If you are a vegetarian then you will likely be familiar with the fact that traditionally, Thanksgiving is a holiday that does not cater to your kind. Thanksgiving is the time of year where turkey is a traditional meal. If you are looking to get the most out of the Thanksgiving holiday season without having to succumb to the apparent “necessity” of eating animals, there are countless ways that you can join in on the festivities and enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday while still maintaining your … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Teach Your Kids to Be Thankful
As a parent, it's important to teach your kids to be thankful. After all, there are many things to give thanks for... big and small alike. What are you thankful for? Now share those things with your kids. Give them ideas on what they can be grateful for in their life. For example, they can be thankful for: family church food home school health clothing toys books entertainment playgrounds snuggles candy The possibilities are endless. Start keeping track of what your thankful for. It's good … [Read more...]
Candy Pilgrim Hats: A Fun Thanksgiving Recipe
Growing up, Thanksgiving was at the top of my list for favorite holidays. We used to rent our local gymnasium and have our very large extended family on our reservation and even family from other nearby reservations come and eat and play games -- like basketball, pickle ball, and volley ball. We'd bring stacks of board games and there was an entire table devoted to dessert. Our family Thanksgiving dinners have gotten smaller over the years, and we have actually started traveling more during … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Turkey Vegetable Plate! Perfect for a Fall Appetizer!
My kids are big VeggieTales fans. They watch and re-watch all the VeggieTales in the House episodes on Netflix. Seriously, I am so glad that this show is on Netflix. It truly is entertainment I can trust my kids to watch. In honor of the 4th season of VeggieTales in the House, I printed some great activity sheets (link below) for the kids and made a fun Turkey Vegetable Plate. I bought the vegetable plate at my local Costco and just arranged it to look like a Turkey, somewhat. You could … [Read more...]
15+ DIY Thanksgiving Napkin Rings
I find it difficult to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here and 2015 is quickly coming to an end. Time seems to escape and fly by so quickly in our busy life with two kids. I'm not the only one who is shocked that it's almost Thanksgiving right? This year, we are spending Thanksgiving in Florida. We will be staying in a condo near the beach, and it will have a fully stocked kitchen. Wouldn't it be nice to bring some cute napkin rings for the Thanksgiving dinner table? The kids and I love … [Read more...]
15+ DIY Thanksgiving Placemats for Kids
This Thanksgiving why don't you let the kids make their own placemats for the Thanksgiving dinner table? It's a fun DIY craft idea and the kids will LOVE it! Here are 15 DIY Thanksgiving placemats: Printable Thanksgiving Placemats Thanksgiving Placemat Coloring Page Placemat DIY Placemat Craft Turkey Placemat Give Thanks Placemat Draw your favorite food placemat Color Page Placemat I am thankful for...placemat Activity Placemat Kid made placemat Printable Kids … [Read more...]
20 Appealing and Festive Vegetarian Appetizers
Each year for Thanksgiving we like to have a large family dinner here on our reservation. We have a good sized extended family and eating together, watching football, playing games, and eating some more is a favorite past time. Truly. Having appetizers on trays throughout the day is actually a great idea for my large family. So I thought I'd roundup some vegetarian appetizers that'd be perfect for my favorite holiday. Vegetarian Appetizers Vegetarian Meatballs Pumpkin Cream … [Read more...]
