This is our pet turkey Edward.
He was helping my husband put in the sprinklers.
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Beth's Best Homemade Stuffing Ever!
This recipe is brought to us by Beth which will make a great addition to your Thanksgiving and Christmas table. Beth says, "I stumbled onto this recipe when I used to work for a bakery , yes its good, my son who up until this recipe would only eat stovetop, loves it you need loaf wheat bread, the gritty grainy type (I use a 7 grain type) not wonder bread type loaf rye bread, the dark pumpernickel is great."
Thanksgiving Recipes

Theresa's Paper Turkeys
This craft is from our friend Theresa Wagar. It is a fun and festive activity especially for Thanksgiving. Theresa is always full of good ideas and willing to share them with everyone. Theresa says, "We just had a few extra kids over for the weekend so we did some Thanksgiving projects . . .the most exciting was making turkeys. We did this with two 4 year olds and they loved it!"

"Deck the Halls with Boughs of Challah"
Interweaving interfaith religions & traditions
by Beth Bruno & Deirdre O'Gorman Goldsmith
Many families interweave the traditions of different religions. My friends, Scott and Deirdre, who were raised in Jewish and Roman Catholic families, respectively, combined their religions when they married and now look ahead to educating their children, families and friends through the richness each religion brings into their lives. Find out more with a wonderful essay from my friend Dierdre.

Pumpkin Seed Flower
This craft is brought to you by Irene Hayes. She is the mother, works part time and has been co-chair of her kids' school council the past 2 years and is president of the P.T.O. Irene's children love to do crafts, so she has cupboards and cupboards in the basement filled with anything and everything that you can make a craft with. This is an excellent craft for all ages especially for our preschoolers. The seeds can be used to help with both counting and spatial skills (placing the seeds in the circle).

Turkey Napkin Holders
These holders will make a lovely addition to your table. This craft is good for all kids who are 4 and older. Remember let those creative juices flow. You can use poster paints for decorating along with crayons, pastels, and magic markers. Have fun!

Apple Votive
This features our Harvest Festival Craft, the Apple Votive.  This wonderfully beautiful symbol of autumn is sure to liven up any dinner table.  They can also be placed in a large pot of water and set out on the porch; the apples will float- lights dancing in the night.

Thanksgiving Tablecloth
This is a wonderful Thanksgiving Tablecloth that the whole family can help make.  By taking an inexpensive white cotton tablecloth or purchase material to make the cloth, you can have everyone in your family mark what Thanksgiving means to them. Try and choose fall colors and colors that say Thanksgiving to you. Using real life items to inspire what prints you'd like to include is a great way to add diversity to this project.

Holiday Health-Byte
Cranberries, not just for Thanksgiving
by Sue Spataro, RN, BSN
How does cranberry juice help thousands of women prevent urinary tract infections. Find out more.

Apple & Gumdrop Turkey
Peggy Fleisher says "This turkey is kind of figurative but my daughter enjoys making one every year. Sarah likes to make this turkey when we visit people around thanksgiving to give to them."

Turkey Shirt
Here's a fun and kind of messy idea that is great for all kids. It's a turkey shirt. You use your kids hands to make the "turkeys". This also makes a nice momento for us sentimental moms : )

Turkey Napkin Rings
Here is another fun and attractive turkey craft. My daughter Evamarie created these wonderful napkin rings on a rainy Friday afternoon. I think they are fabulous and hope you do too! They are made from toilet paper rolls, construction paper and a bit of Fun Foam. This craft is perfect for kids age 5 and older. Happy Thanksgiving !

"Turkey Soup" Gift & Fundraising Idea
This easy and charming craft is really a wonderful gift for any and all of the gobblers in your life. We have created a wonderful gift tag that you can easily download and attach to your mug to make this a special gift. The tag has an adorable picture and inside we have written a poem especially dedicated to Thanksgiving. This can be given as an inexpensive and fun favor for a Thanksgiving party, a gift for a favorite relative and friend and a wonderful Thanksgiving centerpiece.  You'll want to make them for your kids. "Turkey Soup" is also a very good project to raise money (fund raising) for organizations like the scouts, churches and/or schools.

Squash Candles
This week's Craft of the Week features Squash Candles.   All you need is a beautiful acorn squash and some paraffin to make a beautiful centerpiece for Thanksgiving or a lovely gift.

Turkey Chili
This recipe is sure to be a hit in your family.  Turkey chili is hearty enough for the coldest winter day yet low enough in fat where you can enjoy it too.  My hubby loves chili and can't tell the difference between this satisfying dish and the "other" chili.  Topped with fat free sour cream, shredded low fat cheddar cheese, and chopped scallions this is a delicious dinner.

Great Gift & Fundraising Idea
Brownies in a Jar Gift
Everyone loves brownies.  Brownies are the perfect gift and you'll love our Brownies in a Jar. All you need is a one quart jar that you can pick up at your local craft store.  Just take the ingredients for the Double Fudge Brownie Mix and fill the jar.  You can make the jar festive by using a colorful ribbon to tie on the recipe instructions along with a note from you.  Using a small piece of material you can also cover the lid of the jar add the ribbon and you have "wrapped" your gift!

Holiday Bean Soup Gift
The best gifts are the ones which come from the heart; the ones that warm the heart. Holiday Bean Soup is a wonderful homemade gift that will be loved.   This is perfect for your children's teachers, your post person, your friends at work.  It's also a great gift to make for any community service project- for scouting groups and church groups that want to give during the holiday season Bean Soup is an easy, simple and appreciated gift.   It is terrific as a way to raise funds for schools and other organizations.

Pumpkin Patch
Here is one great  idea to decorate your house! Your own personalized pumpkin patch! It's very simple, but tons of fun. You remember dyeing hard boiled eggs for Easter, why not for Harvest Festival or Halloween? All you need are hard boilled eggs, some orange food coloring and let your imagination run wild!!

Snowman Soup
This holiday gift idea is brought to us by Veronica who got the idea from Paulette who says, ""I did the JPEG because several people on my list can actually print this out and use it this way....the "topper" folds over and gets stapled to the bag with the ingredients in."

Potpourri Gel Jars
This week's Craft of the Week features a wonderful gift that children of any age can make. Gel Jars are beautifully decorated, scented gifts.  They are sure to liven up any room with their fragrance. You'll want to choose scents which your mom likes. You can substitute potpourri oil for the essential oils in this craft.

Thanksgiving Placemat
This can easily be done with children who are 3-4 years old and older.   The child will cut out, glue, and place her plate, fork, napkin, cup etc... on the large piece of construction paper.  For added fun and a lesson in the food groups the kids can be encourage to draw their Thanksgiving dinner on the cut out plate before gluing it down.

Nifty Socks
Along with the sneaks, fancy, colorful socks celebrate the warm and beauty of spring or lift our spirits in the shortening days of fall. Nifty socks are a wonderful craft for kids of all ages. This is a terrific way to decorate socks and have fun!

Apple Printed Potholders
Printing is a wonderful craft for any age. It works well for groups of children and the individual. Boys and girls love to make prints using various fruits and vegetables as their templates.

Potato Prints
This is a great way for you to use a simple potato to make an  stamp for almost any holiday.

Colorful Leaf Placemats
This week's Craft of the Week features one that welcomes Fall into our homes.  These Fall Placemats are colorful and easy for all kids four years old and older to make.

Paper Mache Glue
Need the glue recipe to make a great Halloween or fall craft. This is the recipe for Paper Mache. We have received many requests for a good paper mache recipe and I believe this is the one!!

Decorative Candles
How many times have you looked at decorative candles and were astonished at the price tag? It never seemed to be worth the extra money for the candle with the sparkles or colored swirls. Now you can make your own decorative candle without spending a fortune.

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