Day 12
These are absolutely delicious!  I used them for a cookie exchange one year.

Ingredients

1 pkg (8 squares) semi-sweet Chocolate
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
36 Ritz crackers
1 peppermint candy cane, crushed

Directions
Microwave chocolate in small microwaveable bowl as directed on package.  Stir until completely melted.  Blend in extract.
Dip crackers in melted chocolate, completely coating crackers with chocolate.  Carefully scrape [...]

Day 11
Here is a simple but cute craft for your children to have fun with.  I found it from Family Fun.

Materials

Coloured paper
Stapler
Ribbon or gold cord

Instructions

ORNAMENT: Cut two 12-inch strips, two 10-inch strips, and one 8 3/4-inch strip.  Line them up in this order: 12, 10, 8 3/4, 10, 12, with one set of ends even.  [...]

Day 10
This is a great recipe from Better Homes & Gardens How YUMMY does that look?

Ingredients

12 ounces chocolate- and/or vanilla-flavor candy coating, coarsely chopped
1 cup toffee pieces, [...]

Day 9

This recipe is from Better Homes & Gardens.  YUM!
Ingredients

1 16-1/2-ounce package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2/3 cup [...]

Day 8

What you’ll need:

CD or DVD
Construction paper: white, black, red, orange
1.5″ wide strip of light blue felt
1 craft or popsicle stick
Black paint or marker
Pink crayon
White craft glue
Scissors

How to make it:

Fold a sheet of white construction paper in half like a greeting card.
Cover one side of the CD with white craft glue.
Lay the CD, glue side [...]

Day 7
Cute ornament your kids can do for the tree.

What you’ll need:

1/8 inch wide red and white paper quilling strips at least 12 inches long.
craft glue
toothpicks
scissors
hanging thread
3/8 inch wide ribbon

How to make it:

Cut lengths for paper strips.
For candy cane, shape 6 inch long red & white quills into spirals by wrapping the paper around a [...]

Day 6
The Poinsettia is a Christmas flower.  This ornament you can use to decorate your tree or attach to a gift.

What you will need:

1 basket type coffee filter
1 wooden clothespin
Red acrylic paint
Red watercolor paint
Red glitter glue
1 green chenille stem
½ of a yellow chenille stem
Paintbrush
White craft glue
Scissors

How to make it:

Lay coffee filter on covered work surface–a [...]

Day 5
Here is a great recipe that your children can help you decorate.

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. [...]

Day 4

Every year we let the kids build a gingerbread house.   Very easy as I buy a kit from the store and put it together for them to decorate.  The kits are pretty inexpensive and come with all the supplies necessary.  It is sure to be a hit and yummy to eat afterwards.

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Day 3
How cute are these?  I found these at Better Homes & Garden and just had to share.

Ingredients

12 vanilla caramels, unwrapped (one-fourth of a 14-ounce package)
3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons [...]