I first saw a few years ago the idea of Gratitude Rolls on Pinterest. Of course I pinned the idea loving the possibility of this tradition. But as Thanksgiving approached that year I realized this idea was everywhere, from the local newspaper to blogs. I'm unsure how I missed this idea for so many years, but thankful as this has ...
Thanksgiving Traditions
Just Released: Thanksgiving Activity Workbook
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Happy Thanksgiving, Road Trip Activity Workbook, and Giveaway Winners
image source - Ayal87 Today's blog post is a Capricorn of ideas and info. Be sure to check out each point! Road Trip Activity Workbook Many of you will be traveling for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. Make your trip a little easier with the free ABCJLM Road Trip Activity Workbook. A collection of activities and games that we ...
No Pressure or Stress Thanksgiving Ideas
I have a confession to make. We have part of our Christmas decorations up. It's true. And if truth be known we put up the tree because we had a free weekend, not necessarily because we wanted it up in the middle of November. The future wasn't looking like it would lend us a chunk of time to get it done before our annual Christmas Neighborhood ...
Creating Thanksgiving Cards with Your Kiddos
Cute Fingerprint Turkey ...
Happy Thanksgiving
Here is a Thanksgiving poem written by a sweet lady in my life. She allowed me to share it with you. THANKSGIVING PRAYER Lord, teach us we pray to love and praise you every day; For every blessing is from above pure and sweet as a gentle dove. Teach us always to do thy will and when you speak to ...
Color Mixing Painting Pumpkin
My kids love to make new colors with paint. Mix a color here with another color there and voila - a new color! Fall and Thanksgiving are great times to create the color orange with a little yellow and red paint. Print the Orange Pumpkin poster. Ask the child what color a pumpkin is. Add a dot of yellow and red ...
Blessing Ornaments: Tying the Holidays Together
One of the things I struggle with this time of year is tying Thanksgiving with Christmas. It seems I focus a little on Thanksgiving and a lot on Christmas, but I fail to tie the two together. I love the idea of Blessing Ornaments that Amy shared with me. Supplies: - fillable glass Christmas ornaments- crayons, markers, or pens- strips of ...
Creating Thanksgiving/Fall Headbands
Amy at Traurigs In Training came up with this cute idea for Thanksgiving or Fall. These headbands would be adorable on a little girl or for a children's Thanksgiving or music program. Supplies: - plastic/fabric headband (Dollar Tree) - Fall Leaves - Hot Glue ...
Creating Turkey Muffins
Amy at Traurigs In Training shares a fun turkey snack of table decoration! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin (with slightly healthier substitutes) Ingredients: 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 can of pumpkin or 2 cups homemade pureed (recipe here) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups of vegetable oil (I substituted coconut oil) 3 cups flour (I used 2 1/2 cups of ...