Happy Thanksgiving!

Today, I hope that you take the time to be thankful for your family, your children, your homes, & the many many blessings given to you by Our Heavenly Father!  Enjoy your day eating turkey, sweet potatoes, and all the other yummy treats on your tables!  Enjoy being with family & friends!  And, take a moment to just live, love, and be THANKFUL for all you have!!!


I am thankful that you read my blog and join me each day as I strive to share parties, crafts, recipes, and ideas for teaching little ones!  Thanks for being here!


So, from my family to yours, we hope you have a WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!!!!

Tasty Tuesday {Mini Pumpkin Pie Jars}

Whether you want an easy dessert for Thanksgiving, a cute snack for little ones, or creative Thanksgiving favors, this recipe is for you!  I found it at The Crafting Chicks, and thought I would share it with you (just in case you missed it there).

{everything you will need}

To make the cute little jars, you'll need...
1. 12 1/2-pint wide-mouth jars
2. festive ribbon
3. labels (keep reading for a FREE download)

{crust ingredients}

To make the graham cracker crust, you'll need...
1. 1.5 cups finely crushed graham crackers
2. 1/3 cup sugar
3. 6 Tablespoons butter


Directions for the crust...
1. Mix the above ingredients together and press into the bottom of each jar with your fingers.
2. Chill in the fridge.


To make the Pumpkin Cream Pie, you'll need...
1. 1 cup pumpkin (pureed)
2. 2 cups cold milk
3. 2 boxes instant vanilla pudding (3.5 oz size)
4.  1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
5. 1 cup frozen whipped topping (thawed) (such as Cool Whip)
6. Extra whipped topping for the top of pies


Directions for the pie...
Combine all ingredients in a bowl & mix together on low speed for 1 minute.  Spoon filling into mason jars on top of the crust.  Top with a layer of whipped topping and chill in the fridge until set (3 hours).

To finish off your cute pumpkin pie jars, tie ribbons around the rims and add a label to the top.  I made some 2" labels for you to use if you want.  Just print them on white paper or white sticker paper, cut out with a 2" circle punch or 2" scalloped punch, and adhere to the top of your jars.

Click HERE to download your page of labels.

Happy Mini Pumpkin Pie making!!!  :)

Manic Monday Freebie {More Thanksgiving Goodies}

3 more days 'till Turkey Day!  I have a few more Thanksgiving freebies to share with you today just in time for your Thanksgiving celebrations!  Check them out!

Conversation Starters from Sweet Baking and Candy Making Supply

Flamingo  Toes' "Get Your Pie On" Printable (Choose your color)

Thanksgiving Subway Art from Today's Fabulous Finds 

Good luck planning all our thankful celebrations!  My family will be attending one Thanksgiving lunch & one Thanksgiving dinner, but not hosting, so it should be close to stress-free as possible!

Thanksgiving Tablescapes

I love Thanksgiving!  It's a holiday that often gets overlooked because it happens to be sandwiched between two of the biggies...Halloween & Christmas!  But, Thanksgiving to me, means spending time with family & friends & just being reminded of how much you have to be thankful for.  As a child, I can remember the delicious smells of turkey & dressing filling our house as I watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!  Then, my Parents & I would spend the day visiting family, eating, eating, & eating some more!  I hope that we can give Our Lil' Turkey some happy Thanksgiving childhood memories of just like the ones I will always treasure!


So, enough rambling, & on to the lovely pictures of Thanksgiving tables for both adults & kiddos that I found today!  Click on each link for details & tutorials.

A Popcorn-filled Paper Bag Turkey from One Charming Party

A Beautiful Thanksgiving Dessert Table from The White Library via The TomKat Studio

A French-Inspired Thanksgiving Table by The White Library

The French-Inspired Thanksgiving Menu (so cute)

An Adorable Kids' Table from Fiskars

A Sweet Thanksgiving Kids Table from Frog Prince Paperie

Let the countdown begin...7 days until Turkey Day!!!

Tasty Tuesday {Mayflower Cupcakes}

I found these CUTE Mayflower cupcakes that would be perfect for the kiddos at Thanksgiving!  All you need is cardstock, lollipop sticks, & cupcakes (homemade or store-bought).  The recipe comes from Readers Digest.

INGREDIENTS:


-Frosted Cupcakes
-White Cardstock or Photo Paper
-Colored Paper
-Lollipop Sticks 
-Scissors
-Glue
-Hole Punch


DIRECTIONS:
1. Prepare cupcakes as desired or purchase store-bought.
2. Cut rectangles of assorted sizes out of the white cardstock to make sails.
3. Punch two holes in the rectangles (one centered at the top and one centered at the bottom).
4. Insert a lollipop stick through both holes.
5. Cut out diamond shapes from the colored paper, fold at the center, glue around the top of the lollipop stick.
6. Insert into cupcakes.

Manic Monday {Some Thanksgiving Freebies}

Happy Monday!  I've been searching around Blogland to bring you Thanksgiving Freebies Part 1.  I found so many cute things that I had to put them into two blog posts.   Enjoy!!!

{At Second Street's Printable Banner} 

{Printable Invitations from Finding My Aloha}

{Lunch Notes from Crafts & Sutch}

{Thanksgiving Keep Calm Printable from Craftly Ever After}

Also, if you haven't visited The Crafting Chicks yet today, you may want to check them out!  All week, they are hosting a Handmade Christmas, where they are giving away fabulous things for Christmas each day!  Moo Moo's & Tutus giveaway is Thursday ~ a $50 gift card to my shop!  So, be sure & do some Christmas shopping with the Chicks!!!

Don't forget, if you want my FREE "Giving Thanks" Collection, you can still send me an email to moomootutu@gmail.com & get yours today!

FREE "Give Thanks" Printable Collection

Hi Lovelies!  Today, I want to say "thank you" to all my wonderful readers!  My Thanksgiving gift to you is a FREE printable collection perfect for your Thanksgiving table (or at least your Kids' Table)!  I used the free clipart and digital papers from Paint it Sew Thrifty to design my collection.  It comes complete with turkeys, pumpkins, leaves, and the color scheme of blue, yellow, brown, red, and orange.  Take a look!

 {the place card, 1 5x7 print design, water bottle label, napkin ring}

{napkin ring & place card/food label card}

{water bottle label: fits 16 oz. bottles (mine is Propel)}

{Little Gobblers print: fits inside a 5x7 frame}

{Circle Tags}

{Circle Tags}

So, if you would like to have this complete collection today including circle tags, napkin rings, water bottle labels, 2 5x7 prints, and tent fancy tags, simply become a follower (if you're not already following), and send an email to moomootutu@gmail.com and I'll send your PDF "GIVING THANKS" Collection right away!  

Happy Thanksgiving, Friends!!!

New "Give Thanks" FREE Printable Collection Sneak Peek

So sorry I have been absent for a couple of days!  I've been working on a new endeavor that I'm so excited about!  It's still in the works, so I can't tell you the details, but it involves being a Printable Partner with an amazing party shop!


I used the free digital paper and clipart from Paint it Sew Thrifty to create a Thanksgiving collection that would be perfect for a kids' table!  The collection will include...
     4 Designs of Circle Tags
     Tent Fancy Tags (for place cards or food labels)
     Water Bottle Labels
     Napkin Rings
     2 5x7 Prints


I'll be taking some photos tomorrow, but until then, here is a little sneak peek...

Come back tomorrow to see my Thanksgiving photo shoot and download your FREE Thanksgiving printables!!!

Manic Monday {Thanksgiving Tiny Teach FREE Download}

Well, friends, I FINALLY finished my Thanksgiving Tiny Teach this past weekend!  I haven't done any of these activities with my Lil' Turkey yet, but I wanted to share it with you so you could enjoy it with your little ones before Thanksgiving!  I'm offering it as a FREE DOWNLOAD because I care so much about teaching our little ones (either at home or in the classroom)  & making learning FUN!   If you decide to download it, PLEASE leave me a comment, just so I know if it's being used!  :)   That would make me feel better about the mAnY hours I spent compiling all the ideas!


The unit includes learning activities focusing on the letters Ii & Tt.  T is for turkeys and Thanksgiving and I is for Indians.  Ok, I know the politically correct name is Native Americans, & I will stress to my child that's their "real name," but I really wanted to teach the letter Ii right now, & it fit!  I hope I don't offend anyone with that term.  I'm 1/8 Cherokee Indian, so I definitely don't want to upset my distant ancestors!  

Here's a peek into the unit...

So, here it is...the entire 32 page Thanksgiving Unit.  

Click the picture to download.

I hope you enjoy!

One more thing...I just realized that I didn't announce the winner of the I Love it All Giveaway!  So...the winner is...

Staci, of Lizard & Ladybug,

CONGRATS, Staci, you win a $20 gift card to the etsy shop,  I Love it All!  Monika, the shop owner, will be in touch with the details soon! :)

Wednesday WOW Finds {Thankful Trees}

This year, since Our Lil' Turkey is old enough to understand what being thankful is, I want to make a Thankful Tree to display during November in our home!  So, as I was doing some blog searching to get inspired, I came across several C.U.T.E trees!  Take a look!

{The Crafting Chicks}

{Head in the Clouds Feet on the Ground}

{Ideas for Scrapbookers}

{Playful Learning}

{The Shabby Nest}

{Skip to My Lou}

{Crap I've Made}

I am thankful for so many crafty people out there giving me so much inspiration to make our own tree!!!