Peppermint Candy Cane Playdough Gifts

Peppermint Candy Cane Playdough

We made some peppermint candy cane playdough gifts for Bean's classmates. I followed this recipe shared byCribWithAView.com.

Making play dough is relatively easy and almost pain free.  It can get a bit messy especially when once again someone forgets to add the red food coloring into the batch or tries to add it in later and then shoves their hands right in to start kneading.  If you happen to do that, do not be alarmed by the sight of your hands later on.  Those really are not third degree burns.  It's  just food coloring and it will eventually wear off.

I used the Avery.com Design and Print Online site to make these really cute labels.  If you would like to use these, click here for a free printable.


We used Glad containers and added the labels to the top.

One down, 87,934 more to go!

Tooth Fairy Printable

Last week, before The Tooth fell out, I thought it would be a cute idea to send Bean a letter in the mail from the Tooth Fairy.  She's at that stage now where she loves getting mail.

I created a printable using PicMonkey and a clipart image I found online.  I never could find where that image came from or how to get permission to use it so before sharing it here, I went in search of a clipart I could use and not get my pants sued off.  Nobody wants that.

I found a very, very, extremely, very cute digital scrapbooking kit called Tooth Fairy Kit made by Sweet Pea Designs.  I emailed to find out if I could use the image and Penny from Sweet Pea emailed me back and gave me the okay.  If you are into digital scrapbooking, I would really recommend them.  They have very cute designs and you can get a lot of freebies on their blog, too.

Isn't it cute?  I'll use it to make some scrapbook pages of her new smile.

Here is my free printable.

If you'd like a copy of the Tooth Fairy letter printable, you may download it here. 

Since the one I sent to Bean had personal information on it, I won't post a copy of it here.  But I basically used PicMonkey or you could use Picasa or any photo editing program you want.  I used the Text feature and wrote a note on the right hand side.  You could do something like

I heard you have your first wiggly tooth.  That means I'll be visiting you very soon. I am very excited!

Be sure to keep brushing and helping Mommy keep your teeth pearly white!  See you soon!

Your little one will love receiving this in the mail or finding it under their pillow.