Blow Frozen Bubbles – we haven’t tried this one yet, (although we’ve had ample opportunity) but it seems like a neat way to keep the kids busy on a cold day outdoors.

As long as the temperature is below zero, the bubbles will freeze and shatter when they fall to the ground!

Make a puffy snowman:  Use equal parts white glue and shaving cream.

Easy outdoor (or indoor) Christmas tree:  Wrap wire tomato cages in lights, flip upside down – voila!

A different type of wreath for your door:  An old picture frame (painted to your liking) ribbon for a bow and a few Christmas decorations!  Easy peasy!

Here’s an easy popsicle stick craft for your door – simple and pretty!

Here’s a neat way to make snowflakes – dip the end of an evergreen branch in white paint!

A great recipe for Christmas morning:  North Pole Strawberry Smoothie

Last but not least, don’t forget the free site Magic Santa.

You can personalize a video where the big guy himself receives your child’s Christmas letter!

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-Thrive Puppet Show- “Bethlehemian Rhapsody” -Thrive “Charlie Brown Christmas Play” -Thrive Human Video “Lifehouse -Everything” -Sunday School Play “The Best Christmas

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After dinner receive a free taxi to the Gold River Legion where you can dance the night away to CJ Sounds DJ Music and ring in the New Year!

There will be party favours, appetizers and a safe ride home provided.

Cost for the entire evening (dinner & dance) is $25 per person – tickets available at the Legion.  (Note: you must still make reservations for dinner at Pipers after purchasing your ticket)

Tickets for the dance only are $10 per person, also available at the Legion

Non-members are welcome, please sign in at the door.

Raffle rickets are for a fourth generation iPod and paintings by Brooks Evenden.

Last year Doug Neibergal won – who will win this year?

Once again Santa’s Elves will be doing a Blitz of the Village, in aid of the Gold River Food Bank.

This blitz will take place on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4th from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm.

This is such an important drive for the foodbank as they prepare the Christmas hampers for those less fortunate in our community. 

Please give generously when the Elves come to your door!

If you’ve ever been to a school function, or a bake sale and saw some cupcakes that knocked your socks off, you can bet they were made by Karen Creelman!  Thanks Karen for sharing!

WHITE CAKE RECIPE

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 3 cups flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla

Cream margarine, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add milk and hot water – beat well.  Add one egg, 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt to mixture, blend in well.  Then add one egg and 1 cup flour and blend in again.  Then add the last egg, last cup of flour and vanilla.  Beat for 5 minutes.  Spray with pam or line cake pan with wax paper.  Bake at 325 F for 1- 1/4 hours, or until knife comes out clean.  Makes a 9 x 9 cake or approximately 12 cupcakes.

To decorate, use white frosting, Swedish berries (or fresh raspberries) and a chocolate chip for the center.