies and hot chocolate. But the hit of the night was the Rolo cookies. My friend from high school gave me the recipe and it is a chocolate cookie with a Rolo caramel candy baked inside. As you can see, Molly really enjoyed hers!
I had a giant Santa sack and pulled out reindeers for the kids to stuff by hand. Then I read the Polar Express and handed out bells to everyone. I also ran off some sheet music and we sang some Christmas carols.
I planned on showing "Home Alone" on our giant movie screen but we were unable to find it. I blamed it on our house elf, Clarence. So we watched "Elf" instead.
The kids had a great time. On Saturday night, they will go caroling around the neighborhood. I better bake some more cookies!
It looks like fun was had by all!! Rolo cookies?? What could be better?
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Valarie
You are awesome! I love reading your blog and someday hope to have a fraction of your creativy to plan fun things for my baby girl!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Love all the treats.
ReplyDeleteYou are the best! Gosh I wish we lived closer. My kids would LOVE to be your neighbor and so would I!!
ReplyDeletelooks like pure fun! spectacular job...
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun time! Christmas is all about the kids and having them around makes it so much more fun.
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Joanne
What a great idea for a party! What kid wouldn't love this!!
ReplyDeleteHaha!! It sounds soo fun, I wish I would have been there ! LOL
ReplyDeleteYour table looks so awesome....I would have NEVER thought to add a fabric runner down the middle of that vinyl covering...you're just toooo clever! I'm certain the kiddos had a ball at your shindig! You need to share the Rollo's recipe! Once, I made a candy type thing using small pretzels (the loopy kind). I placed them on a baking sheet and then put a Rollo on each one, then warmed them in the oven until the Rollo was just soft, then took them out and placed half of a pecan on top of each warmed Rollo and smushed it down. It was like eating Turtle Candies. Hmmmm....I need to do that this year! It's easy and yummy!
ReplyDeleteI also loved your spa party! I need to have one for myself! :)
Hope all is well with you and yours! L, Dana
so cute-loved your reindeer cookies!
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