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Thanksgiving Craft For Kids – Thankful Turkey

We are less than a week from Thanksgiving and at our house it is all about turkeys this year.  After reading a dozen books from the library and at school about turkeys, the kids are excited to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families.  We spent a lot of time this month talking about the things, and people that we are thankful for and really try to help the kids see this holiday as a chance to give thanks for what they have.  Here is a cute turkey craft that does just that.  A paper plate and construction paper transform into a cute way to display what the kids are thankful for.

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Toilet Paper Roll Turkey Craft For Kids

I love the idea of letting the kids help create things that will decorate our home for the Holidays.  This Thanksgiving the kids and I have been geared up and created three great turkey crafts to help deck out our house for turkey day.  Most of our Thanksgiving activities are centered around conversations about being thankful and counting our blessings.  This particular project is more for the fun of adding some cute turkeys to our fall decor in our house.  This simple kids craft is fun to make, keeps the kids busy, and allows them to help decorate for Thanksgiving!

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What I Wore Wednesday – Thrifty Is Nifty

In an effort to redeem myself from last week, I worked very hard to come up with four outfits instead of my usual three.  I also wanted to do my best to make them super thrifty too.  With the combination of clearance and sale price items along with thrifted and garage sale finds,  I was able to do just that.  Getting dressed is more fun with great budget friendly finds that you love.    A striped scarf, fun plaid shirts, a refashioned vest and  a great pair of boots for less than a dollar.  Here are four cool weather friendly looks that any mom can achieve on a major budget.

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Our Favorite Mashed Potatoes – Thanksgiving Dinner Recipe

Those Thanksgiving staples at the dinner table are irreplaceable, and a great recipe  for of those staples is something that you will make over and over again, not only for Thanksgiving, but all year round.  This is a recipe that my whole extended family loves and it is a crowd pleaser no matter what the occasion.  This twist on the normal mashed potatoe recipe has a few odd sounding ingredients but is packed with flavor.  Red potatoes are the star of this dish, and save you time in the kitchen because it cuts out the peeling process.

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Fun Idea For The Kid’s Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving is just two weeks away and soon tables all over the country will be filled with family, food, and memorable moments.  Make the kid’s table extra special with these adorable little turkey centerpieces.  They are simple to make and offer the kids a great activity while they visit with their cousins at dinner.  Cover the table in plain wrapping paper, set these turkey marker holders in the center and see what the kid’s in your family are thankful for this year.

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Photo Sequence Canvas Wall Art

Today I am bringing you yet a another home decor idea combing two of my favorite things, family photos and quotes.  This wall art project involves a sequence of pictures of our family holding hands and leaping into a leaf pile and a quote that fit’s it perfectly.  Combing them together in a cluster of canvases makes for a personalized and inspiring pieces of home decor that is symbolic and a great daily reminder of what is most important to our family, each other!

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Three Little Stools Refinished – A Numerical Paint Job

Three little stools on their way to the garbage turned into fresh pieces of home decor with a little spray paint and love.  These stools were given and I instantly knew that they would be perfect for our home.  The are totally functional, and with a new paint job fit our home perfectly.  They are perfect for extra kids at the dining room table, the perfect side tables to pull up to a chair in the living room, and fit into sweet little nooks so the kids can sit and put their shoes on by the door.

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Tomato Cage and White Light Ghost – Halloween Decoration

Halloween is just a few days a way!  Need a friendly way to greet those adorable trick or treaters that stop by your door this Halloween?  Meet our new friend who was created in just minutes using a tomato cage, Christmas lights, a bed sheet, and a pair of plastic dollar store eyes.  What a fun way to light up your porch this Halloween and create a glowing ghost friend from things you already have!  Every kid who has seen our little ghost has found him to be super awesome, but not too scary!

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Toilet paper Roll Craft – Kids Halloween Frankenstein Decoration

Halloween is a holiday filled with mystery little kids.  How are they not to love an entire day dedicated to dressing up and collecting all sorts of candy and treats just because they look cute in their costumes.  My kids love Halloween, and they love any project that is Halloween inspired.  This project uses toilet paper rolls and allows the kids to transform them into adorable Frankenstein Halloween decorations.  Let them create the Halloween decor in your home!

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Make And Play With Halloween Colored Playdough

I am always looking for ways to make our normal play extra exciting for the kids.  Halloween is the perfect time to turn normal craft and play times into holiday fun and excitement.  We love playing play dough in our house.  I haven’t purchased play dough from the store for  a couple of years, and instead we make it at home.  Making homemade play dough  is cheap, easy and  a great way to get the kids in the kitchen.  Making it in fun festive colors turns it into the perfect Holiday activity for kids.

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