Mix oatmeal and glitter and any other magical stuff you have. The shinier the better. Put a little in a plastic bag and tie with a sparkly ribbon and a fancy tag that says this: "On Christmas Eve before you go to bed, sprinkle this magic reindeer food on your lawn. the magic glitter, sparkling in the moonlight and the smell of the oats will help guide Rudolph right to your house." Give a bag to your favorite children and grown-ups who hold magic in their hearts. I made some and gave them to all the kids in my neighborhood....Boy did my neighborhood Sparkle last Christmas Eve!

Cinnamon Stick Ornaments

Hot glue a few cinnamon sticks together. Tie with bright red, green or plaid ribbon Hook on tree. If hung by a bulb it warms sticks slightly and smells wonderful. This is a great one for craft days at school.

Fragrant Centerpiece

Put whole cloves into oranges and apples til covered. Place in a bowl or basket with some pinecones. Homemade Potpourri Place orange rinds, cloves, cinnamon sticks and fresh ginger in a saucepan or potpourri coooker. Smells great!

Golden Angels

Glue silk-leaf wings and hazelnut head to a pinecone, spray with gold paint..glue gold thread to back of head and hang on tree.

Colored Snow

This is a great one for kids...keeps them busy for hours!

What you'll need:

· Food coloring

· Spray bottles

Mix food coloring with water to shades desired.put in bottles. Then all you need to do is spray the snow or a snowman.the more colors the better. You can also make snow pictures or just let the kids write their names in the snow!

Candy Train

For each train you need:

· 1) 1 roll Life Savers

· 2) 5-stick pack of gum

· 3) 1 Rolo, individually wrapped

· 4) 1 caramel, wrapped

· 5) 4 peppermint candies, wrapped

· 6) 1 Hershey's Kiss

· 7) Glue Gun

To assemble:

Glue Life Savers to wide flat side of gum pack. Let dry. Glue wide end of Rollo to left end of Life Savers and let dry. Glue caramel to top right of Life Savers. Let dry. Glue peppermint candies on side of gum pack for wheels. Let dry. Glue Hershey's Kiss on top left of Life Savers.arranging paper streamer to look like Steam.

Hope somebody can use some of these ideas. And the best part is most of us already have these things in our homes!