Holidays
Thanksgiving Craft: Turkey Hair Clip
Time to get dressed for Thanksgiving. These little turkey hair clips are a simple but festive way celebrate turkey day.
Food & Home
Favorite Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
Drowning in Thanksgiving leftovers, and tired of your standard recipes? Here’s my go-to trio of post-Thanksgiving foods.
Big Kid
On Being “The House” At Thanksgiving (And Beyond)
This Thanksgiving and beyond, I am grateful that we are “The House” for my teens and their friends. What does that look like?
Holidays
Autumnal Flower Arrangement for Thanksgiving
Creating floral centerpieces for the table is one of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving. Getting your kids involved to arrange seasonal flowers, leaves, branches, berries, pinecones to decorate the Thanksgiving table is much easier than you think. Follow our flower-arranging tutorial.
Holidays
Kids’ Pilgrim Hat DIY for Thanksgiving
Pilgrim Hats for kids is an easy Thanksgiving craft. Follow our super simple tutorial.
Your Life
#GivingTuesday: Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem is a pillar of its community and a leading international ballet organization. Its importance in the arts cannot be underestimated. Learn more about DTH and how you can support arts and arts education on #GivingTuesday and beyond.
Your Life
#GivingTuesday is Less Than a Week Away
Help launch #GivingTuesday on November 27. We’re less than a week away. We can do this.
Young Child
8 Ways to Raise Thankful Kids
This is the time of year when we all start to thinks about being thankful. It is the time when we reflect on the past year and consider where we want to go in our lives in the upcoming one. How have you helped your children be thankful for all they are blessed with?
Holidays
Thanksgiving Craft: Gratitude Centerpiece
This simple modern Thanksgiving table centerpiece actually has little hidden messages– inside each of the rolled-up flower– that show gratitude and thanks, perfect for little kids to write.
Activities
#GivingTuesday: The New Victory Theater
For #GivingTuesday, think about supporting The New Victory Theater, New York’s first theater totally devoted to children and families.
Your Life
#GivingTuesday: Hurricane Sandy Aid Edition
This #GivingTuesday focuses on how to help citizens and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy. Really, most of the resources I have listed are ones that can be used by you to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy all along the Eastern Coast.
Health & Safety
#GivingTuesday: Healthy Child Healthy World
Learn more about Healthy Child Healthy World, a leading environmental non-profit organization, and how to support them during #GivingTuesday.
Your Life
#GivingTuesday: Soledad O’Brien & Brad Raymond Foundation
As #GivingTuesday approaches, learn about the Soledad O’Brien & Brad Raymond Foundation which helps young women overcome barriers and reach their highest educational potential.
Holidays
Turkey Place Cards for the Thanksgiving Table
Keep your little ones busy while the Thanksgiving meal is cooking by asking them to make these fun name place cards for the Thanksgiving table. We’ve included a bonus turkey coloring sheet too!
Holidays
Thanksgiving Turkey Table Craft
This little craft is a quick one to set up and will keep the kids busy at the Thanksgiving dinner table, as well as looking cute and providing a keepsake of your children’s artwork and thankful messages.
Holidays
Thanksgiving Day Table Activity for Kids: Turkey Trivia Cards
Thanksgiving dinner is usually a long meal so having things to keep the kids busy and entertained can help everyone enjoy their time together. We have something special in mind for this year.
Holidays
Paint Embellished Apples for a Holiday Table
Embellish apples with paint to spiff up your table for the holidays
Holidays
Family Traditions: The Thanksgiving Feather Hunt
The Thanksgiving Feather Hunt! Our family’s super fun way to keep the little ones occupied while some of us desperately try to perfect grandma’s gravy recipe.
Parenting
Being Thankful for the Little Things
As we enter into the Thanksgiving holiday I think it is important to think about all of the things that we have in our lives for which we are thankful. You know aside from the obvious ones, friends, family, health…. What are the things make my life better on a daily basis.
Holidays
Fall Leaf Linens
Let the kids make something special for the table this Thanksgiving with these elegant and easy leaf-printed linens. This no-mess project can be done by kids (or adults) of any age.