Krispy Kreme Is Placing Donut Fans on the Nice List This Holiday Season

by Jennifer SwartvagherNovember 23, 2020

Are you on the nice list? This holiday season, Krispy Kreme is encouraging fans to be sweet to themselves, loved ones and other nice-listers in their lives. The popular doughnut brand is introducing its Nicest Holiday Collection, including two new doughnuts, beginning Fri., Nov. 27.

Krispy Kreme wants to thank all those who help Santa deliver packages. They will give all mail, parcel and package delivery drivers who visit Krispy Kreme shops Mon., Nov. 30 a free Original Glazed dozen, no purchase necessary. Just show your employee badge or wear your work uniform

“All year long delivery drivers have helped keep us safe and they have to work even harder during the holidays. They are definitely all on the nice list,” said Dave Skena, Chief Marketing Officer of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. “It’s one of the ways we’re doubling down on nice throughout the 2020 holiday season, which will include new, delicious and festive Krispy Kreme doughnuts perfect for celebrating, gifting and sharing joy.”

Krispy Kreme’s Nicest Holiday Collection will be available through Dec. 24 in a limited-edition “gift‑wrapped” dozen box:

The new Festive Tree Doughnut is a Red Velvet Cake Batter filled doughnut, dipped in cream cheese icing and hand decorated with a tree and star.

The new Present Doughnut is a Sugar Cookie Kreme filled doughnut, dipped in green icing and decorated with a ribbon and sugar piece “nice” tag.

The popular Santa Belly Doughnut returns this season, a Chocolate Kreme filled doughnut, dipped in red icing and granulated sugar, and decorated with chocolate icing and a sugar piece belt.

In addition to the Nicest Holiday Collection, Krispy Kreme will make being on the nice list twice as nice later in December: the brand will have a special treat for fans on Dec. 12, its annual “Day of the Dozens,” and beginning Dec. 16, the Gingerbread People of America will return with delicious Gingerbread Glazed doughnuts.

Share how you’ll be sweet this holiday season with Krispy Kreme’s Nicest Holiday Collection by using #KrispyKreme and tagging @krispykreme. For more information about Krispy Kreme’s Nicest Holiday Collection, visit www.krispykreme.com/promos/holiday. Learn more about Krispy Kreme’s free dozen offer for mail, parcel and package delivery drivers at www.krispykreme.com/promos/deliverydrivers.

—Jennifer Swartvagher

All photos courtesy of Krispy Kreme

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International Delight and “Elf” Launch the Ultimate Holiday Decorating Experience

by Jennifer SwartvagherNovember 17, 2020

Elf fans rejoice! The holidays are almost here, and no one knows how to spread cheer better than Buddy the Elf. As many prepare to be truly home for the holidays, International Delight teamed up with beloved film Elf to give fans the chance to transform their homes, especially coffee corners, into a Gimbels-inspired wonderland.

International Delight has partnered with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to release a limited-edition line of holiday coffee creamers that taste like they came straight from Santa’s workshop. New Caramel Waffle Cookie, Peppermint Mocha and Frosted Sugar Cookie Coffee Creamers are sure to make any fridge more festive and the fun with Elf doesn’t stop there.

Inspired by Buddy the Elf’s unparalleled decorating skills, the International Delight + Elf’s kits offer magical décor and coffee accessories deserving of Santa’s sign-off. International Delight + Elf’s kits include:

A “World’s Best Cup of Coffee” sign
Twinkling string lights, fluffy garlands, paper snowflakes, and the infamous 6-inch ribbon curls
The 4 elf food groups (as told by International Delight): candy, candy canes, coffee and creamer
3 coffee mugs, each with one of the film’s iconic quotes and much more!

“This year, International Delight is going all in on holiday flavor and fun with help from our friend Buddy the Elf,” said Marie Dobson, marketing director for International Delight. “We know this holiday season is going to look a lot different for many people—so we’re thrilled to be the only coffee creamer brand partnering with Elf to bring holiday happiness to homes and coffee corners nationwide.”

For a chance to snag one of the free, limited-edition Elf at-home decorating packages, visit InternationalDelight.com/Elf by Dec. 4, 2020. Once there, all interested fans have to do is share why, more than ever this year, they need some extra holiday cheer from Buddy the Elf and International Delight for a chance to win. Winners will be randomly selected on Dec. 7 – just in time for the holidays!

If you can’t get your hands on one of the limited décor kits you can still enjoy the Elf experience all season long by purchasing International Delight’s holiday coffee creamers– on shelves now at grocery retailers nationwide in cheerful Elf packaging.

—Jennifer Swartvagher

All photos courtesy of International Delight

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The Holidays Return to Starbucks & You Can Score a Free Collectible Cup

by Jennifer SwartvagherNovember 5, 2020

Many consider the release of Starbucks red cups as the unofficial launch of the holiday season. Starting Fri. Nov. 6, the coffee chain’s fan-favorite holiday beverages are back. Plus they are giving away a free collectible red holiday cup to customers who order a handcrafted holiday beverage tomorrow.

Head over to Starbucks to enjoy a Peppermint Mocha, Toasted White Chocolate Mocha, Caramel Brulee Latte, Chestnut Praline Latte and Eggnog Latte. The bakery case is also getting a seasonal upgrade with the new Cranberry Orange Scone and returning Sugar Plum Danish, Cranberry Bliss Bar, Snowman Cookie and Snowman Cake Pop.

The chain is releasing four new cup designs this year:

Ribbon: This design brings forward all the joyful elements of the holiday season in ribbons of brand greens and a jolly red like a cozy holiday sweater. Look closely and you’ll see a familiar crown, tail, and scales. The design is repeated on this year’s collectible Starbucks red holiday cup.
Dot: Stripes swirl around a field of Starbucks house green punctuated by playful polka dots, sharing the sentiment to “carry the merry.”
Sparkle: This red cup has vintage vibes, with cutout shapes in green like glittering holiday ornaments. The motif is repeated in a snowy white on Starbucks cold beverage cups.
Brand Wrap: This modern, scaled-up version of the ribbon design features bold bands of holiday color and the Starbucks wordmark, designer street style.

If you are looking to enjoy your favorite seasonal beverages from the comforts of home you can find Christmas Blend whole bean coffee when you pick up your holiday beverage at Starbucks. You can also pick up your favorite Starbucks seasonal flavors like Holiday Blend and Peppermint Mocha in Roast & Ground, K-Cup pods and ready-to-drink formats wherever groceries are sold.

—Jennifer Swartvagher

All photos courtesy of Starbucks

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Disney Storybook Collection Advent Calendars Return for 2020

by Jennifer SwartvagherAugust 19, 2020

It’s never too early to start thinking about the holidays. Igloo Books US, a division of Bonnier Books UK, is excited to announce the launch of their new Storybook Advent Calendars for 2020. These include three different versions: Disney – featuring tales from Disney and Pixar including Dumbo’s Snowy Day and Toy Story, a dedicated version for Disney’s Frozen (which includes content from Frozen 2), and Marvel Super Heroes.

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The product comes as an over-sized paper-over-board wallet, which is tied together with a ribbon. Inside are twenty-four paperback books which include beloved Disney, Pixar, or Marvel characters. As an additional surprise element, the books inside are individually wrapped in recyclable paper sleeves to be opened every day leading up to Christmas, December 24th being the last day. The Disney Advent Calendar includes festive stories from both Disney and Pixar, while Frozen and Marvel contain a collection of stories from each franchise.

Paul Gregory, CEO of Igloo Books, said: “Disney’s Advent Calendar has been our best-selling product for the last two years now. This large format, high quality, gift collection and the 24 individually wrapped books, featuring many of Disney, Pixar and Marvel’s magical stories, is a perfect book-a-day December treat as children countdown towards the big day. Plus, the books can continue to be read and enjoyed for months and years afterwards.”

You can pre-order the new calendars on Amazon with a release date of Oct. 6.

—Jennifer Swartvagher

Featured photo: Igloo Books US

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Baskin-Robbins’ Flavor of the Month Is Packed with Cookie Goodness & We Can’t Get Enough

by Jen WatroAugust 4, 2020

What’s a more delicious treat than a batch of mom’s homemade, fresh-baked cookies? Probably not much, but combining them with ice cream à la Baskin-Robbins’ ‘Mom’s Makin’ Cookies’ flavor has to be high on the list.

The ice cream retailer announced on August 4th (AKA National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day) that this fan-favorite flavor is returning to shops as August’s Flavor of the Month.

The ‘Mom’s Makin’ Cookies’ flavor originally launched for Mother’s Day in 2014 and is packed with cookie flavors. It combines brown sugar flavored ice cream with chocolate chip cookie pieces, chocolate flavored chips and a cookie dough-flavored ribbon.

The flavor will be available at Baskin-Robbins locations nationwide for a limited-time during August and September, and there’s no time like the present to treat yourself! The only question now is: cup or cone?

—Jen Watro

Photos Courtesy of Baskin-Robbins

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It’s a Bard Knock Life: DIY Shakespearean Collar

by Amber GuetebierApril 23, 2020

All the world’s a stage and for the kiddos that whole world might be your living room right now. Revisit Elizabethan times with this collar made from coffee filters, an easy craft your baby bards can help out with, an easy and cute DIY costume. Read on for thine own directions.

coffee filter shakespeare collar tutorial

You will need:

Coffee filters (white ones are best)
Ribbon or string
Hole punch
Stapler
Scissors

Step 1. Fold your coffee filter in half, then in half again. You can stop here (folded in fourths) or keep going to one more fold (which works better for smaller necks).

Step 2. Staple your folded piece, about 3/4″ or so.

Step 3. Hole punch just under the staple.

Step 4. Cut the point off the folded filter, just under the hole you made.

Step 5. Measure your string or ribbon to fit the child’s neck, then add a few inches on each side for ease of tying. String ’em!

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Tips & Tricks
The pieces tend to stay the same direction when stapled/punched/cut the same size and length or at least close. With kids the results are sure to be a bit uneven, so try to keep a little space between the pieces when stringing. It seems counter-intuitive but actually helps them stay flat (so they fan out better).

You are probably going to need 30-50 filters, more the bigger the kid.

Did you measure-for-measure your collar? Share pictures with us on Instagram and tag them #redtricycle.

—All photos and copy by Amber Guetebier

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by Shahrzad WarkentinFebruary 2, 2020

Nothing spells love quite like a decadent dessert and Baskin-Robbins is scooping up something special for Valentine’s Day in February.

Baskin-Robbins’ new Valentine’s Day Card Cakes are a sweet way to show someone how much you love them. The mini ice cream cakes, which are perfect for sharing with your little lovebugs, are designed to look like classic valentines and candy grams, each with a special message on top. There are five in all to choose from and they can be found in the dipping cabinet at participating Baskin-Robbins locations.

The popular ice cream chain is also rolling out a new Flavor of the Month for your next date night. The aptly named Date Night flavor combines chocolate with caramel and a hint of salt. The enticing mixture is swirled with mini milk chocolate caramel cups and a caramel ribbon.

You can enjoy the special flavor on its own or in a Date Night Three-Scoop Sundae, which tops the ice cream with caramel pralines, hot fudge, real whipped light cream, chopped almonds and a cherry on top.

For the month of February, Baskin-Robbins is also bringing back the fan favorite Love Potion #31 which features a white chocolate and raspberry flavored ice cream with chocolate chips, raspberry-filled chocolate flavored hearts and raspberry swirl.

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Here’s How Hilary Duff’s Wedding Dress Celebrated Her Kids

by Erica LoopDecember 29, 2019

Actress Hilary Duff recently wed Matthew Koma in an intimate ceremony at the couple’s Los Angeles home. Even though the nuptials were private, Duff shared the details on her dress with Vogue.

In a video posted by Vogue, Duff opens up and talks about Koma’s proposal and her wedding plans. The actress reveals her wedding-day hairstyle and gives fans a glimpse of her gorgeous gown.

The simple, structured flowing white gown, which was designed by Jenny Packham, is sleek and as Duff describes it, a “statement” dress that is, “gorgeous and toned down.”

Along with the design itself, Duff dished on her plans to make the dress extra-meaningful. “There’s a sweet little embroidery with our initials. There’s an M and an H and then the date of our wedding.” The newlywed continues, “And over here there’s initials for our kids.”

After revealing the sweet tribute to her kiddos Luca and Banks, Duff went on to say, “They’re part of our ceremony and obviously the biggest part of our life.” Huff then mused, “Maybe someday Banks will want to wear my dress.”

Duff also showed off Banks’ dress—which was also designed by Packham. The 14-month-old’s dress was white, like her mama’s, but also had a sweet pink ribbon across the front and a massively adorable bow at the back!

—Erica Loop

Featured photo: Vogue via YouTube

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Here’s How to Order a Baby Yoda Frappuccino at Starbucks

by Shahrzad WarkentinDecember 4, 2019

If you just can’t get enough of Baby Yoda, you can celebrate the adorable Mandalorian character with a tasty Starbucks Frappuccino.

From Jack Skellington to the Grinch, there are Frappuccinos inspired by all of your favorite characters and now you can order a Baby Yoda Frappuccino. While viewers are well aware that the pint-sized green creature in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian is not in fact Yoda as a baby, the unbelievably cute character still carries the catchy name.

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You can’t just step up to a Starbucks counter and ask for a Baby Yoda Frappuccino, however. As a secret menu item created by Totally the Bomb you’ll have to know exactly what to ask for in order to score this sweet concoction.

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Start by ordering a matcha green tea Frappuccino. Then add a caramel drizzle to the cup (representing Yoda’s cloak). Finally top it off with whipped cream, caramel and caramel ribbon crunchies and you’ll have the perfect drink to enjoy while you watch new episodes of The Mandalorian on Disney+.

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Give the Gift of Baking with These Mickey & Minnie Cookie Kits from Target

by Erica LoopNovember 27, 2019

Disney fans can bake up a batch of sweet, sweet cookies—courtesy of Mickey and Minnie. Target has Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse cookie mix, and now you can treat your sweeties to holiday sweets!

The baking kits include either Chocolate Gems Cookie Mix or Chocolate Gems Pink Cookie Mix in cute glass containers and come with a ready-made gift tag and a red ribbon.

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Each perfectly packed jar makes about 30 cookies and has everything you need to bake a plate stacked with holiday happiness. These big red bullseye finds are ideal secret Santa gifts or save the Disney cookie goodness all for yourself.

Fin the kits at Target for $9.99 each. If you’re looking for more Mickey and Minnie baking fun, Target also has the Disney Eats Gingerbread Cookie Kit ($5.99), Disney Eats Sugar Cookie with Decals ($4.99) and the Disney Eats Rice Crispy Train ($8.99).

—Erica Loop

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