Baking Cookies With The Kids and Making It Easier On Myself

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My kids love to help me bake. I love baking with them. I’m not a big fan of the clean up afterward though. I keep a couple mixes in my cupboard at any given time so in a “I’m bored” pinch I can grab a baking mix. It usually works.

I have 3 boys and a toddler girl, baking is something enjoyed by all and they can all have their own jobs to do. My daughter usually gets to help stir or dump in an ingredient. My 6 year old gets a few stirs and helps with ingredients too. My older boys can help spoon the batter on the cookies sheets, or cupcake tin, or whatever and they get to help break the eggs which they love to do.

Since my older boys weren’t available for this project I let the little ones try their hands at scooping the cookie dough. My 6 year old didn’t do too bad. My daughter had the right idea but those little tiny clumps of dough you see on the lower side of the pan, yea that was her scooping and placement method.

Now, I had mentioned about not being a fan of clean up afterward. You can’t really get away with not cleaning up after baking but anything to make it easier for me is alright in my book. Do you see those silicone baking mats inside the baking pans? These have become a staple for me when baking cookies, especially around the holidays when I’m making a lot more cookies. The cookies don’t stick, the slide right off. No trying to pry them off the pan with my spatula. And clean up…yea since the cookies don’t stick you don’t have to scrub your pans as hard. The silicone pads you just wipe with some soap and water and rinse. No cookies residue there either. These are made to fit an 18×13 pan which I used here. I do use them in smaller pans or larger pans. For smaller pans I just have to place it in and put my cookies on. It doesn’t look as neat but it still works.

You can find the same Greenco Non-Stick Silicone mats I used on Amazon. You get a set of 2 for only $9.99! You’ll definitely want to grab these before you start your holiday baking.

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Crabpot Lighted Christmas Trees for Your Light Display

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Crab Pot Christmas Trees are remarkable, perfectly shaped trees that are pre-lit, fold flat for storage, sparkle from EVERY angle and are easily set up. What makes these holiday trees so unique and the MUST HAVE of the season for home decor? Crab Pot Christmas Trees are made from the very durable PVC Coated Crab Pot Wire which withstands all that Mother Nature throws at it. Want to see these fold flat Crab Pot Christmas Trees? Check out the fold flat trees in this video, because seeing is believing and this is how you can make the season sparkle with ease. My Readers Save 20% off and FREE Shipping with promo code USFG at http://crabpottrees.com/coupon

This would be a great addition to any holiday lights! I know I want one for my new house!

Hot Deal On Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Until December 24

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One of the hottest video games for the holiday season is Call of Duty: Advanced Warfar and it’s on sale on Amazon right now until Christmas Eve. If you have Amazon Prime you can still grab these deals and get them in time for Christmas! If you don’t have Amazon Prime you can get a 30 day free trial here: Join Amazon Prime – Listen to Over a Million Songs – Start Free Trial Now

1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare only $39.99 available at this price for Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PS4

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Check Out These Last Minute Gift Deals!

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Wine Country Gift Baskets are an extra 25% off on Amazon. If you have Amazon Prime you can get free 2 day shipping as well. (Oh and PS, you can get a 30 day FREE trial of Amazon prime here: Join Amazon Prime – Listen to Over a Million Songs – Start Free Trial Now) You know in case you want to take advantage of these deals and need to ship a gift fast but not sure if you want to purchase Amazon Prime yet.
They have several option that can get a nice gift on a low budget. One that I actually purchase is the Wine Country Gift Baskets Tower of Sweets price is $20.58 but there is a coupon to clip on Amazon for 25% off . Here is a screen shot. When I first ordered it though the coupon link was below the listing. Just make sure you clip the coupon wherever it shows up for you. I circled it in green below. But also check in the area under where it says “want it Monday Dec. 22 and then where the mini description is”

This item ended up being $15.43 and free 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime. This would be an affordable gift to send to family that won’t be home for Christmas! Another one that is available with the 25% off coupon is Wine Country Gift Baskets Reindeer and Sweets this one is normally $27.37 but with the 25% of coupon clipped it’s 20.53 plus tax if applicable in your state. In PA we have 6% sales tax so it ends up being $21.77 with free 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime. When you add any of these to your cart the coupon is in your cart. Click it to add the 25% off coupon. I circled it in the picture below. The sale price shows up when you hit “proceed to check out button”

Another last minute gift idea that would definitely be appreciated….you can gift an Amazon Prime subscription. Besides the FREE 2 day shipping (which is awesome of course) your recipient can get free streaming videos and music Shop Amazon – Give the Gift of Amazon Prime couple that with an Amazon Fire TV Stick and you might be the best gift giver of the year!

Grab Your Last Minute Gift Cards and Grab Fuel Savings #GEGCFuel20

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Here we are, less than a week until Christmas. Panicked yet? Don’t be, gift cards are a great last minute gift idea. Your recipient can get what they want, you can set the price for your budget, and best of all you can grab some savings when you buy gift cards at Giant Eagle. I have a Giant Eagle only a few miles from my home. When I need to buy gift cards, it’s the first place I turn to. Why? Because of the FuelPerks of course!

From now until Christmas Eve (December 24) you can earn 20 cent FuelPerks for every $50 you spend on select gift cards including ALL restaurant gift cards. During the holidays those savings could really add up. Say you’re buying a $25 gift card for your sister, a $25 gift card for your friend, and a $50 gift card for your in-laws to go out and eat that’s $100 in gift cards and you earn 40 cent FuelPerks that way. With the gas prices dropping around the country the savings would be like giving yourself a gift.

Another idea, Let’s say you’re buying someone on your list a video game that costs $50 and you were planning on buying it at Best Buy. Go buy a $50 Best Buy gift card at Giant Eagle then use that Best Buy gift card to buy the video game you were planning on buying. Not only would you take care of the gift you were going to buy anyway but you just knocked 20 cents off per gallon on your next fuel up at GetGo! See how that works?

Don’t forget, the 20 cent FuelPerks end 12/24/14 so grab your gifts and grab fuel savings!

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