Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Thanksgiving Stories
With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, I am finally pulling out our books about Thanksgiving as well as ordering a few from our library.
The books we will be reading during these next couple weeks include:
Cranberry Thanksgiving
I wished we owned this book, but thankfully it is still available at our local library. You can find a great lap book to go along with it over at In the Heart of My Home!
Update: Hardcover Edition, Republished in 2012 and added to our collection!
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
When I was browsing through Honey for a Child's Heart, I noticed this book. Being written by Louisa May Alcott, I was surprised I had never read it before! The description reads, "The seven rambunctious Bassett children decide to cook their own Thanksgiving dinner after their parents leave to tend a sick grandmother. Minor catastrophes and understandable chaos add to the charm of this rediscovered family classic. It is sentimental and perfect for the holidays." I can't wait to read it!!!
A Pioneer Thanksgiving: A Story of Harvest Celebrations in 1841
"A weaving together of stories, information, and activities to create a tapestry of pioneer life. Wonderful illustrations, great family book." (Honey for a Child's Heart)
. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620
"What kind of ship was the Mayflower? How did the Pilgrims feel when they saw land? What was the first building in Plymouth? In lively question-and-answer style, this fact-filled book answers all sorts of questions about the Pilgrims' journey on the Mayflower and their first year in America." (Amazon)
The Thanksgiving Story
This is one of our favorites... which just might have something to do with the fact that it was one of my favorites as a child! ;)
"Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are aboard the Mayflower, overcrowded when the Speedwell turns back to England. On the journey, the children's baby brother is born and named Oceanus; he will be one of the smallest in the company of settlers who endure the terrible first year in the New World and gather to celebrate the harvest the next November. The story ends with the great feast to which the colonists invited the Indian chief Massasoit, Squanto and their people who had helped the strangers survive hunger, cold and sickness." (Amazon)
A Thanksgiving Turkey
"Gorgeous illustrations in a story about a boy and his grandfather who hope to shoot a wild turkey in the woods, and then deliberately miss the shot. A wonderfully tender story about youth and old age." (Honey for a Child's Heart)
And especially for my littlest ones:
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims
and
This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Book
If you have a moment, I would love to hear about any of your favorite Thanksgiving books! Maybe our library will have them, and we can check them out too!
The books we will be reading during these next couple weeks include:
Cranberry ThanksgivingI wished we owned this book, but thankfully it is still available at our local library. You can find a great lap book to go along with it over at In the Heart of My Home!
Update: Hardcover Edition, Republished in 2012 and added to our collection!
An Old-Fashioned ThanksgivingWhen I was browsing through Honey for a Child's Heart, I noticed this book. Being written by Louisa May Alcott, I was surprised I had never read it before! The description reads, "The seven rambunctious Bassett children decide to cook their own Thanksgiving dinner after their parents leave to tend a sick grandmother. Minor catastrophes and understandable chaos add to the charm of this rediscovered family classic. It is sentimental and perfect for the holidays." I can't wait to read it!!!
A Pioneer Thanksgiving: A Story of Harvest Celebrations in 1841"A weaving together of stories, information, and activities to create a tapestry of pioneer life. Wonderful illustrations, great family book." (Honey for a Child's Heart)
. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620"What kind of ship was the Mayflower? How did the Pilgrims feel when they saw land? What was the first building in Plymouth? In lively question-and-answer style, this fact-filled book answers all sorts of questions about the Pilgrims' journey on the Mayflower and their first year in America." (Amazon)
The Thanksgiving StoryThis is one of our favorites... which just might have something to do with the fact that it was one of my favorites as a child! ;)
"Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are aboard the Mayflower, overcrowded when the Speedwell turns back to England. On the journey, the children's baby brother is born and named Oceanus; he will be one of the smallest in the company of settlers who endure the terrible first year in the New World and gather to celebrate the harvest the next November. The story ends with the great feast to which the colonists invited the Indian chief Massasoit, Squanto and their people who had helped the strangers survive hunger, cold and sickness." (Amazon)
A Thanksgiving Turkey"Gorgeous illustrations in a story about a boy and his grandfather who hope to shoot a wild turkey in the woods, and then deliberately miss the shot. A wonderfully tender story about youth and old age." (Honey for a Child's Heart)
And especially for my littlest ones:
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims
and
This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Book
If you have a moment, I would love to hear about any of your favorite Thanksgiving books! Maybe our library will have them, and we can check them out too!
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Our Thanksgiving
We had a great time at Tug & Regina's for Thanksgiving! Thank you so much for having us over! We had so much fun, that I never even got my camera out! Can you believe that?Tug deep fried the turkey and it was delicious, just like last year! Regina's sweet potatoes were super yummy! And I ate WAY too many rolls!
The adults had fun playing euchre and sequence. Regina & I winning each round!! I'm not competitive, by the way. ;)
The kids each made oreo and pine cone turkeys that turned out so cute! Regina & I ended up helping the kids with the pine cone turkeys since the feathers needed a bit of hot glue to stay put...
The pine cones came from our very own backyard. I had bought some at Michael's while forgetting the fact that we live amidst many pine trees... Silly me. I came home and hubby said, "You didn't actually BUY pine cones did you!" I replied, "Uuuummmm.... Ooopppss! Yep, I did... I'll take them back!"
After all the pokes from the pine cones, I am now wondering if store bought pine cones are less poky than the wild ones? :)
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Wishing you...
To all my visitors, friends and family... May God shower each and every one of you with many blessings! And may you all have a very Happy and Peaceful Thanksgiving!
A Thanksgiving Prayer
Father in Heaven, Creator of all and source of all goodness and love, please look kindly upon us and receive our heartfelt gratitude in this time of giving thanks.
Thank you for all the graces and blessings. You have bestowed upon us, spiritual and temporal: our faith and religious heritage. Our food and shelter, our health, the loves we have for one another, our family and friends.
Dear Father, in Your infinite generosity, please grant us continued graces and blessing throughout the coming year.
This we ask in the name of Jesus, your son and our brother. Amen.
Thank you for all the graces and blessings. You have bestowed upon us, spiritual and temporal: our faith and religious heritage. Our food and shelter, our health, the loves we have for one another, our family and friends.
Dear Father, in Your infinite generosity, please grant us continued graces and blessing throughout the coming year.
This we ask in the name of Jesus, your son and our brother. Amen.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Gobble, Gobble...
Last night after dinner we made the cutest little Turkey snacks out of Double Stuf Oreo cookies, malt balls, and candy corn!
My mom would die if she knew I fed this kind of stuff to my kids... In fact I recently ran into her at the grocery store and started covering up theyummy treats junk in my cart so she wouldn't see it!
In case one of my many siblings shows you this post... Don't worry mom, I only let them have one each...
So get ready Sugar & Boo, we are bringing all the leftoverjunk ingredients with us tomorrow!
They are SO easy to make. And only took a total of maybe 5 minutes!
Directions:
- Take 1 oreo apart. This will be the base.
- Place the whole oreo on its side on the base, so that it sticks to white of the oreo.
- In front of the oreo on its side, place a malted-milk ball for the turkeys head.
- Place candy corn, points down, in between the oreo cookie that is standing on it's side.
- We added a piece of twizzler (left over from the All Saints Party) as well.
Now, I am off to make this yummy treat for tomorrow!
My mom would die if she knew I fed this kind of stuff to my kids... In fact I recently ran into her at the grocery store and started covering up the
In case one of my many siblings shows you this post... Don't worry mom, I only let them have one each...
So get ready Sugar & Boo, we are bringing all the leftover
They are SO easy to make. And only took a total of maybe 5 minutes!
Directions:- Take 1 oreo apart. This will be the base.
- Place the whole oreo on its side on the base, so that it sticks to white of the oreo.
- In front of the oreo on its side, place a malted-milk ball for the turkeys head.
- Place candy corn, points down, in between the oreo cookie that is standing on it's side.
- We added a piece of twizzler (left over from the All Saints Party) as well.
Now, I am off to make this yummy treat for tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Our Tree of Thanksgiving
Making our Thankful Tree yesterday was such fun! First the boys headed outside to find a few branches to use and while the girls gathered rocks to fill the vase with. In the meantime I printed off this leaf template and set out the watercolors and paintbrushes. The kids didn't waste any time getting started! :)
They were all very focused on painting the leaves.
Captain was especially concerned with making sure he used fall colors, and lots of them.
After the leaves had dried, they all told me the different things they are thankful for, while I wrote them down. We didn't have enough leaves for all the things for which we are thankful!! Then we taped hung the leaves on our "tree". It turned out great!
Thank you again Meredith for the idea!
They were all very focused on painting the leaves. 
Captain was especially concerned with making sure he used fall colors, and lots of them.
After the leaves had dried, they all told me the different things they are thankful for, while I wrote them down. We didn't have enough leaves for all the things for which we are thankful!! Then we Thank you again Meredith for the idea!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
It's almost "Turkey Time"...
Anyone interested in a Turkey Time Lapbook?I was browsing the internet looking for ideas to use with our Jamestown presentation (I will post more on this later), when I ran across this cool promotion over at Hands of a Child. You can download their Turkey Time Lapbook for FREE. Go to this link, and type in promotion code 1117UBLAST (regular price is $9.95). This lap book is geared for students PreK-1.
"This 37-page project pack includes a mini guide about Thanksgiving traditions and foods, along with 15 hands-on activities that are divided into 5 days of learning!"
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