Bake/Cook/Make Day Saturday!

Saturdays are set aside to spend some quality, fun time in the kitchen with your child

Candy Cookie Cups:

• 1/2 Cup Finely chopped macadamia Nuts
• 1 Package(16 ounces) individually portioned refrigerated white chip macadamia nut cookie dough
• 24 Miniature Peanut Butter Cups

1. Sprinkle macadamia nuts into 24 greased miniature muffin cups, 1 teaspoon in each.  Cut each portion of cookie dough in half, place each half in a muffin cup.
2. Bake at 325 degrees for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown.  Immediately place a peanut butter cup in each cookie; press down gently.  Cool completely before removing from pans to wire racks.

Owl Cookies:

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 square(1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• Orange and yellow M & M's
• Whole Cashews

1. In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla.  Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture.  Remove two-thirds of the dough; roll into an 8in. square on plastic wrap and set aside.
2. Combine melted chocolate and baking soda until thoroughly blended; beat into remaining dough.  Shape into an 8-in log.  Place the chocolate log at one end of square and roll up; pinch seams together.  Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight or for at least 2 hours.
3. Unwrap dough; cut into 1/4-in. slices.  To form owl's face, place two slices side by side on a lightly greased baking sheet.  Pinch dough at the top of the circles to from ears.  Place the M & M's in the center of each circle for the eyes.  Place a cashew in the center of the face for the beak.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.  Cool for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Recipes were found in the taste of home best loved cookies and bars.  Can also be found on www.tasteofhome.com

Bake/Cook/Make Day Saturday!

Funny Fridays!!!!!

Funny Fridays!!!

Moving Day!

It was the end of summer, I was just starting 6th grade and it was moving day.  We moved every 2-4 years because of my parents' jobs.  It was a gloomy, very rainy day out.  My family was in the van waiting for me to come out of the house and lock it up.  I wanted to make sure that I looked good when I arrived at our new house.  I made sure I wore my favorite all white outfit, including socks and shoes

I said goodbye to our house, locked up and started running to the van, which was waiting to take us to the next chapter of our lives. I started slipping in the mud, fell down and kept sliding through the mud until I stopped right under van.

I was covered from head to toe in mud.  My white outfit was ruined.  I wanted to go back into the house and clean up, but we had locked the keys in the house for the next family.  The only way to get back into the house would be to go 30 minutes away and get the other key.

I had to sit on a blanket covered in mud until we arrived at our new house an hour or so away.  As soon as we arrived at our new house, I went straight to the bathroom and took a shower and started all over.

Funny Fridays!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I want to wish everyone a safe and

I want to thank all those who have logged onto my site. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thirsty For Knowledge Thursday! Week 11: November 26 : Number 21 & 22

Thirsty For Knowledge Thursday:

Thursdays will add an additional educational learning to the end of each week.

Foam Number Books:

1. This week add the numbers 21 and 22 to your number books.
2. Remember to write 21 on the first page, 22 on the second page, twenty-one on the third page, and twenty-two on the fourth page and repeat with the rest of the pages.

Picture Books:

1. On the twenty-first page put the following on top in the middle of the page 21(make sure its big enough)
2. Then a little bit below the number 21 put the spelling of the number 21 (twenty-one).
3. Then directly below the word one put a picture of any Twenty-one items like olives, carrots, or pies (make sure it is Twenty-one items).
4. What is really neat to use for all this is foam letters, letters and pictures.
5. On the Twenty-second page do what you did with the twenty-first page except use the number 22, the word twenty-two and a picture of 22 items like 22 worms, 22 blankets, or 22 dolls.

Index Cards:

• Place the number 21 on a card, word nineteen on a card, a picture of twenty-one items
• Also write the number 21 on card, word twenty-one on a card, and a picture of twenty-one items.
• Add these cards with the your other index word cards.
• Remember to add the numbers and words to your key chain card holder
• Remember to keep on teaching  your kid's math.  Here's an example: Write on a card 12 + 5 = 17 on the other side have a picture of seventeen  items. And the number twenty written out.  Try not to go above = 22. Keep it real simple.

Number Sewing:

• Don't forget you can have your child sew the numbers 21 and 22. 

Memory Game:

• You and your child can now play their memory game with the numbers 21 and 22.

Math:

• Remember to do more math with your child

Yarn Math Art:

• Supplies Needed: Construction Paper, Yarn, Glue and Scissors : Have your child make numbers from pieces of cut up yarn.

Number Search:

• Supplies Needed: Post-It Notes, Marker, Index Cards

1. Write the numbers 1-22 on 22 separate piece of post-it notes
2. Place throughout the house
3. Now have your child find the numbers in order.

• Thanksgiving Day Educational Print Outs ClickHere

Math Stories:

• Supplies Needed: White Paper, Pen or Pencil

1. Ask your child to name you two items like a cat and dog.  
2. Then make up a story.  Like there was 2 dogs and 1 cat and they went for a walk to the park one day.  Ask your child how many animals there are and fill it into the next line.
3. Then the 3 animals played in the park with 3 other cats. How many animals are there now?
4. The 6 animals played until dark.  When they walked home, they decided to go to their friends house where there where 2 birds that they loved talking too.
5. Keep this story or your own up until the end.
6. At the end ask them how many different animals there were and how many all together.
7. Most kids struggle with math stories, so starting them out young is a great idea.

Thirsty For Knowledge Thursday! Week 11: November 26 : Number 21 & 22

Wacky Wednesday: Race Day!

Wacky Wednesday:

Race Day!

Race Cars and Trucks:

• Supplies Needed: Construction Paper, Glue

1. Cut out different shapes like squares, triangles, circles, rectangles.
2. Make a race car or truck from the shapes and glue them onto a piece of paper.

Race Track:

• Supplies Needed:Poster Board, Construction Paper, Cardboard, Glue, Markers, Crayons

1. Draw a race track on a poster board.
2. Use the construction paper to make the stands and people.
3. Can also use the green for grass.

Wooden Race Cars:

• Supplies Needed: Wooden Cars, Paint(Hobby Lobby)
• Have your child paint their wooden car just like their driver or color.

TP Roll Race Car:

• Supplies Needed: Empty TP Roll, Buttons, Construction Paper, Glue

1. Decorate the body of the car with the paper or paint.
2. Glue buttons on the sides for the wheels.

Flag:

• Supplies Needed: Black and White Construction Paper, Dowel, glue

1. Take a piece of white construction and glue black squares onto the white paper to make a checkered flag.
2. Wrap one end of the paper around the  glued dowel to make a flag.

Foam Flag Placemat:

• Supplies Needed: Black and White Foam Craft, Glue

1. Mark off 1" from both ends of the 12" x 18" craft foam sheet and cut a lengthwise slit every inch being careful to end slits at the 1" mark.  
2. Cut black foam into 1" x 12' strips.
3. Weave strips in through the slits.
4. Secure ends with glue or glue dots.

Car Race:

• Supplies Needed: Match Box Cars

1. Have your child and yourself or another child push their car and see how gets the farthest.

Race car Box:

• Supplies Needed: Cardboard Box, Construction Paper, Crayons, Markers, Glue, Paper Plate

1. Have your child decorate their very own race car box.
2. Can use a paper plate for the wheel.

Race Day Flags:

• Supplies Needed: Yellow, Green and Red Felt, 3 Dowels

1. Place the felt pieces vertical.  
2. Place some glue on one end of the felt piece.  Wrap a dowel around to make a flag.

Race Car Drawings:

• Supplies Needed: Blank Papers, Crayons or Markers

1. Have your child draw a race car and maybe their favorite driver.

Tissue Box Race Car:

• Supplies Needed: Empty Tissue Box, Black Foam, Paint, Glue, Construction Paper

1. Paint an empty tissue box to make it into a race car
2. Make tires out of black foam and glue on.
3. Decorate the race car.
4. Can use a barbie or action figure for the race car driver.

Tire Bean Bag Toss:

• Supplies Needed:Big Piece of Cardboard, Black Paint, Bean Bags, Yarn, Hole Puncher

1. Make a Big circle out of a piece of cardboard.  
2. Paint it black.  
3. Punch a hole in the top and thread a piece of yarn through the hole for hanging.
4. Hang the tire up  from a tree or tape it in the middle of a doorway or hang from ceiling.
5. Have your child throw bean bags through the tire and see how many they get.

Inter-tube Race:

• Supplies Needed: Large Inter-tubes

1. Each child gets an inter-tube.
2. Have a starting line and a finish line.
3. Each child has to roll the tube from start to finish.

• Pull Back Cars for racing

Stop Sign:

• Supplies Needed: Red, Yellow, Black, Green Construction Paper, Glue

1. Cut out a circle out of the red, yellow and green construction paper.
2. Glue the circles onto the black paper; First red, then yellow and finally green.

Race Car Sun Catcher:

• Supplies Needed: Race Car SunCatchers and Paint

1. Have your child paint their sun catchers and let dry.
2. Hang up or give as a gift.

• Coloring Page:  Click Here

Monster Truck:

• Supplies Needed: Construction Paper, Small Cake Plates, Glue

1. Glue 2 paper plates onto a piece of paper for the wheels.
2. Use construction paper to make the body of the truck, lights, etc. and glue into place.

Button Race Car:

• Supplies Needed: Construction Paper, Glitter, Glue, Foam Numbers and Letters, Buttons, Paint

1. Draw a race car onto a piece of paper.  
2. Have your child glue button on the paper to decorate their car.  Use clear ones for the windows.
3. Glue letters or names onto the buttons to make it a nascar.
4. Put glue onto some on the buttons to add glitter to them for some sparkle.
5. Your child can paint a background like the sky or grass.

Candy Race Car:

• Supplies Needed: Pack of Bubble Gum, 4 red and white round Christmas candies, hersheys kisses, glue dots

1. The pack of gum is the body of the car.
2. The 4 pieces of red and white candies are the tires.
3. The kisses are the driver and passenger 

• Printable Nascar Coloring and Activity Pages: Click Here

• Have your child race on their Race Track

Food:

• Circle shaped foods(tires): Oreos, Striped Cookies, Nilla Wafers
• Car Shaped Gummies
• Green Gatorade(Antifreeze)

Wacky Wednesday: Race Day!

Tuesday Tips!

Tuesday Tips!

Shopping with the Kids!

How to keep your kids entertained while shopping!

Making your life a bit easier!

Bingo Cards:

• Supplies Needed: Contact Paper, Pictures of things found in stores and while driving, erase marker with eraser or napkin

1. Cut out pictures of things that are found in stores that you will be at or things that you will see on the way.
2. Glue them onto a piece of paper.  I wouldn't make it too big, just big enough for your child to hold in their hands,  like a 5 x 7 piece of paper.
3. Cover with contact paper or laminates it.
4. Give it too your child in the car or while shopping and tell them to place an x on all the items they see.
5. You can have them cover the whole card to win.  
6. I would have different multiple cards for them.
7. If you want make one for each store you're going in and glue the stuff you're looking for on the cards so it helps you remember the great deals. Instead of putting BINGO on top put the name of the store on top.

Coloring Pages:

• Supplies Needed: Printouts of coloring pages or books

1. Print out different coloring pages and activity sheets that they have never seen before and place them into a 3 ring binder. Or use a hole puncher and punch 3 holes and use yarn to tie them together but not too tight because they need to turn the pages.
2. Place the crayons and pencil into a ziploc bag.
3. Printable for Nick Jr Click Here  They have dora, max and ruby, diego, wow wow, etc.
4. Plain paper to have them draw on.

• Make sure to have snacks along like gummies, nuts, cereal, animal crackers, goldfish, pop tarts, apple, carrots.  Sometimes kids are fussy because they are hungry or thirsty. Try to stay away from candy just gives them more sugar and not very filling.

• Also make sure to have throw away juice boxes or water bottle.

• Check your local YMCA's and other places like it and some of them have entertainment for the day for kids.  Ours is showing movies, food and swimming for free all day.  Check on ages they will take too.  It's a great place for the kids to have fun while you get your shopping done.

•  Some stores are having Black Friday deals online starting Wednesday to Friday.  Some are having Cyber Monday deals.  You maybe able to stay at home and do all your shopping.  Click onto www.black-friday.net to check all the Black Friday Deals today!

• If your child has a handheld game system pick up a new game for them to play while they are sitting in the cart.  

• Find a babysitter for your kids, it will makes things run smoother for you and your child.

• Make sure to bring extra clothes with for your younger children in case they spill or make a mess.

• Play I spy while shopping

• Have your child help unload the cart.

• Bring a portable DVD player with you for your child to watch cartoons on while you're traveling from one store to the next.  If your brave bring it into the store with you and let them watch it in there too. Some stores have carts that have built in movies into their kids carts, which is a great idea!  Bring movies your child has never seen before or hasn't seen for awhile.

• Tell your child you will bring them to the park afterwards to play in the playground.  

• Bring a small blanket to place in the back of the cart for them to lay down on. 

• Have new little toys with you to give to your child in each new store to keep them entertained.

• Make sure to tell your child where you are going, what you are looking for and whats going to happen next.  Kids love to know what is going on.  

• Take your child to a fast food place with an indoor playground or take your food to a park to eat.  Your child can get rid of their energy and get full at the same time.   You can buy the toys that are in the happy meals for a buck or two, these are great stocking stuffers or toys to play with while shopping. Wendy's happy meal has a 5 dollar off coupon on it for leap frog tag system or books, plus comes with leap frog toys.  Burger King has Planet 51 toys and McDonalds has Strawberry Shortcake scented stamps and paper or Nerf toys.

• Have an index card and stickers.  Every store that they are good in they get to place a sticker on their card.  At the end they can get a special treat, prize or money for how many stickers they have on their card.

• Bring or print out books for your child to look at and read.  Some printable books they can color too.  Click Here for a great website with printable children's coloring books.

• Have your child sing songs while shopping.  Play children's music in the car and sing along with them too.  Download kids music to an MP3 player and let them listen to it.  Make sure it's not to loud them, so they don't hurt their eardrums.

• Please make sure to keep on eye on your children while shopping because there are so many people out there this time of year.  Also make sure to watch them in the parking lot.  People are in such a hurry to get to the next great deal at another store, they won't be watching as careful as they normally might.

• Remember to praise your kids like "You are being so good"; "You're being so helpful"; "Santa and I are so  proud of you"

• Before you start to shop each store make sure your child doesn't need to go to the bathroom.  That way while you're shopping you don't have to worry about stopping what you are doing or having to get out of line to take them.  

Tuesday Tips!

Very Sorry!

I want to apologize about not posting anything the last couple days.  We had a problem with our phone lines around our neighborhood.  Our phone company finally repaired the cable causing all the problems.  I am trying to catch up to make sure everyone has something new to do.

Thank you for your patience.

Very Sorry!

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Tweleve

Educational Learning For Toddlers:

Week Twelve

New Words For This Week Are: Off, Time, Cold

Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag, All, Fun, Book

Child's First Book

1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
2. For the word Off, I wrote: I told/I told the dog to/I told the dog to get the bed.
3. For the word Time, I wrote: What/What time/What time is it? 
4. For the word Cold, I wrote: It/It is/It is very cold out.

When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words.  Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.

Index Card Project:

1. Write the words Off, Time, Cold on index cards.
2. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
3. You should have a nice pile of words now.
4. Have your child make a sentence with the words.

 Key-chain Index Cards:

• Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
• Are you remembering to use these while shopping.

Go Fish Game:

• Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.  

Little Foam Books:

• After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 11 books to practice in now.
• Do your kids need new books for their older words?

Scrabble Jr: 

• Play this fun game with your child and see how many words they remember.

• Thanksgiving Day Educational Print Outs Click Here

Number Words:

1. Write all your kids words they know onto a piece of paper.
2. Then on another piece of paper, give each letter of alphabet, a different number (1-26), like for the letter d give it the number 2, letter t the number 7 and so forth.
3. Then on a separate piece of paper write their words in numbers for example for the word Bat it would be 754.  B=7,a=5,4=t.

Fill in the Blanks:

1. Write a sentence using the words they know.  Just leave out that word.  
2. Read them the sentence with their word.  Give them a choice of 2 words or see if they know which word goes in the blank.

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Tweleve

Thanksgiving, Part B

Thanksgiving, Part B

Supplies

Crafts and Activities

Thanksgiving, Part B

Thanksgiving, Part B: Week 12, November 22-November 28

Thanksgiving Week, Part B

Coffee Filter Turkey:

• Supplies Needed: Coffee Filter, Eye Drops, paint, Construction Paper(Red, Brown, Yellow, White), Hole Puncher, Newspaper

1. Place a coffee filter on a piece of newspaper. 
2.  Place some paint into a bowl and add a little water and mix.
3. Take an eye dropper and suck up some of the paint and drop it onto the coffee filter.
4. Do this with multiple colors.  Let dry.
5. Cut out a peanut shape for the turkey body.  Glue it on filter.
6. Cut out a yellow shape beak and glue it on.
7. Cut out a red waddle and glue it hanging on the side of the beak.
8. Cut out 2 white circles and use the hole puncher to punch the eyes and glue it on.

Pilgrim People:

• Supplies Needed: Paper Plate, Black and White Construction Paper, Marker

1. Cut out a circle out of a paper plate to make it look like a U.  This will be the hair part.
2. Cut out a pilgrim hat out of the black paper and glue it on.
3. Cut out a strip to glue at the rim of the hat.
4. Can draw on eyebrows or ears onto the face.

Napkin Ring:

• Supplies Needed: Empty Paper Towel Tube, Felt, Puff Paint, Glue

1. Cut out 1 inch rings out of the paper towel tube.
2. Glue felt around the tubes.  Let dry.
3. Using the puff paint write the persons name on their napkin ring.

Fancy Plate Holders:

• Supplies Needed: Paper Plates, Construction Paper(variety Colors), Autumn Foam Shapes(Make your own)

1. Place a paper plate on a piece of construction paper and have your child draw a fancy design around the plate: Like a flower or sun.  Make sure to keep it big enough to see it still.
2. Take the foam shapes and glue them onto the silverware and paper cups.

Turkey Mobile:

• Supplies Needed: Construction Paper(Variety Colors), Yarn, 2 Straws, Glue

1. Place your child's hand on the construction paper and make 4 of them.
2. Make the hands into turkeys.  Draw a little face on the thumb.  Can cut out a waddle. and glue it off the thumb.
3. Punch out holes in the middle finger of the turkey.  
4. Make a cross out of the straw and wrap the yarn around the middle to hold it together.
5. Tie yarn from the straws to hang the turkeys from.
6. From the center tie a piece of yarn to hang it up.

Bottle Cap Cornucopia:

• Supplies Needed: Bottle Caps, Glue, Picture of a Cornucopia 

1. Print out or draw a picture of a cornucopia.
2. Have your child glue bottle caps onto the cornucopia.

Rhinestone Leaves:

• Supplies Needed: Fall colors foam craft, rhinestones, glue

1. Cut out leaves from the foam.
2. Have your child glue rhinestones onto the leaves and let dry.

Felt Quilt:

• Supplies Needed: Pieces of Material, Piece of 8 x 10 piece of felt, or Blank piece of paper, glue, ribbons, buttons

1. Cut out little 1" squares of the material. 
2. Glue the squares onto the felt or paper.
3. Then glue ribbons and buttons onto the quilt.

Turkey Napkin Holder:

• Supplies Needed:  Construction Paper(Red, Brown, Yellow, Orange), 2 TP Rolls, Brown Paint, Gogglie Eyes, Modeling Clay, Glue

1. Paint the TP Rolls Brown. Let Dry.
2. Have your child trace 2 or 3 hands out of Construction Paper.
3. Cut off 1/4 of one of the TP Rolls for the head.
4. Glue the head onto the body.  They will be vertical.
5. Glue the hands on the back for the feathers.
6. Cut two feet out of the orange paper and glue onto the bottom
7. Cut out a waddle out the red paper and glue on.
8. Glue on the gogglie eyes.
9. Cut out a orange beak and glue it on.
10. Place a piece of modeling clay on the back of the turkey to help hold it down.

Mayflower Boat:

• Supplies Needed: 3 Popsicle Sticks, Glue, Paper Plate, Brown and White Construction Paper

1. Cut a paper plate in half.
2. Place the half onto a piece of brown construction paper and trace. Make 2 of these.
3. Glue 3 sticks onto the half of the paper plate.  One on each side and one in the middle.
4. Take the brown paper and glue on each side of the plate.
5. Cut out 3 sails out of the white paper and glue it onto the sticks.
6. You can draw strips going vertical to make it look like pieces of wood.

Corn on the Cob Magnet:

• Supplies Needed: 24 Yellow Beads, Yellow Pipe Cleaner, Green Ribbon, Brown Felt or Brown Construction Paper, Magnet

1. On 3 pieces of yellow pipe cleaner put on 8 yellow beads.  Twist the bottom to hold beads on.
2. At the top twist the 3 pipe cleaners together.  Cut the tops to make it the right size. Tie a green ribbon around the twisted area.
3. Cut out the husks out the brown felt or paper and glue it onto the back of the corn.
4. Glue on a magnet on back.

Button Bracelets:

• Supplies Needed: Buttons, Ribbon, Glue

1. Cut out a piece of ribbon and make sure its big enough to tie a bow onto your child's wrist.
2. Glue buttons onto the ribbon and let dry.
3. Tie the ribbon onto your child's hand.

Turkey Luminarias:

• Supplies Needed: Lunch Bag, White, Red, Orange, Yellow Tissue Paper, Glue, Battery Operated Tea Light

1. Cut a circle out from the seamless side of the lunch bag. Use the circle as a guide to cut a slightly larger circle from white or yellow tissue paper.
2. Cut skinny triangles out of red, yellow and orange tissue paper for the feathers, and cut two wing shapes from red tissue paper.
3. Use a glue stick to affix the feathers and wings onto the tissue paper circle.  
4. Cut a turkey body(you can download the template at www.FamilyFun.com/magazine) from the brown paper circle, then glue it to the center of the tissue paper collage.  
5. Line the edge of the bag's circular hole with more glue, then lay the collage circle on top.  
6. Fill the bag with about an inch of sand or rocks if you're planning to place it outside.  
7. Place a LED tea light inside.

Sponge Paint Tree:

• Supplies Needed: Sponge, Paint-Fall Colors, Construction Paper, Paper Plate

1. Cut the sponge into pieces.
2. Place different colors onto a plate.
3. Have your child dip the sponge into the paint and make a fall tree.

Turkey Hat:

• Supplies Needed: Construction Paper(Red, Brown, Yellow, Orange), Black Paper Cup, Elastic Cord, Hole Puncher

1. For a Pilgrim Hat:  Cut out a brown strip and a white square with the center cut out. 
2. Glue the brown strip on the cup towards the bottom half of the cup.  
3. Then glue the white square on top of the strip.
4. Punch two holes on each side of the cup and place elastic cords through the holes and tie off.
5. For the Turkey Hat: Cut out a circle out of the brown paper for the body.  
6. Cut out a yellow beak and a red waddle. Glue it onto the body. 
7. Draw eyes onto the body.
8. Glue body onto the cup.
9. Cut out five feathers out of the paper and glue it onto the back of the cup.
10. Punch a hole on each side of the cup and place elastic cords through the holes and tip off. 

Bathtub Finger Puppets:

• Supplies Needed: Rubber Gloves, Permanent Markers

1. Cut all the tips off the gloves. Make sure to rinse the insides out well. Dry off well.
2. With markers draw faces on to the tips.

Indian Feather Hat:

• Supplies Needed: Contact Paper, Feathers, Hole Puncher, Yarn

1. Take contact paper and make sure its big enough to wrap around your child's head.
2. Make sure its 6 inches wide too.
3. Fold it in half before you take the wrap off and make a crease.
4. Take the wrap off and have your child put feathers around one side of the crease.
5. Can add a little bit of glitter to their hat.
6. Place the other half over the feathers to hold it in place.
7. Punch 2 holes on each end.  Place a piece of yarn through the holes and tie.

Egg Carton Advent Calendar:

• Supplies Needed: Two Cardboard Egg Cartons, Green Poster Paint, Red Construction Paper, Red Yarn, Glue, Black Marker, Hole Puncher, Tiny Surprises(Candy, Coins, Stickers, Tiny Toys)

1. Cut the lid and closing flap off two matching cardboard egg cartons and save them for a later craft.
2. Spread out some newspaper to work on, and paint the bottoms of the egg cartons green on both sides.  Let them dry.
3. Punch two holes on one side of each of the egg cartons and tie them together with a piece of yarn.  Do not tie the yarn so tight that the cartons will not open and close.  Punch a hole in the top of each carton and tie the two ends of a piece of yarn through the holes so that the calendar can be hung up.  Punch a hole on the other side of each carton and tie a piece of yarn through each hole so that the calendar can be closed and tied together.
4. Cut twenty-four circles from red construction paper that just fit over the top of each of the openings.  Number them from one to twenty-four.
5. Fill each compartment with a tiny surprise.  You can use wrapped candy, coins, stickers, tiny toys, or ornaments, and little pieces of paper with promises of a special favor or surprise.  Put a dab of glue on two sides of each compartment and cover each with a red circle, starting with number one over the first compartment and ending with number twenty-four.  Tie the calendar shut.  It is ready to give to someone you know.

Advent Christmas Tree Countdown:

• Supplies Needed: Lid From Metal Cookie Tin, Glue, 25 Sequins of Different Shapes, Hole Puncher, Red Ribbon, Magnet, Red Felt, Masking Tape, Trim

1. From the green construction paper, cut a Christmas-tree shape that will fit inside the lid of the metal cookie tin.  Put a strip of masking tape down the center of the inside of the lid to create a better gluing surface.  Glue the tree into the lid, attaching it to the masking-tape strip.
2. Cut a holder for the base of tree from the red felt.  Glue the holder to the base of the tree.  Decorate the holder with trim.
3. Tear a long strip of masking tape in half lengthwise.  Cover the inside of the rim of the lid with the strips.  They will help the glue hold.
4. Cut a 12-inch length of red construction paper, making it narrow enough to fit inside the rim of the metal lid.  Write the numbers from 1 to 25 across the strip.  Glue the strip to the rim below the tree.  Glue trim around the rest of the inner rim.
5. Cut a 10-inch length of thin red ribbon or yarn.  Put a piece of making tape on the back of the lid behind the top of the tree.  Glue the two ends of the ribbon or yarn to the masking-tape strip and cover it with more masking-tape strips to secure it.
6. Use the hole punch to punch twenty-five holes from the magnet strip.  Peel the paper off each dot and stick it to the sequin.  The magnet dot will allow each sequin to stick to the tin lid.  Place a sequin over each number on the paper strip.
7. To use the countdown tree, hang it up, and starting on December 1, trim the tree with one sequin ornament each day.  When all the ornaments are on the tree it will be December 25.  

Activities:

Tunnel Game:

• Supplies Needed: 5 Empty Tp tubes, 2 Pieces of Cardboard(8x10), paint, marbles

1. Decorate five tubes.  
2. Cut out a 1/2-3/4 strip from the length of the tube.
3. Paint the insides of the tubes and then glue them together with the open side down. 
4. Glue a piece of cardboard of foam piece on top of them.  
5. Cut out a sign that will display the point value of each tube like 20, 10, 5, 10 ,20.  Glue sign on top of tubes.

Tic-Tac-Toe:

• Supplies Needed: Blank Paper, Markers, Pennies

1. On a piece of blank paper make a tic-tac-toe game.
2. Have your child and you use pennies for their game.  Heads for X's and Tails for O's.

• Pin the hat on the turkey game(Target or Dollar tree)

Cookie Puzzle:

• Supplies Needed: Striped Cookies

1. Break up striped cookies very carefully so your child can put it back together.

House Of Cards:

• Supplies Needed: Deck of Cards

1. Have your child make a house out of a deck of cards and see how tall they can go.

Squirrel Food:

• Supplies Needed: Peanuts in the Shell, Sunflower seeds, Plain Popped Popcorn

1. Place the ingredients in a bowl or bag and mix it up.
2. Have them place the food outside for the squirrels. Place where your child can watch from a door or window.
3. Never feed a squirrel from your hand!
4. Once you and your child see a squirrel eating the treat, take the opportunity to talk about the squirrel's appearance and actions.

Book Bingo:

• Supplies Needed: Pictures of your child's favorite books(About 8 Pictures, Copy and paste from amazon, must fit on an 8 x 10 piece of paper), Contact Paper, Pennies

1. Glue the 8 pictures onto a piece of 8x10 piece of paper and cover with contact paper or laminate it. Don't forget to put a free space in the middle of the 9 slots.
2. You can make different ones to make them all different, with different books and such on  them to make it harder to get bingo.
3. Glue all the pictures that are on the cards onto index cards.  This is the calling cards.  Place in a bag.
4. Pull out an index card and show your child which book they must cover with a penny.
5. If you want the winner can choose the book from the pictures the want you to read to them.

• Coloring Pages: Click Here:
• More Coloring Pages: Click Here
• Thanksgiving Mazes: Click Here
• Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt: Click Here for a Complete List
• Other Printables: Click Here

Food:

Turkey Cookie:

• Supplies Needed: Striped Cookies, Brown Frosting, Plastic Sandwich Bag, Swiss Cake Rolls, M & M's, Candy Corn

1. Place the brown frosting in a bag and tie off.  Cut a small bit of the a corner off.
2. Cut the swiss cake roll in half.
3. Have your child squeeze some frosting out onto the a striped cookie and place one half of the swiss cake roll onto it.
4. Then place some frosting onto the creme filling side showing and place the striped cookie on backwards to make it look like feathers.
5. Put frosting on the other side of the swiss cake roll for the eyes(M & M's) and for the nose(Candy Corn).

"BLESSING MIX"

Each ingredient represents something related to Thanksgiving:
Bugles corn snacks-a cornucopia
Pretzels-arms folded in prayer
Candy corn-the five kernels of corn each of the pilgrims were allotted per day during their first winter because food was so scarce
Dried fruits-Thanksgiving is the celebration of the harvest
Peanuts or sunflower seeds-seeds represent the potential of a bounteous harvest for the next season if they are planted and well-tended.

Found on www.showmomthemoney.com

Books:

• There was an old lady who swallowed a Pie By Alison Jackson
• 10 Fat Turkeys By Tony Johnston
• One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims By B.G. Hennessy
• Over The River: Turkey's Tale By Derek Anderson
• Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving By Dave Pilkey
• Thanksgiving Mice By Bethany Roberts
• A Turkey For Thanksgiving By Eve Bunting
• Sometimes It's Turkey, Sometimes It's Feathers By Loran Balian

Thanksgiving TV Shows:

All Times Are Central Time Zone

          Tues: 11/24

• Max and Ruby at 10am and 1pm on Nick
• The Bugs Bunny Thanksgiving Diet at 10am and 1pm on Carton Network

        Thursday: 11/26

• The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't at 9am, 6pm on Boomerang
• The Bugs Bunny Thanksgiving Diet at 11am, 2pm, 2:30pm, 5:30 on Carton Network
• Caillou at 1pm on PBS
• Max and Ruby at 5:30pm on Nick
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving at 7pm on ABC

       Friday: 11/27

• Caillou at 11am

       Sunday: 11/29

• Max and Ruby at 7:30 on Nick

I found some of  these crafts at familyfun.com. I want to thank the local schools and libraries for some of the other craft ideas.

Thanksgiving, Part B: Week 12, November 22-November 28

Supplies Needed For Week 12: November 22-November 28: Thanksgiving, Part B: Week!

Thanksgiving Week, Part B

Crafts:

• Coffee Filter, Eye Drops, paint, Construction Paper(Red, Brown, Yellow, White), Hole Puncher
• Paper Plate, Black Construction Paper, Marker
• Empty Paper Towel Tube, Felt, Puff Paint, Glue
• Paper Plates, Construction Paper(variety Colors), Autumn Foam Shapes(Make your own)
• Construction Paper(Variety Colors, Yarn, 2 Straws, Glue
• Bottle Caps, Glue, Picture of a Cornucopia 
• Fall colors foam craft, rhinestones, glue
• Pieces of Material, Piece of 8 x 10 piece, or Blank piece of paper, glue, ribbons, buttons
• Cardboard(Red, Brown, Yellow, Orange), 2 TP Rolls, Brown Paint, Gogglie Eyes, Modeling Clay, Glue
• 3 Popsicle Sticks, Glue, Paper Plate, Brown and White Construction Paper
• 24 Yellow Beads, Yellow Pipe Cleaner, Green Ribbon, Brown Felt or Brown Construction Paper, Magnet
• Paper or Foam Cup(8.5 oz.), Paint(Brown, Tan, Orange, Red, Green, Yellow, etc.), Large pom pom(Brown, yellow, red, orange, etc.), Small Foam Heart for Gobbler(to contrast with color of head), Small Foam Triangle(Orange or Yellow), 2 Small Wiggle Eyes, 3x2 piece of orange construction paper, 1 sheet of white construction paper, glue
• 2 Jumbo Craft Sticks, Brown Craft Paint, Small wooden Clothespin, Small Straw Hat, Cut in half, Small Red Foam Heart, Miniature Orange Foam Triangle, 2 Yellow foam Chick Feet, 2 Small Wiggle Eyes,  Hot Glue Gun, 9 Feathers in Fall Colors.
• Buttons, Ribbon, Glue
• Lunch Bag, White, Red, Orange, Yellow Tissue Paper, Glue, Battery Operated Tea Light
• Sponge, Paint-Fall Colors, Construction Paper, Paper Plate
• Construction Paper(Red, Brown, Yellow, Orange), Black Paper Cup, Elastic Cord
• Rubber Gloves, Permanent Markers
• Contact Paper, Feathers, Hole Puncher, Yarn
• Two Cardboard Egg Cartons, Green Poster Paint, Red Construction Paper, Red Yarn, Glue, Black Marker, Hole Puncher, Tiny Surprises(Candy, Coins, Stickers, Tiny Toys)
• Lid From Metal Cookie Tin, Glue, 25 Sequins of Different Shapes, Hole Puncher, Red Ribbon, Magnet, Red Felt, Masking Tape, Trim

Activities:

• 5 Empty Tp tubes, 2 Pieces of Cardboard(8x10), paint, marbles
• Blank Paper, Markers, Pennies
• Pin the hat on the turkey game(Target or Dollar tree)
• Striped Cookies
• Deck of Cards
• Peanuts in the Shell, Sunflower seeds, Plain Popped Popcorn
• Pictures of your child's favorite books(About 8 Pictures, Copy and paste from amazon, must fit on an 8 x 10 piece of paper), Contact Paper, Pennies
• Coloring Pages: Click Here:
• More Coloring Pages: Click Here
• Thanksgiving Mazes: Click Here
• Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt: Click Here for a Complete List
• Other Printables: Click Here

Food:

• Striped Cookies, Brown Frosting, Plastic Sandwich Bag, Swiss Cake Rolls, M & M's, Candy Corn

"Blessing Mix"

Each ingredient represents something related to Thanksgiving:
Bugles corn snacks-a cornucopia
Pretzels-arms folded in prayer
Candy corn-the five kernels of corn each of the pilgrims were allotted per day during their first winter because food was so scarce
Dried fruits-Thanksgiving is the celebration of the harvest
Peanuts or sunflower seeds-seeds represent the potential of a bounteous harvest for the next season if they are planted and well-tended.

Found on www.showmomthemoney.com

Books:

• There was an old lady who swallowed a Pie By Alison Jackson
• 10 Fat Turkeys By Tony Johnston
• One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims By B.G. Hennessy
• Over The River: Turkey's Tale By Derek Anderson
• Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving By Dave Pilkey
• Thanksgiving Mice By Bethany Roberts
• A Turkey For Thanksgiving By Eve Bunting
• Sometimes It's Turkey, Sometimes It's Feathers By Loran Balian

Thanksgiving TV Shows:

All Times Are Central Time Zone

          Tues: 11/24

• Max and Ruby at 10am and 1pm on Nick
• The Bugs Bunny Thanksgiving Diet at 10am and 1pm on Carton Network

        Thursday: 11/26

• The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't at 9am, 6pm on Boomerang
• The Bugs Bunny Thanksgiving Diet at 11am, 2pm, 2:30pm, 5:30 on Carton Network
• Caillou at 1pm on PBS
• Max and Ruby at 5:30pm on Nick
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving at 7pm on ABC

       Friday: 11/27

• Caillou at 11am

       Sunday: 11/29

• Max and Ruby at 7:30 on Nick

Wacky Wednesday:

Race Day!

• Construction Paper, Glue
• Poster Board, Construction Paper, Cardboard, Glue, Markers, Crayons
• Wooden Cars, Paint(Hobby Lobby)
• Empty TP Roll, Buttons, Construction Paper, Glue
• Black and White Construction Paper, Dowel
• Black and White Foam Craft
• Match Box Cars
• Cardboard Box, Construction Paper, Crayons, Markers, Glue
• Yellow, Green and Red Felt, 3 Dowels
• Blank Papers, Crayons or Markers
• Empty Tissue Box, Black Foam, Paint, Glue, Construction Paper
• Big Piece of Cardboard, Black Paint, Bean Bags
• Circle shaped foods(tires): Oreos, Striped Cookies, Nilla Wafers
• Car Shaped Gummies
• Large Intertubes
• Pull Back Cars
• Green Gatorade(Antifreeze)
• Red, Yellow, Black, Green Construction Paper, Glue
• Construction Paper
• Race Car SunCatchers and Paint
• Coloring Page:  Click Here
• Construction Paper, Small Cake Plates, Glue
• Construction Paper, Glitter, Glue, Foam Numbers and Letters, Buttons, Paint
• Race Car
• Contact Paper, Lots of Red Buttons, 2 Black Buttons, 20 White Buttons, 1 Yellow Button
• Pack of Bubble Gum, 4 red and white round Christmas candies, hersheys kisses, glue dots
• Printable Nascar Coloring and Activity Pages: Click Here
• Race Track

Thirsty For Knowledge Thursday:

• Index Cards
• 2 Duplicate Pictures Of Items 21 and 22
• 3 8 x 10 Cardboard Pieces
• Foam Book, 2 duplicate Pictures Of Items 21 and 22
• Cardboard, Marker, Yarn, Plastic Needle
• Post-It Notes, Marker, Index Cards
• Thanksgiving Day Educational Print Outs Click Here
• White Paper, Pen or Pencil
• Picture of your child, Contact Paper, Markers, Construction paper

Bake/Make/Cook Day Saturday:

Saturdays are set aside to spend some quality, fun time in the kitchen with your child

Candy Cookie Cups:

• 1/2 Cup Finely chopped macadamia Nuts
• 1 Package(16 ounces) individually portioned refrigerated white chip macadamia nut cookie dough
• 24 Miniature Peanut Butter Cups

Owl Cookies:

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 square(1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• Orange and yellow M & M's
• Whole Cashews

Supplies Needed For Week 12: November 22-November 28: Thanksgiving, Part B: Week!