fun with turkeys

Well, I have successfully posted our turkey blog before Thanksgiving.  I wasn't sure we were going to make it!  We've done two crafts in the past week or so that have helped us decorate and get ready for Thanksgiving tomorrow.  M's favorite was the apple turkey....

M doesn't always have the patience for activities that require a lot of fine motor work but this kept his attention (I think because it used marshmallows).  For this project you need an apple, toothpicks, something for a turkey face, and small food pieces that can be put on the toothpicks.  We used marshmallows and Cheerios.  If you're health-conscious you could do blueberries or small grapes.  Anything works as long as it goes on a toothpick.  

Here is M filling his toothpicks.  It took a bit longer because he enjoyed putting them on then biting them off....

Here is our finished turkey....

We also did a toilet paper roll turkey that included my favorite- handprints. We made our handprints on thicker cardstock.  M painted them with yellow, orange, and red paint then I cut them out and glued them to the paper roll, which makes the turkey's body.  Unfortunately I can't find the pictures I took while we did this so we only have an "after" picture.  This poor turkey has been a little man-handled and also survived one dog attack so he's a little worn but he's made it to Thanksgiving!

Hopefully we have a few more blog posts coming soon.  We've done a few keep-busy projects since little G has arrived but haven't had time to post about them.  Hoping to get caught up soon!

sibling handprints

A few weeks ago, while we were waiting for Baby G to arrive, we started this project. I mentioned it in this post.  Two weeks ago G joined us and since then we've finished it. 

I've said before that newborn handprints are pretty elusive. Back when M was a newborn I changed this idea from hands to feet because (at least my) newborns aren't especially cooperative when it comes to painting hands.  We had to get a handprint for this one though because a hand and a foot would have looked a little funny. Therefore, you'll notice G's handprints are a little smudgy. We got the best we could. 

Here they are; small canvases from any craft store, I think they were BOGO when I bought them at Michael's.  A handprint from M and a handprint from G.  They now each have one hanging in their bedrooms.  G's first art project....