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[ 12 Nov 2008 | No Comment ]
Thanksgiving Pilgrim Cupcakes

Thanksgiving Pilgrim Cupcakes

These homemade Thanksgiving Pilgrim Cupcakes are easy to make and take to your child’s Thanksgiving class party, scouts meeting, or have as special treats for the young ones on Thanksgiving. The cone is the hat, you just add the black band and yellow buckle to turn it into a Pilgrim Hat!
What you need:

cake mix and ingredients for baking
waffle ice-cream cones
icing
muffin tin
black paper
yellow paper

What to do:

Prepared a cake mix and fill ice-cream cones a little more than halfway with the batter
Stand the cones in muffin tins and bake them according to …

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[ 9 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments ]
Thanksgiving Table: Braided Bread Napkin Rings

Homemade napkin rings will bring country charm to your holiday table. Children will have fun helping you with this homemade bread napkin ring recipe. Make the Cornucopia Centerpiece to add to your Thanksgiving table decorations.
What you need:

1 package (16 ounces) hot roll mix, plus ingredients to prepare
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon cold water
flour for work surface

Supplies:

4 paper tubes from paper towels, foil or other wrap
cooling racks
knife

What to do:

Wrap tubes in foil; grease lightly. Grease baking sheets.
Prepare hot roll mix according to package directions. Knead dough on floured surface until smooth. Cover …

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[ 9 Nov 2008 | One Comment ]
Thanksgiving Breads: Cornucopia Centerpiece

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A beautiful centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table, this edible cornucopia can be filled with fresh fruit or an assortment of fresh-baked breads or rolls. Buy a second package of hot roll mix to make the braided napkin rings to add to your Thanksgiving table’s decor.
What you need:

1 package (16 ounces hot roll mix, plus ingredients to prepare mix
flour for work surface
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon cold water
Assorted fresh fruit

Supplies:

1 (16″x16″x14″) cardboard triangle
cookie sheet
ruler
tape
scissors
foil
shortening
wooden toothpicks
clean towel

What to do:

To make cornucopia mold, …

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[ 8 Nov 2008 | No Comment ]
Math Bingo Helps Children Learn Addition

Help your child learn addition with this fun game. Children learn math best when they are having fun so grasp the opportunity to spend quality time while helping your child learn addition with Math Bingo.
All you need is a deck of cards, a playing grid (drawn or printed), and some markers.

Game materials for 2 players:

1 deck of cards, 0 – 10: Use the Joker as 0 by taping a large printed 0 on the face side.
1 grid for each player: Draw the grid or use Word, create a 4×4 table with 16 …

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[ 8 Nov 2008 | No Comment ]
Free Books and More

Nana has found an offer for free books and more. Good books make great gifts for grandchildren and grandparents alike. Save all season long on bestsellers, kids’ books, and holiday favorites. Books as gifts are not only entertaining, educational, and long lasting, they have the lowest return rate. There’s no need to worry about the right color or size! If you know the recipient well, you’ll easily find at least one book he or she will enjoy receiving.  Click here to find how you can buy 4 eligible items and get the lowest priced one …

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[ 5 Nov 2008 | No Comment ]
Thanksgiving Table: Edible Favors

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Pick up some candy corn and pumpkins, sugar cones, melted chocolate, and cookies when you do your Thanksgiving shopping and you’ll have ingredients for great Thanksgiving favors for younger and older kids alike. Preaparing recipes and decorations for Thanksgiving are what makes the day of thanks extra special for everyone, especially the children. It creates memories and helps them feel included.
Nana has found two recipes for your Thanksgiving table favors that can also be used as Thanksgiving place cards. My children always enjoyed being the ones who decided where the company would sit around the …