Lasagna is the ultimate winter comfort food. The kids love to help make it and eat it. Lasagna makes for great left overs as it tastes even better the next day. I recommend serving lasagna with a leafy green salad and warm Italian bread. You Will Need: 12 lasagna noodles, (uncooked) 4 cups mozzarella cheese, […]
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These sun catchers make beautiful Christmas decorations made by children of nearly any age. I found this fun Christmas craft on Fun365 web site. They provide free printables that I used but you can use any simple silhouette pattern you wish. I find it easier to use high quality self-adhesive laminating sheets than contact paper. […]
This is a quick and easy chili recipe found on the Food Network. I added a can of drained and rinsed chick peas and a can of corn to the recipe as well. Feel free to garnish with cheddar cheese, chives, sour cream, and serve with tortilla chips if you want to. You Will Need: […]
“Thankful” by Elaine Vickers is the perfect children’s book (and project) to do with children for Thanksgiving or anytime of the year. “Thankful” is a beautiful story of being thankful. Each year, a little girl writes down the things she’s thankful for on strips of paper and links them together. As one idea leads to […]
I found this unusual, delicious, sweet and spicy, harvest-like whole cauliflower recipe on the instantpoteats web site. I skipped the breadcrumbs and broiled the glaze on the cauliflower for the last 10 minutes of cooking the vegetable. Sprinkling the vegetable with dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds makes it perfect for Thanksgiving dinner or any autumn […]
Kids love baking from scratch. The children I care for asked if we could bake a pumpkin spice pound cake I found on the Taste of Home web site. We skipped the walnut sauce but I’m sure it would taste great for people that love walnuts. You Will Need: 1-1/2 cups butter, softened 2-3/4 cups […]
The school-aged children I care for loved decorating these standing 3D sculptures I make from cardboard for them. I just grab cardboard boxes from the recycling bin and cut out characters from cardboard. For this activity they used paint, pastels, and tissue paper squares to decorate their Thanksgiving turkeys. You Will Need: Turkey Template, remove […]
Acorn squash is so delicious and stuffing the squash makes for a great presentation. I found this easy, delicious recipe on The Clean Eating Couple web site. I didn’t peel the apples and I used vegan cheese. Feel free to substitute the ground turkey with another protein or to make it vegetarian add some rice […]
A toddler I babysit loves this easy Thanksgiving-themed project my other Nanny Kids and I made for her. She carries the turkey jug with her every where she goes and loves putting colorful pom poms in and then pouring them of the bottle. You Will Need: Pom Poms Empty Plastic Bottle Construction Paper Scissors Glue […]
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