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What Do Mayflowers Bring? Pilgrims!

November 16th, 2010 | 5 Comments

Pin It We’ve been reading a lot of Thanksgiving books about feasts and Turkeys and about that perilous Atlantic journey in the Mayflower. My daughter is fascinated by ships and we looked for a few pictures of what the Mayflower may have looked like online. So, we headed outside to gather materials to make our own Mayflower. I came up with this craft as we went along so hopefully I can be more or less coherent in … Read entire article »

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Pine Cone Turkey

November 12th, 2010 | 8 Comments

Pin It It’s turkey time! I’m a vegetarian but most of the family loves their turkey. Thanksgiving is all about counting our blessings and one of those is a full table–with family, friends, and plenty of tasty food. And my son is really into the birds when we visit them at a local farm or at the Audubon center–he loves yelling “gobble, gobble” and hearing them gobble right back at him. Pin It Materials: pine cone five (5) or more leaves (pressed … Read entire article »

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Paper Pumpkin Craft

October 25th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Pin It Our home has been completely invaded by pumpkins–real, decorative, and crafted! Here’s my daughter’s latest pumpkin project–a toilet paper roll and construction paper pumpkin that is a great paper-cutting activity. Pin It Materials: toilet paper roll orange paint orange construction paper green chenille stem glue scissors pencil ruler Directions: 1. Paint the toilet paper roll orange and let dry. Pin It 2. Take a piece of construction paper that is approximately twice as long as the toilet paper roll. Fold the construction paper in half and mark off lines, … Read entire article »

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Yarn Pumpkin

October 19th, 2010 | 14 Comments

Pin It We made a yarn pumpkin, similar to this yarn egg we made for Easter. This requires some manual dexterity and patience but it is very simple and relaxing and I think it looks lovely hanging from our chandelier! Supplies: Balloon School Glue Orange Yarn Green Pipe Cleaner Directions: Pin It 1. Inflate a balloon of any color until it is round. 2. Tie four strings around the pumpkin, knotting at the top, to create eight “sections”. Paint the yarn with glue. (Note: I … Read entire article »

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