I am convinced that the last two months of the year go by the fastest! After Halloween, time just seems to speed up until and before I know it, it's New Year's Day and the last couple months have been a whirlwind and I'm left wondering what just happened. I really want to be present for all of the ...
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christmas playdough mats
christmas is my favorite time of year!! i love the lights, i love the music, i even sometimes tolerate the snow...if it's there on christmas eve or christmas day, but otherwise.... i love how people seem to be nicer to each other and overlook flaws and shortcomings. i love the christmas movies ...
free printable place cards for thanksgiving turkeys
i know we are all gearing up for the big turkey day this week! we've spent hours looking over menu options (food blog hopping?), shopping for food and decorations, and making those little touches that will make the day memorable. this past couple of weeks my kids and i have been busy working to ...
thanksgiving turkey playdough mat :: activity for kids
my kids are totally into playdough mats right now. they like using the cookie cutters and other playdough tools too, but they're in a stage now where they love to make their own creations with the dough. playdough mats are something that just gives them a little bit of structure to their creativity, ...
free printable thanksgiving placemats for kids
i am so excited for thanksgiving this year! i've been putting a little bit more effort into it this year in terms of making it more kid-centric. we've already made some super cute pinecone turkey crafts using either felt, silk feathers, or paint to use for both decoration and as place card holders, ...
pilgrim hat and dress crayon cup holders
it doesn't matter how much you plan it out, thanksgiving day is always a whirlwind! some recipes you can make in advance, some things you can set up the day before, but one thing you will always have to do is entertain kids while you try to get everything ready for dinner and guests! it's one of ...
painted pinecone turkeys :: thanksgiving craft for kids
my homepage is covered with turkeys right now! between the cinnamon roll/bacon turkeys that we'll be making for breakfast on thanksgiving morning, the chocolate peanut butter cup + pretzel candy turkeys (which will undoubtedly be gone long before we even get close to dinner), and of course the ...
pinecone turkeys with silk feathers :: thanksgiving craft
after doing a post about some adorable felt-feathered pinecone turkeys last week, i couldn't help but make more, but instead of using felt to make the feathers i wanted to try another medium. so while i was walking through the craft store one day i noticed they had these fall-colored "silk" feathers ...
pinecone turkeys with felt feathers
i don't know about anyone else, but every year i find myself already thinking about thanksgiving and christmas before halloween is even over! i have to keep reminding myself that we need to get through halloween first, but i couldn't help myself this year and so i went to the store the week before ...
reese’s peanut butter cup + chocolate pretzel turkeys
it's time to start gearing up for thanksgiving day! i always get an early start planning out my thanksgiving to dos and then spend the three weeks following halloween working towards having everything done for the big day. speaking of halloween, we always have so much candy leftover, i like to find ...