Little Debbie Vanilla Christmas Tree Cakes are just like those animated holiday reruns that never get old. It just wouldn't be Christmas without them. Each snack cake is a snowy-white frosted evergreen made with two layers of squishy, yellow sponge cake and a thick ribbon of vanilla creme in between. Yes, the icing is waxy-sweet, but that's the taste of unadulterated, retro joy. 

Now celebrating their 40th anniversary, Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes have really only changed in shape over the years. They started out as straight, basic triangles, but got a scalloped branch upgrade in 2012. The classic flavor — with its red garland stripes and crunchy green sugar lights — remains a predictable annual eating ritual for families across the country. And it's no exaggeration to say these OG treats have graduated from simple 1980s-era treat to full-blown holiday mascot, complete with themed non-edible merch. The Little Debbie website is loaded with Christmas collectibles (neckties, earrings, Hawaiian shirts, dog toys), as well as festive recipe ideas.

It would have been easy to put the beloved vanilla Christmas Tree Cakes in the top spot based on pure nostalgia alone. However, these newer Snowflake Brownies are by far the most beautiful and best-tasting holiday treat of the bunch. It all begins with Little Debbie's classic fudge brownie base, in a unique, hexagonal shape. On top, you get a decent layer of snow-white icing, a sparkle of blue sugar crystals, and a splendid stamped snowflake. The box of five brownies includes a variety of snowflake designs — they're not all the same!

Comparing the snowflake brownies to the tree brownies in flavor, the snowflakes are exceedingly more enjoyable. The distinction definitely stems from the different color icings and decorations. While the green trees tasted artificial, the white snowflakes were fudgy-rich and semi-homemade-level delicious. Unwrapped and with the box tossed to recycling, you could easily pass these brownies off as bakery-bought at your next holiday party. I also love that their wintry looks are not just for celebrating Christmas. I'm thinking of stashing a box in the freezer for that surprise late-season snow that always hits in March or April.

A skipping rope (or jump rope) is equipment used in sport and play that involves rhythmically jumping over a rope swung underfoot and overhead. The activity is practiced recreationally and competitively, with disciplines such as freestyle routines (featuring creative, combination techniques) and speed events (maximum jumps within timed intervals).
Skipping rope

A Ghanaian boy playing with a skipping rope
Type
toy
Availability
16th century–present

Boy jumping a long rope in Virginia
A child playing with a skipping rope in Japan
Accounts from the 16th century describe vine-jumping among Indigenous peoples, and by the 17th century, rope skipping had spread in Europe.[citation needed] Once treated as a gendered pastime, it became widely popular; in the 19th century it flourished in urban settings and children's street culture. Today the sport is overseen internationally by organizations such as the International Jump Rope Union (IJRU). Skipping rope is often used for cardiovascular fitness and coordination.

A jumping jack, also known as a star jump  and called a side-straddle hop in the US military, is a physical jumping exercise  performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide. The hands go overhead, sometimes in a clap, and then return to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.

Schoolchildren in the US performing jumping jacks.
The jumping jack exercise's origin has sometimes been erroneously identified as World War I U.S. General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing,[1] who is said to have developed it. The name comes from the jumping jack children's toy, which makes similar arm swing and leg splay motions when the strings are tugged.
Although he did not invent the exercise, the late fitness expert Jack LaLanne was credited for popularizing it in the United States. LaLanne used the jumping exercise during routines he promoted in decades of television fitness programming.[2]

English: Location taken: the National Arboretum, Washington DC. Names: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, Alcocaz, Amadoembie, Amadumbe, Amateke, Arum, Bai Bon, Black Magic, Black Taro, Bon, Bon Chin Dam, Bon Nam, Callaloo, Coco Yam, Cocoyam, Colocasia, Colocasie, Dachine, Dalo, Dasheen, Daun Keladi, Edda, Eddo, Eddoe, Eddy Root, Elephant Ear, Elephant´s Ear, Elephant´s-Ear, Elephant's Ear, Elephant's-Ear, Gabi (gulay), Giant Elephant Ear, Gölevez, Green Taro, Gwaza, Inhame, Inhame-Branco, Inhame-Da-áfrica, Inhame-Da-Costa, Kalo, Katchu, Khoai Môn, Khoai Nc, Khoai nước, Kolokasie, Kolokázie jedlá, Kolokazja jadalna, Kontomire, Madumbe, Malanga, Pheuak, Phuak (Phueak), Poi, Potato of the Tropics, Purple-Leaf Taro, Sato Imo, T´a Ro T´o Ran, Taaro, Taioba-De-São-Tomé, Talas (Indonesia), Talo, Taro, Taro Potato, Tayoba, Valgomoji kolokazija, Wild Taro, Yamswurzel, Yu, Yu Tou, Таро (растение), अरबी सब्जी, अळू, कच्छु, কচু, અળવી (વનસ્પતિ), ಕೆಸು, ചേമ്പ്, താള്, ტარო (ტროპიკული მცენარე), サトイモ, 芋, 토 Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Liliopsida > Alismatales > Araceae > Colocasieae > Colocasia > Colocasia esculenta.
Date	10 September 2005
Source	source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com
Author	Photo by David J. Stang

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Date 24 April 2021, 11:34
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Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
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Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA