Snack bags for delivery drivers - THANK YOU for UPS, USPS, FedEX, mail carrier APPRECIATION ideas - outsmarting raccoons

I love having snacks or treats on the porch for delivery drivers as a little thank you. 

I just made this hanging snack bag holder because we have the cutest furry porch pirates stealing snacks. 

Video tutorial & raccoons

I made this snack and drink bucket two years ago and the drivers love it! I've had some write thank you notes and even dance with excitement. Two years with no issues and then ....raccoons. 

EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT! 

It started with just one raccoon and then they brought a friend.

I made the snack bucket smaller but they still knocked it over. I finally had to remove it. ((sniffle))

I came up with the new idea of hanging the snack bags.

I printed the tag a little smaller and purchased bags from Michael's.

I also thought it would be funny to show why the snacks were gone for the last week. 

I used leftover supplies in my craft room to make a hanging triangle with hooks. 

Ruler

Ribbon

Keychain ring

3 - Screw in cup hooks

Dowel

Pliers

I measured equal spacing for the hooks.

Two of the cup hooks had drywall dust. Not sure where I used them but they came in handy for this project. 

It was a little tough to screw in the cup hooks. Once I got it started the pliers were a must to finish twisting. Saved my fingers.

I added the keychain ring to the middle of the ribbon for hanging.

Hot glued the ends of the ribbon around the sides of the dowel. Wrapped the dowel with ribbon and added a little hot glue every other row.

I change up the snacks for holidays or weather. For summer I try to find stuff that won't melt. 

Crackers, chips, beef jerky, etc.

I wanted the bags to be higher and easy for the drivers to grab and go.

Fingers crossed they can't get up that high. 

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Delivery Drivers - SNACK & DRINK bucket idea - THANK YOU - Free Downloadable - UPS, USPS, FedEX, mail carrier APPRECIATION ideas

I've done this during the holidays but with my online shopping habit package delivery growing, I decided to make a snack and drink bucket year round. Since it's summer, I'm buying non-melty items.

Here is what I have so far:

Candy boxes (no chocolate)
Pretzels
Nuts
Chips
Granola bars
Breakfast bars
Cheese and peanut butter crackers - We'll see how these do. I might remove them until it gets cooler.

I attached this sign to the bucket. Free downloadable below. 

I might add a little cooler at the bottom for drinks and only leave snacks in the bucket.

Randomly I check our Ring and here is our UPS guy thrilled with the treats. 

FREE downloadable sign HERE

Right click and save. Prints 5x7.

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PANTRY organization TIPS - dollar store IDEAS - Tricks on a budget - Labels, bins, and HOW TO organize

We recently moved and I wanted to set-up & organize my pantry from the start.

EEEEEE! {{happy squeal}} I love it so far!!!

I already had a pretty organized pantry and kinda obsessive about it. When I go to throw something away at someone's house and the trash can is located in the pantry, I start to organize. MANY of my friends will tell you that I have re-sized their cereal boxes from tallest to shortest or twisted cans so the labels face front. I can't help it. :)

I found these material bins at the $1 store. They came in several different sizes and also in cream, brown, and black. I really liked the black but my house is done in creams and browns. :/ 

I had lots of ideas for the tags and originally wanted burlap and tag combo and have it hanging. Then I thought about a chalk board idea but ended up making photo paper tags to match the bins.

I designed my tags to match the bins and printed on photo paper.

They are attached with a mini clothes pin.

I saw all different color clothes pins at Michael's if you have a more colorful pantry.

I like the look of everything in plastic containers like cereal, sugar, etc BUT the containers are pretty pricey. I decided to leave my crackers and cereal in the original packaging and just arrange by size.

The bins on the floor hold all my baking supplies. They are the same bins I use in my craft room.

I will eventually attach the tags with hot glue to make sure they stay in place. If you bump the clothes pin hard enough the tag will fall off. I like the clothes pin look so I might leaves them or remove. Still undecided.

Dollar store - $22.00

Clothes pins  - $1.96

Prints - $2.50

AND....the list!

Small clipboard with command strips to attach in the pantry on the wall. A highlighter attached with velcro to the side of the clipboard. 

Several copies of a pre-made list of things we like and use. Now everyone can highlight what they want or when we run out of something.

And my closet....

I use to have everything by color but then you forget you have a fancy shirt in red or pink. I am changing it up a little. Now by camisole, work out shirts, short sleeve, long sleeve, etc. I will still arrange by color within the sub group. Lol.

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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - SNACK ideas - ALL ORANGE theme - Nick Watch Party

It's that time again, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards! 

My boys and their friends love to have a watch party every year. 

Here's what I set up last year for them. 

ALL ORANGE snacks

Cheez Balls

Cuties - Mandarins

Goldfish

Doritos

Cheez It

Cheetos

Gummy candy orange slices

Orange M&M's 

Orange Gatorade

GIANT Pizza

Made chocolate chip cookies and added orange colored morsels.

Leftover from Halloween. 

Next maybe all green and slime themed.

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