Christmas Joys #26

We did it! Hope your Christmas was wonderful....

. . . now what to do with all the leftovers!

What to do with all that used wrapping paper:
Now is the perfect time to gather up all your Christmas books and wrap them for next year's "Countdown to Christmas Basket". (A great project for the kids.)

What to do with all those Christmas Cards:
Cut Christmas cards in half and use the back of the picture for writing thank you notes. People will appreciate your pretty,earth friendly note paper! (Another great project for the kids.)
Cut next year's gift tags from Christmas cards you received this year.

What to do with all that leftover turkey:
Garbage Soup--thanks Joslin's Aunt Dee

canned chicken broth (add one can of water for each can of broth.)
frozen spinach
leftover turkey meat
noodles (I just throw in all the little leftover noodles I have in my pantry. Doesn't matter if they aren't all the same.) (Also delicious with Tortellini noodles!)

Toppings:
chopped hard boiled eggs
shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese
Or shake some Parmesan on it if you don't have the other stuff.

Cook it all up and top with chopped up hard boiled eggs and shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese. It's light it's healthy and it it uses up some leftovers. :-)

What to do with that Christmas Tree
Recycle it. . . many areas have a tree recycle program. . . OR . . .Now that we don't live in city limits, we save it for New Year's Eve and have a bon fire with smore's and sparklers. A new tradition in the making!

What to do with all that bubble bath and lotion you got
USE IT on YOURSELF!! You deserve it!!! Don't give it to the kids, don't re-gift it. Open it and enjoy it....give yourself a hard earned 1 hour break. Lock the door --- And don't feel guilty about it.

What to shop for at the after Christmas sales.
Wrapping Paper for next year. You haven't put away this year's yet, so just buy it and put it away together. Huge savings!
Red and Green Candy....use the red candy for Valentine's day ...use the green for St. Patrick's Day. If you have any birthday's coming up, stock up for the pinata.

Tinsel

Red tinsel hung from the ceiling over your Valentine's Day dinner add a bit of sparkle and romance. Your little girls favorite color tinsel makes perfect horse tails for hours of pretending. Stock up and use it to put in gift bags or gift baskets. Tinsel is usually something you can still find when it is marked down to 90% off! Be creative, think what you can do with it.