Thanksgiving Fun For Kids!

Now that Thanksgiving is approaching, it's a good time to share some facts with the kids. They are sure to get a kick out of these. It always makes for a fun dinner topic!

Thanksgiving History

Did you know the Pilgrims sailed on a ship called the Mayflower to get to North America?

Did you know that the Plymouth pilgrims were the first to celebrate Thanksgiving?

Did you know the pilgrim leader Governor William Bradford invited the Wampanoag Indians to join them for their feast?

Did you know that the celebration lasted for three whole days?

Thanksgiving Today

Did you know that California is the state that consumes the most turkey every year?

Did you know the average American consumes 16-18 lbs of turkey a year?

Did you know only the male turkeys gobble?

Did you know the average Thanksgiving turkey is 15 pounds?

Did you know that the heaviest turkey was 86 lbs? (The average size of a 5th grader!)

So, in honor of the holiday I've decided to do something a little different this year! We usually host Thanksgiving every year so I thought I would get a little crafty this year and have the kids help me as well. I've decided to make a "Be Thankful Tree." All you need is some small hands, colored construction paper in brown, yellow, orange and red.

1. Cut out a tree trunk from the brown construction paper.

2. Trace your little hands out onto the colored construction paper for the leaves.

3. Use scissors and cut out the leaves and number them 1-10. (1 for each guest depending on the number of guests)

4. Adhere the tree to the wall, refrigerator or poster board.

5. When guests arrive, they each get a leaf and a pen. Each guest needs to write what he or she is thankful for on the leaf and place it on the tree.

During dinner or dessert, everyone reads what he or she is thankful for from the "Be Thankful Tree."

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

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by Jessica GPosted in Holidays

Melissa & Doug "North Poll" Contest!-Closed Winners announced by email!

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Jessica

by Jessica GPosted in Babies, Baby must haves, Holidays, Mothers

"Netflix for Toys"

I had to share something great with everyone that I've discovered. It's a site called Toygaroo. They are basically like a "Netflix" for toys and it's a fantastic idea. Have you ever bought toys for your child only to find they play with it for a day or two and then basically write them off and move on to something else? Well, this site lets you add toys to your cart that you think would suit your children best. You sign up for a plan and Toygaroo sends out 4, 6 or 8 toys a month. Once your child is done playing with their toys, you ship them back. What's great is that you don't pay for shipping either. You ship the toys back and they send you out more toys for your kids to play with! You can keep the toys for as long as you like too. They carry over 500 toys from newborn to age 5. Also, all of their toys go through a major sanitization process each time they are returned. There’s no “Yuck Factor!”

I had the opportunity to try this program out for my kids. They were so excited to get their box of toys. My kids had such a blast with these toys that I was so glad I signed up for one of their plans. I had to share this great site with my readers!

I've received a really great offer I wanted to share with you guys too. It's a 25% off coupon for a discount on any plan. Just use the code luvmykids when you go to checkout at Toygaroo.

Right now Toygaroo has a special for the holidays. You can add 6 toys to your pouch for $32!

You will be so happy you checked this site out. Happy Holidays!

Jessica

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by Jessica GPosted in Babies, Baby must haves, Holidays, Mothers