Cheer Up Your Pantry with an Alabama Snowman

Here's a way to add some cheer to your tabletop or pantry for nothing at all.

Surely you have marshmallows for your sweet potato casserole or a fall evening of s'mores.  Place them in a clear jar and use Expo or Vis-a-Vis markers (these are the type used for whiteboards or overhead projector films) to dress them up with a snowman face.

You can put a snowman face on any number of clear containers that hold white contents: sugar or flour canisters in the kitchen, cotton balls in the bathroom, the salt shaker on the kitchen table.  Does an elf make mischief at your house during the holidays?  Bet he or she is going to find this trick and use it to surprise the kids. 

The painted-on face will wipe off with the faintest touch, so it will need refreshing, but let the kids add subsequent faces and see what they come up with.  

BirminghamMom Tip: Don't let those naughty elves get their hands on your markers or they might leave holiday messages for the kids on your bathroom mirror, glass storm door, or even on the car windows next to their seats!