While Thanksgiving is a lot about the food and yummy Thanksgiving recipes, in our home it’s also about setting a festive table for our family and friends. So every year we use our handprint turkey plates and handmade woven placemats. I also like using decorative placecards so there’s no confusion over where everyone sits. Last [...]

It is no secret that I love any craft with my girls’ handprints on them! So in addition to this special keepsake, I also cherish this colorful handprint turkey that my daughter brought home from school. How did her teacher know I had a thing for handprints?

Not only do I get an adorable handprint turkey, [...]

Pumpkins get a lot of play this time of year. Don’t get me wrong, they deserve it! We get a lot from them as well. First we get the joy of picking them. Then we get the fun of painting them. After that they sit up tall and look very festive on our front porch.

Not [...]

I love bread. All kinds of bread. Croissants, bagels, sourdough, corn bread . . . This time of year, I’m lucky enough to feast on my mother-in-law’s banana bread because she brings it every year for Thanksgiving. But I’m considering making a bread of my own, so I started looking around.
During my travels around cyberspace, [...]

My second grader made this recipe at school and couldn’t wait for us to make it at home! My first thought was . . . I can wait because I don’t like pumpkin pie, but her enthusiasm was so adorable I decided to give it a try. I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised! [...]

I’m always on the lookout for cool seasonal activities to do with kids. What a shocker! That said, I found a couple great Thanksgiving activities over at Three Peas in a Pod. The first is a Harvest Necklace.

This Thanksgiving activity celebrates the harvest season by using dried fruit and popcorn to make colorful jewelry. Definitely [...]