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Gift Ideas to Make Every Milestone Birthday Memorable

July 30, 2013

Every birthday is an occasion to celebrate, but big milestone birthdays are the ones we remember our whole lives through. They’re a rite of passage—a sign of life achievement. So if someone you love is turning 16, 21, 30 or 50, such an epic moment calls for an equally monumental birthday present. Here are a few gift ideas to make every milestone birthday an event for the history books!

16^th Birthday Gift Ideas

Nothing is more exciting than turning 16: Childhood days are left behind, and fun teenage years—filled with possibilities—are up ahead! Make her sweet 16 even sweeter with these dessert-themed gifts.

21^st Birthday Gift Ideas

Turning 21 isn’t just about discovering yourself before you become a full-blown grownup; it’s also about indulging in the best things life has to offer! These gift ideas will really help your favorite 21-year-old let her hair down and enjoy her carefree days.

30^th Birthday Gift Ideas

As an established adult at 30, chances are your loved one is juggling work, family and a super-hectic schedule. Let her kick up her feet and take a mini vacation from her responsibilities on her 30^th birthday with these easygoing gifts.

50^th Birthday Gift Ideas

Just as wine becomes more delicious with age and brings families together to make memories, so does life at 50. These gifts give your loved one the finer things she desires on her 50^th birthday: gourmet flavors and, more importantly, the love of family.

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5 Totally Practical Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

April 29, 2013

Mom never stops giving her family all she’s got, so why not surprise her on Mother’s Day with a gift that’ll keep on giving back to her? A fresh batch of Cheryl’s cookies beautifully arranged in a fun, reusable package is a doubly sweet gift idea: The scrumptious treats will make her tummy happy, and the handy container will make her life easy. Here are five totally practical Mother’s Day presents that’ll last long after the cookies are gone!

Practical Mother’s Day Gift Idea No. 1: Mother’s Day Watering Can Cookie Flowers

Any mom with a green thumb will love this one: Treat her to a dozen yummy flower-shaped cookies and help her keep her real-life flowers looking great! This sugary arrangement comes in a pretty metal watering can that your mama can use to water her garden. Or, she can turn it into a vase for fresh flowers and display it as a centerpiece on her dining room table!

Practical Mother’s Day Gift Idea No. 2: Island Margarita

If anyone in the world deserves a delicious island getaway, it’s your hard-working mama. Aside from overflowing with tropical flavored buttercream frosted cookies, this durable plastic margarita glass also makes the ultimate party accessory. Next time your mom throws a BBQ bash, she can use the oversized glass to serve drinks or appetizers. Here’s a fun serving tip: For a chic hors d’oeuvre, Mom can hook shrimp along the entire rim of the glass and fill the center with cocktail sauce for dipping.

Practical Mother’s Day Gift Idea No. 3: Spring Ceramic Basket Cutout Cookies

This gorgeous keepsake ceramic basket doesn’t just hold 12 of Cheryl’s world-famous frosted cutout cookies. With a little imagination, it has tons of potential uses around the home! Mom can use it to serve bread or dessert at the dinner table, or organize small items like silverware or craft supplies. It’ll help keep Mom’s home tidy and add a refreshing spring touch to her décor for years to come!

Practical Mother’s Day Gift Idea No. 4: Spring Basket

Packed to the brim with frosted cut-out cookies, snack-size brownies, sweet pretzel clusters and butter shortbread cookies, this pretty-in-pink basket is infinitely functional. Use these tips on packing the perfect picnic basket and head out for a Mom-and-me lunch in the sun, or check out these 30 different uses for baskets from 1-800-Baskets.com for even more savvy ideas!

Practical Mother’s Day Gift Idea No. 5: Large Mother’s Day Cookie and Candy Flower Pot

This tasty bouquet of Cheryl’s buttercream-frosted cookies and candy sits in a metal bucket that’s not only cute as a button, but also super-efficient! Mama will have a blast discovering all the different ways she can use it indoors or outside. She can fill it with ice and turn it into a mini cooler for drinks, pack it with soil and convert it into a flower pot, or make it a caddy for anything from gardening tools to kitchen utensils.

So which practical Mother’s Day gift will you be surprising your mom with, and how will she use it to simplify her life?

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas!

May 4, 2012

Only a little over a week to go until Mother’s Day is here! If you’re still scrambling for a great gift idea for Mom, check out our very helpful (and very color coordinated) gift suggestions for Mother’s Day!

For the woman who has given you everything, she deserves a special gift that shows her how much you care. We’ve picked out some of our favorites from our own tasty gifts and treats, to other great gifts all around the web. We’re sure you’ll find something special for Mom and maybe even pick up a few things for yourself! (Don’t worry, we won’t tell.)

And lucky for all of you thrifty readers out there, we have a site-wide weekend long sale for all of our valued customers who still need to pick up a delicious gourmet gift for Mother’s Day! 25% off site-wide (www.cheryls.com) use promo: MDAY25

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

YELLOW

ORANGE/PINK

GREEN

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How to throw a fun, delicious and kid-approved Earth Day Party!

April 18, 2012

Welcome back readers!

Earth Day is this Sunday, April 22, 2012! Environmental awareness is on the rise and garnering observances all over the world to bring attention to the things we can do to help our environment no matter how big or small the task. Earth Day can be a great time to start teaching your children at an early age how they can take up these responsibilities, or even use this day to start a change in your own habits. While this day is certainly very important, we also enjoy all the fun prospects that can go with it. One of which is throwing an Earth Day party! (Need more time to plan? Extend the fun and learning and make this an “Earth Week” celebration with the party next weekend!)

Green and blue are definitely the go to colors for your Earth Day Party decorations. We’re betting you can find tons of great table cloths, pillows, linens and everything needed for an eco-friendly party. Just be sure to buy stuff you will use again or can donate when you’re done. When looking for plates, utensils and cups make sure to find all recycled/recyclable products or items that you can use again in the future! Mason jars have been a popular choice for parties in the last year with very good reason. The reuse of mason jars is an endless list of fun and easy DIY projects. You can use them as centerpieces with bouquets of flowers in them, keep drinks fresh in them and ready for use, preserves, reuse for indoor plants, literally anything! Our friends at Celebrations.com have a very simple “dipped mason jar” how to on their blog here.

Looking for a fun and edible centerpiece idea? We’ve got you covered! Our new cookie flower pots are perfect for a family-friendly Earth Day party. Our delicious buttercream frosted cookies are delivered freshly made and decorated with spring and floral shapes and colors, contained in a reusable tin. All of our cookies are made with the finest and freshest of ingredients with no added preservatives! Kids will love the bright festive colors and sweet tastes. We also have plenty of flower, lady bug and butterfly cookies to place at the table as decorative Earth Day treats.

Other great snacks to include at your Earth Day party:

Mixed Veggie tray with ranch dip
Mixed Fruit tray with yogurt dip
“Ants on a Log” (celery, peanut butter and raisins)
Sliced apples with peanut butter, Nutella or caramel
Popcorn
Small sandwiches with wheat or multi-grain bread

Of course no Earth Day Party would be complete without some fun and educational activities! All activities are inexpensive (or free!), fun and easy to do no matter the size of your party.

Earth Day Word Puzzle: Create your own crossword or word scramble list (can find free programs online) using Earth Day related words!
Recycle Relay: Divide into teams (2 or 3 teams depending on party size) and give each team a bin filled with recyclables like plastic bottles, milk jugs, cardboard, etc. and three empty bins labeled as “Plastic,” “Paper” and “Glass.” Tell the teams that the first team to correctly sort all of their items in the proper bins wins!
Earth Day Pledge: Let them decorate plain white t-shirts with fabric markers or eco-friendly fabric paint with their Earth Day resolutions and ways that they can help the environment!

At the end of the day, you can make a good bag using recycled paper lunch bags filled with an individual Cheryl’s cookie (!), pencils, stickers, and (a great find from the Target dollar spot!) a small potted plant for them to take home.

This is a great party to throw anytime during the nice weather months ahead, with a great message that’s important to learn about every day of the year.

Happy (early) Earth Day!

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Mother’s Day giveaway!

May 3, 2011

Spring Blooms Gift Tin

How are you planning on showing Mom you care this Mother’s Day? Flowers? Jewelry? Homemade card? Or perhaps with a delicious gift from Cheryl’s?

Share with us your special plans for Mom and we will reward YOU with a chance to win our beautiful Spring tin filled with buttercream frosted flower cookies!

We will select 3 random winners.

Happy Mother’s Day!

And the winners are….

Winner #1: Post #5 Written By Stacey Miller on May 3, 2011 at 5:26 pm

Winner #2: Post #28 Written By Amy L on May 5, 2011 at 10:13 pm

Winner #3: Post #10 Written By Melanie Morin on May 3, 2011 at 7:10 pm

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Spring giveaway!

April 13, 2011

NEW Easter Cookie Sampler

Spring is finally here! Flowers, green grass, sandals and warmer temps! And of course with Spring comes awesome Easter gifts from Cheryl’s. Cheryl’s has a $9.99 6-count sampler with buttercream frosted spring favorites… flowers, chicks and eggs!

Would you like one? I want to send you one!

In 1-2 paragraphs tell us what family traditions you have to celebrate Spring or Easter!

We’ll choose FIVE winners!

And the winners are….

Winner #1: Post #4 Written By andrea mcmahon on April 13, 2011 at 7:05 pm

Winner #2: Post #10 Written By megan on April 13, 2011 at 8:57 pm

Winner #3: Post #15 Written By The Rod Family on April 16, 2011 at 4:40 pm

Winner #4: Post #24 Written By Amanda S. on April 18, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Winner #5: Post #6 Written By kathy chambers on April 13, 2011 at 7:14 pm

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Ready for Spring?

March 9, 2011

Spring Cookies!

This week’s blog post is from one of our Marketing experts, Gina.

A couple of weeks ago, a groundhog in Pennsylvania didn’t see his shadow, which according to legend, signifies that winter weather is drawing to a close. And what welcome news after one of the craziest winters in recent history. I don’t know about you, but I am ready for SPRING! Cheryl’s is rolling out the Flowers, Easter eggs, and our NEW baby chick cookies because what better way to shake out of the winter doldrums than with cookies! And buttercream frosting of course!

As much as I’ll miss the cold and the ice (haha), I’m so excited to see the trees sprout buds, the earliest flowers start to bloom, and the birds start to make their nests. As the official season of rebirth and renewal, spring always feels like a brand new page, open to every possibility. Even spring cleaning doesn’t sound so bad as a trade-off from being cooped up all winter!

I’m so excited about the coming of spring that I was wondering what your favorite part of spring is. What are some traditions you and your family have for this time of year? Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!