Find out all about your Holiday events on the Carleton Place Social Scene. Thanks Lisa Strangway
Bring your friends, sisters, mothers and daughters, and head down to Downtown Carleton Place on November 19th for Sales, Prizes, Refreshments, a Fashion Show and Fun!
at 1:00pm – 8:00pm
Shop and Dine in Downtown Carleton Place!
The Christmas Hut in Carleton Place!
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Christmas Shopping for kids in Carleton Place
As adults, we get a smile from watching the children we love, receive and open a gift that is under the tree. Their excitement to know it is just for them, and it is truly a surprise as to what is under the wrapping paper!!
Well this year we are offering “Kids Christmas Shopping” so those wee ones, can share in that excitement too!
We will be holding, for 3 weekends and a selected amount of days before the holidays start. A chance for children to shop with volunteers while the parents wait in the ” parents area”.
Your children will have a chance to choose gifts from the donated items. A gift for mom, dad, brother or sister, maybe even grandma or grampa. That gift will then be wrapped and tagged and be ready to put under the tree for Christmas morning!
We want to say thank you to our community, so we are asking that each shopper bring a donation to the food bank to help them with their Christmas rush. We are asking that there be one donation of food per gift item.
This will all take place at 355 Moffat Street, in the small office building in the parking lot of the Free Methodist Church.
Stories I Love You Should Read Again…
The Snowman is a children’s book by English author Raymond Briggs (born 18 January 1934), published in 1978. In 1982, this book was turned into a 26-minute animated movie by Dianne Jackson. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 1982. The book is wordless, as is the film except for the song “Walking in the Air”. The story is told through picture, action and music. A groundbreaking publication depicting the birth and development of a beautiful but fragile friendship between a young boy, James, and the Snowman he has built in his back garden.
Favourite Cookie– Gingerbread Men
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 3⁄4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1⁄2 cup molasses
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (optional)
Check Out Our Top Rolled Recipe
Check Out Our Top Rolled Recipe
DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves until well blended.
In a large bowl (KitchenAid’s great for this) beat butter, brown sugar, and egg on medium speed until well blended.
Add molasses, vanilla, and lemon zest and continue to mix until well blended.
Gradually stir in dry ingredients until blended and smooth.
Divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic and let stand at room temperature for at least 2 hours or up to 8 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 deg. Prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper.
(Dough can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, but in this case it should be refrigerated. Return to room temp before using.) Preheat oven to 375°.
Grease or line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Place 1 portion of the dough on a lightly floured surface.
Sprinkle flour over dough and rolling pin.
Roll dough to a scant 1/4-inch thick.
Use additional flour to avoid sticking.
Cut out cookies with desired cutter– the ginger bread man is our favorite of course.
Space cookies 1 1/2-inches apart.
Bake 1 sheet at a time for 7-10 minutes (the lower time will give you softer cookies– very good!).
Remove cookie sheet from oven and allow the cookies to stand until the cookies are firm enough to move to a wire rack.
After cookies are cool you may decorate them any way you like.
I usually brush them with a powdered sugar glaze when I am in a hurry, but they look wonderful decorated with Royal icing.
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Carleton Place’s Favourite Things– If Oprah can do it we can too!!.. Each blog will have something different.
Children have fears and troubles and woes and don’t always tell their parents about them. Psychologists and teachers recommend Worry Eaters as a waste bin for problems. The children can write or draw their troubles and feed them into the zip mouth of the Worry Eater. Not that this solves all the problems straight away, but the first step has been taken and you can be sure it will provide an immediate feeling of relief. And when the Worry Eater tells the parents about the problems, they can talk to their children about them. What’s more, Worry Eaters are nice and cuddly in both good times and bad and not just for children. ADULTS CAN USE THEM TOO!!
The no button is a handy button that says “No” The founders of the No Button are parents who seemed to be repeating the same things to their kids over and over. They dreamed of a button that would just say it for them. Eventually they noticed that ‘no’ is the most often used phrase followed by ‘clean your room.’ So they designed a button that would say the no’s for them! Now, you too can enjoy the famous “No” button! No only is it great with kids, it works well at the office or elsewhere! Truly hilarious! Makes a great gift, too!!
In the US alone, an estimated 50 billion plastic bottles are dumped in landfill sites each year, and over 200 billion globally.
When developing and designing the S’well bottle, they aimed to create a beautifully crafted bottle that keeps drinks cold for 24 hours and hot for 12, while also giving back to those in need. At S’well, they understand it’s important to be part of the solution, which is why they are working towards bettering our environment and communities around the world, one S’well bottle at a time.
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