Teaching Children to be Thankful ~ Artsy Play Wednesday

Friends south of the border are gearing up for a huge holiday celebration next week: American Thanksgiving. While up here in Canada, we celebrated Thanksgiving over a month ago, I am always looking for opportunities where we can be teaching children to be thankful! This week, I came across and adorable FREE PRINTABLE over at Simply Fun Families! Click on the image below to take you to the post that shares this printable. Even though our ground is covered in snow, and jingle bells are starting to ring all around, it technically is still Fall and I would LOVE to … Continue reading

Paint Chip Turkey ~ Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to do with your children! If you are a blogger and you have a post that you would like to be featured, please fill out this Featured Post form. If you are a blogger and … Continue reading

Paint Chip Turkey {CRAFT}

Next week is American Thanksgiving. While I am Canadian, I do love American Thanksgiving as my birthday falls around that special date and it is also a time when my family starts to decorate for Christmas! When thinking of Thanksgiving crafts for children, turkeys always come to mind! My daughter came up with this adorable craft to make a turkey using paint chips as the feathers. It is colourful, it reuses paint chips and it is super easy! Depending on your child’s age, you might have to cut out the two circles for them (for the head and body) and … Continue reading

A Thanksgiving Mantel

Some recipes for you to try this Thanksgiving:Moist Pumpkin CakeBrown Sugar GlazeNo Chocolate PUMPKIN Brownies Thanksgiving Decor Ideas:Easy Gourd Place Cards Turkey Carving Tip:How to make carving a turkey easier Do you have a mantle?What does yours look like this time of year? What are you thankful for? Check out our Canadian Online Shopping Directory and Multi-Testing Mommy’s Current Giveaways