There is one thing better than receiving a hand made gift for Christmas and that is receiving a hand made gift made by a special child in your life. Creating this cute DIY reindeer handprint sweater is sure to create a lasting memory for your [...]
Planning makes perfect! Large appointment or desk pad calendar Christmas stickers Colored markers At the beginning of the holiday season, set aside a special family night for planning. Write in shopping trips with smaller children, parties, Christmas concerts, the day for tree selection and trimming, Christmas [...]
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, although it has never been seriously claimed that December 25 was his true birthday. Before the fourth century, it was celebrated in April or May, which more closely matches the scriptural account. As Christian festivals were substituted for [...]
Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is a Jewish festival, beginning on the twenty-fifth day of Kislev, the third month of the Jewish lunar calendar, usually in December. Hanukkah marks the reconsecration of the Temple in Jerusalem after its recapture from the Syrian Greeks around 165 B.C. A [...]
December is the crowning jewel of the year! Holiday music, lights, and tinsel twinkle in the cold night air. Wreaths and red bows adorn front doors and the calendar is crammed with a flurry of activities. Children and adults look forward to this magic time [...]
Use your leftover turkey in a turkey sandwich. Make his tail with skewers containing cheese cubes, olives, and cherry tomatoes.
Thaw frozen roll dough and roll 2 together, 1/4" thick. Form into breadsticks of various lengths. Make grooves for feathers. Brush with oil and let rise. Sprinkle with seasoning salt or Salad Supreme Seasoning before baking. Carve a turkey head from a yam. Add raisin eyes [...]
There have been festivals associated with the harvest ever since man began to till the soil. The Chinese celebrated such a feast thousands of years ago, and in our hemisphere, Native Americans and colonists celebrated the harvest years before the Pilgrims arrived. Nevertheless, Thanksgiving Day, as [...]
Carving a turkey is a simple skill, and these few suggestions will help you carve your bird with ease. Slice the skin between the breast and leg. Continuetocutdowntothejoint, pulling the leg away from the bird while the tip of the knife severs the joint between the [...]
Dry ice lets this little Mayflower sail through the sea! 1 large banana squash Puffpaints or permanent markers 3 (4" x 3") pieces of poster board 3 (5" x 4") pieces of poster board 1 (6" x 5") piece posterboard 2 (1/4" x 11") dowels 1 [...]
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