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Weekend Make and Takes: Turkeys

Marie — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:42:57 +0000

Little Turkey Yarn Favor by Make and Takes (pictured above)
How to Make Turkey Stock by Kalyn’s Kitchen
Playdough Turkey Craft by My Family My Forever
Potato Print Turkey by No Time For Flash Cards
Cute Turkey Hat by Parents
Yummy Turkey Recipes by Simply Recipes
Banana Gobble Pancakes by Little Nummies

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Candy Cups for the Thanksgiving Table

Marie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:54:09 +0000

Guest Post by Jodi of Pleasant Home

Last year I had a Thanksgiving Table Ensemble published in a CK Special Edition magazine called Holiday Home. The projects were simple ways to dress up your Thanksgiving table. Here is a quick tutorial on how I made the leaves for the projects in Holiday Home. For my guest appearance on one of my favorite blogs, Make and Takes, I’ve made little treat cups to set at each place setting on the Thanksgiving Table.

Using this simple tutorial, you could add these leaves for dozens of other projects for your Thanksgiving decor.

Have fun and Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Jodi loves the world of blogging and makes her blogging home at Pleasant Home. She loves sharing fun, interesting, and inspirational topics on creating and living in a pleasant home. A fan of Jodi’s summed it up this way, “Pleasant Home is an inspirational blog of life lived creatively.”

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Oreo Cookie Turkeys for Thanksgiving

Marie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:57:34 +0000

Guest Post by Amanda of Impress Your Kids.

I have a vivid memory of getting off the bus in 4th grade and walking down the driveway while carefully holding a “make and take” in my hand. It was a tiny turkey made out of an Oreo and a few pieces of candy. A room-mother had come to our class that day and taught us to make them. I knew my mom (who is pretty crafty herself) would adore these little turkeys so I decided not to eat mine and bring it home instead. Can you believe the restraint my 4th grade self had?!

Well, my mom apparently loved it as much as I did because we have made these turkeys every Thanksgiving since then! I have loved sharing them with my in-laws, my church friends and other groups of kids I’ve met along the way. Now I’m happy to share them with you!

It’s one of the easiest and yummiest crafts you and your kids will ever make. Ready?

Supplies for Oreo Cookie Turkeys:

Oreos
Candy Corn
M&M minis (separate out the red ones)
chocolate frosting
bell shaped chocolates

I love putting all my supplies in muffin tins. It makes for easy grabbing and you can minimize how many extras are popped into the mouth!

The Oreo is your turkey’s body, so let’s slather him with our frosting first. (My best frosting tip? Use a spoon for easy spreading but give each kid their own, just in case someone decides to lick the spoon!) Then place your bell shaped chocolate all the way to the edge of the cookie to leave plenty of room for your feathers. This will be Tom the Turkey’s head.

Grab about 4 or 5 candy corn and place the small white ends closest to the head. Add a little more frosting to the front of your turkey’s head, place M&M minis for eyes and a red M&M mini gobble! (You could use Red Hots, too for a different flavor. I just couldn’t find any Red Hots at any store in my city!)

Isn’t that adorable? And easy!

There are several versions of turkey cookies (try searching flickr!) but of course, I like this one best. It’s more than a cute snack or decoration to me–it’s a fun memory! I love thinking about the mom who shared this with my 4th grade class. She didn’t know she was starting a tradition in my family. Why don’t you try something new this year? You never know what special memory or cherished tradition you might create!

Amanda is a stay-at-home mom to two. She blogs her daily life at ohamanda.com and her crafty parenting endeavors at Impress Your Kids. You can also find her twittering waaay too much @oohamanda.

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Gobbling Turkey Apples

Marie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:08 +0000

This is a fun classic craft, perfect for Thanksgiving Day. These Turkey Apples can be “gobbled” up as a snack while they wait for the turkey to be done or saved as part of Thanksgiving dinner.

Supplies for Turkey Apples:

whole apples, any color, washed and dried
toothpicks
stick pretzels
marshmallows
raisins, craisins
popcorn

Set out your supplies. Use your toothpicks to attach some of them together in a line. Then press them into the back part of the apple. We also tried to make some turkey faces. I used chocolate kisses for one and a craisin on a toothpick for another, making the waddle. You could use a grape or olive too.

Now these turkeys are ready for Gobbling!! Have fun with Turkey Dinner!

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Recycled Thanksgiving Napkin Rings

Marie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:43:12 +0000

I’m contributing over at Alpha Mom’s – Once Upon a Holiday again today. Come see how I’m dressing up the Thanksgiving table with these recycled napkin rings.

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Thankful Leaf Place Settings

Marie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:00:35 +0000

I’ve loved this post from Quince and Quire on Leaf Drawing. Even though I don’t have her artistic touch, I decided I had to make some myself anyway, taking a Thanksgiving spin on it. I wrote the names of people who will be at our dinner table, making each leaf a place setting.

You’ll first want to collect, press, and sort your leaves. Then find a fancy pen (I love the silver ink), or you could even paint on your leaves like Geninnie’s Art, where Quince and Quire was inspired. Have fun being creative this Fall!

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Thanksgiving Crafts from the Past

Marie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:00:49 +0000

Here’s a few fun Thanksgiving crafts we’ve done in the past. What fun turkey decorations are gobbling up your house this Thanksgiving holiday?

Turkey Feather Countdown

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Rice Crispie Turkey Treats

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Tasty Turkey Table Favors

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Thankful Feather Centerpiece

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Singing Turkey Dinner (click for words)

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Have a Safe and Happy Halloween

Marie — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:15:26 +0000

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Trick-or-Treat Cookies

Lindsay — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:09:13 +0000

My husband does not like sugar cookies. No way. But he does like these Trick-or-Treat cookies a lot. The dough is soft and pliable and full of Fall–honey, molasses, raisins, and spices.

For the cookies in the pictures, I used half whole wheat flour and omitted the raisins (didn’t have any on hand). The only problem was that the dough was so tasty that we didn’t end up baking very many cookies. (Good thing I froze half of the dough for later!)

This is a nice alternative to the normal sugar-laden cookie doughs. It’s lightly sweet. If that bothers you, load up on the frosting. That will more than make up for it. The cookies are also very good sans frosting and work well as the “bread” for ice cream sandwiches.

Also, yes. They are really just gingerbread cookies with a snazzy new name. But try them. They are one of our favorites.

This recipe makes a lot of cookies. It halves well, but it also freezes well, too. Just make sure to keep the dough tightly covered or in a Ziploc bag so it doesn’t dry out.

Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

Trick-or-Treat Cookies
Recipe source: Mrs. Hilton, my neighbor from 10 years ago.

1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
5 cups flour (can do half whole wheat)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. salt
1 cup raisins, chopped (can sub mini chocolate chips or other dried fruit)

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well. With mixer running on low, slowly add the honey and molasses. Beat well.

Whisk together the dry ingredients. Add a cup at a time to the creamed mixture.

Scrape the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl to make sure there isn’t any flour left. Add the raisins. Transfer the dough to an airtight container or large Ziploc bag. Chill until very cold–about 4 hours or overnight.

Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface and cut with cookie cutters.

Bake cookies on parchment-lined baking sheets at 375 degrees F for 6-7 minutes (shorter for smaller cookies, longer for larger cookies) or until cookies are firm to the touch and lightly golden. (If you like crisp cookies, bake for longer.)

Decorate as desired.

Frosting
1/2 cup butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup half and half

Beat until fluffy. Tint with food coloring. Store in the fridge until ready to use. Let come to room temperature before decorating cookies.

Lindsey Johnson is the mother of three children and loves to bake, cook, take pictures, and read good books. She also adores Halloween.

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Having a Handmade Halloween?

Marie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:17:05 +0000

As I’ve been scouring the internet for a Mummified costume for my son, I came up with a lot of other really great handmade costumes. My favorite are these Pippi braids, she was my favorite growing up. I think I’ll be sporting these on Saturday!

Pippi Longstocking Braids by Craftzine (pictured above)
Little Chick Costume by Little Birdie Secrets
Quick Baby Costumes by PBS Parents
DIY Superhero Cape Pattern by Floating World
Halloween Costume Round Up by Colorfly Studio

What are your kids going to be for Halloween? Do you make or buy your costumes?

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