Happy Thanksgiving Treat Bag

Happy Thanksgiving Treat Bag

Doesn't this look like a fun snack to put together for family, 

friends or even neighbors?

Design your "topper" to be printed on card stock or computer paper.  You can take a piece of computer paper, fold it into quarters and have the kids hand write a message and draw a picture on the bottom half of each quarter section.  Turn the paper around and do the same on the other end. They can repeat their creation on all four sections or have different designs. Lay the paper face down on a copier, slip in computer paper or card stock, and print away. You will get four "toppers" to a page. Cut into four equal sections and fold each one of those in half.  Fill your bags, place the "topper" over the open end of the bag and staple closed!

    For "Happy Thanksgiving Treat Bag" directions - click here

                              

Cookie Pizza

Pillsbury recipe link

This is such an easy recipe. Leave it to Pillsbury to find new ways to use sugar cookie dough!  You could use almost any topping ... Oreos or other if you don't care for candy corn.  An easy project for kids or grandkids .... or maybe just for us grownups!

A Ballerina's Prayer

In my previous post I mentioned how, so many years ago, we loved hearing our children say their prayers at night.  After we had grandsons, I wrote a "Little Cowboy's Prayer", and as sometimes happens, this prayer/poem came to me for our little granddaughters who were budding ballerinas at the time. Both of the prayer/poems take me back to a precious time and remind me how quickly our children, and grandchildren, have grown up.

Click here for a printable pdf.  Permission granted by the author.

The Little Cowboy's Prayer

When our children were young we loved hearing them say their prayers at night and at that time they said the traditional one ... "Now I lay me down to sleep ...".  After we had grandchildren however, this poem/prayer came to me, out of the blue one day and I wrote it down. I've given it to friends over the years and it always takes me back to when my grandsons were just "little cowboys". 

Click here for a printable pdf of this poem.  Permission granted by the author.

Tom the Turkey

I think everyone dabbles in writing a little poetry.  Some are exceptionally good at it.  Mine are ... well ... just okay, but I enjoy trying.  Kudos to all those who do it well! I wrote "Tom the turkey" a long time ago!

Kids & Homemade Ice Cream

"You scream, I scream, we all scream for Ice Cream!"  I have no idea where I first heard that saying, but who doesn't love ice cream?  This is an interactive, hands-on recipe for ice cream that requires very few ingredients, some group participation (or one energetic child) and a love for ... you said it ... Ice Cream!  

This might be a fun activity after a holiday lunch ... that time when the kids can't figure out what to do and the dads want to take a nap!  

Ice Cream Recipe PDF

Nature's Beauty Captured

Click here for instructions for "Stained Glass" leaf art!

Of course it's not real glass, but what a great activity and craft! 

A good opportunity for a Nature lesson!

Easy Pumpkin Stamping!

Click here for easy Pumpkin Stamping instructions

So easy! The "stamps" are from apples but you might also try a raw potato!

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Kids Art Notecards

One fun and simple idea to capture the “art” your kids are producing is to make customized notecards. These are great to send out to family ... especially Grandparents.  Although a Thanksgiving card is shown here (my Granddaughters hand & thankful list), you could also use this idea at Christmas!    

* Fold a standard 8 1/2×11″ piece of computer paper into fourths, draw on the bottom right quarter, turn the page around, & draw again on the bottom right quarter.  Be sure to leave about 1/4-1/2″ around the edge to allow for the printing margins. 

*Place the page into a copy machine, select “color” print and “one” copy.  By selecting one copy, you will have a page to proof before you print more.  

*For best results, use standard sized white card stock for a true card appearance.  If you would like to have a message on the back … perhaps something like “Made Especially for You” … then during the drawing stage write or print that message on the lower left quarter box, turn the page around and do the same on this end of the paper.  

*When you are finished printing, cut the card stock in half at the 5 1/2″ mark (which is half of 11″). Then fold each card in half and crease well. You will have 2 cards per 8x11 sheet of card stock.  

*These instructions are for a side fold, notecard sized card.  Notecard sized envelopes are usually quite affordable at an office supply store and if you plan to make other cards … go ahead and splurge and by the box!

For this version I found a graphic border that I applied to the picture. You can also use decorative paper around the edge ... or have the child draw their own border and color it!  As you can see, the inspiration here was the timeless technique of drawing around a child's hand for the turkey! You will want to put the date somewhere on this ... someday you will want to know that!