Crafting with Kids: Turkeys in Disguise

So Turkey Day is tomorrow...if you are having a bunch of kids at your house and need something for them to do, here is an idea.

 My son had to do this for school. I thought it would be fun, to give the kids an outline of a turkey, and a bunch of craft supplies, and see what they came up with. Besides, its not everyday you see a turkey dressed up as Darth Vader.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! Tonight we made our traditional handprint/footprint t-shirts. Here are few of the other crafts that have gone on at our house this month.

I had the preschoolers put on this cute turkey hat, and I sent a copy of the photo to their parents. My child, however, wanted to hold it like he was a "hunter" and be a piligrim guy like he saw in a book. That's my boy!!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We have so much to be grateful for!!

Crafting with Kids: Turkey Craft using Textures, & Cardboard Tubes

Is Thanksgiving really next week? I have almost skipped it this year. Not that I am not THANKFUL...I have skipped it in "blog land" trying to enjoy my children who are growing up so quickly!

This was a little turkey craft we did in preschool and I thought I would share it with you. Whenever I can, I try to combine at least two things in preschool. So we talked about textures and make a little turkey using different textures. The front is sandpaper, with felt pieces and googly eyes. We attached that do a cardboard tube (1/2 of a TP roll). For the feathers, we used coffee filters. Instead of markers, we colored them with crayons, since we had made the turkey with coffee filter craft before. That was it. I attached everything usinga  stapler or glue.  This was a cute craft because it can stand up all by itself! The kids enjoyed it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Turkey Hands + Placemats {preschool/kids crafts}

 Since Thanksgiving is mostly about eating turkey, (and being thankful-of course), we made hand-turkey place mats in preschool today. They turned out really cute and the kids can actually use them over and over! bonus :)

 I picked up some dollar place mats. We used acrylic paint to paint our hand, and then stamped our hand on the place mats. I used some of my rubber stamps to do their names beforehand. :)

We also had a little Thanksgiving Feast- a roll with butter, some turkey (a rotisserie chicken) and some homemade pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Surprisingly- most of them loved it all! We played a few little turkey games- and it was a fun little day!

I am thankful for so many wonderful things- for all of you - for reading and leaving nice comments, for all the amazing creativity that is out there- that you all share! Thank you for enriching my life through blogging. ☻ It truly has blessed my life!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Crafting with Kids: Alburquerque the Turkey

This is a fun little song you can add a turkey craft to and have a great activity for the kids at your Thanksgiving Gathering.

 Here is one Turkey Craft- construction paper, scrapbook paper, googley eyes, and a popsicle stick to make a turkey puppet

And here is the cute little song that is sung all over- your child probably already knows it!

Albuquerque the Turkey


(Tune: Oh My Darlin’ Clementine)

Albuquerque, he’s my turkey,

And he’s feathered and he’s fine

And he wobbles and he gobbles

And I’m awfully glad he’s mine.

He’s the best pet you could get yet

Better than a dog or cat.

Albuquerque, he’s my turkey

And I’m awfully glad of that.

Albuquerque, he’s my turkey

He’s so cozy in his bed

Because for our Thanksgiving dinner,

We had scrambled eggs instead.

We also did our coffee filter turkey craft in preschool this year :) Notice you can't see their faces- except for my child :) and that is obviously on purpose. You will not see my student's faces on this here blog :) -for privacy issues of course

And if you need a cute story to read to your little turkeys- make sure you check out The Turkey with the Terrible Temper- a great little story!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Pumpkin Pie Cake {Sweets on Sunday}

This is a family favorite and a great addition to a Thanksgiving Dinner!

Some people make a similiar version called Pumpkin Dump Cake but personally I like this recipe MUCH better and it is super easy and quick, looks like it took more time,  and is  delicious -if you love pumpkin pie like we do!

Pumpkin Pie Cake

1 box yellow cake mix

1/2 cup softened butter or margarine

1 egg

Mix well and take out 1 cup to save for the topping. Press the rest in to a 9 by 13 pan.

Filling:

1- 1 lb. 13 oz can of pumpkin

1 cup sugar

2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

(or you can use one can of pumpkin pie mix)

Mix well and add:

2 eggs

2/3 cup milk

Mix until smooth and pour over the crust.

Topping:

1 cup of the cake mixture

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 cup melted or softened butter

(I omit the butter here and add more sugar and cinnamon. This cuts out on the fat and still makes a good topping. This is what was done in the photo. )

Mix well. Break into small pieces and add all over the top of the cake. Bake at 350 for about 50-55 minutes.

Cool and top with Whipped Topping or Cool Whip. Store leftovers in the fridge.

A few weeks ago we made this twice in the same week. What can I say- we love pumpkin stuff in our house!

Happy Sunday!

Turkey Fun for Kids {from the Archives}

      Coffee Filter Turkeys

Turkey Pancakes

Veggies and Biscuits

Turkey Sticker Art

The Turkey with the Terrible Temper (story)