Apple Turkeys

For our kids activity this year I went back to my roots -- when I was a kid.  I remember one or two of my teachers making 'Apple Turkeys' with us and I loved it, so I knew the kids would too!  They were a hit!

They're pretty easy to make!  Everyone just needs an apple, some toothpicks (little ones get help from an adult) and some candy and treats to stick on the toothpicks to make a turkey!

We filled bowls with the candy/treats/toothpicks for the kids to have easy access!

I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends!

Turkey Cookies

We are gearing up for Thanksgiving!  We made these lovely turkey cookies in preschool last week! 
The student's loved them, and I really like having them follow a recipe themselves!  I make my recipes simple enough so they see what order to go in, and since 99% of them are not reading yet, they can "read" the recipe by following the pictures in order. (I covered the Peanut Allergy square with a sticky note if it wasn't needed - if it was needed then I had that student find what was different). 

Items needed: Fudge Stripe Cookie, Nutter Butter Cookies, chocolate chips, candy corn, piece of twizzlers pull apart licorice.

If you want the recipe, you can print this one off, or I can e-mail you the pdf.

Happy Turkey Day!

Your Stuffing Be Tasty, 

May Your Turkey Be Plump. 

May Your Potatoes 'N Gravy 

Have Nary A Lump. 

May Your Yams Be Delicious. 

May Your Pies Take The Prize, 

May Your Thanksgiving Dinner 

STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS!!!
-Anonymous

Happy Holidays!

Holiday Treats

Here are some yummy Easter treats from Tracy (thank you!!!). There are two different yummy recipes, so I am linking to both recipes. Just click on each picture below to see the yummy recipes! Can't thank you enough Tracy -- fabulous ideas!!

This is called Holiday Party Mix

This is Chocolate Pretzel Squares

(I love this - the yellow m&m ones look like eggs and ham - how cute is that?)

Pumpkin Cookies - Take 2

I usually like the simple recipes ... but I found another recipe for Pumpkin Cookies that I had to try and is quite yummy! These are a little fluffier and less dense.
Here's what you need: (I'm just going to list them since there's quite a few)
* 1 cup canned pumpkin
* 1 cup white sugar
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 1 egg
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon milk
* 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
* 2 cups chocolate chips
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Here's what you do:
Combine pumpkin, sugar, veggie oil, and egg. In a separate bowl, stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Dissolve the baking soda with the mild and stir in. Add flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and mix well. Add vanilla, chocolate chips and the nuts. Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes or until lightly brown and firm.

Pilgrim Hats

What kids (and adults) wouldn't just love munching on a sweet little Pilgrim Hat after dinner this Thanksgiving. They're pretty easy and oh so cute!Here's what you need:wax paper, large marshmallows, milk chocolate chips, fudge stripe cookies and yellow icing (I bought gel first and it didn't look as cute as the icing).Here's what you do:
Lay out 24 cookies (stripes down) on waxed paper. Melt chocolate in microwave (I put it in a glass bowl on high in the microwave for 1 minute stir then 10 seconds and stir, 10 seconds and stir and continue until melted). Dip marshmallows with skewers and place one marshmallow on top of each cookie. Let cool/dry and decorate with yellow icing.

Easy Pumpkin Cookies

This is the easiest and yummiest recipe for Pumpkin Cookies you'll ever find! The original recipe calls for spice cake but I made it with chocolate cake and that was even Yummier! MMMMMmmmmm Chocolate!

Here's what you'll need: 1 box cake mix (any flavor), 1 small can pumpkin pie filling, chocolate chips and walnuts (optional).






Here's what you do:
Combine the cake mix and pumpkin. Then add any chocolate chips and/or nuts to taste. I added a half bag of chocolate chips and a handful of walnuts.
* Sorry I forgot to add before: cook at 350 for 12-15 minutes.

Cookie Turkey

What you'll need: Fudge Stripes Cookies, Nutter Butter Cookies, Mini m&m's, icing.







Stick a Nutter Butter cookie on a Fudge Stripe Cookie with icing. Add m&m eyes and decorate with icing. You could even add a candy corn for a beak instead.