Tis’ the season to smile, love others, and be a cheerful giver. Make someone smile with a Cuties Mandarin Oranges with a special note attached, or make a Reindeer Cuties to celebrate the season of sunshine. This post is sponsored by Cuties. All views are our own. #100DaysofSunshine

I don’t know about you but I love the holiday season and the great love and warmth it brings. Being with my family in my cozy home is something I just love. There is nothing more special than to spend time with all of my kids and husband in our new home. Family is so important to me so being able to give back to them means so much!
During this special time of year, small gestures can mean a lot to others. Reminding your friends, family, co-workers, or neighbors how special they are can be so rewarding.
The folks at Cuties have a super cute innitiative where they want to celebrate 100 Days of Sunshine with Cuties. This sweet mission is one that I recently took part in to remind my family how awesome and amazing they truly are. By attaching small notes of kindness to each Cuties citrus fruit, I gifted my family each a delicious snack and message.
Thinking of fun and sweet messages to share with my family was the easy part. Having space to write down my sentiments was the hard part.
There was just so much sweetness I could have said about each.
A list of my recipients came in handy as I jotted down some uplifting thoughts.
Cuties with special notes were gifted to my two daughters, my only son, and my husband so far.
After receiving their Cuties, my family enjoyed a healthy and sweet snack.
We love how easy they are to peel for little hands.
My kids were even inspired to keep the Cuties with special notes going.
Their teachers, bus driver, and neighbors are all on their pay it forward lists.
We love Cuties this time of year and look forward to the months when they are back in season.
Right around the holidays, you can always find a basket of Cuties on my counter for all to enjoy.
These sweet and seedless mandarins are perfect for lunchbox treats and make a fun party favor when you dress them up as Reindeer for the holidays.
Our kids couldn’t resist adding googly eyes, forming brown pipe cleaner antlers, and attaching red pom, pom noses to our Cuties to make them little reindeer.
Imagine the joy and excitement the recipients of these Reindeer Mandarin Oranges will experience when my children attach little notes to them in a few weeks. It will be the cutest, and sweetest gesture of kindness for the holidays.
What you need to make Reindeer Mandarin Oranges:
- Cuties *available at Walmart. Use the store locator to find them closest to you.
- Brown Pipe Cleaners
- Red Pom Poms
- Googly Eyes
- Glue Dots
- Velcro Dots
- Tape
Directions:
Wash and dry each Cuties fruit
Take your pipe cleaner and fold it upwards in half and then criss-cross to make a circle. Bend antlers outwards.
Tape pipe cleaners to the back of the fruit.
To adhere eyes, use glue dots.
For the nose, I use velcro dots because they were stronger. You can find them at a craft store.
Add your Reindeer Mandarins to a basket and attach your sunshine notes to each to brighten someone specials day this holiday season.
Who on your sunshine list would love a Cutie Reindeer?
That is a reindeer game I can really get into! Those are so cute! See what I did there? :) Seriously, I love the idea of setting out festive healthy snacks.
That is such a great idea. I try to encourage my kids to eat healthy snacks, and this is the best way to do that. My kids are going to be all over this.
OK that’s just adorable! It’s easy to do the kids would love it and it would be fun to give it to people.
My kids absolutely love having a Cutie for a snack! These reindeer Cuties are just precious!
Cuties are one of my family’s favorite snacks. This is such a cute idea. I’ll have to give it a try this weekend.
I love the idea of attaching notes of kindness to each cutie orange. Those were really sweet messages!
What an absolutely adorable idea. I had never thought to do this before but it’s just a perfect gift for someone special.
What a cute idea! This would make a fun place setting for everyone around the table. Something special they could take home after the big feast.
I love to have Cuties on hand to snack on. They are so sweet and delicious when I need a quick grab and go treat. Your little reindeer theme would be perfect for a school party. I bet the kids would flip out!
I love this craft to do with kids. My girls would love this idea!
What cute reindeer mandarin oranges you made for this craft blogpost. We love Cuties at our house and have had similar fun repurposing them for different holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
We love Cuties. What a cute idea for a class party.
Aww, this is a super cute craft. I love that it’s great for kids of all ages and provides a healthy treat.
This is such a cute idea and I love the little notes attached. This would be great in the lunch box as well.
This is really a sweet idea! We love cuties in our home and I’m really stressing the kindness theme with my family this year – these would be great to incorporate in out 31 days of kindness project.