Whenever we have guests for dinner, whether it’s family or friends, I like to make little party favors.  These little owls were a spur of the moment idea and they turned out really cute.  Although you could turn this same idea into many different themes for other seasons of the year.  But the little owls […] 

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love the food, the preparation of the food and the focus on time together.  There is no pressure to fit in buying gifts, or anything else.  It’s about coming together.  While I love all the foods we have on Thanksgiving, often the meal is too rich for kids.   I […] 

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    Thanksgiving Word Search Printable for Kids   Free printable Thanksgiving wordsearch for a fun activity for the kids. Click image for printable pdf or here.    Thanksgiving Turkey Maze Printable Print this fun Turkey maze for a Thanksgiving activity. Good teaching tool for learning to spell the word turkey. Thanksgiving coloring activity also. […] 

This is a perfect way to serve up stuffing to kids  or even adults, whether it’s for Thanksgiving, a special meal or a regular week night- foods cooked in muffin tins are just so much cuter.  And hey we love stuffing so they are going to go fast. If you have a favorite stuffing recipe […] 

This cute little turkey muffin salad or turkey shaped appetizer plate will be a big hit with your guests, especially the kids, on Thanksgiving day.  Make this little turkey as a starter for Thanksgiving dinner.  It’s a fun beginning dish to set the theme on turkey day.  Kids can even help assemble the turkeys on […] 

Our family loves chocolate in most any form.  But I’ll have to admit, we weren’t quite sure if the kids would go for chocolate mashed potatoes.  But … they were an instant hit.  We now like to make these for special occasions, birthdays, parties and Thanksgiving dinner.  We served our mashed potato trio to look […] 

  Kids will love having their soup served in their own individual little pumpkin.  This is a tasty, nutritious soup that provides a good source of fiber and Vitamin A.  The apples and apple juice sweeten and mellow the flavor to make it a kid favorite. Kids can help:  Scoop the seeds from the pumpkins. […] 

At my house, any type of muffin is a hit.  So when we were thinking recipes to make for Fall, we decided to try making an old standby, stuffing, into a muffin.  Kristin is the whiz in the kitchen and the recipe is her creation.  Her addition of apple in these muffins makes them especially […]