Friday, November 16, 2012

An Enchanted Childhood Playschool ~ November 12th-16th ~ Thanksgiving

When the weather first changes to cold we have a hard time talking ourselves into dressing 6-8 toddlers and heading out into the cold, so we tend to stay inside. Somehow 40 degrees seems sooo cold in November... and yet so refreshing in March!  So we are always very thankful for a warm day, here and there.








This week we did our Thanksgiving activities since we have next week off (yay!)
We started off by reading In November, a sweet book by Cynthia Rylant.  The children then painted foam turkey cut-outs (from Target's Dollar Spot).





Our next activity was inspired by TwoBigTwoLittle's Spice Handprint Turkey.  We mixed brown paint with cinnamon and nutmeg and then made handprint turkeys!  We added googly eyes, a beak, a wattle, and a magnet on the back. Cute!



Bunny and her favorite cousin, Monkey!

Thursday, we read our favorite Thanksgiving book, Thanks for Thanksgiving.
Our yearly tradition is to help the children be mindful of being thankful!
Last year we made leaves and labled them with the things they were thankful for.
This year we made a turkey and wrote their "thanks" on the feathers.

After reading the book, we talked about things we are thankful for. For the littlest ones, we helped them along by asking what they were happy to have, what they loved, what they liked to hug.









We are so thankful, everyday, for so many gifts God has given us: family, friends, our playschool children and their families, His creation which is always amazing and wonder-filled ... so many things to be thankful for!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!


Sharing with these linky parties:
Sharing Creative Ideas
Country Kids
Sharing Saturday
Show and Share Saturday
Saturday Show and Tell
Made by Little Hands
Montessori Monday
Hey Mom, Look What I Did
The Children's Bookshelf
Tuesday Tots
All Year Round Blog Carnival: Autumn
Moms Library Link Up
(tot school tuesday)
tip-toe thru tuesday
Happy Family Times
Kids Craft
Super Link Party
It's Playtime
We Made That Wednesday
What I Learned Wednesday
Let's Pour Tea Link-Up
PreK and Kindergarten Corner
Read. Explore. Learn.
Friday's Nature Table
For the Kids Friday
Outdoor Play Party
Kids Co-Op
Waldorf Wednesday
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15 comments:

  1. Coombe Mill - FionaNovember 18, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    They look very glad of there outdoor time there in the leaves and to be warm too is a bonus anywhere!I love the hand turkeys, they look so effective. I might see if we can create some with leaves too, what do you think?

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    1. HannahWNovember 18, 2012 at 9:00 AM

      OH I think making them with real leaves as the feathers would be GREAT!

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  2. Renee C.November 19, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    Ahhh...it looks so beautiful where you are. I wish I could be there. Thank you for sharing all the wonderful photos of your crafts. We've done the Turkey hands too a few years ago. I sometimes miss having little children - it's so much fun!

    I'm visiting from The Children's Book Shelf! Have a lovely week! :)

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  3. MaryAnneNovember 19, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    Another delightful week at your playschool! I love that fuzzy caterpillar :)

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  4. Amy November 19, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    I love the idea of adding cinnamon and nutmeg to the paint! Very cute crafts!

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  5. momandkiddoNovember 20, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    Those are some very cute turkeys! Thanks for linking up to The Children's Bookshelf.

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  6. Nicole @ The Kavanaugh ReportNovember 20, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    I love the handprint Turkeys! I think I'm going to have to do that this week.

    Found you through Montessori Monday!

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  7. AnonymousNovember 20, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    Great activities.
    Looks like lots of fun. My favourite is the turkey handprints.

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  8. CarrieNovember 20, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    What wonderful activities!! Thank you so much for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

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  9. AnonymousNovember 24, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    I love your handprint turkeys and your thankful turkeys! What great ideas!!

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  10. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    That fuzzy caterpillar must have be a delight for the kids to find!

    Thank you so much for linking up to the Outdoor Play Party!

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  11. Charlene JulianiNovember 26, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    I love these...so cute! Thank you for sharing on Hey Mom, Look What I Did at Adventures In Mommy Land!

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  12. ChristyNovember 26, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    Those turkey hands are awesome! Thanks for sharing at tip-toe thru tuesday last week.

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  13. RedTedArtNovember 27, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Love both sets of turkeys. So cute!

    Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

    Maggy

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  14. CarrieNovember 27, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Thank you for sharing at Happy Family Times!

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