Funtastic Friday #413

 We love the Christmas season!

Do you have the tradition of Christmas crackers

during the holidays?

We had some at Thanksgiving

which was fun for our big crowd!

Someone even got 2 crowns in their cracker,

so we gave him a prize. 

Claire gives you the instructions and joke papers

to make your own crackers.

Another tradition we have is making gingerbread houses.

I loved the year we used Pop-Tarts for our houses.

You can find the recipe {here}

plus all the instructions and printables to make a

gingerbread house kit to drop off to friends 

or have ready for an activity.

Looking for all your Christmas inspiration at today's party!

Let's get to it!

Funtastic Friday #412

 Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. 

Grateful to have you sharing with us each week.

Have you used any of the ideas from our posts?

Let me know below.

Gathering Christmas cookie recipes this weekend. 

What are some of your favorites?

Lenny has a twist on Hershey kiss cookies with his gingerbread varitey.

Our Grinch cookies are still some of my favorites.

Go to the cookie link for the recipe and printable Grinch tags!

Now let's celebrate with some more holiday posts. 

 

Funtastic Friday #411

 Many things to be thankful for, 

take a minute and think of 10.

My sisters, mom and I have been planning out the Thanksgiving menu.

We're going to have quite the crowd this year!
You can't forget the sides!

Alison has rounded up easy side dishes

to complete your dinner. 

We'll be making some Blessing Mix

to put at each plate to snack on.

It comes with a printable tag

listing each ingredient, 

as it represents something related to Thanksgiving. 

Don't forget to get a few containers

for guests to take home leftovers. 

Bundle up your pie slices with our printable tags

Let's get to this week's party!

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Funtastic Friday #410

 It's time to start planning that Thanksgiving menu!

We've got our tried and true favorites

but like to bring in some new appetizers.

Melissa rounds up some great cold appetizer ideas

including Leigh's beautiful crudites platter.

You can find ideas for our Thanksgiving 

charcuterie board {here}

Time for this week's Funtastic Friday!

Funtastic Friday #409

 I teach a seminary class of teenagers in the Old Testament 4 mornings a week.

In November, I always like to focus on gratitude. 

Did you know that expressing gratitude can make you happier? 

check out this cute video about it on You Tube:

 An Experiment in Gratitude | The Science of Happiness - YouTube

On November 1,

 I have the kids write down one thing they are thankful for each day on a paper leaf

 and we hang it on our gratitude tree. 

It's fun to see the tree grow throughout the month.

At the end, I type out each item written

 and give it to the kids to remember all their blessings. 

Carrie has a similar family activity {here}

You could make some of Lois' cute pumpkin cheesecakes in jars 

to kick off your family gratitude project!

Love those layers. These look delish!

It's time to get to this week's party.

Let's go!

Funtastic Friday #408

 Have a fun Halloween on Monday!

We had some really fun Halloween treats and food for kids

linked up in last week's party.

I've never seen mummy meatballs, but Raquel's 3 ingredient recipe 

is sure to be a hit on Halloween night!

Carrie has more spooky fun food {here}

Harry Potter theme {here}

And check out our Day of the Dead cupcakes

which are perfect for Halloween carnival cake walks and parties. 

Time for this week's party.

Looking for all your last-minute Halloween ideas

and let's start planning Thanksgiving!

Funtastic Friday #407

 Just bought our Halloween candy.

LOL-Hope we still have some left for the trick-or-treaters!

Are you hosting a Halloween party or just want to jazz things up

for your family on Oct 31?

Check out Karla's spooktacular cheese board.

She gives a great step by step tutorial on assembling this 

elegant Halloween charcuterie board. 

This would be perfect to snack on for the fam

as you're preparing for trick or treating.

And would be a hit at your Halloween parties!

You can find all our ideas for a spooky dinner on Oct. 31 right {here}

This was fun to put together

 with items found around our house and a few inexpensive items added in.

 

Click on the links below for more favorite Halloween ideas

for your parties, and activities!  BOO!

Printable SPOOKY banner

Creepy Halloween Labels and Jar Toppers

Fun Halloween Books for Elementary Kids

Sugar Skull Craft

Witch Tonic Printable Tag

Looking forward to more of your Halloween ideas this week.