Continuing with my easy Christmas gifts- today I have a fun idea to share. It’s a Root Deer Float Kit, a twist on a root beer float! Perfect for Christmas, make this gift to give to neighbors, friends, teachers, etc.
Root Beer Float
I mean seriously- how cute is this? Such a simple idea but kids go nuts for this kind of stuff. I was having a bad week and made one up for breakfast the other day. Because why not? Being an adult is hard. But the perk is that I can make root deer floats for breakfast while my kids are at school if I wanna. On Instagram, my friend Katherine posted about reindeer day with her kids and mentioned root deer floats. I loved the ideas so much and thought it’d be fun to turn it into a kit.
How to Make a Root Beer Float
To make your own root deer floats you will need the following:
- vanilla ice cream
- root beer
- candy canes
- maraschino cherries.
Simply add a few vanilla scoops of ice cream, fill with root beer, add candy canes for antlers on the sides and then a cherry put on the glass for a Rudolph nose.
Get a basket, add these ingredients and attach a cute tag for the perfect “out of the box” gift idea. What neighbor wouldn’t think this gift is fun and thoughtful? Oh and creative too. This needs to be given to someone who could put the ice cream in the freezer immediately so take that into consideration. Or better yet give this gift in a cooler as the gift. That would be such an awesome gift to receive.
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Thank You very much! These tags are adorable and so is the idea! What a life saver for those of us looking for ideas when we feel like our brains are fried! I am wondering about down loading some of the wonderful free printable resources you have for getting organized. I was hoping to access some of them, but needing to get organized, (I can’t remember which password I submitted to be able to use your site) Boo Whoo! There doesn”t seem to be a way to find out what password I submitted, or a way to change the password. Can you help me with this? Again, Thank you VERY MUCH for all that you have shared so far!!
I love every single thing in your quotes section!
Gratitude quotes. They are wonderful.
I love the adorable photo tags – the holiday gift ones. So cute and custom! I may need that Zink thing!
It’s kinda fun to do the impossible. I love that saying. Never give up!!!
I love the Valentine’s Day wrapping paper!
The happy day pillow box so cute!
I like the Birthday Bubbles
I love your Random Acts of Kindness printables. As a teacher, I also love all your great ideas to show teachers appreciation. I’m writing down the name of this printer, because I am the director of a drama troupe. Our honor society specifies that all show posters must be 11×17, and I have been looking for a good wide-format printer. We spend a lot of money at the copy shop currently to meet this guideline. Thanks for the chance to win this machine and all of the great ideas!
Your collection is huge! Definitely pinning it. Of course I love the Dr. Seuss bookmark and I’ve been collecting globes lately so I love the “Love makes the world go round'” quote.
I like the printable Holiday Bread Wrappers. I’m using them this year! Thanks so much
I love your season subway art. I actually have a couple I change out every so often.
How big Your Brave is!!
ANYTHING in the organization section. Loved the weekly/monthly dinner calendars, and I loved the weekly to do list! Thank you for this giveaway!!!
I just love one of your newer printables- The Root Deer Float
I love the binder printables! As well as the kids printables because my kids love the littlest and simplest things!
It’s a tough call, there are so many great printables. My top 3 would be the Valentine Wrapping paper, the interchangeable Chrismas ornament and the Mother’s Day Card “I like how we don’t have to say out loud that I’m your favorite child”.
Kids valentines…I had bought the same erasers. Thanks for all the cuteness!
I like the “I like how you roll” Valentine :) Heck I like them all :)
I love the merry Christmas ornament printable. The colors are so prett!
I LOVE the Happy Fall Ya’ll banner! So cute!
I like the very last one, lol. The Christmas prints and tags. I am crossing my fingers! What a great give away!
Love the I wheelie like you
I love the “Practice makes progress, not perfect” sign! So true!
my fave is the friends card
I could not agree more with the “Given enough Dr. Pepper I could rule the world” quote printable! I shared it with a good friend of mine, and she loves it, too! :)
I’m a sucker for pun cards, so I like all of those – any way you slice it, you are so sweet…
The dirty diet coke printable. The whole package looks so awesome! I avoided looking into it earlier because I thought it had alcohol instead of coconut.
Love the bright colored “thank you so much” card!
Birthday bubbles!
I like the What’s for Dinner printables!
Choose a favorite?!?! I could no more choose a favorite star in the sky! I love them all! But, if I need to choose ONE… it would have to be the rein deer floats!
I love the baby shower printables!
Those are all so cute and creative, so hard choosing a favorite. Today i’ll choose the Warm wishes with the flip flop. ;-)
Gratitude quotes are excellent!
So many wonderful printables – and thank you so very much for offering them to us! One of my favs (cause I have many!) would be the Holiday Bread Wrapper! What a cute gift idea!
Thanks!
I think the “cute as a button” printable would be adorable for Valentines Day! That quote printed on a tag for a gift bag with the old fashioned button candy….too cute!
You have so many wonderful printables that it’s really hard to choose a favorite. Right now I think I’d have to go with the holiday bread wrappers — maybe because they’re so cute for gifting homemade breads to neighbors and friends.
Love so many but I like the gratitude quotes!
I love the gratitude quotes printable. Thanks.
Probably the gratitude printable but it is a hard choice.
I love the root deer floats!! But I also really like the welcome to the neighborhood printables.
I love the “You’re a Smartie” printable!
I really like the “what a year it’s been” printable! So cute : )
I love them all! One of my favorites is the Walt Disney quote…it’s kind of fun to do the impossible. Oh so true!
i love your gratitude quotes!
The cute as a button printable.
Love all of the organization printables – especially the ones for dinner!
I love the family binder and the Valentina’s printables. The new root deer floats is pretty awesome, too!
They are all adorable, but I love the Summertime banner!
I like the root deer float. :)
My favorite is the random acts of kindness
Reindeer Floats
Life is uncertain East dessert first cookies in a can
my fave is the random acts of kindness printables.
awesome idea and printable!
ROAK!
Loving all of your quotes and such…but since its the holidays and I send out neighbors gifts….I love the Dirty Diet Coke printable and tutorial…..
I love the kids’ Road Trip Bingo Printable! Such a fun way to entertain the kids while stuck in the car for hours!
So many great printables! Love the one that says given enough sleep I could rule the world. All the organization ones, I need help with that! Love the Be Mine valentine printable. Everything is so cute!
the jelly bean poem. I have used it soooooooo many times!
Cute as a Button :)
I love your happy fall y’all banner!
I love so many however the Root Deer Floats is super cute!
I think the printable gift bags are super clever and wonderful!!!
They’re all great, but I love the Walt Disney quote!
I love the season subway art – fall, summer, spring, winter – all of them!
I love all the holiday ones. You have some great printable a.
You are cute as a button, Valentine
I love, love, love all of your printables, but if I had to choose one thing, I’d say the banners!
The Gratitude Quotes are my favorite! They’re awesome!!
I like the organization printable section – especially the Daily To Do List. I live off of lists!
I love them all. But recipe cards are my fave.
I really like the Christmas Interchangeable ornament! The red frame is adorable!!! :)
I love the “Any Way you Slice it” one.
It’s fun to do the impossible.
I love your planner printable!
My kiddo would be all about your Christmas Bingo printable right now! That’s right up here alley! I also like the random acts of kindness for Christmas Printable, great ideas to pay it forward.
I love your print “never dull your SHINE for someone else” Perfect!!
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I love the fall banner and quotes printable
The organization printables are awesome!
I love the Valentine printables
Root Deer Floats… I think I may just do this for my holiday party on Sunday! Who does love Root Beer Floats and this is just a really cute holiday twist!
Christmas Gifts and Tags! I love fonts and color–Love your ideas and looking forward to being able to use of them with my Christmas gift–a silhouette cameo!
My favorite is the new neighbor gift. It adds a special touch to that little welcome gift.
I love the s’mores kit idea!
I love ‘never dull your shine for someone else’
So many to choose from…my fav was the You Are The Sweetest treat bag/gift toppers. I love the whole concept behind the simple to assemble gift.
Mom mix!
I like the New Years resolution printables!
I love the school and family binder printables.
i love the THANK YOU postcard!
I would print one and send it to you if I won. ;)
My favorite is the lemon cookies and printable!
I love the Reindeer printable above and it’s my fave atm. REally I’d love printables MORE with a decent printer. I honestly have ‘saved’ most of the printables to come back to because I can’t print them out right now. Mine stinks. :/ Thank you for the chance to have an awesome printer so i CAN print the printables I love! :)
Love the Christmas Bingo!
I love the button ones…so cute.
I like the “what a year it’s been” I can’t wait to ours this year
I like the chocolate and peanut butter one!
My kids would love the bingo printable!
“It’s kinda fun to do the impossible.”
You’re a Smartie FTW!
I like the printable that say we go together like chocolate and peanut buter
My favorite printable is the “always bring your own sunshine”. I love positive thoughts and post them all over my home. Life is too short not to enjoy it!
I really like the Christmas bingo cards!
The winter subway art printable is one of my faves!
I love your Random Act Of Kindness printable. In fact, it has inspired my day! I can’t wait to go find a slew of things to do for someone today, I was also touched by your “teenager” post which inspired the printable. I’m inspired by how great it made you feel to brighten someone else’s day. I hope to accomplish that today! All the best to you! Loving your blog.
I used your New Years Resolutions printables last year and LOVE them! I also love the Mother’s Day card- about being mom’s favorite child. Haha!
I’m a fan of the girl’s inspirational quotes.
My fave printable is the Christmas Bingo….it looks like fun.
I like the printable bread wrappers
I like the Happy Fall tags. :)
I loved the “Wishing You Joy” banner.
Valentine You Float my Boat with the ice cream and root beer. The only thing better would be to put it in some sort of boat instead of a basket maybe. Love that idea.
I love the Valentine Love Bug Printible!
It’s very hard to pick one but, I have to say the reindeer root beer float printable is so stinking cute! What a great way to spread some holiday cheer!!
This is not another entry for the giveaway, I just wanted to let you know that my daughter in law works at A&W and I sent the link to this post to them. Thought they might want to see it. Cute basket.
How fun Kathleen! I hope they love it. We are an A&W fam! And root beer floats are one of our favorites. My kids had so much fun make these “root deer floats.” Thanks for passing it along to A & W!
Anyway you slice it your the best!
Thanks for the great giveaway.
School binders
The little photo gift tags are my favorite, but I’m also going to make the root deer floats for my granddaughter. She loves root beer!! ;)
I love all of your printables! Some of my favorite, practical ones are those you created for your Family Binder. I’m especially loving the Winter Subway Art right now, too!
i love the pillow-box printables!!!
I love the RAOK printable!
I LOVE ALL OF YOUR PRINTABLES!!! Thanks for all of your hard work
I’m going to have to say that my favorite one is this one! The Root Deer Float! I had to read it three times before I finally caught it! (sad, yet true) And putting it in an ice chest is pure genius! Because who can’t use an ice chest? Always! Never to many of those little buggers about! Thanks for the inspiration, I’m now your newest follower!
It wouldn’t let me comment on the link you had, but I love the root beer float printables as my husbands family are huge fans!
The Bright & Cheery Christmas Ornaments are my favorite, so cute! :)
I absolutely love your bread wrapper printable! I tend to make a lot of bread and pass it to my neighbors and coworkers throughout the year! It has given me a quick and easy way to wrap the bread and everyone thinks it adorable!
Thanks so much for making it! It’s been a lifesaver!
New Year’s Resolution printable
I love the printable banners – the happy fall y’all and the summer summer summertime ones. I can quickly print them out and put them on my mantle or across a mirror and make people think that I’m not the décor slacker that I truly am. Thanks.
I love “Never Dull your shine for someone else.” It’s hanging in my daughters room!
Epson Printers are the besssst! I really hope I win :D
I really love so many of your printables, but I think my favourites are your Banners! Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter & that super cute Advent Calendar one! :)
Such a cute and easy gift!
Root deer floats
accountability binder
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!! Just pinned. :)
Too many cute printables to choose from. My latest favorites are the fox printables. I’m making fox hand warmers for my neighbors thanks to you. :)
Love, love, Love the Banner Advent Calendar!
I love the Holiday Bread Wrappers printables! I’ve used them quite a bit.
I love the “you are the sweetest…” tags. Good any time!!! Yay!
So many cute ones! I think my favorite is the “Any way you slice it” printable to wrap around a loaf of bread. Adorable and so easy! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
It is kind of fun to do the impossible, by my idol, Walter Elias Disney (who’s death anniversary was yesterday 12/15.. 47 years, but he left us quite the legacy!)
You are the sweetest(Glade candle) printable is the one I immediately printed up. Thank you for offering this contest!
Such a good idea… LOVE it! I am pinning :)
Love the Welcome Neighborhood!!
My favorite is the Random Acts of Kindness bag topper printable. I’m going to have my kids brainstorm to see what ideas they can come up with to do this!
I like the “Enjoy S’More Fun”, So Fun!
House Guest Printable is my fave!
I have to say that I like all of them. Not to mention all of your posts. Thanks for sharing your ideas with everyone.
Wow-hard to narrow down to just one! I’ll say “I’m getting nuttin’ for Christmas” because I’m using that for several gifts this year. I think it’s very imaginative. Thanks for a chance to win an Epson printer (and for all your printables I could print on one!).
You have so many great printables, it is hard to pick just one. I have printed the Winter Subway art as I really like subway art. I usually have some hanging in my entrance.
Thanks for a chance to win an Epson printer! I love Epson!
Merry Christmas!!!!
Well done is better than well said…….
At first I immediately thought, “DEFINITELY the ‘cute as a button’ earrings/printable.” However, looking back at some of the others, I realized I <3 them all, especially the one saying "It takes courage to grow up to be who you really are." I really like that and would love to have it on my wall. Super fun giveaway! Thanks so much for this chance to win!
Oh this is so hard! Love so many of your printable ideas! For me, its a tossup between the ‘game controller’ fathers day card “You Push My Buttons” (my boyfriend is a mad gamer!) and the adorable ‘ROAK’ “Random Act of Kindness” tags, because I’m a huge believer in the RAK principal in my day to day life. ;) But they’re all great! And thank you SO much for the chance to win the fab Epson printer! I’ve been coveting one like mad.. I use Epson Premium Presentation Paper in Matte for my jewelry crafting, and my canon printer isn’t cutting it. Thank you!!! Crossing fingers!
Hugs & Hope,
rachel of OddModicum
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I especially love the gratitude printable sand the random acts of kindness but in all honesty, I love just about every one of them!
I love the Root Deer Floats!
I love your Welcome to the Neighborhood printable and have used it several times to welcome new neighbors with a sweet treat :)
I never win. lol but I want to share my fav printable anyway….Friends are the chocolate chips in the cookies of life.
They are going on my cookie gifts I am making for my craft friends this year. I fell in love the minute I read it. I love coming here!
I like the Apple Gift Card Printable Template Teacher’s gift.
I like the cleaning checklist.
the given enough glue sticks quote
One of my favorite printables is the 3 gift tags.
Any way you slice it your the best.
I like the school binder printable. Thanks.
I like the school binder printable.
I love all your printables! So creative. I love the quotes and the binders.
My favorite printable is the Birthday Bubbles.
I am a big fan of your quotes section. One of my favorites is the “Always Remember..” You are seriously talented and thank you so much for sharing.
I love all of your pro tables but my favorite is the RAOK themes you do in honor of your son.
I love the gratitude quotes!
LOVE the Gratitude quotes!!
I love your recipe cards. They have saved me countless time in the kitchen. Bless you!
I love the organization printables!! I’ve used quite a few so far and love them :)
I have two favorites, both the Random Acts of Kindness Holiday List and Random Acts Just Because Plate
I like the Christmas Treats Printable Tags & Bags.
Holiday Gift Ideas: Printable Bread Wrapper.
I like the Together We Can Rule the World printables. I live for Dr. Pepper.
Love the backyard bingo!
Love the gratitude quotes.
The Gratitude quotes. Love.
I like the one about chocolate and peanut butter! It’ll go great with our chocolate peanut butter balls we made for Christmas. The Dr. Pepper one would be great for my husband!
Root beer floats
Wall Art Ideas: What Does a Fox Say? printable- so cute!
Christmas Prints + Matching Tags is a fav!
I have used the loaf printable for gifts… but i I’m going to have to check out those organization ones !
I love the Happy Fall Y’all banner, I did this for Thanksgiving !
I love the school binder printables! I want to get this organized!!!
I love the printable bread wrapper. Super cute!
Love the welcome neighbor cards!
I love them alI & I am a newbie to all this & the ideas I liked most were the printable tags & the quotes. I’ve been searching for the proper printer & when I came across your review I think I’ve found the one for me. Besides, I have one of the 1st Epson printers ever made which works ok but, not like the one you’ve talked about. Have a Happy Holiday Season everyone. And, thanks for this great review it has truly inspired me & I look forward to reading more.
I love the Do The Impossible quote! Thanks for the great giveaway!!
I love your gift tags!
I love the Dirty Diet Coke printable! Been loving them and am thinking about making these cute little kits for gifts!
I like a bunch of your printables. The Valentines/ car “I Like How You Roll” is adorable, printing on brown bags looks amazing, and the weekly chore lists I have already printed and used. Great giveaway, thanks for the chance.
LOVE the root deer floats! So creative. At first I thought it was a typo, but after seeing it, will definitely be happening at our house!
The gratitude quotes are very nice!
I love the lemon shapes for lemonade!
I love sooo many of them!! My favorite is the Random Acts of Kindness cards. I used these for girl’s camp this last summer. They were a hit!!
interchangeable Christmas Ornaments
I like “Friends are the chocolate chips in the cookies of life.”
My favorite is ‘Any Way You Slice It You’re The Best’ since I love to bake bread for the holidays. What a great idea!
I love the smoothie kit, which I hadn’t seen before but the one I love and use all the time is the daily to do list. Laminated it and use a dry erase erase pen.
I like the Welcome to the Neighborhood
All of the Kid’s Printables!!
I love the quotes section. So many styles to go with my different kids. It was hard to pic obey. So I pick the whole section.
I love the smoothie making kit tag ! So clever!!
The printable that I love the best is “The Random at of Kindness” My children and I have been doing random acts of kindness for the past 2 years. It has opened them to watch people more and also know that the smallest thing that make a big difference.
My favorite is the bread wrap: “Any way you slice it, you’re the best”!
I love all your organizational printables but really all your work Is great!
My fav printable is the “When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemon Cookies!” It is SO ADORABLE! And I adore lemon cookies!
Love the recipe cards! These float printables are really cute…..neat idea! Thank you:)
I haven’t tried any of your cute printables yet. I see them on Pinterest all the time, but my printer kind of stinks, lol. So I haven’t put them to use yet.
I like the Thank You notecards printable!
My favorite printable would have to be the fall subway…i love subway prints and yours are great!
Love “RAOK” random acts of kindness! Everyone needs more of this to spread the love!
Oh my, we have to pick a favorite….right now guess it would be the holidays tags and will definately be printing and using the Reindeer Rootbeer float one for gifts…thanks for chance to win this printer!! That would make a very Merry xmas for me.
The Christmas Bingo is my favorite but I love them all!
The one about ruling the world with enough sleep. So that’s why I haven’t gotten there yet!
I love the Accountability binder, we use ours and it is very effective for the kids
Happy Fall Y’All! Everything is great though!
I like the HAPPY FALL YALL banner.
I love the cheery interchangeable ornaments. I have the same frames and will be downloading the printables tonight!
I love the “Happy Fall, Y’all” banner! Fall is by far my favorite season :)
I didn’t realize you had so many printables. Will definitely be printing some today.
Love the “cute as a button” tag for earrings. Great stocking stuffer for my 14 year old!
I love all the earring printables! They would be so much fun for gifts!
If I have to pick one, the lyric lunch notes are my fave right now. :) but I love ALL
Of
Them.
I like the Printable Gratitude Quotes.
Cute cute! Ideas….. :0)
I like your “happy fall ya’ll” banner. :)
Wow! I love so many projects you have created. The family binder is my favorite. I am really looking forward to making one.
I love them all! I think I like the Rootdeer floats you just posted, I want to use it for the boys teachers. But then I like the Christmas Bingo……
I love the thank you postcard! It brings back wonderful memories of the Primary song.
I love all of your gift tags and have used many of them!
I saw the link for the interchangeable Christmas ornament this week. I have been making them all weekend!! LOVE IT!!
Gratitude quotes are the best!
I love the Happy Fall printables. I love Autumn, which doesn’t appear in South Texas until its almost Christmas LOL I guess the trees like wearing Christmas colors too.
I love your punny printables! My current fave is the bread wrap- any way you slice it!
“the expert in anything was once the beginner”
I like the favorite child printable for Mother’s Day. They are all fun though.
Love your printables! One of my favorites is the Winter subway art.
I love the you are as cute as a button.
I Like How You Roll! VALENTINE. Its a great printable for my 4 BOYS!
I think you’re pretty talented in the printable area. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I do like the interchangeable ornament gift that you recently blogged about!
I will have to make these at work! Even after the holidays these would be great, they could be reindeer/Rudolph after the holiday treats!
My favorites are the gratitude quotes.
I like the “I Wheelie Like You” printable.
I love the recipe cards! Great for gifts! TY!!
I like the lemon cookies printables. So cute!!!
I adore the Happy mail printable a! Sooooo cute! Thank you!!
Love the Valentines cards for kids to give each other
I love the You’re a Smartie printables!
Love them all and have used several…but lately it’s “anyway you slice it you’re the best…” Attached to pumpkin bread. Yum.
LOVE the gratitude quotes!
It’s kinda fun to do the impossible
I love the girl’s inspirational quotes. So empowering!
Happy Fall Yall Banner… adorable!
I like the Valentine How You Roll with the bulldozer on it. We are building a house, so we have bulldozers in our life!
I love your recipe cards. I do alot of recipe exchanges and I get the most comments from your cards !
All of them are sooooo cute!!! But, the Root Deer Floats are my fav!!!! Great Printables! Thanks!
The Gratitude quotes.
Love the one about chocolate and peanut butter so true there is nothing better than those 2 together!
I like your school binder printable! It reminds of a book I bought many moons ago for my daughter.
I love the photo gift tags but there are so many that I love. Our elf is going to do the root deer float fixins for our boys.
“any way you slice it, you’re the best”….so cute!!
I like the Printable Gratitude Quotes, but many of your printables are favorites.