Around the house
* Personalize a gift. Use cookie cutters in the shapes of gingerbread men and ladies and cut out dough. Leftover dough can be shaped into various career hats (for nurses, firemen, police, doctors, etc.) that can be pressed onto the heads before baking. Bake, cool and decorate with various colors of frosting.
* Cardboard cylinders from wrapping paper, paper towels and ** toilet tissue make good mailing tubes. Cut them to the desired length and seal the ends with strapping tape.
* For holiday parties, serve beverages with flair. Cut thin slices of star fruit; cut a small slash to the center and slide onto rims of stemware glasses. Kiwi and strawberries can also be used.