Our Thanksgiving Days usually go about the same way. We wake up, turn on the parade and begin preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. Around noon, our guests arrive and we eat mid-afternoon. By late afternoon, I’m full, sleepy and just want to relax on the couch. My kids, not so much. They’re always looking for activities [...]

If you’ve been following along at home, you know I’ve already posted about how to make a paper bag turkey. BUT! This is another way to make a paper bag turkey! You never can have too many you know. You could even start a collection of paper bag turkeys. Okay, maybe not. But this paper [...]

It’s no secret that I love crafts that can be made from items I have around the house already, like these coffee filter snowflakes and sock puppets. Maybe it’s because I’m lazy, cheap, interested in keeping things simple. Yeah, that’s it! Anyway, here’s a Thanksgiving craft you can make with items you likely have around [...]

My youngest daughter is obsessed with hats. She wears a different one around the house each day. Some days it’s her winter hat, some days it’s her baseball hat and on some days it’s even her bike helmet! Since she loves wearing things on her head so much, I decided to make a turkey hat [...]

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, [...]