While Christmas is just over a week away there is still plenty of time to find the perfect gift of Fairytale Brownies for your customers, employees, family and friends. Who wants to brave the malls in the cold and snow (well, rain here in Arizona) this time of the year? I know I don't. Let us do all the work for you! We have gifts to fit any budget so I'm sure we could find the perfect one! Especially for that last person on your list who has everything. Two of my favorite gifts this year are our Fairytale Truffles and our Winter Wonderland. Both of which are on sale right now! I sent the Truffles to my family, as a can't wait to see you soon gift, and my Dad hid the gift card and told my Mom they were just for him! My Dad is not a big sweets person but when the Fairytale Brownies arrive it's a different story! I'm sure by the time I get there next week there won't be a crumb left. I think I'll just have to surprise him with his very own box under the tree on Christmas morning! This Friday is the last day to order to ensure delivery for Christmas so order soon!

Ok, so I do consider myself to be somewhat of a blog lurker. I read tons of blogs on just about everything. Recently, I came upon a post that I enjoyed. This author was giving suggestions on ways to have some family fun online this season. Most of the sites listed I've seen before, but I thought it would be nice for me to share with your too. So, here are some of the suggested sites and a few that I threw in on my own:

Only 11 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes and 29 seconds left in the countdown to track Santa as he delivers gifts to children around the world!
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html

Christmas caroling is a great way to spread cheer to friends and neighbors. At Emoticarolers site, you can create your own virtual Christmas carolers. You can pick up to 4 emoticons to use as the carolers, then select your songs and you are on your way!
http://emoticarolers.com/

Enjoy the joy and magic of Christmas in Santa's Secret Village. There are many free activities like writing letters to Santa, read stories, enjoy karaoke, send e-cards, find recipes, play games and puzzles, print stories to color, and many more!
http://www.northpole.com/

See the scenic Northwest area where your Christmas tree grew up! Make tree decorations, color, play games, match holiday shapes, and meet Ev'rett the friendly Evergreen tree and sing-along. Also, you can enter a decorated tree photo contest to win an Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory vacation package.
http://www.visitmytree.com/

Create your own Christmas story. Fill in the blanks (Mad-Libs style) to help write your own Christmas story. When you're done, read your story starring you!
http://www.blackdog.net/cgi-bin/story/xmas.cgi

Send Happy Holidays or Christmas ecards to your friends and family for free. 1000's of cards to choose from and there is no registration required.
http://www.free-ecards4u.com/

Make yourself, friends, family, and even your pets into dancing elves. This is pretty fun and is hilarious to watch the final product. Definitely do this for a good hearty laugh!
http://www.elfyourself.com/

Have fun, and have a happy and safe holiday season.
~ Hilary 

We love getting feedback from our customers here at Fairytale Brownies. Every time you order brownies, you and your recipient get an opportunity to tell us what you love and if you have any suggestions for us. If you haven't ever responded to our online survey or via the postcard in your brownie box, please do so the next time you order. Or send an email to service@brownies.com. You just might be featured on our blog! We got some emails today about two things that are near and dear to our hearts, soldier care packages and our partnership with KaBOOM!, so I thought I would share them.

"Hey, I just want to say thank you so much for supporting the troops. One of the girls I know said she was trying to order brownies and you sent some to her deployed soldier at your expense. Although I am lucky enough to have my husband home this holiday season, I just want to say thanks again, because little things like this mean the world to deployed soldiers who are happy to have anything that reminds them of home. Next deployment I will be sure to pass along the word that you guys are great! I hope your business continues to be prosperous." -Rebekah S.

"Hello Fairytale Brownies. My wife and I have been using your services to send client gifts for 10+ years. We were recently visiting my grandparents in Long Beach, MS and were amazed to see your name on a small park sign - as a supporter and contributor to the KaBOOM park project. Thank you for giving my 3 little girls a fun place to play in a tiny town that was almost wiped off the map." -Ryan

Thanks Rebekah and Ryan for your kind words, we really appreciate it!

~Kari

Veterans' Day is upon us, and I thought I would take a minute to thank all of our veterans, past and present, on behalf of everyone here at Fairytale Brownies. We love our troops, so much so that we even have a bulletin board in our office overflowing with all the notes and photos we've received over the years from the soldiers we support.



Not only do we offer free shipping on any gourmet brownie gifts sent to an APO/FPO military address, but we are also part of the Soldiers' Angels Bakers Group, sending delicious Belgian chocolate brownies to our deployed troops each and every month. Our Customer Service Team also writes letters and sends care packages to soldiers to remind them someone is thinking of them.

If you're looking for the perfect gift for your favorite veteran, try sending one of our Patriotic brownie gifts to show your appreciation for their service to our country.
 
Thank you veterans, for being our heroes!
~Kari