Easy, sweet, and ridiculously cute. I mean, just look at that guy! Learn how to make Rice Krispie treat turkeys HERE at gimme some oven.
Freebie: “I Am Thankful” Printables
Use these Thanksgiving printables to make napkin rings, a garland or more. Each strip has space for a note saying what you are thankful for. Available from Silverbox Creative Studio. Click here to go to the download.
Felt Turkey-Pop Favors Kid Friendly Craft
What a great idea for a Thanksgiving Craft you can do with your kids from Parents.com. Suckers dressed up as turkeys? Who knew a Thanksgiving treat could be so much fun! Your children will love making and eating these … Read More...
Review: Celebrate the Holidays, the New iPad App from BHG
I had the chance to join Better Homes and Gardens editor-in-chief, Gayle Butler, and production director, Lory Stewart, in a web seminar to learn more about the Celebrate the Holidays new iPad App from Better Homes and Gardens. My … Read More...
Maize Candy Favors
Ever see something so simple and clever and marvel at the astounding creativity of others? I thought exactly that when I saw these maize Thanksgiving favors at Little Birdie Secrets. Little packets of candy wrapped in corn husks? That double … Read More...
Football Cookies
This is what I prefer to do when football comes on: make cookies. Learn to make these football sandwich cookies HERE at Family Corner.
Butternut Squash Centerpiece
Learn how to make a butternut squash centerpiece HERE at Paper, Plate and Plane, via Cool Craft Sites.
Pine Cone Turkey
These could just be one of the cutest turkeys I’ve seen. We don’t have very large pine cones here in Florida, but I’m sure I could find a few that will work! Head on over to Naturally Educational to see … Read More...
Mayflower Craft
Naturally Educational is a great site to get ideas on how to incorporate crafts and learning. Here, she shows how to make a Mayflower Ship…I love that they had inspiration pictures to get a ‘true’ feel for how the … Read More...
Mason Jar Toppers
My love of things-in-mason jars requires me to share this idea from Craftzine. Learn to make these Thanksgiving mason jar toppers for HERE at Craftzine, a perfect hostess gifts for the big day.
Pilgrim Hats from Ice Cream Cones
Ice cream cone pilgrim hats? I’ve seen plenty of pilgrim hat cookies, but this is a first for me. Learn to make Pilgrim hat ice cream cones (turned snack holders) HERE at Family Corner.
Tutorial: Handprint turkey Thanksgiving shirt
Cammie from Balance the Busy shows how to use a freezer paper stencil to create a Thanksgiving keepsake t-shirt with the classic handprint turkey. The freezer paper creates crisp, clean edges for the design. You can let your child help … Read More...
Recipe Tuesday: Vintage Thanksgiving (Really Vintage)
I’m sure it’s apparent already, but I’m a school geek. Total nerd. Research, writing, papers… bring ’em on. I even snuck an irrelevant chapter on the history of the decorated cookie in my book. I own fascimiles of both… Read More...
Giant Oreo Turkey
I know I tout the virtues of mini versions of things all the time. Well, now I have to extend the same courtesy to giant versions of things. Like giant Oreos. Even better? Super cute giant turkeys (decorated with a … Read More...
Vote for Food! And You Might Win Money!!
Breakstone’s blogger challenge is afoot (wherein three top bloggers compete by adding sour cream into a holiday dish), and you can support our fellow editor (one of the three top bloggers, Amanda, over there in Home and Garden) with a … Read More...
Stitch a family tradition
Christy of From Glitter to Gumdrops shares with us the story of her friend Mary’s holiday tablecloth. Christy says,
… Read More...In 1976, she bought a king size, white sheet, and brought it to her yearly family holiday (her first spent with
Blue Crackled Pumpkins
I know, I know! I’m running a little late on the pumpkin train here. However, I was stalking browsing my friend Jen’s amazing blog, Tatertots and Jello and saw these beauties in her sidebar. I’m in love with not only … Read More...
Thanksgiving Sweets from Wilton
Find a virtual plethora of Thanksgiving sweets to decorate at Wilton, such as this turkey cake, these cookie pops, or scarecrow lollipops. (My 3-year old is sitting on my lap, and I give her credit for choosing which three … Read More...
Candy Corn Favor Boxes
Find the free printable and instructions to make these candy corn favor boxes HERE at Paper Plate and Plane. Hmmm, I’m going to have to keep my eye on this clever, crafty blog…
Tutorial: Felt fall leaves
Dana from MADE shows how to make these felt fall leaves. Stitching the veining on the single layer of felt not only adds detail, it also gives it a realistic curled and crumpled effect – just like real leaves you’d … Read More...