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By now, most (if not all of us) love a good photo booth – it’s basically a staple at parties, whether for birthdays or the holidays. Today I’ll be showing you an easy way to DIY some fun free printable photo booth props for your New Years Eve party so you can ring in the new year with style!
Supplies needed to make your own free printable photo booth props:
Chipboard
Cardstock
Glitter Paper
Glitter
Matte Mod Podge
1/4″ Dowels
Electronic Die Cutter (optional)
Scissors or X-acto Knife
Glue
Hot Glue Gun
Printable Photo Props Template (for personal use only)
Step 1. Cut out the free printable photo booth props template provided – of course, you can definitely do this without an electronic die cutter, but it just makes things much easier for crafting! I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out my shapes – don’t forget to resize them first before cutting. Cut one piece of each element on chipboard or cardboard, and two pieces (front and back) on cardstock.
Step 2. Assemble your shapes by matching the correct sides and gluing them down – I find it easiest to use a sponge dauber to apply my glue (as it takes out the excess glue) and letting it dry between two pieces of parchment or wax paper with something heavy on top (to flatten it). This process makes your free printable photo booth props sturdy and creates a professional look – you’ll be able to use it on more than just one party!
Step 3. Once dry, you have the option of making it more interesting by adding embellishment such as gems, or even glittering the photo prop. I used Matte mod podge evenly on the surface of my “Cheers” prop and then sprinkled a good amount of glitter on top. Once dry, tap the excess glitter and coat with a spray sealer (optional).
Step 4. Once you are done embellishing your free printable photo booth props, attach your dowel using a dab of hot glue and attaching it to the back of the chipboard prop.
And you are done! Create simple party photo props, or make them unique by embellishing them with an assortment of gems, feathers and stick-ons.
Hope you are enjoying your holiday season and don’t forget to craft up a quick DIY New Year banner too!
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7 Indoor Snowball Games & Activities
These snowball games will keep my kids active and engaged (indoors!) for quite a while.
Here is our list of snowball games, but you and your little ones could probably think of many more!
Snowball Fight Game: This one is obvious, right? You may as well do this one first because your kids are dying to throw these things at each other anyway. We have a few ground rules at our house such as always aim below the chest (no head shots).
On Target: Print out or draw a target that can be taped up on a door, wall or window. Have the kids throw the snowballs to try to hit the target. How many times can they do it? Throw a little learning into the mix for younger children by having them count out loud or have one child draw tally marks on a chalkboard while another is throwing.
Bucket Toss: Pretty much the same thing, only have them toss the snowballs into a bucket or bowl. You can use masking tape or painter’s tape on the floor to mark off a line a few feet away. See who can make the shot from all the way across the room!
Stack ‘em Up: Try to make a snowball tower. You can mention a few engineering principles, like a pyramid shape with a wide base will probably work best. The kids can use a ruler to measure their creations once they’re done.
Knock ‘em down: Build a pyramid out of light-weight plastic cups, then roll or toss the snowballs to knock them all down. Bonus points if your kids can do it with just one snowball.
Relay Race: Grab a couple of wooden spoons and have a good ‘ol relay race. This is just like an egg race, but uses the snowballs instead. And if these snowballs fall on the floor, there’s no mess to clean up!
Pile On: Have the kids pile as many snowballs as they can onto an overturned Frisbee or plastic plate. How many can they load up? And can they carry it across the room without losing any?
How to make the snow balls:
Pick up several sets of white stockings from your local dollar store.
Then, you’ll need some scraps of batting and a pair of scissors.
Cut of a good-sized piece of batting and stuff it in the toe of a sock almost all the way to the heel.
Then, hold the toe of the sock in one hand and with the other pull the open end of the sock so that the stocking is stretched as much as possible.
Keep pulling and wrap the cuff part of the sock around the stuffed part of the sock. Then, fold the cuff back over on itself so that the stocking will stay folded into a ball. This is what it looks like on one side of the snowball.
A whole flock of snowballs made in less than 5 minutes!
Grab the snowballs and let the snowball fight begin!
How to Make Fluffy DIY Indoor Snowballs
1. Cut a notch of on short side of your cardboard. The notch should be about an inch wide and a couple inches deep.
2. Wrap yarn around the cardboard over the notched end. The number of times will depend on the thickness of your yarn. Our thick and fussy baby yarn needed to be wrapped about 55 times for the right end result, although if we’d wrapped more yarn the snowballs would have been even more dense which is great. Cut the end once you’ve wrapped your yarn around the cardboard enough.
3. Cut a length of yarn from the main roll to use as a tie, about 8 inches or so should work just fine. Using the notched area of your cardboard wrap the string around the center of the bunch of yarn a few times cinching it down into an hourglass shape. Make sure to cinch it tightly and tie a knot.
4. Once your tie is in place slide the looped yarn from your cardboard. Once it’s off it will look a little like a bow.
5. Cut through the looped yarn on both ends. Cut down the center of the loops as best as you can. Cutting the looped ends will give you a rough pom pom or ball shape.
6. After the loops are all cut down the center fluff the ball a bit to help set the yarn in place and then trim the ends to give your snowball a nice evenly round shape.
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THEY’RE BACK! ONLINE IMAX® ADVENTURES TO ENJOY FROM HOME
Through a partnership with Giant Screen Films, The Science Centre’s IMAX®TELUS theatre is thrilled to offer you an access to a selection of top-selling documentary to watch online from home. Great big adventures at teeny-tiny prices!
These documentaries are for audiences of all ages… perfect for the family! Each title is supported by extensive curricular and life-long learning activities. Use the film links below to watch and enjoy IMAX® Telus rate! About $1.31 CAD per film ($0.99 USD).
The Montréal Science Centre and the IMAX®TELUS theatre will be closed for the next while. While we wait to reopen, we’re delighted to offer you award-winning documentaries to enjoy from home. It’s also a great way to support the Science Centre and the documentary film industry!
Grab some popcorn and curl up in front of the screen! It’s time for some IMAX® adventures!
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The “ugly” sweater project you guys have all been waiting for is here!!! And we went TROPICAL! I’m all about unconventional Holiday traditions, so wrapping a palm tree in Christmas lights seemed right up my alley. Plus, this post gave me an excuse to bust out my pineapple drink cups again. Ha! You can make this sweater in less than an hour, so I expect to see all of you wearing and gifting tropical palm tree sweaters to all of your friends soon!
SweaterGreen and brown yarnSize J crochet hookTapestry needleFelt in pink, lilac, orange, yellow, brown, blue, and greenBrown embroidery threadHot glue gun
1. To make the palm trees, we followed this crochet pattern. Double the stitches for the larger palm tree. If you don’t want to crochet the palm trees, cut palm leaves out of green felt and a trunk out of brown felt.
2. To make the Christmas lights, cut teardrop shapes out of different colors of felt. Put a brown felt cap on the top of them. Hot glue all of the lights together on a string of brown embroidery thread.
3. Using pink felt, cut out a silhouette of a flamingo. Add brown felt legs and a small felt santa hat. Hot glue everything together.
4. To assemble the sweater, use fabric glue to attach felt “sand” pieces to the bottom of the sweater. With a tapestry needle, sew the crochet pieces onto the sweater. If you’re using felt for the palm trees, glue them on with fabric glue.
5. Glue the flamingo in place. Drape the Christmas lights over the palm tree trunks and glue them in place. We also placed a string of lights around the neck of the sweater, so glue that in place if you want that addition as well. Allow everything to dry for 24 hours before wearing.
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For our next activity, uglier = better. Go all out and make the ugliest Christmas sweater you can imagine! Just grab some glitter, tinsel, a couple of cheap ornaments, and some glue to Frankenstein together some fashion-backwards goodness. We’ll give you guys some pics as inspiration along with some how-tos!
Stick some candy and decorations onto a sweater and voila: a wonderfully ugly work of art has been created.
You can also rummage through your closets to find some tacky, vintage gold!
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Pour notre prochaine activité, plus moche = meilleur. Faites le plus laid des chandails de Noël que vous pouvez imaginer! Prenez des paillettes, des guirlandes, quelques ornements et de la colle pour créer quelque chose de vraiment hideux. Nous vous donnerons quelques photos pour vous inspirer, ainsi que des conseils pratiques!
Collez des bonbons et des décorations sur un pull et voilà: une œuvre d'art merveilleusement laide a été créée.
Vous pouvez aussi fouiller dans vos placards pour trouver de l'or ancien et de mauvais goût!
This activity is part our 12 Days of Christmas Collection, tied to our brand new giveaway! Learn more HERE. / Cette activité fait partie de notre collection des 12 jours de Noël, liée à notre nouveau concours! Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ICI.
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Learn how easy it is to make a beautiful DIY fleece blanket.
This is a perfect DIY holiday or Christmas gift idea or a blanket to enjoy with the family on a cold winter night.
HOW TO MAKE A POM POM TRIMMED DELUXE FLEECE BLANKET: The pom pom trimmed fleece blanket.
Starting anywhere, line up the pom trim UNDER the edge of your blanket. You’re going to sew it to the blanket with a wide zig zag stitch. Just sew all the way around, overlapping the trim and folding it under when you get back to the beginning.
Here’s what it looks like from the top and bottom:
And the finished DIY fleece blanket:
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Make a lasting memory for today’s Advent activity. Christmas is right around the corner, and if you haven’t taken any family pictures yet, we’ve got you covered!
Grab the little ones to take some fun holiday photos, and don’t be afraid to get creative! Sure, you can always snap a bunch of pics during the lead-up to Christmas and make a cute collage, but we’ve also got some more elaborate ideas for you in case you want to go all out!
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Faites de l'activité de l'Avent d'aujourd'hui un souvenir durable. Noël approche à grands pas et si vous n'avez pas encore pris de photos de famille, nous avons quelques idées pour vous!
Prenez les petits pour prendre des photos de fêtes amusantes, et n'ayez pas peur d'être créatifs! Bien sûr, vous pouvez toujours prendre un tas de photos juste avant Noël et faire un joli collage, mais nous avons aussi des idées bien plus élaborées!
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Make this year's annual family christmas photos fun and excited, enough to make people smile or laugh out loud.
Be ready for some calls asking (1) what brand duct tape is this (ha!) and (2) how the heck did you do this??
And, not to worry, this photo doesn’t actually involve taping your kids to the wall. Which means the answer to question #1 isn’t all too important – but it’s just good ol’ Duck Tape if you’re still curious.
Sorry to disappoint the duct tape aficionados with you – the tape we use would never hold up a 35-pounder with just a few pieces (not that I want to try). This is all thanks to good ol’ Photoshop and a white backdrop that I place on the ground for the kids to lie on.
Best of all, this whole session will only take 15 minutes!
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A homemade snow globe is a childhood must! The best part about these snow globes is that they give you the perfect opportunity to get rid of some of those pesky plastic figurines lying around the house. Another idea is to use LEGOs -- if your child can part with them!
Materials
Small glass jar
A plastic figurine or Lego
Glycerin (optional: while it's not necessary, it makes the glitter float better)
Glitter
Sequins
Water
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Superglue or a hot glue gun
Directions
1. Ask your child if he can find the perfect plastic figurine or Lego piece to use in his snow globe. No sense in buying a new one, if there’s already something at home!
2. Put glue on the inside of the jar’s lid. Place and stick your child’s plastic figurine on it.
3. Fill the jar with cold water.
4. Add 1-2 teaspoons of glitter and stir.
5. Add a few drops of glycerin.
6. Screw the lid on the jar -- you can glue it if you're concerned about your child trying to open it.
7. That's it! Have your child shake the jar or tip it upside down to make it "snow."
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This fun & easy project can be done with supplies you probably already have! Create a winter wonderland, & even place a photo inside these DIY Snow Globes!
Snow globes are magical, whimsical, and fun. And they’re super easy to make at home.
The first thing you need are jars, with nice snug lids. Check out your fridge; I grabbed an almost empty bottle of peperoncini peppers (that I have been using on Greek Salads and Greek Tacos, you’d think I was the pregnant one with the cravings I have for those. I am most definitely not.) I also had a bottle of capers that I finally finished by making one last batch of this Grown Up Dipping Sauce (another obsession, you guys need to all try that one), and a big jar from marinara that we used for dipping Pizza Rolls. Marinated artichoke heart jars work really great for these, as do little teeny tiny baby food jars. Reallyany size jar works; you just have to find things to fit inside of them.
You can be creative with the items that go inside your snow globe, it’s just important that they are made of materials that won’t break down in water. Think plastic, ceramic, etc. If you’re not sure, just try placing the items in a bowl of water for a few hours and see if they start doing weird things. Try thrift and craft stores for little winter-themed figurines. And if you don’t have any of those, try some crap that belongs to your children that you want to throw away anyway fun stuff like this and try a silly snow globe.
Another really fun thing is to make your own little figurines with Sculpey Clay. You can buy all different colors at almost any craft store and it just bakes in the oven. A snowman would be super easy to make! I snipped all of my greenery off of artificial garlands I have around my house.
I decided to take it up a notch though, and put something extra special inside. I can’t tell you how much I love it when I have an idea in my head and it actually works like I thought it would! I just took a photo of each kiddo, printed it out on my home printer, cut it out, and ran it through my laminator (the laminator you all recommended to me on Facebook that I got and love. Muah!) If you don’t have a laminator, most copy stores have lamination services that don’t cost much. Make sure when you cut around your lamination, you leave a tiny border so it stays sealed up.
You will create your scene on the underside of the jar lid. I just use plain ol’ hot glue. You might want to take a piece of sand paper and rough up the inside of the jar lid so the glue adheres better. I didn’t do that with this batch and everything has stayed put just fine, but something you can try. If you have things with wide, flat bases, they’re easy to just glue right on. But if you have something like my little plastic pictures, or a tree sprig with a tiny twig at the bottom, I’ve found that it’s easier for me if I have something like little rocks (those blue things you see in the photos; they’re aquarium rocks from the pet store that I had from another project) to help keep things in place. It will make sense when you do it, but basically you can pile some glue down there, put your object in, and then mound some pebbles around it to adhere everything together as the glue dries. Check out my little snow bunnies:
It’s just important to remember to keep things away from the edges enough that you can still screw the lid onto the jar, so don’t fill the entire base with glue or rocks. When everything is dry turn it upside down and shake it a few times to make sure nothing falls off!
The next step is filling up your jar with water, almost to the very top and dumping in a bunch of glitter. I recommend adding a little more glitter than you think you need, especially if you have greenery because some of it will get stuck in there.
One thing you can do is add some glycerin, which makes the glitter float down a little slower than it does in plain water. (Or several readers have commented that baby oil accomplishes the same thing. You can also find snow globe “snow” on eBay at at some craft stores.) Glycerin can be found in the baking aisle of craft supply stores in small bottles or on Amazon. If you have some already, or find it easily, you can try that out. I did a side by side test and found that it didn’t make a huge difference, unless I added quite a bit. Probably at least 2-3 teaspoons per cup of water.
You know the Wilton gel colors we use in everything? Well if those get dried out, you can add glycerin to them to restore the consistency. You can also add it to homemade soap bubbles to make the bubbles stronger. I’ve heard you can also buy it at drug stores, often near the first aid supplies. Isn’t it kind of interesting when things can be found in both the cake decorating and first aid aisles?? Didn’t know that, but I read it on the internet, and if there’s one thing we all should know by now it is that everything on the internet is true. The internet is also where I discovered that if you have some benzoic acid laying around, you can make your own snow. Crap. I’m out of benzoic acid.
Anyhoo…just carefully squish your stuff in the jar as you put the lid on and tighten it. You can put hot glue on the edge of the jar if you’re want to seal it up. Or you could put some colored electrical tape around the edge of the jar. I left mine un-glued (and I strongly suggest you do, at least at first) in case I had to open them up to fix anything, or store them without water until next year, or change the water if it got cloudy, etc. I found out that one of my little red berries was painted and turned the entire snow globe pink so I was glad they weren’t glued shut and I could just snip it out and re-fill it. My jars haven’t leaked. I do flip them over sometimes and set them lid-side-up just in case. Either way it’s best to display them somewhere that won’t be damaged if a little water leaks out.
You can also paint your lids if you want to cover up the labels on them. I’m much too lazy for paint. (But not too lazy to laminate my children and put them in winter scenes inside of snow globes. It’s all about priorities, people.)
Now all that is left to do is watch your kids marvel in amazement and listen to them ask 50 times a day, “Mom, can I shake my snow globe?!”
My jars stay on my windowsill in front of my kitchen sink so they can stare at me, mocking, as I do dishes and they play in the snow.
Seriously- Best. Craft. Ever.
Bonus fun, make giant freaky eyeballs and giggle your heart out:
FYI- I wondered if the lamination would hold up in the water. I didn’t expect it to last forever, I was aiming for a few weeks at least, but it looks great; no water seeping in whatsoever. These have been in water for a couple weeks now and they look just like they did when I made them. Maybe they will last forever? (Edit: one commenter said her daughter made a snow globe with a laminated picture inside 12 years ago and it still looks great!)
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For today’s activity, it’s time to get creative with a DIY snow globe! Believe it or not, you and your kids can make some amazing holiday snow globes using household items, and we’ve got some links below to help with the process!
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Pour l'activité d'aujourd'hui, il est temps de faire preuve de créativité en fabriquant une boule à neige! Croyez-le ou non, vous et vos enfants pouvez bricoler de magnifiques boules à neige pour les fêtes en utilisant des articles ménagers, et nous avons quelques liens ci-dessous pour vous aider!
This activity is part our 12 Days of Christmas Collection, tied to our brand new giveaway! Learn more HERE. / Cette activité fait partie de notre collection des 12 jours de Noël, liée à notre nouveau concours! Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ICI.
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A delicious and easy chocolate fondue recipe with fun dipping skewers and other dipper ideas. It's a perfect sweet treat to share with others at the table.
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS IN CHOCOLATE FONDUE?
The ingredients in this chocolate fondue are so simple! The main ingredients is chocolate. For the best tasting chocolate I recommend using a higher quality baking chocolate such as Ghirardelli or Bakers Secret. We don’t like our fondue to be overly sweet so we use a mixture of semi-sweet chocolate and milk chocolate. If you like a sweeter chocolate you can use more milk chocolate than semi-sweet.
semi-sweet chocolate bars
milk chocolate bars
heavy whipping cream
vanilla extract
salt, optional
HOW TO MAKE EASY CHOCOLATE FONDUE
Put fondue ingredients in a medium sized saucepan.
Whisk on medium heat until all ingredients melt and incorporate together. Add more heavy whipping cream if needed.
Serve immediately with skewers and goodies.
There are so many fun dipper options when eating chocolate fondue. Prepare a platter of goodies surrounding the chocolate for a fun way to serve and enjoy a sweet treat with friends.
Here are some of our favorite dipper ideas:
strawberries
angel food cake
pretzels
Nilla cookies
marshmallows
store bought cookies
homemade cookies
other fresh berries
Instructions
Prepare skewers using small skewer sticks (easier dipping). Add a marshmallow, piece of angel food cake and a strawberry. Repeat until desired amount of skewers are completed. Set aside.
Put chocolate fondue ingredients in a medium sized saucepan. Whisk on medium heat until all ingredients melt and incorporate together.
Serve immediately with skewers and goodies. If it begins to thicken or cools, just pop in the microwave at 10 second increments to warm it again.
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Une recette de fondue au chocolat délicieuse et facile à réaliser, avec des brochettes de trempettes amusantes et d'autres idées de trempettes. C'est un régal sucré parfait à partager avec les autres participants à la table.
QUELS SONT LES INGRÉDIENTS DE LA FONDUE AU CHOCOLAT ?
Les ingrédients de cette fondue au chocolat sont si simples ! L'ingrédient principal est le chocolat. Pour un chocolat au goût optimal, je recommande d'utiliser un chocolat de cuisson de qualité supérieure comme le Ghirardelli ou le Bakers Secret. Nous n'aimons pas que notre fondue soit trop sucrée, c'est pourquoi nous utilisons un mélange de chocolat mi-sucré et de chocolat au lait. Si vous aimez un chocolat plus sucré, vous pouvez utiliser plus de chocolat au lait que de chocolat mi-sucré.
tablettes de chocolat mi-sucré
barres de chocolat au lait
crème à fouetter épaisse
extrait de vanille
sel, facultatif
COMMENT PRÉPARER FACILEMENT UNE FONDUE AU CHOCOLAT
Mettez les ingrédients de la fondue dans une casserole de taille moyenne.
Fouetter à feu moyen jusqu'à ce que tous les ingrédients fondent et s'incorporent ensemble. Ajouter de la crème à fouetter épaisse si nécessaire.
Servir immédiatement avec des brochettes et des friandises.
Il y a tellement d'options amusantes pour manger une fondue au chocolat. Préparez un plateau de friandises autour du chocolat pour servir de manière amusante et savourer une friandise sucrée avec vos amis.
Voici quelques-unes de nos idées préférées :
fraises
gâteau des anges
bretzels
Biscuits Nilla
marshmallows
biscuits achetés en magasin
biscuits faits maison
autres baies fraîches
Instructions
Préparer les brochettes en utilisant de petits bâtonnets (trempage plus facile). Ajoutez une guimauve, un morceau de gâteau des anges et une fraise. Répétez l'opération jusqu'à ce que la quantité souhaitée de brochettes soit terminée. Réserver.
Mettre les ingrédients de la fondue au chocolat dans une casserole de taille moyenne. Fouetter à feu moyen jusqu'à ce que tous les ingrédients fondent et s'incorporent ensemble.
Servir immédiatement avec des brochettes et des friandises. Si elle commence à épaissir ou à refroidir, il suffit de la passer au micro-ondes à intervalles de 10 secondes pour la réchauffer.
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Candy cane popcorn is an easy Christmas candy recipe! Popcorn is coated in white chocolate and crushed candy canes for a crunchy, minty treat. Candy cane popcorn is a cure for the Christmas munchies! Popcorn is coated in white chocolate and crushed candy canes for a sweet, minty treat that's a perfect party food or edible gift idea.
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 6 mins
Total: 21 mins
Servings: 12 servings
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Le pop-corn à la canne à sucre est une recette facile de bonbons de Noël ! Le pop-corn est enrobé de chocolat blanc et de cannes de bonbons écrasées pour un régal croquant et mentholé. Le pop-corn à la canne à sucre est un remède contre les fringales de Noël ! Le pop-corn est enrobé de chocolat blanc et de cannes à sucre broyées pour une friandise sucrée et mentholée, idéale pour les fêtes ou comme cadeau comestible.
Préparation : 15 minutesCuisinier : 6 minutesTotal : 21 minutesDes portions : 12 portions
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Ingredients / Ingrédients
1 (2.8-ounce) bag microwave popcorn (about 10 cups popped) // 1 sac de maïs soufflé pour micro-ondes (environ 10 tasses)
8 large candy canes // 8 grandes cannes à sucre
12 ounces white chocolate (chopped or white chocolate chips) // 12 onces de chocolat blanc (en morceaux ou en pépites de chocolat blanc)
Steps / Étapes
1. Gather the ingredients. // Rassemblez les ingrédients.
2. Cover a baking sheet with foil or waxed paper and set aside. // Couvrez une plaque de cuisson avec du papier d'aluminium ou du papier ciré et mettez-la de côté.
3. Pop the popcorn in the microwave, then pour it into a large bowl, separating out any un-popped kernels. // Mettez le maïs soufflé au micro-ondes, puis versez-le dans un grand bol en séparant les grains non éclatés.
4. Unwrap the candy canes and place them in a food processor. Pulse on-off several times for 5 to 10 seconds each, until the canes are finely crushed, with just a few larger pieces remaining. Alternately, place the candy canes in a large plastic bag and seal tightly. Use a rolling pin to roll/smash the candy canes until they are finely ground. //
Déballez les cannes de bonbons et placez-les dans un robot ménager. Actionnez plusieurs fois pendant 5 à 10 secondes chacune, jusqu'à ce que les cannes soient finement broyées et qu'il ne reste que quelques gros morceaux. Vous pouvez aussi placer les bonbons dans un grand sac en plastique et le fermer hermétiquement. Utilisez un rouleau à pâtisserie pour rouler/écraser les cannes de bonbons jusqu'à ce qu'elles soient finement broyées.
5. Melt the white chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl and stir until smooth. // Faites fondre le chocolat blanc dans un petit bol allant au micro-ondes et remuez jusqu'à ce qu'il soit lisse.
6. Add about 1/3 cup of the crushed candy canes to the white chocolate and stir them in. // Ajoutez environ 1/3 de tasse des cannes de bonbons écrasées au chocolat blanc et mélangez-les.
7. Pour the white chocolate over the popcorn in the bowl and stir to coat the popcorn with the chocolate. // Versez le chocolat blanc sur le pop-corn dans le bol et remuez pour enrober le pop-corn avec le chocolat.
8. Scrape the popcorn onto the baking sheet and spread it into an even layer to cool. // Gratter le pop-corn sur la plaque du four et l'étaler en une couche uniforme pour qu'il refroidisse.
9. While the white chocolate is still wet, sprinkle the remaining candy cane pieces over the top of the popcorn. // Alors que le chocolat blanc est encore humide, saupoudrez les morceaux de sucre d'orge restants sur le dessus du pop-corn.
10. Let the popcorn set at room temperature until the white chocolate is firm. // Laissez le pop-corn se figer à température ambiante jusqu'à ce que le chocolat blanc soit ferme.
11. Break the popcorn up into small pieces, then serve. // Cassez le pop-corn en petits morceaux, puis servez.
Tip / Conseil
Candy cane popcorn can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Depending on the humidity in your location, it might start to get stale after several days. //
Le pop-corn à la canne à sucre peut être conservé dans un récipient hermétique à température ambiante pendant une semaine au maximum. Selon le taux d'humidité de votre région, il peut commencer à être rassis après plusieurs jours.
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Start with a square of paper /// Commencez par un carré de papier
Fold it from one corner to the other /// Pliez-le d'un coin à l'autre
Unfold and fold it the other way. From corner to corner /// Dépliez et repliez dans l'autre sens. D'un coin à l'autre.
Unfold and turn it over so it looks like this /// Dépliez et retournez le document pour qu'il ressemble à ceci
Fold the bottom part to the top /// Replier la partie inférieure vers le haut
Unfold and fold it the other way /// Déplier et plier dans l'autre sens
Unfold and turn it over. So it look like the one in the picture. /// Dépliez et retournez le tout. Pour qu'il ressemble à celui de la photo
Gently press the sides towards the middle… /// Pressez doucement les côtés vers le milieu...
…and fold the top part towards you /// ...et rabattre la partie supérieure vers vous
Turn it 180° and fold the sides. When you´re finished folding, cut the top part off /// Tournez-le à 180° et repliez les côtés. Lorsque vous avez terminé le pliage, coupez la partie supérieure
Here comes the tricky part. Place the paper so you have the opening towards you. Take the left side and unfold it. Open it a bit, and fold it over to the right side. (see pictures). Press down the folding on the top, and fold it to the left. (last picture)
/// Voici la partie délicate. Placez le papier de manière à ce que l'ouverture soit tournée vers vous. Prenez le côté gauche et dépliez-le. Ouvrez-le un peu et repliez-le sur le côté droit. (voir photos). Appuyez sur le pliage du haut et pliez-le vers la gauche. (dernière photo)
Do the same to the right side /// Faites la même chose du côté droit
Fold the corners. All off them /// Pliez les coins. Tous les coins
Unfold /// Déplier
Fold the corners inwards /// Replier les coins vers l'intérieur
Now you want to make the other half of the diamond, repeat all the previous steps so that you have two pieces that looks like this.
/// Maintenant que vous voulez faire l'autre moitié du diamant, répétez toutes les étapes précédentes pour avoir deux morceaux qui ressemblent à celui-ci.
Put some glue on the corner parts you just folded and gently press half the diamond to the other half. (You want to turn the two parts so you have one “top” facing one “valley”. And not “top” to “top”.)
/// Mettez un peu de colle sur les parties d'angle que vous venez de plier et pressez doucement la moitié du diamant sur l'autre moitié. (Vous voulez tourner les deux parties de manière à ce que l'une d'entre elles soit tournée vers le haut et l'autre vers le bas. Et non pas "haut" vers "haut").
Done! /// Fini!
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Follow our easy tutorial on how to make origami Christmas trees. If you can fold and cut a piece of paper, you can create a forest of these festive decorations in any size.
These folded paper tree creations make for the perfect Christmas Decorations. There are two ways to make a tannenbaum: one with straight edges for a modern look and one with an upturned edge to mimic real branches.
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Suivez notre tutoriel facile sur la façon de fabriquer des arbres de Noël en origami. Si vous pouvez plier et couper un morceau de papier, vous pouvez créer une forêt de ces décorations festives de n'importe quelle taille.
Ces créations de sapins en papier plié sont parfaites pour les décorations de Noël. Il y a deux façons de faire un tannenbaum : une avec des bords droits pour un look moderne et une avec un bord relevé pour imiter de vraies branches.
MATERIALS / MATÉRIAUX
Green paper roll / Rouleau de papier vert
STEPS / ÉTAPES
Cut paper into squares. For large trees, you will need one 4-by-4-foot square, one 3-by-3-foot square, and one 2-by-2-foot square. For all other smaller trees, one square (of any size) will yield one tree.
// Coupez le papier en carrés. Pour les grands arbres, vous aurez besoin d'un carré de 1,5 x 1,5 m, d'un carré de 1,5 x 1,5 m et d'un carré de 2 x 2 m. Pour tous les autres petits arbres, un carré (de n'importe quelle taille) donnera un arbre.
Fold paper square corner to corner, producing a triangle. Next, fold that triangle in half to create a smaller triangle. Open the paper back up and fold in half to create a rectangle and then fold the rectangle in half to create a square. Unfold to reveal the crease lines.
// Pliez le papier coin à coin, en formant un triangle. Ensuite, pliez ce triangle en deux pour créer un triangle plus petit. Ouvrez à nouveau le papier et pliez-le en deux pour créer un rectangle, puis pliez le rectangle en deux pour créer un carré. Dépliez pour faire apparaître les lignes de pliage.
Next, tuck the two sides towards the center line to create a diamond shape. // Ensuite, replier les deux côtés vers la ligne centrale pour créer une forme de diamant.
Fold in the left and right side flaps to the center line on both sides to form a kite shape. // Repliez les rabats latéraux gauche et droit sur la ligne centrale des deux côtés pour former une forme de cerf-volant.
Taking one side at a time, open the fold and fold the edge inward towards the center of the kite. Repeat with all four flaps. // En prenant un côté à la fois, ouvrez le pli et repliez le bord vers l'intérieur, vers le centre du cerf-volant. Répétez l'opération avec les quatre rabats.
Use your scissors to cut off the bottom triangle of the kite shape as shown. Make sure that you are cutting off the open tip and not the folded tip. //
Utilisez vos ciseaux pour découper le triangle inférieur de la forme du cerf-volant comme indiqué. Assurez-vous que vous coupez la pointe ouverte et non la pointe repliée.
At this point you can spread out the flaps slightly to create your straight-edged tree. For the folded edge tree, continue on to step 8. // A ce stade, vous pouvez légèrement écarter les rabats pour créer votre arbre à bord droit. Pour l'arbre à bord replié, passez à l'étape 8.
Using scissors, cut horizontal lines into each of the 6 flaps. (The size of the lines will vary depending on the size of tree you are making, but we recommend to cut approximately half-way in towards the center of each flap.) // À l'aide de ciseaux, découpez des lignes horizontales dans chacun des 6 rabats. (La taille des lignes variera en fonction de la taille de l'arbre que vous faites, mais nous recommandons de couper environ à mi-chemin vers le centre de chaque rabat).
Fold the cut lines down to create small triangles; repeat around all 6 sides of the tree. // Pliez les lignes de coupe vers le bas pour créer de petits triangles ; répétez l'opération sur les 6 côtés de l'arbre.
For large paper trees, once all three squares have been folded into trees, simply stack them one on top of the next (starting with the largest tree on the bottom) to create a tall origami paper tree. // Pour les grands arbres en papier, une fois que les trois carrés ont été pliés en arbres, il suffit de les empiler l'un sur l'autre (en commençant par le plus grand arbre en bas) pour créer un grand arbre en papier origami.
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Warm up those vocal cords, because our next Advent activity will have you and the fam belting out some holiday tunes! Check out some links and resources below to get your karaoke game on.
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Réchauffez vos cordes vocales, car notre prochaine activité de l'Avent vous fera chanter des chansons des fêtes avec la famille! Consultez les liens et les ressources ci-dessous!
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Being charitable doesn’t need to be complicated; a kind and simple gesture can mean the world to someone, especially during the holidays. For today’s Advent calendar activity, kids can explore what it means to give rather than receive by offering a toy or book to someone in need! Parents can also involve their kids in holiday charity drives by letting them pick items at the grocery store for a food bank. There are tons of other ways to get into the giving spirit as well, so check out some resources below.
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Être charitable n'a pas besoin d'être compliqué; un geste simple peut signifier beaucoup pour quelqu'un, surtout pendant les vacances. Pour l'activité du calendrier de l'Avent d'aujourd'hui, les enfants peuvent explorer ce que signifie donner plutôt que recevoir en offrant un jouet ou un livre à quelqu'un dans le besoin! Les parents peuvent également faire participer leurs enfants à des campagnes de charité en les laissant choisir des articles à l'épicerie pour une banque alimentaire. Il existe des tonnes d'autres façons de se mettre dans l'esprit du don, alors consultez les ressources ci-dessous.
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A smooth and creamy homemade hot chocolate made from white chocolate chips, with just the right touch of mint.
Ingredients
2 cups milk
2 cups half and half
1/2 bag white chocolate chips
1 tsp peppermint extract
2-3 drops food coloring green
Crushed Andes mints and Whipped Cream for garnish
Instructions
In a large pot, add milk, half & half and heat over medium heat until hot but not boiling.
Add white chocolate chips and stir until completely melted.
Add extract and food coloring. Stir well.
Top with Whipped Cream and Andes. Serve warm.
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Un chocolat chaud maison, onctueux et crémeux, fait à partir de pépites de chocolat blanc, avec juste la bonne touche de menthe.
Ingrédients
2 tasses de lait
2 tasses moitié-moitié
1/2 sachet de pépites de chocolat blanc
1 cuillère à café d'extrait de menthe poivrée
2-3 gouttes de colorant alimentaire vert
Menthes des Andes écrasées et crème fouettée pour la garniture
Instructions
Dans une grande casserole, ajoutez le lait, moitié-moitié, et faites chauffer à feu moyen jusqu'à ce qu'il soit chaud mais pas bouillant.
Ajouter les pépites de chocolat blanc et remuer jusqu'à ce qu'elles soient complètement fondues.
Ajoutez l'extrait et le colorant alimentaire. Bien remuer.
Garnir de crème fouettée et de andes. Servir chaud.
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