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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Happy Turkey Day
wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day With love to you all, Gail From st thanksgiving turkey handprints etc wild turkey From st thanksgiving turkey handprints etc wild turkey
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Pumpkin Pie ~ Apple Galette
From dim sum pie!!! Fun day baking at Smiling Tree…..oh yes we had some issues….some of the buttery pastry on the pumpkin pies broke off and caused smoking and of course the smoke alarm kept screaming at us!! Pastry leaves … Continue reading
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Tagged apple galette, cooking, craft, nature craft, pine cone turkey, pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving
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Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
I made all the pastry for my pie baking workshop this morning and a couple “extras” for my family Thanksgiving celebration. The workshop is Wednesday and the kids get to choose between a pumpkin pie or apple galette (rustic single … Continue reading
Handprint Turkeys
From st thanksgiving turkey handprints etc wild turkey Is there such a thing as too much handprint “art”? Of course not!!!! Aren’t these cute. The trick here is to paint the kids’ hand then have them open wide then … Continue reading
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Goopy Soup
From ST goopy soup Nov 2008 We haven’t made “goopy soup” at Smiling Tree in quite some time. I thought it was more suited to summer weather so when we had a heat wave last week I decided to … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Time
From ST thanksgiving turkey hats 2008 We had some fun with Thanksgiving crafts and songs at Smiling Tree this week. Here are a couple “turkey” songs we sang: Gobble, gobble turkey, Thanksgiving-time is here; gobble, gobble turkey, Thanksgiving-time is … Continue reading
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Leaf Art
From misc st replace photos Leaves, twigs, acorns + glue and just a touch of paint…………..art!
Giftable Crafts…..book marks
A book mark made by your child and a book or magazine would make a great holiday gift. Maybe a sweet children’s book given to Dad with a message on the bookmark to “please read me this book Daddy” Here’s … Continue reading
Bright Noodle “Beads”
From st noodle necklaces Irish soda bread I dye noodles with food coloring and rubbing alcohol. Using alcohol allows the noodles to dry quickly and not stick together because the alcohol evaporates quickly.
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Visitors Come to Fun School
From st noodle necklaces Irish soda bread We made Irish Soda Bread with molasses, strung dyed macaroni beads and made book marks as gifts. We were lucky enough to have a big sister, a dad and a grandma join us this … Continue reading
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“Old” Friends!
On this day at Fun School we had a group of old friends. All these kids and moms use to come to PlayDATE and meet as a playgroup weekly. They’ve now added Smiling Tree to their weekly activities….how fun! The … Continue reading
Moss Terrariums
From misc st replace photos The kids took a little baby food jar and put gravel inside then collected moss to create a terrarium. I thought we might decorate the lid but the “organic” lable is kind of … Continue reading
Luncheon is Served
From st terreriums colored acorns cookies luncheon Now that the weather is damp we’ve moved inside for lunch. I miss our picnics on the front lawn but there’s something very sweet about having everyone inside. We’ve been having the … Continue reading
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Raisin Walnut Cookies
From st terreriums colored acorns cookies luncheon Sometimes baking with whole wheat flour and honey just doesn’t quite make it. I remember back in the early 70′s (yes, early 70′s ) I tried to substitute honey for sugar in everything … Continue reading
Acorn Memory Game
From st terreriums colored acorns cookies luncheon This is a fun and very easy project. The kids took acorn caps and colored the inside with felt tip pens. Then filled the caps half full with white glue…..then wait. … Continue reading
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Happy Halloween
From halloween turnip When you live in the country and your kids are all grown you don’t get trick-or-treaters. That didn’t keep me from enjoying the spirit of the season. I bought this turnip to test out thinking I might buy … Continue reading
