Using a paper cutter, cut scrapbook paper into (30) 2 1/2X 3 in. squares.
Number each square 1-30 using either vinyl numbers or marker.
Cut, tie, and stick ribbon using a glue dot to the top of each square (you can also purchase pre-tied ribbon in the scrapbooking section).
Lay out your squares on the canvas prior to gluing to make sure they are even. Run a bead of glue down the sides and bottom of each square and stick to canvas.
In the remaining space at the top, give your board a title.
Use paper scraps, to cut strips that will fit in each pocket.
Each day, as a family or each person, will take a strip and write down what they are thankful for and place it in that days pocket.
If you are teaching colors to toddlers this fall, consider a fun matching game to help them recognize colors.
This color turkey matching game is a fun way to learn colors. Children will recognize the color of the turkey: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple and then match the colors of the feathers to each turkey.
You only need a few supplies for this activity and the printable is included below!
Kids will love creating this adorable Apple Turkey Craft that they can eat when they are finished creating it!
Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful for our blessings! I have two little blessings at home that call me, “Mom,” and we have a lot of fun working on crafts and activities during the holidays.
This Thanksgiving, take a few moments to create a few fun crafts to make with your little ones. There are many different ways to make these apple shaped turkeys by using different edible snacks.
You can get creative and use anything from your pantry or fridge to serve as the body parts of the turkey. You can also use any variety of apple that you like!
Here’s a great Apple Turkey Craft Recipe that you can make with the kids and display this Thanksgiving!
1. You will need 4-5 toothpicks for the feathers. Alternate marshmallows and dried cranberries on each toothpick to serve as the feathers. Stick them into the top of the apple.
2. Break a toothpick in half to stick the prune into the apple to serve as the face.
3. Cut a marshmallow in half to serve as the eyes. Stick them into the prune using a piece of toothpick.
4. Cut a dried cranberry in half and stick each piece into the center of the marshmallow to serve as the eye balls. If the marshmallow is a little wet, the dried cranberry will stick in place. A chocolate chip can be used as well.
5. Break another toothpick in half to stick the grapes into the bottom of the apple to serve as the feet.
6. Stick the triangle shaped carrot into the prune with a piece of toothpick to serve as the beak.
You can use your apple turkeys as decoration or let your children eat them!
This Southern Cornbread Dressing is perfect served along side your holiday turkey or ham this season!
The holidays are approaching! Families will soon gather together to celebrate the holiday season over plenty of good food, fun, and festivities.
One of my favorite memories as a little girl was celebrating the holiday season with my family, especially when my cousins would come over.
I remember watching the parades in the morning on t.v. and then eating a late holiday lunch.
Afterwards, we would head outside to play. We would throw the football around to each other or play games of hide and seek.
The adults – my aunts and uncles, were usually assigned with the harder tasks.
They were to each bring a special dish to the gathering as a contribution so that the responsibilities of cooking, which is a big responsibility, didn’t fall on just one person.
This tradition made it easier on everyone and the family had plenty of time to visit with each other and enjoy each other’s company.
Thankfully after I married my husband, I noticed that his family carried on the same traditions.
It’s a beautiful thing to see everyone pitch in to provide the holiday meals each season.
Everyone contributes their favorite dish and we all gather together to enjoy conversations and plenty of laughs.
I’m also thankful that my side of the family and my husband’s side of the family are great cooks! As I get older, I cherish the recipes that are created with love in the kitchen that have been passed on by mothers and grandmothers in the family.
As a kid, it’s easy to overlook how much hard work goes into each dish that’s prepared over the holidays, but now that I have kids of my own, I can only hope to pass these family recipes down to my own kids.
They will be able to prepare these special dishes for their own families as the recipes and traditions get passed down.
This holiday season, I’ll be making a Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe with Homestyle Herbed Gravy to serve with a glazed baked ham.
This particular dressing recipe is my husband’s favorite.
He says that out of all of the side dishes that are served during the holidays, the dressing side dish is the dish he looks forward to the most!
I can understand why. It is moist and flavorful and a perfect addition to any holiday meal this season.
Serve this dressing alongside of turkey, baked ham, roast and all of the traditional sides that are served during holiday meals.
I am thankful for my mother-in-law who passed down her grandmother’s dressing recipe to my family.
She wrote it down for me a few years back to keep in my recipe box! I will be forever grateful and this will be my go-to dressing recipe for years to come.
For this dressing recipe, I give you step by step instructions and photos so that you can follow along and learn how to create your own Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe this holiday season!
Gather the baked biscuits, toasted bread, and cornbread.
Crumble the biscuits into a large mixing bowl.
Crumble the toasted bread into a large mixing bowl on top of the biscuits.
Crumble the cornbread into the large mixing bowl on top of the bread.
Add salt, ground pepper and rubbed sage.
Add both onions.
Add eggs, butter, and chicken stock to the mixture.
Stir mixture together until mixture is combined well and moist.
Place mixture in a casserole pan and press mixture down with large spoon until even.
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden brown.
Southern Cornbread Dressing
Ingredients
1 9X9 pan of cornbread (here’s my homemade cornbread recipe)
8 slices of toasted bread
1 12 count (12 oz.) can of small biscuits baked
1 cup green onions chopped (3 stalks)
1 cup chopped onion
1 1/4 cup melted butter
3 tbsp. rubbed sage
2 eggs
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Gather the baked biscuits, toasted bread, and cornbread.
3. Crumble the biscuits into a large mixing bowl.
4. Crumble the toasted bread into a large mixing bowl on top of the biscuits.
5. Crumble the cornbread into the large mixing bowl on top of the bread.
6. Add salt, ground pepper, and rubbed sage.
7. Add both onions.
8. Add eggs, butter, and chicken stock to the mixture.
9. Stir mixture together until mixture is combined well and moist.
10. Place mixture in a casserole pan and press mixture down with large spoon until even.
11. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden brown.
Did you know that dressing is also a popular recipe to serve at Christmas? This dressing recipe is PERFECT for serving at your holiday lunch or dinner this year!
Paper plate crafts are fun to make! Create this Fall Paper Plate Apple Craft for the fall season!
It doesn’t matter how old you are, there’s always an opportunity to make crafts with paper plates! Paper plate crafts can be simple and quick or more complicated.
Whether you’re looking for a craft to do with your kids or just want to try something new on your own, this apple paper plate craft for fall is a great option.
The following is a step-by-step guide to help you make this adorable project! You can make this craft with supplies you may already have at home or be able to find around town for less than $10.
It’s easy, fun and will help you get into the fall spirit!
Fall Paper Plate Apple Craft
Supplies:
Large white paper plate
Red craft paint
Brown construction paper
Green construction paper
Green pipe cleaner
Glue (or hot glue gun)
Paint brush
scissors
Optional: strong tape
Directions:
Paint the paper plate red. Set aside to dry. Once dry, apply another coat if desired. Set aside to dry completely.
Cut a brown stem out of the brown construction paper.
Cut a green leaf out of the green construction paper.
Turn the paper plate over to the back and glue the stem on. Allow to dry.
Turn the paper plate over to the front and glue the leaf next to the stem.
Cut the pipe cleaner into a 4 inch piece. Twirl the pipe cleaner around your finger to shape the stem.
Turn the paper plate to the back and glue the pipe cleaner to the back.
Once dry, you can use a strong piece of tape to make sure the pipe cleaner stays secure on the paper plate.
Display the apple paper plate craft!
Fall Paper Plate Apple Craft
Materials
Large white paper plate
Red craft paint
Brown construction paper
Green construction paper
Green pipe cleaner
Glue (or hot glue gun)
Paint brush
scissors
Optional: strong tape
Instructions
Paint the paper plate red. Set aside to dry. Once dry, apply another coat if desired. Set aside to dry completely.
Cut a brown stem out of the brown construction paper.
Cut a green leaf out of the green construction paper.
Turn the paper plate over to the back and glue the stem on. Allow to dry.
Turn the paper plate over to the front and glue the leaf next to the stem.
Cut the pipe cleaner into a 4 inch piece. Twirl the pipe cleaner around your finger to shape the stem.
Turn the paper plate to the back and glue the pipe cleaner to the back. Once dry, you can use a strong piece of tape to make sure the pipe cleaner stays secure on the paper plate.
We make this Moist Pumpkin Bread recipe every year!
This is a recipe that I like to get the kids involved with. They love to mix the ingredients and prepare this recipe to enjoy for our family!
The fall season is my favorite time of year. I love everything about fall including the cooler temperatures, football season, warm drinks, everything pumpkin, and yummy smells in my house.
It’s also the time of year when pumpkin has taken over grocery store shelves and we’re all in search for that perfect recipe!
During the fall season, I love to bake with my girls and come up with delicious treats for the family to enjoy.
Now that fall is approaching, I thought this would be the perfect time to bake with my girls and allow them to be involved with this pumpkin bread recipe that we will be having for Thanksgiving this year!
They did everything, I just told them what to do! I think they really enjoyed baking with mom and we were all able to enjoy our pumpkin bread.
I was very pleased with our pumpkin bread recipe. This recipe creates a very moist pumpkin bread!
Let the kids get involved in the baking process!
Pumpkin Bread is a classic fall treat that you can enjoy for breakfast or dessert with coffee, milk, or juice!
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to get your pumpkin fix, this is the perfect recipe.
Make it with or without walnuts or pecans, raisins, chocolate chips – it’s up to you! Add cream cheese frosting on top if you’d like.
I hope that this will become one of your go-to recipes during the holidays too!
Give this recipe a try!
Moist Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 (15 oz.) can of pumpkin puree
½ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. pumpkin pie extract or pumpkin pie spice
2 eggs, beaten
¼ cup water
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: flour, salt, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In a medium size mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie extract, eggs, and water. Mix well.
3. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir together until all ingredients are mixed well. Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and bake for about an hour.
To check to see if the pumpkin bread is done, stick a knife or long skewer into the center and remove. If the knife is clean, the pumpkin bread is done!
Slice the bread up and serve it to your guests and enjoy with a glass of cold milk or hot coffee!
Moist Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 (15 oz.) can of pumpkin puree
½ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. pumpkin pie extract or pumpkin pie spice
2 eggs, beaten
¼ cup water
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: flour, salt, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In a medium size mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie extract, eggs, and water. Mix well.
3. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir together until all ingredients are mixed well. Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and bake for about an hour.
To check to see if the pumpkin bread is done, stick a knife or long skewer into the center and remove. If the knife is clean, the pumpkin bread is done!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I substitute fresh pumpkin for canned pumpkin puree?
Yes, you can substitute fresh pumpkin for canned puree. Just make sure to cook and puree the fresh pumpkin before adding it to the recipe. You will need about 1 ¾ cups of fresh pumpkin puree to replace the canned version.
How do I know when the pumpkin bread is done?
To check if the pumpkin bread is done, insert a knife or long skewer into the center. If it comes out clean, the bread is fully baked. If it has batter on it, bake the bread for a little longer.
Can I use another type of oil instead of vegetable oil?
Yes, you can substitute vegetable oil with other oils such as melted coconut oil, canola oil, or even melted butter. However, using different oils may slightly alter the texture and flavor.
Can I add nuts or chocolate chips to this recipe?
You can fold in about ½ to 1 cup of chopped nuts, like walnuts or pecans, or chocolate chips into the batter for extra texture and flavor.
Can I make this recipe gluten-free?
Yes, you can substitute the all-purpose flour with a gluten-free flour blend. Be sure to use a blend that can be substituted at a 1:1 ratio for the best results.
Can I freeze pumpkin bread?
Yes, pumpkin bread freezes well. Let the bread cool completely, then wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and place it in a freezer-safe bag or container. It can be frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw it at room temperature when ready to enjoy.
How should I store leftover pumpkin bread?
Store leftover pumpkin bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to a week.
What can I substitute for pumpkin pie extract or pumpkin pie spice?
If you don’t have pumpkin pie extract or spice, you can use a blend of ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon cloves or ginger to achieve a similar flavor.
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, combine the pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie extract, eggs, and water. Mix well.
and bake for about an hour.
