Tag: Thanksgiving

  • Make Thanksgiving Bunting

    Make Thanksgiving Bunting

    Have you ever made Thanksgiving Bunting? It’s a great way to take a moment to think about all you’re grateful for, while adding whimsical holiday decor to your home. Last week for The Creative Play Challenge, we made a list of what makes our hearts sing (aka, what we’re grateful for.) If you’d like to…

  • Things That Make Me Happy {An Exercise in Thanksgiving}

    Things That Make Me Happy {An Exercise in Thanksgiving}

    Have you ever written a “Things That Make Me Happy” list? It’s a great exercise to develop a more thankful heart! As I’m writing this, Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away. The trees in our neighborhood are almost bare, well, with the exception of the lichen that stays year-round. And the neighbors are starting…

  • How to Make Name Cards (With a Secret Message)

    How to Make Name Cards (With a Secret Message)

    For as long as I can remember, my mom has made name cards for holiday dinners. Sometimes she paints our names, sometimes they are written in her beautiful handwriting, and there have definitely been times when she’s pulled out her calligraphy pen and made the name cards extra fancy. In light of this, as I…

  • Kid’s Table Craft: Table Runner

    Kid’s Table Craft: Table Runner

    After I made napkin rings for the kid’s table, I had an entire cereal box that was crying out to be used. And since we were so busy decorating the kid’s table, I figured a table runner was definitely in order. You mean, your kid’s table doesn’t have a table runner? Oh well, I still…

  • Kid’s Table Craft: Napkin Rings

    Kid’s Table Craft: Napkin Rings

    The kid’s table. In some families, it’s a thing of legend. The tables off to the side covered in paper so the kids can draw on the “tablecloth”, the paper plates in bright, festive colors at each setting, and the centerpiece that ends up being a source of entertainment for the little ones. Whether or…