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November is a great month to focus on the things we are grateful for. I love teaching my children about gratitude, because it helps them to focus less on themselves and more on others.
Gratitude Jar
A gratitude jar is a perfect way to help us get into the spirit of the season. This craft is really simple to make and would be a fun gift to give to your family and friends.
You will need a few things …
Gratefulness: Thankful Hands Kid-Friendly Craft Projectcrafts • my world • raising giving children • kids crafts
Thanksgiving…—The month of November is a great time to focus on things we are thankful for in our lives. When our kids were little, we traced their hands onto construction paper and wrote down the things they were grateful for on them. This has been a tradition ever since.
Kid-Friendly Craft: Thanksgiving Turkey Place Card Holdersmom • crafts • crafts • kids crafts
Thanksgiving—When I think of Thanksgiving Day…, I imagine being with all of my family around the dinner table. My kids love setting the table and making sure that everyone knows exactly where they are going to sit. One way to make it less confusing is to make a
Activities: Family Traditions During the Fall Seasonmom • family fun & traditions • family fun • family fun-traditions
Traditions—As we approach that time of year when extended family plays perhaps a more prominent role in the celebrations of the season, we may look about us for ways to reinvent stagnant traditions, or for ideas for activities that can become traditions.
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The Maghanoy family suggests these “family olympic”
Home Decor: How to Create a Rustic Fall Scarecrow Wreathmom • crafts • crafts • holidays
Fall Decor—Beautiful leaves on the trees, cool crisp air, hay rides, and fall festivals are just some of the joys of autumn…. Scarecrows have been around for about 3,000 years to protect fall crops from crows that would eat bountiful harvests. Nowadays, you’ll usually see them more as
Fall Festivities: Fun Ways to Celebrate Halloween With Your FamilyWhen I was a kid, Halloween meant all-night sugar highs, handmade costumes, and outdoor neighborhood trick-or-treating … ah, the good ole days! Treats were mainly candy, and the tricks … well, let’s just say, toilet papered trees caused many parents distress! Today’s fall traditions include family-themed costumes, pumpkin carving, and…
Flower Gardens: The Perfect Family-Friendly Fall ActivityWhether you live near botanical gardens, flower gardens, large fields with wild flowers, or garden stores, taking your family to see the flowers this month is the perfect way to kick off fall. First the flowers, then the leaves, and then the pumpkins. Thirsty for some apple cider already?
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Pineapple Teriyaki BurgersAre you as big of a sucker as I am for a juicy burger? Don’t give up grilling just because it’s fall. Think of how warm you’ll be when you fire it is. Quite literally, my mouth is watering just thinking about this hamburger and cold weather or not, this…
Fall Fashion That FlirtsThere’s really nothing more fun to me than expressing a little bit of sass with fashion. I mean truly, where else can you express yourself so completely and personally. Okay, there are plenty of places but that’s neither here nor there. *Ahem*. We were talking about expressing ourselves with fashion.…
Fall Art Frame DIY Project Using the SilhouetteWhat inspires you and your DIY projects?
I’m amazed at how the simplest of things—like the walk I had with my girls last week—can inspire me. We kept finding such beautiful leaves in all different colors. My girls wanted to bring them home, so I thought, “Why not hang up…
Ride a bike or walk to a close destination to which you would normally drive.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
