Christmas doesn’t have to be the most stressful holiday of the year. You’re totally allowed to take shortcuts, especially if you’re playing host.
Here are 37 ways to make these holidays more fun and less stressful.
Add shiny peppermint candies to a tray for the simplest centerpiece ever
Build a gingerbread house with graham crackers
Decorate upside-down waffle cones to make Christmas tree desserts
Dip cookie cutters in flour first to help sugar cookies retain their shape
Draw Christmas trees on parchment paper using melted chocolate
Easily make a large batch of French toast in your oven for Christmas breakfast
Freeze whipped cream dollops for a hot chocolate bar
If it’s snowing outside, make snow ice cream
Make a large serving of hot chocolate in the Crock-Pot
Make a snowman pizza
Make bulk French toast in the Crock-Pot for brunch
Make ‘Elf Cookies’ using Cheerios
Make hard-boiled eggs en masse in the oven
Make lattice-pie mug toppers for your mulled cider
Make Rice Krispie Treats with hot chocolate
Make Santa strawberries for a no-cook snack
Place cinnamon rolls in the waffle maker for Christmas morning
Pulverize candy cane dust in a food processor or blender and add to EVERYTHING
Repurpose Pringles cans for storing and gifting home-baked cookies
Reuse cereal boxes for impromptu gift packaging
Set out small candles for a s’mores bar
Set the condiment bottle in warm water for drizzling chocolate
Make snowman doughnuts
Stick marshmallows on the end of straws or candy cane sticks for easy hot chocolate stirrers
Store your ice cream in a Ziploc bag so it doesn’t get too hard
The five-ingredient no-bake fruitcake
Turn candy into Christmas lights
Turn your napkins into elf hats
Two candy canes glued together makes the easiest place card settings or food labels
Use a potato peeler to make chocolate peels for garnishes
Use Christmas cookie cutters to make pancake shapes
Use condiment bottles filled with icing to decorate cookies
Use dental floss for cranberry or popcorn garlands
Use gingerbread frosting flavoring to make these adorable gingerbread man Jell-O shots
Use the bottom of a crystal glass to imprint shortbread cookies
Use your leftover egg cartons to store ornaments
You can bake brownies in cookie cutters too
