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Dustpan cookies anyone??????

sophiesmum_2
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Organising a Christmas fayre for the sheltered housing where i work and looking for ideas for home made gifts stall.
Have searched for ages for the dustpan cookies I'm sure i saw on here last year but unable to find them, anyone got idea of what the verse was for them???
Also any other suggestions for home made gifts/crafts which may be okay???
Already making some of the soup mix in jar type things, and hot choc filled mugs.....any other ideas???
Desperate for some inspiration:o
thanks
sophiesmum
Have searched for ages for the dustpan cookies I'm sure i saw on here last year but unable to find them, anyone got idea of what the verse was for them???

Also any other suggestions for home made gifts/crafts which may be okay???
Already making some of the soup mix in jar type things, and hot choc filled mugs.....any other ideas???
Desperate for some inspiration:o

thanks
sophiesmum
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http://www.budget101.com/GagGift/gg4.htm
a verse is on theredont know if its the one you want though
edit on these too ~
http://www.luvscreations.com/holiday_crafts.htm
http://www.craftsayings.com/projects/gag_gifts/dustpan_cookies/index.shtml
http://organizedchristmas.com/dustpan-cookies
the last ones the best imo0 -
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Hi,
I want to make some dustpan cookies with my little boy tomorrow to take to nursery on Thursday. Are there any clever MSE who could think of a poem that is more suited for this purpose and perhaps a little less American.
Thanks in advance. The ones below just don't seem quite right.
:rudolf:
While baking you some cookies,
there was knocking at the door.
As I jumped up to answer it,
the pan fell to the floor.
I stood among the cookie crumbs
and wondered what to do.
The day was late, the time was short,
I had no gift for you.
I bent and swept the cookies up
into a small dustpan.
A friend like you, I told myself,
would surely understand.
The gifts that matter most in life
are those the heart does send.
With that in mind, I give to you
these cookies from a friend.
I was in a hurry,
'Cuz time was running out.
I'd baked a batch of cookies for you,
And when I turned about,
I saw they'd fallen on the floor.
It made me want to shout!
How could this happen at this time,
When time was running out.
I couldn't throw them in the trash.
Whatever could I do!
I quickly swept them in this pan,
And rushed them off to you.0 -
Bump - Any poets up this morning?0
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What are dustpan cookies???
Please!!0 -
They are basically a novel way to give cookies as a gift,
have a look here
http://organizedchristmas.com/dustpan-cookies2008 Wins: 2 x VIP tickets to Ministry Of Sound, Umbrella, Tea Towel, £50 Tesco Gift Card, Amplifier (worth over £1,100 alone).
"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You" (Dr Seuss)0 -
This was the idea I was going to use this year for my kids to give to their great auntie etc until I started looking at other ideas on this site :rolleyes:
Now we're doing face cloth cupcakes, dust pan cookies next year0 -
I love this idea i'm planning on giving this to mine and the hubby's grandmothers. they've both got good sense of humours and will see the funny side
nutty x2008 Wins: 2 x VIP tickets to Ministry Of Sound, Umbrella, Tea Towel, £50 Tesco Gift Card, Amplifier (worth over £1,100 alone).
"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You" (Dr Seuss)0
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