Chinese New Year - The Year of the Sheep

Happy Chinese New Year!!! So you have probably figured this out by now, but I really like celebrating holidays! Especially if there is yummy food associated with it.) This year's celebration was a bit rushed because it fell on a Thursday, which is our busy basketball practice day with the boys. Still, we had time for a delicious dinner of beef and broccoli, chow mein, pot stickers (the only thing I didn't make), and fortune cookies. Last year, I got the kids Hot Wheels Mustang cars to celebrate the year of the horse. Well, this year I couldn't figure out what to do to commemorate the sheep so I settled on making white vanilla lemon muddy buddies, filled sandwich bags, and made them look like little sheep. Hey, the kids never complain about extra sugary treats in the house. I think it's great to celebrate and honor different cultures. I'm grateful that the kids seem to enjoy the effort I put in to making these days special. Happy year of the sheep!

Here are my cute "sheep" with the lucky red envelopes full with chocolate gold coins.