thanksgiving

Fun Thanksgiving Day Traditions

Every year we do a list of fun traditions for Thanksgiving Day and I almost forgot to get this year’s list up! Which would have been a shame because I asked our Facebook friends what some of their favorite things to do on turkey day were, and they had some great ideas. Thanksgiving Day Traditions [...]

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Crafty Kids Corner

Snail Mail :: Gratitude Card

This post is part of our Snail Mail’s Best series. Crafting, writing, and sending letters covers all the bases when it comes to cultivating a creative spirit in our kids. Plus, who doesn’t love to get mail? This time of year is the perfect time to help our kids recognize all the things they have [...]

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Make it Monday

Free Printable Thanksgiving Dinner Trivia

How about this year when you’re asked what you’ll bring to Thanksgiving dinner you tell them the game? A little Thanksgiving trivia to get the conversation going, slow the meal down, and have a bit of fun. Heck, you could even throw in a prize for the winner. I scoured the internet for all sorts [...]

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Maria's Kitchen

Best Turkey Ever

Oh Boy, we are having all kinds of fun today. The kids had their fun last night, now it is our turn. TMH is hosting our First Annual Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner. We have rounded up eight of our favorite bloggers and asked them to join in on the fun. Make sure you make it all the way [...]

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Make it Monday

Simple Thanksgiving Place Setting And Fun Ideas For The Big Day

With Thanksgiving this week I’m sure most everyone has finalized their shopping list – if not wrapped up the shopping itself, so now we can focus on the fun stuff right? Last year my kids and I went to the park to gather some pine cones and needles for this simple place setting. I added [...]

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Thanksgiving Kids Table Activities

Do you have lots of kiddos coming for Thanksgiving? Well I do, and I usually try to have something for them to do at their own table because let’s face it adult conversation gets old quickly for little ones. I have a huge roll of white craft paper so I cover the table so [...]

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Oreo Turkeys

Did you ever make these Oreo turkeys when you were a kid. They’re an oldie but a goodie, and I loved making them. Wouldn’t they look adorable as place card holders? They would be the perfect thing to keep the kids busy leading up to the big dinner too. Supplies: oreo cookies candy corn mini [...]

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Easy Last Minute Thankgiving Crafts

Yesterday was my day to teach preschool as I am part of a co-op preschool. It was a fun day as we celebrated and learned about Thanksgiving. We did some fun and easy crafts that I wanted to share. After teaching them about the pilgrims and the Indians we made these fun corn on the [...]

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Maria's Kitchen

Grandma’s Cream Corn

All growing up Thanksgiving was at my Grandma’s house. My sibling and cousin looked forward to it each year…her rolls, stuffing, awww and the cream corn. I have asked her for recipes for each of these items and they all went a little like this, “Add a little of this, a little of that, and [...]

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Easy Turkey Roulade With Sausage Stuffing

All week we have been sharing dishes and traditions to help shake up the “usual” at Thanksgiving. And today my be controversial, even scandalous in some households…“What, no bird?!”. But this is oh so worth gettin’ the neighbors talking! Everyone’s initial resistance will disappear with the first bite of this stuffed turkey breast, promise. Every [...]

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