Happy Thanksgiving!

Yay! It's finally here!

HaPpY ThAnKsGiViNg

Everyone!

I made a last minute game that I

thought I would pass along...

It's a TURKEY BOWL!

. . . or . . .

Bowling for Turkey's!

Here's the PDF:

Turkey Bowl Packet PDF

To play the game you will need:

10 Bottled Waters

The Printed PDF

Double-sided Tape

and

A Grapefruit-sized Ball

Instructions:

Print

Cut

Laminate

Remove the labels from the water bottles.

Wrap the papers around the water bottles where the lables

used to be and you're good to BOWL!

(I used the double-sided tape to attach the turkey labels.)

The kids...young and old will love this one!

Have A GREAT Day!

It's the MOST GRATEFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

I love NOVEMBER!

Not only is it my birthday month,
(Woot...Woot!)

but it's the one time of the year we get to just...

BE THANKFUL!

Here's a fun way to display what you are thankful for as a family.

It's a Gratitude Banner!

Here's what you'll need to do:

Print...Laminate...Cut...

and Attach the banner pieces to a ribbon!

You can use hot glue, or colored staples to attach the

banner pieces to the ribbon.

Leave extra ribbon on each of the sides so you can

hang it up.

Each day have each of the members of your family write what

they are grateful for on one of the fall leaves which are

included in the Give Thanks Banner Packet!

The leaves can be clipped to the banner

using glitter covered clothes pins.
I used the medium sized clothes pins, but
the larger ones look cute too!

By the time Thanksgiving

comes around,

your banner

will be filled with blessings!

Here's the PDF:

Give Thanks Banner Packet PDF

To make clothespins you will need:

Glitter

Aqua Net Hair Spray

Modpodge

and

A Sponge Brush

Instuctions:

Paint one side of the clothespin with Modpodge.

Sprinkle glitter while it's wet.

Allow to dry.

Spray with Aqua Net to keep glitter in place!

More to come!

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STILL MORE TO COME!

Most of the ideas can be completed in

less than an hour,

so you should have plenty of time

to get things done before

Thanksgiving!

WOOT . . . WOOT!

Thank YOU for being so patient

with me and my ever present

internet problems.

Just when I think I have things

figured out . . . another

challenge comes my way!

It keeps life from getting boring

FOR SURE!

Happy Almost Thanksgiving Everyone!

Thanksgiving Place Cards

You will Need:

Ribbon

Double Sided Tape

A Printed Copy of the PDF
Here it is:
Gratitude Binderclip Placecards

and

2-inch Binder Clips

(One for each of your guests.)

They cost around $1.50 @ Walmart.

To Make the Place Cards:

Cut out the papers

And leaves found on the PDF.

I inked the edges of the papers

And the leaves with a brown ink.

Cover the bottom of the binder clip

With any of the inked papers.

You can use double sided tape

To attach the papers to the clip.

Tie ribbons up one side of the silver

Part of the clip.

Now you can place a leaf

With the person’s name in between

The top of the two clips.

Photos can be added in place of leaves

If you have one for everyone

On hand.

You can bling these up if you

Would like, or just leave them

Like they are.

Either way . . . they are a stinkin’ cute

Way to make your

dinner guests feel welcome!
Pictures are coming soon!

Gratitude Garland

A Gratitude Garland is a great way to display

The things you are grateful for.

Each person will get a leaf and the opportunity

To list the things they are grateful for.

All of the leaves will be added to the garland

with the Clothespins.

It’s the perfect THANKSGIVING decoration!

I know that all of these Thanksgiving ideas

Are coming about as close to Thanksgiving

As possible, BUT there is an up side . . .

EVERYTHING IS ON SALE!

Woot Woot!

The fall garlands have been marked down

40-60% so you can pick one up for not

Very much money at all!

HOW COOL IS THAT!?!

To Make This Project You Will Need:

Sharpie Fine Point Markers

Clothespins

Mod Podge

Gold Glitter

and

A Fall Garland

Here’s The HOW TO:

Print the Fall Leaf PDF.

Here’s the PDF:
Gratitude Garland

Cut out the Leaves.

Use the Mod Podge to attach the

Glitter to the clothespins.

I only covered one side, but you

Can cover both sides with glitter

If you would like.

Have everyone write their

Name and at least one thing they are

Grateful for on the leaf.

The leaves can then be added to the garland

With the clothes pin.

These can be added to each year.

I have leaves that my Grandma and Grandpa Rees

have written on.  My grandparents are no longer

physically with us, but with their leaves

added to our Gratitude Garland,

They are never far from our thoughts!

I am . . . TRULY BLESSED!

Cocoa Puff Turkeys

Yep . . . they’re as good as they sound!

Cocoa Puff Turkey’s are made like

Rice Krispy Squares.

I usually make a large pan of the

Cocoa Puff flavored rice krispy squares.

To Make the Turkeys:

Each person will get a square of the

Rice Krispies.

The goal is to shape the rice krispies into a

TURKEY HEAD AND BODY!

The feathers are made with

Gumdrops and toothpicks,

And the face and gobbler are made

From fruit roll ups and candy corn.

These Turkey’s will keep little hands

Busy for quite a while.

Take pictures of the finished turkeys

To add to the calendar or movie.

You can even have a contest if you want.

Prizes could go to the . . .

Fattest Turkey

Most Colorful Turkey

Tallest Turkey

Most Creative Turkey

Best Use of Gumdrops Turkey

The Turkey with the Most Personality

Or the

“Wow!” That’s Some Turkey!
Pictures coming

 Here’s Are the Awards:
PDF coming

Gratitude Candles

So . . . Do you remember the goblets

we added the bling to for

Halloween?

Well, we’re going to be using them again.

Last time we turned them upside down

And set our spiders on the bottom

Of the goblet.

This time, they will be filled half-way

With water and a floating candle.

Place a goblet and candle at each

Place setting.

Have each person light their candle

As they say what they are grateful for.

It’s an AWESOME sight to see all of

The candles lit and the bling

Just makes it that much better!

It truly reminds us of how blessed we are.

If you have small children and are

Worried about a THANKSGIVING FIRE,

WORRY NO MORE!

Instead of using floating candles
and water,

YOU can use the battery operated

Votive candles in the goblet.

(Just don’t add the water!)

Have each person turn their candle

On as they say what they are

Grateful for.

Same effect . . . Less Stress!

Still more ideas to come!

Hope you’re having as much fun 

As I am!!!

Tom Blessings Bingo

Is a staple at our Thanksgiving Day

Celebration.

Each person brings a

WRAPPED DOLLAR STORE GIFT!

These gifts will become the

Bingo Game PRIZES!

We have lots of littles in our family

So we have two bingo boards.

FEAST is for the Adults

And

TOM is for the Littles!

There is one thing you might want

To remember if you want to

get your prize . . .

You have to say, “FEAST” when you

Have 5 in a row instead of

“Bingo!”

If you forget . . . you have to wait

until you get another 5 in a row

to collect the goods!

LOVE IT!

Here’s the PDF:

FEAST:

Cards 1-6
Cards 7-18
Cards 19-24
Calling Cards for Feast Bingo

TOM:

 CALLING CARDS:

Thanks to Valerie for adding the pics

To the game boards!

NOTE:

You can use white elephant gifts

For the Bingo prizes to keep things

Even cheaper!

Here’s the PDF:

Tom

Turkey Hunt

I love being around kids!

The things they do and say bust me up

and the way they get excited about the

Holidays is definitely something well

Worth watching!

My Thanksgiving job is usually

entertaining the kids.

I get as excited as they do . . . so it’s the

perfect thing for me to be in charge of .

One year I was in charge of the pies.

I was soooo excited!

I made 15 pies and loaded them in the car to

take to Henefer.

ON the way . . . we noticed a family that

had been stranded because of car problems.

I told Dave to stop so that I  could see what

we could do to help.

We gathered all the money we could find

and left them with a pie.

I thought they would love a little

bit of pumpkin pie while they waited for

their tow truck.

When it came time to present the pies

to my family . . . I was OOBER excited.

They looked awesome!!!

My Dave took the first bite and looked at

me with the most puzzled look on his face.

He asked me what type of pie I had made.

“PUMPKIN,” of course!

I took a bite to see why he would ask.

“GOOD NIGHT AND LITTLE FISHES!” 

It tasted like squash!

I had forgotten the sugar!

I immediately thought of the cute little

family on the side of the road.

They probably thought I was trying

to poison them!

Bless their hearts . . . I felt soooo bad!

So long story short . . .

I am now permanently in charge of

The games!

Woot . . . Woot!

The kids just think it’s because I’m the

FuN Aunt, I’m sure!

I am still allowed to make

cream pies or fruit pies so that’s good!

The littles always love to hunt for things,

So a TURKEY HUNT is a must at

Our house every year!

Here’s what the Turkey’s look like:

To Make the Game:

Print the Turkey’s

Laminate and Cut Them Out

Attach the Turkey’s to Tongue Depressors

And You’re Ready to Go!

Now all you have to do is hide them in the yard

And turn the kids loose!

Each of the Turkey’s have different

colored tail feathers.

I did that so that we could do prizes

at the end of the game.

I put the prizes into cellophane bags.

I add a turkey tag

(which is included in the PDF)

to each bag.

The kids can grab the match to their

Turkey!

I use the card below to keep track

 Of the Turkey’s that have been found.

This is laminated and marked with a

Dry erase marker!

The kids love to see what turkey’s have been

Found, and what turkey’s are left!

Super Fun . . . Super Easy . . . and a great

Way to keep the kids entertained!

Here's the PDF:

Turkey Hunt Game

Pin the Gobbler on the Turkey!

The first idea I had for this was to pin the feathers

on the Turkey, but...

Turkey's are covered with feathers!

PIN THE GOBBLER on the TURKEY

Now that's a bit more of a challenge!

You can use the Turkey and feathers from the

PLUCK THE TURKEY GAME

if you would like the game to be less of a challenge for little ones

or if you just want a variety.

Either way...the object is to have FUN!

Here's the BIG FELLA, Himself:

and

Here Are His Gobblers:

Here's the PDF:

Pin the Gobbler on the Turkey 11x17
Pin the Gobbler on the Turkey 8.5x11

This is also a large PDF.

I go to good ole' Alphagraphics to get mine printed

and laminated at the same time.

Instructions:

Cut the laminated game pieces.

Mount the Turkey on the wall with Poster Tack.

Add some Poster Tack to the back of the Gobblers,

and you're ready to play!

Don't Forget the blind fold!

HINT:

If you have a mix of older and younger kids,

you can put the older ones in charge of some of the games.

It's a great way to get everyone involved.

Make sure you have separate activities as well

and your teens will be much more willing to help out!

PLUCK...The Turkey!

PLUCK THE TURKEY!

This is a Thanksgiving Hangman

and a great way to get pre-teens and teens

involved in the day's activities.

You have to use words that have to do with this

specific holiday.

(OK...you don't have to, but it's definitely more fun!)

Instead of slowly hanging a stick figure,

you will be plucking the turkey.

If you guess the word before all your feathers are gone...

YOU WIN!

If NOT...You're the Thanksgiving Dinner!

Above is a picture of the word card.

This page is laminated so that dry erase markers can be used.

Here's the Plucked Turkey:

Here are His Feathers:

The Game Also Comes With An Instruction Card:

The PDF prints out to be an 11"x17"

so it can be used in larger groups.

I also did a smaller version so that you can

print it from home.

Here is the 11"x 17" PDF file:

Pluck the Turkey

Here's the 8"x 10" PDF:

Pluck the Turkey

Good Luck!

Don't Eat Tom!

Don't Eat Tom the Turkey!

This is just a Thanksgiving version of the

DON'T EAT FRANK game

I made for Halloween.

Here's the Link to That Post:

Don't Eat Frank Link

Candy Corn...Gumdrops...or any other candy

will work to cover the squares.

The little ones will LOVE this one!

Here's the PDF:

Don't Eat Tom Game Packet PDF
The game comes in 5"x7" as well as 8"x10"

Next Up...

Pluck the Turkey!

GOBBLE!

This is the

THANKSGIVING

Version of YATZEE!

It's called...

Yatzee!

You Will Need:

6 Dice
(I included a PDF for 1 1/2" wooden dice or regular-sized dice.)
Mod Podge
Sponge Brush
Wet Erase Markers

and a

Printed Copy of the PDF

To Make The Game:

Cut the PDF pieces.
Mod Podge the pieces to the dice.
Each dice should have the #'s 2,3,4,5,6, and a letter.

Each row will cover all 6 six sides of the dice.

You will end up with 6 total dice! 

Here's the PDF:

1/2 Inch Dice Gobble PDF

3/4 Inch Dice Gobble PDF

1 Inch Dice Gobble PDF

1 1/4 Inch Dice Gobble PDF

Here's the Score Card:

Gobble Score Sheet

Laminate and use Wet Erase Markers to keep score!

(I get my wet erase markers at Walmart.)

NOTE:
If the person yells, "YATZEE!" instead of "GOBBLE!" it doesn't count!
Have FUN!

Turkey...Turkey...Who's Got the Turkey?

Turkey...Turkey...Who's Got The Turkey?

Is a perfect game for Thanksgiving Day.

Little ones will SIT in a circle and pass the

Turkey and Leaf Tokens.

The person sitting in the middle of the circle is IT,

and has to try and find out who has the Turkey.

You can pass just the Turkey Token, or you can add the leaves

to make the game a little bit more of a challenge.

Here's what goes on the back of the Leaf Tokens:

Here's what goes on the back of the Turkey Tokens:

Whatever you choose . . .

It's SUPER FUN and will keep

the kids entertained while you get things done!

Here's the PDF:

Turkey...Turkey...Who's Got the Turkey? Game Packet PDF

Here's a Link with the HOW TO INSTRUCTIONS:

Pumpkin...Pumpkin Game Instructions

A Preparedness Project

and

Another Thanksgiving Idea

Are On the Way!