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When I was an adult before I had kids, I always bought my mom a card. It was nice, but now that I’m a mom, I know how much a handmade card from my kids means rather than a store-bought one.

All the moms in your life will smile when they see the little prints in this handmade card. It is inspired by an awesome book in our Usborne Store called Fingerprint Activities.

There are so many inspiring pictures to make with your fingerprints, and this book makes it easy to duplicate and experiment with a built-in stamp pad.

Fingerprint Mother’s Day Card

First, I made this printable with 2 different Mother’s Day cards. One says, “I made a flower with my finger and thumb. So you will have these memories for years to come.  I love you.” This could be for any Mother in your life.

The other says, “If I had a Flower for each time I thought of my Mother, I could walk in my Garden Forever…” Just click on the image below to download.

We made prints with the tips of our fingers for the flowers and then added details with a black pen. The butterfly is made by printing the whole finger for the front wings and the tips of the fingers for the back wings.

We tried a bird and a bee and some flowers of our own. It was a lot of fun, and now we have special cards for our Mothers!

If you’re looking for more Mother’s Day Card ideas, you might also like this hand and foot print Mother’s Day card!

More Book Activity Ideas!

Rebecca at Line Upon Line Learning

Lauren at Mama’s Learning Corner

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Now I know why the resurrection story is essential to the Christian faith.  Without it, our faith is false.  That’s why it is so important to me to teach my children all about the Easter story.  I’ve made some simple cards that I use to teach young children about the resurrection story.  These cards break the story up into six small parts that make it easy to remember.

Don’t miss the giveaway at the bottom of this post!

Games to Play with Resurrection Story Cards

These games are so simple, but young children thrive on simplicity.  Add a few Easter treats or other rewards and they’ll be begging to play over and over.  

You could play these games in lieu of an Easter Egg hunt.  Before playing, make sure you read the resurrection story from a Bible and tell the children to listen carefully so they can play a game afterward.  

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All Mixed Up

If you want to play this game with lots of children, print off a set of cards for each or enough for pairs.  To play, simply mix all the cards up and have the children put the story in order from left to right.  If you’re playing with a big group, whoever can sort them first, wins!  

You could mix this game up by blindfolding one child or yourself!  You would mix the cards up and put them in front of the blindfolded person.  The person with the blindfold is the only one who can touch the cards.  Their partner would tell them what is on the card and help them put the cards in order by giving them verbal directions.

Hide and Seek

Another easy one; just hid the cards and have the children find them and put them in order.  If you are playing in a big group, simply print the cards off on different colored paper.  Give each child or team a color to find.  First team to put their cards in order, wins!

Can You Read My Mind?

Go over each of the cards with the children and talk about each event.  Then write down in a secret place which card you are thinking about.  The children have to read your mind by asking yes or no questions about which resurrection card they think you wrote down.

Whatever activity you play with them, may the hope of Risen Lord be with you!

Happy Easter!

Praying hands clip art from http://www.clipartbest.com/clipart-nTEnp5zTA

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The History

If you’ve read any portion of Leviticus, then you may remember reading about something called appointed times. These are known as specific times that the Hebrew people were commanded to observe for a particular reason.

Each one mentioned had a meaning then and foreshadowed things to come. Anyone who celebrates these in the present day usually understands that although we cannot do it perfectly, we do it because:

1. It was commanded to be observed throughout our generations.
2. It is practice for what is to come.
3. It glorifies the Father.

Before you get confused on what this means for the believer in Messiah today, let me address a common misconception. When it comes to observing the biblical feasts (fall or spring), it should be noted that they aren’t “Jewish feasts.” Instead, the proper context is to consider them the Lord’s feast given to His people, both those apart of natural Israel, and those grafted in.

With that in mind, let’s look at each of the fall feasts as well as practical ways to observe them with your family this fall – and beyond!

Yom Teruah

Scripture says in Leviticus 23:24-25 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh new moon, on the first day of the new moon, you have a rest, a remembrance of Teruah, a set-apart gathering. You do no servile work, and you shall bring an offering made by fire to YHVH.” I won’t get into why we don’t do sacrifices today, but I will say that we still observe this day by not working and gathering with others (if able).

Teruah literally means soundings, by instrument or human voice so you can imagine how fun (and loud) this Holy Day can be.

Below are some great resources to help teach about and observe this feast day:

• Use coloring and activity pages by Bible Pathway Adventures (our favorite)
• Help your kiddos make their own shofars with this easy DIY craft
• Here is a Yom Teruah BINGO game by The Kefar
• MTOI has some great resources called Parsha Pearls that are perfect for this feast

Yom Kippur

Scripture says in Leviticus 23:27 “On the tenth day of this seventh new moon is Yom HaKippurim. It shall be a set-apart gathering for you. And you shall afflict your beings, and shall bring an offering made by fire to YHVH.” This passage also goes on to describe how to set this day apart: no work. There are also various ways people have attempted to describe “afflict your beings” but we choose to use this day to fast from food and reflect on teshuva (repentance).

Yom HaKippurim means Day of Atonement or Day of the Coverings so spending this day in total reflection and observation of how one can follow YHVH’s instructions is a day well spent.

Below are some practical resources to help teach about and observe this feast day:

• Use these free Atonement activity pages by Bible Pathway Adventures (did we already say they’re our fave)
• This is a neat song that my kiddos love that relates the story of Jonah to Yom Kippur
• Enjoy this lapbook by Anna Matrix

Festival of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)

In Leviticus 23:34-44 we read about the Festival of Sukkot being observed on the fifteenth day of the seventh new moon and celebrated for seven days. This passage also sheds more light on the how-to: first day is a set-apart gathering with no work, last day is a set-apart gathering with no work, and dwell in booths (tents) for the seven days.

Some people have the amazing privilege to be off work the entire week and camp out with like-minded believers. Our first year of observing this we camped out at a lake and had an amazing time with our little family (just 5 of us at the time).

Below are some resources to help teach about and observe this feast day:

• Don’t forget your activity pages by Bible Pathway Adventures
• Bim Bam has a pretty cool video
• From the edible Sukkah to the real deal and decorations, there are lots of activities for kids here

Don’t Forget the Food

One thing that is well-known with Feast Day celebrations is the FEAST! Cooking big meals is common and expected. The few times we have had the privilege of observing feast days with others, none of them lacked in food.

Check out this YouTube playlist of clean eating recipes for feast days and beyond!

Now that you’ve gotten a run down of three celebrations to consider this fall, we’d like to hear from you! What are some celebrations you and your family do during the fall season? Share in the comments below!

Author, Speaker, and Curriculum Resource Creator Michelle Huddleston is first and foremost a child of the Most High, wife to an incredibly patient husband, and homeschooling mama to four blessings (and another on the way). She is passionate about educating, encouraging, and empowering other homeschooling families to homeschool their way. Michelle would love to connect with you on her Blog, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube!

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Christmas Gifts Kids Can Make

Christmas is the season of giving. While getting gifts can be a fun part of Christmas, it’s also important to remember that giving can be more important than getting. These gifts are great for grandparents, neighbors, friends, or siblings.

Simple Gift for Neighbors Kids Can Make – True Aim Education

Help foster a spirit of giving with this simple gift for neighbors. This can also be modified to make a care package for the homeless!

Polymer Clay Beads – Babble Dabble Do

Have kids use these fun and colorful beads to create a masterpiece for their family or friends this Christmas!

Felt Embroidered Cup Cozies – Craft Whack

These felt cozies are perfect for hot drinks this holiday season. Have kids create their own and then gift them to their parents or grandparents this Christmas.

Glittery Snowball Playdough Recipe – Yellow Bliss Road

This recipe is a great gift for kids to give to their friends this Christmas. It’s an easy dough to create and is perfectly themed for the holidays!

Homemade Bath Bombs – Spaceships and Laser Beams

Your kids will need help with this gift, but making it together would be so fun and it’s the perfect thing to package up for others!

Easy Homemade Christmas Soap – Hello Wonderful

These soaps are easy to make, fun for the kids to be a part of, and holiday themed which makes them the perfect Christmas gift!

Personalized Dish Towels – Crazy Craft Lady

These towels are another way for kids to get a lot of their creativity out and are useful gifts to give away this Christmas.

Tin Can Lanterns – Kids Craft Room

This is an easy project for kids and such a precious keepsake. They can gift their parents some light during the gloomier months of winter with this sweet homemade Christmas gift.

Artwork Candles – Come Together Kids

This is a unique craft that’s perfect for the holiday season. Have the kids create their own Christmas scene and transfer it onto a candle to light during the holiday.

Craft Stick and Buttons Snowflake Christmas Ornament – Easy Peasy and Fun 

This is not only an easy project, but one that you can keep throughout the years. This ornament is so simple that kids can essentially craft it on their own!

Crayon Resist Fridge Magnets – Happy Hooligans

This mess free project will capture kid’s attention and is such a fun thing to showcase in your home.

Reverse Fingerprint Christmas Tree Card – Rhythms of Play

Create homemade cards to give out to the kids’ friends this Christmas season! Use their fingerprints for a personalized touch.

Homemade Picture Frame – iHeart Crafty Things

Another easy project that kids can customize so that this year’s gift really comes from the heart. This picture frame can be crafted from things you most likely already have around the house!

Sharpie Mug – Kids Activities

These mugs are easy to make and can easily be created to fit the Christmas theme. Make a snowman, tree, reindeer, or just spread red and green colors around it for someone!

Homemade Gift Bags – Parenting Chaos

Create these small gift bags with the kids that they can decorate and fill them with goodies for loved ones this holiday season!p

DIY Clay Bowls – Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

These small clay bowls are another great practical gift to give and fun gift to make!

Homemade Coasters – Playground Park Bench

These coasters are fun to create and make the perfect gift for parents or grandparents this Christmas season! This is another sweet project that makes a great keepsake.

Plastic Perler Bead Bowls – Meaningful Mama

This is a classic craft to tackle with the kids and something easy to giveaway during the holiday season. These bowls can be used as decor or to place small keys and other items in.

Christmas Candy Cans – Homan at Home

These cans are something that the kids can be creative with and then help fill with goodies to give away this holiday season.

Handprint Christmas Tree – I Can Teach My Child

This project is fun for kids to create and lets them get some of that Christmas excitement out. Parents will love to look back at their child’s homemade handprint gift!

What gifts have your kids been able to make?

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Thanksgiving Thankfulness with Free Printable Cards

Thanksgiving is a holiday to spend with friends and family, reminiscing on all of our blessings and things we are thankful for. We have many blessings in our lives, both big and small. With the business of life, it can be easy complain or dwell on the things we don’t have it. Use this holiday to refocus your life and remember the most important parts.

That’s why I created these Thanksgiving thankfulness cards! Use them to discuss what each member of the family is thankful for.

There are 8 cards, 7 with things written on them and one blank card to write your own. Take each card and discuss why you’re thankful for that particular item! How has that item helped or blessed your life? Other than these things, what are some other things you can be thankful for?

• Family
• Friends
• Food/shelter
• Freedom of speech
• Education
• Thanksgiving
• Music/TV

Grab your free Thanksgiving Cards here!

Along with that, research the history of Thanksgiving including the pilgrims and the Mayflower. As a country, how far have we come since the 1600s?

• The First Thanksgiving for Kids video
• The First Thanksgiving and the First Settlers Information for Kids
• Thanksgiving Day from Ducksters

Also, check out these other great Thanksgiving posts!

Easy Thanksgiving Food Ideas for Kids

Get the kids cooking with these kid-friendly Thanksgiving snack ideas.

Thankfulness and Gratitude Activities for Kids

Use these activities and games to give opportunities to be thankful and to remember everything we have to be grateful for.

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25+ Christian Easter Crafts for Kids

Resurrection Craft – True Aim 

Remember the resurrection with this tomb craft!

Tape Resist Easter Cross Craft – The Resourceful Mama

With painters tape and watercolors, get crafty with this tape resist Easter cross.

Stained Glass Cross Craft – Mom on Timeout

Great for displaying on your windows, try these stained glass crosses!

Jesus’ Empty Tomb Craft – Totally Tots

Learn about the true meaning of Easter, instead of the Easter bunny, with this book and craft activity great for young learners.

Stained Glass Easter Suncatcher Craft – MPM Ideas

Great for displaying on a window, create this stained glass craft with tissue paper!

Coin-Covered Cross – Mom on Timeout

Through his sacrifice, Jesus paid for our sins. Use this coin covered cross as an object lesson for that!

Easter Story Stones – Faithful Little Hands

Grab some smooth stones and use this free printable for this activity detailing the timeline of the resurrection.

Easter Story Craft in an Egg Carton – The Frugal Girls

Using an egg carton, put together the Easter story!

Colorful Light Ray Cross – Housing A Forest

With oil pastels and watercolor, put together this beautiful light ray cross, perfect for Easter.

Bead and Clay Crosses – That Artist Woman 

With DIY salt dough, create crosses for Easter!

Easter Egg Cross Craft – Godly Ladies

With paper plates, create an “Easter egg” tomb!

Paid in Full Craft – Bible Crafts for Your Kiddos 

Reinforce this idea of Jesus paying for our sins with this simple but memorable craft. Its simplicity works well for a variety of age ranges but has a memorable message for older students!

Mosaic Cross Craft for Easter – Meaningful Mama

Get creative and use this free template to create beautiful cross mosaics!

Easter Story Bags – Clubhouse Magazine

Use a small paper gift bag to tell the resurrection story in this unique project!

DIY Crown of Thorns – My Baba

Easter is a great reminder of Jesus’ sacrifice. Grab a paper plate for this crown of thorns craft.

Paper Plate Easter Scene Kid Craft – Glued to My Crafts

Using a paper plate, set the scene of the resurrection in this bright and colorful craft.

Fingerprint Cross Activity – Crafty Morning

Create a cross with your fingerprint in this activity!

Watercolor Crosses – Bible Story Printables

Using vibrant watercolors, create these crosses as a reminder of Jesus’ resurrection.

The Lost Sheep Craft – Intentional Dabblings 

Remember the parable of the lost sheep with this craft, reminding us of God’s love for us.

Thumbprint Cross – Bare Feet on the Dashboard

Create a cross out of thumbprints in this memorable cross craft.

Easter Cross from Egg Cartons – Teach Me Mommy

Create this cross from an old egg carton!

Jesus Loves Me Spring Craft – Pinterest Inspiration

Using your handprint, create this fun floral craft centered on Jesus.

Empty Tomb Craft – No Longer Conforming

Remember the resurrection with this empty tomb craft made from homemade salt dough!

Egg Carton Cross – Katie’s Crochet Goodies and Crafts

Create a cross out of an egg carton!

Christ-Centered Easter Sensory Bin – The Chaos and the Clutter

Remember what matters most during Easter with this sensory bin!

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How to Homeschool Through the Holidays

Concentrate on the Basics

During the holidays slow your homeschool down. There’s no reason to try to fit in history, science, art, music, languages, and grammar during December.

The world isn’t going to end if you don’t finish every intricate history project or science experiment this month. Just concentrate on keeping the kids reading, writing, and doing a bit of math. All will be fine!

For instance give your kids a basket of acceptable books and have them curl up in the living room and read for 30 minutes. Your kids can browse the various books, read Christmas stories, or spend the month working on one long book. It doesn’t matter!

What’s important is they sit and read for 30 minutes.

And include your preschoolers in the 30 minutes. Let them choose pictures books to look at while the older children read quietly.

For math, keep going at a lesson or even half a lesson a day. There’s no rush! If you’re feeling inspired, take math into the kitchen. Calculate how many batches you’re going to need to bake for the cookie exchange.

Divide cakes into fractions or figure out how much flour you will need for 3 batches of pumpkin bread. Math and cooking go hand-in-hand!

Remember to have your kids write everyday. They can create and write cards for soldiers stationed overseas or help you write Christmas letters for family and friends. Your kids can write long letters to Santa along with letters for lonely elderly in nursing homes. My daughter is currently writing short books for her friends!

Or use one of these 25 fun winter writing prompts to get the creative juices flowing.

It doesn’t matter what the kids are writing about, just that they write.

Add the Extra Subjects Carefully

Once you have the basic homeschool subjects flowing smoothly, try adding a few fun extra subjects in combination with the holidays.

Encourage the kids to be artistic and make homemade handprint wrapping paper. Grandma will enjoy the wrapping paper almost as much as she will the gift!

Play educational games such as Christmas Bingo. Make a family tradition of reading A Christmas Carol by Dickens together.

Work on your children’s fine motor skills with Christmas Tree Beading, or by making Christmas Wreath Cards to send out to family and friends this year!

And don’t forget about caroling. Kids love singing classic Christmas songs. So grab your kids and go caroling through the neighborhood. Everyone will have a wonderful time!

Homeschooling through the holidays doesn’t have to be an exhausting addition to the holiday craziness. This year change your regular routine and add a bit of Christmas cheer to your homeschool!

How do you homeschool through the holidays?

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Dinner and a Movie

Invite an elderly couple into your home for a dinner and a great movie. The company is great, and so is the conversation. Simply involve the whole family in creating a simple meal, decorate a nice table and have them over for a night out.

Pie Baking

In November, pumpkin and apples are our favorites! Bake pies for shelters, neighbors, community members (librarians, firefighters, police officers, etc.) or family. Experience the joy of giving through food!

Volunteer at the Library

I’ve volunteered at the library before I received a short-time part-time job there, and I loved it so much! (I’m also a bookworm.)

Write Letters to Service Men

It can be a lonely time for service men as we approach the bigger holidays. Programs like Operation Gratitude allow you to write letters to service men.

Organize A Dinner of Thanks

In our house we love to cook and have others enjoy a meal with us. We ask members from our church to help support a dinner of thanks to our fireman and police officers. We certainly can not have a meal for each person so we have a drawing at the firehouse and police station for 10 individuals. Then we make a meal and have them come to different houses to show our support.

Visit a Nursing Home

Visit a nursing home, and spend the day with the elderly! It’s fun to see their faces light up with the youth in the room. Whether it be eating a meal with them or playing a game, they appreciate the company. Plus, they will more than likely be willing to share some of their life story!

Crafting with Children

See if you have a local hospital that has a Ronald McDonald House, where families stay while their children are in the hospital. During Christmas this can be a pretty difficult situation to be in. Volunteer to visit with the other children who are staying there and do a Christmas craft.

Operation Christmas Child

This is a project that can be done online with your family. We each design our own box of giving for another child. If you go online to Operation Christmas Child you may design a shoebox worth of gifts to be distributed to children around the USA. It is fun to go online and select your items to be put in the box and you get a number to track your delivery.

A Week of Paying it Forward

Budget each family member $20.00 for the Week of Paying it Forward. The rules are that the money may not be used to benefit you. If you are in the lunch line and someone forgot their money, use that money. If someone looks like they could use a hot cup of coffee, simply buy them one. Keep a journal for the week as to where our money was spent and review how you were blessed in helping others.

Donate a Thanksgiving Meal

Every year, entire meals for the local food bank are given out 1 day before Thanksgiving. Donate meal items to your local food bank as a way to serve the community.

Thankful For My Family

Often, our families bless us the most and we can thank them the least. Plan a big brunch on a Sunday after church to celebrate each other. Prepare a meal that we can eat in courses so you have more time to just enjoy each other, talk about the things you are grateful for, and how you’ve been blessed.

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Easy Thanksgiving Food Ideas for Kids

Turkey Chocolate Caramel Pretzels – Chelsea’s Messy Apron

Chocolate and caramel dipped pretzels are delicious. When you can make them into a turkey with candy corn, it is even more fun! Create and make as a snack for school or a gift for the teacher. Add some candy corn for feathers and edible googly eyes.

Fall Ice Cream Cone Teepees – Frugal Coupon Living

Utilizing a sugar cone upside down as a teepee is adorable. You can either use them as a great table centerpiece or fill them with ice cream as a special treat.

A Waffle Turkey – Kitchen Fun With My Three Sons

Try these waffle turkeys on Saturday morning! Each child can create their own fruit and waffle turkey to eat for breakfast. We don’t even use syrup because the fruit is sweet enough. We used strawberries, cantaloupe and pineapple as the feathers. Make it festive and fun!

Turkey Fruit Snacks – Mom Endeavors

Not all Thanksgiving foods have to be full of sugar! Try this turkey fruit snack, made from an apple.

Thanksgiving Cornucopia Snack – B-Inspired Mama

Cornucopias are a classic symbol of Thanksgiving and represent the pilgrims and thankfulness. This one is made from a variety of ingredients, some healthy and some sweet. Get creative as you create your own mix!

Chocolate Pilgrim Hats – Southern Living

An easy but fun project! A fudge striped cookie, a rolo candy and a little icing makes a pilgrim hat. Serve this at Thanksgiving at the children’s table or keep them in the refrigerator for your family. These are fun to make and eat.

Turkey Rice Krispie Treats – Ciao Newport Beach

We think rice krispie treats are always fun to make. So a rice krispie shaped ball for a body with candy corns as feathers and a candy bird beak makes for Thanksgiving fun. These are great to use for place settings too on the big turkey meal day.

Mini Pumpkin Pie Cookies – Sweet Sugar Belle

Who doesn’t like pumpkin pie even when it is not really pumpkin! These cute sugar cookies that use colored icing to look like little slices of pumpkin pie are great. The even have a dollop of whip cream. They are so festive to make and little hands will like decorating them.

Chocolate Candy Corn Pretzel Bites – The Jenny Evolution

These bite-sized treats are great for satisfying a sweet and salty tooth. This treat is easy to make and easy to munch on, for the whole family.

Indian Corn Thanksgiving Favors – Shaken Together Life

Stuff cellophane pretzel bags with these fall colored candies and tie with twine at the top. Make the top of the husk with brown craft  paper and when all put together, it looks like Indian Corn!

Crescent Roll Cornucopia – Kid Friendly Things To Do

This cornucopia is cute and can be filled with dip and veggies as a snack. We keep them on hand as a great snack container for 1-2 days after initially making them. It is easy to roll and mold the crescent roll into a cornucopia and bake. My little ones can not wait for them to come out of the oven for them to fill with the favorite veggie dip.

Edible Oreo Acorns – Frugal Coupon Living

The acorn is a great, creamy blend of cream cheese and peanut butter Oreos processed together in a blender. Then that mixture gets shaped into the acorn. Gather acorns before making these so you can have a model to look at for the right shape!

Pumpkin Rice Krispies Treats – Sugar Spice and Glitter

Enjoy these Rice Krispies shaped into pumpkins. They’re great for their groups, in case anyone has any peanut allergies.

Acorn Brownie Pops – Pint Sized Baker

Brownies are my favorite dessert. Make these acorn-shaped brownie pops, simple enough for the kids to help out with.

Fruity Feather Turkey – Betty Crocker

My children were sold on this food craft when they heard nutter butter cookies and fruit roll ups. They feel the need to eat both sometimes so this food creation makes them happy. It is a nutter butter cookie with the fruit roll up utilized as the feathers. These were fun to make and did not last long in our kitchen.

Corn Husk Cookies – Amy Atlas

These are a basic sugar cookie on a stick with icing and then colorful skittles to make the corn kernels. The hardest part is shaping the dough into a corn husk. The rest is simple icing and placing the colors of each kernel. This is like making a mosaic picture but using skittles. My children were very intense on making each cookie just right.

Turkey Marshmallow Pops – Midget Momma

Enjoy these easy to make marshmallow pops that are designed like turkeys! Their cute and simple design is a favorite among kids.

Chocolate Chip Turkeys – Very Best Baking

Everyone loves homemade chocolate chip cookies. Why not make them into turkeys? Use chocolate to make the feathers in different colors. You may have to work on developing our feathers, but the cookies are great tasting and fun to make.

Chocolate Turtle Apple Slices – Mom Loves Baking

Create this twist on a caramel apple. It is covered in chocolate with a caramel drizzle and a sprinkle of nuts if desired. It is a festive autumn treat perfect for the Thanksgiving holiday. It is even fun to set up for guests to make as an appetizer or dessert. 

Apple Nachos with Peanut Butter Chocolate – Trial and Eater

I always include Apple Nachos because it is one of our favorites. They are thin sliced peeled apples with melted peanut butter drizzled on top and mini chocolate chips. For this finger food, add what every topping you like on the apples.

Caramel Apple Turkey – Shower of Roses

Use an apple wedger to make these caramel apple turkeys to look like turkeys feathers. Then, add a small bowl of caramel dip with a candy corn and edible eyes.

Fall Acorn Pudding – Spaceships and Laser Beams

Create this homemade pudding, with (chocolate) acorns! It’s also easy to make in bulk, so it works well for a potluck.

What are your favorite kid-friendly Thanksgiving options?

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Hand prints are so telling.  It reminds us how quickly time goes by and how precious these moments we have really are.

I’m excited to see my little ones grow, but at the same, I want them to stay little forever.  I like to make some sort of hand and foot print card with their picture every year so I can remember their cuteness.

Mother’s Day Hand and Foot Print Card

First, print off this free Mother’s Day poem printable on card stock.  That way, if you use school glue it doesn’t get all wrinkly like regular printer paper.

Have the children trace their hands and a foot on construction paper or help them do it.  For the foot use green and for the hands a different color.  Cut the prints out as well as another long green strip of construction paper for the stem of the flower.  Next, place the stem on the card and arrange the hands into a flower shape with the palms overlapping on top of the stem.  Use the foot print as a leaf at the bottom of the stem.  Print off a picture of the children and place it in the middle of the flower hands.

One year, I didn’t have as many children in my preschool class so we used paint to make our hand and foot prints.

I really like paint, but the construction paper method is nice because older children can do it all by themselves.

I will definitely be doing the construction paper flower card again for my new preschool class at church.

Do you have any Mother’s Day gift ideas that you like to make with kids?

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Mother’s Day Giveaway!

Instant Pots are all the rage these days.  They seem to be on the top of most mom’s wish lists.  They are quick, convenient, and help to make delicious meals; why wouldn’t every mom or homemaker want (or need) one?  Well, if you still haven’t jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon and bought yourself one, you have the chance to win one right here!  I’m partnering with 24 of my blogging friends to give away FOUR Instant Pots!  Yup, FOUR!!  Just in time for Mother’s Day.  What an amazing gift that would be, right?!

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