Christmas Mini-Super Saturday

  
Ever been to a Super Saturday?  If you have, you know how much fun they can be.  Our time and resources allowed us to plan and pull off a Mini Super Saturday this year.  And I think it was better than the SUPER, SUPER Saturday!

We delivered personal invites to every woman in our neighborhood.

And they were attached to a yummy chocolate dipped pretzel rod.

We decided that having this M-SS would be nice in someone's home, rather than a large cultural hall.  And it was...roaring fires with the smell of hot cider and cocoa on the stove was perfect.

To make the bag just a bit more festive I added these Pretzel Crisps (just a few) to the bottom of the invite bag.

We planned a few projects and sent around sign up sheets.  This was a favorite project. 

Another favorite was a Christmas Tamale making class.  Wow, were they good!

We also offered a display class with many, many ideas of inexpensive Christmas gift ideas and family traditions.

Fudge recipes, creative advent calendars, teacher gift ideas, holiday hand soaps and bath bombs, Christmas wish jars (complete with wishes!), cocoa cupcake bulbs and so much more. 

Cocoa Cupcake Bulbs.  Cocoa powder is funneled into clear bulb ornament, then miniature layered toppings.  Be careful to set bulb in a cupcake liner and cup so the bulb does not roll over and mess up your layers!  Package in cello, bow and candy cane.  So clever!

An elementary school teacher makes this tasty treat for each of her students as a Christmas gift.  Hamburgers and French Fries!  Lucky students!

Mini Hamburgers:
Vanilla Wafer Cookies (Mini)

Sesame Seeds to sprinkle top of buns (moisten wafer slightly)
Peppermint Patties
red and yellow frosting
Potato Stix (@Walmart)

To encourage attendance we offered this little teaser...

"For all those that come to the activity there will be a special gift.  Something that all will appreciate and some have even coveted in the past!"

The gifts were presented in this plush Santa bag.

The "gift" was a special recipe from a certain person in our ward that gave us permission to share it with those that attended.  The treat is a favorite at many of our neighborhood functions and had never before been shared.  Lucky us!

As projects and classes were winding down we started serving warms soups, appetizers and Christmas desserts.  

Watch for future posts...some of these recipes will be shared!

Like this Almond Joy Bar!  So good!

Lots of time to chat, eat, create and get excited about the upcoming holidays.  

Success!

Fall Bucket List-Apple Cider Tag

Happy October!

Just visited my favorite little Amish market and thought these little jugs of apple cider had that fun FALL feeling.

I thought my neighbors (and visiting teachees) might like a little surprise on their doorstep this morning.

Added this fall bucket list tag from simplykierste

and attached to the cider jug with jute.

Right click on picture of tag to copy and paste.

And Happy Fall Y'All!

Retro Homemaking

Our ward recently did a fun Enrichment night activity.

They got the idea from this blog. So cute! What a fun idea to get the ladies excited! My husband saw the invitation and said "Hey, you should go to that class on learning how to iron a shirt!" Nice try, husband. Nice. Try. I've never been good at ironing shirts. They set up a darling display of retro things like this fun milkshake machine,

These cute retro pattern's

and how cool is this old drive-in speaker?

 And these daily hand towels? Being a homemaker back then seems like it was a lot of work!

They asked me to teach a class on how to make a cherry pie. UHHHH....I've never made a cherry pie. Like ever. I've also never made a pie crust. I decided to go the modern route with a retro flare! I made these cute Cherry Pie's in a Jar that I found here

They were so easy, I mean easy easy easy- pre-made pie crusts and pie filling. It doesn't get any easier than that!

I set up the tables like an assembly line and just had written instructions at each step.

 

I was impressed by their creativity with the tops of the pies!

Bake at 375 for 45-50 minutes, add a scoop of ice cream and yum!

So delish!

 

Some of the ladies made cute retro aprons too

 

 

 

It was a fun night, but I am telling you - I am so glad that I live in today's day and age. I can take my husbands shirts to the cleaners, I can buy my clothes cheaper than making them and there is Pinterest!