We've been trying our best to do Thanksgiving justice around here. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, but even with that, it's still hard not to let the Christmas tidal wave pick me up and carry me away too soon. (Like, except for Aaron's parents, my parents, and Aaron, I'm completely done with my Christmas shopping.) Ivan and Lincoln and I made these cute hand print turkeys. I improvised from a pattern I found on Home School Creations (the link to it is in my last post), and I think ours turned out cuter. They were super easy too. I traced a small bowl for the body and let the kids paint that circle brown. Then I let them each pick the order of colors they wanted, and one by one we painted their hands and stamped the feathers. Then we glued on the head, beak, and waddle. Then the leg meat, and drew the legs with magic marker. Then we glued on googly eyes.
We're still working on our count down too. It's been fun. The other day we drew out, "I am thankful for my dad. Do something nice for Dad." We made him cards and decorated the front screen door with them. So Aaron came home and was greeted with this:
This is Adelia's card. I taped it to her high chair try and she scribbled it, and then ripped it to pieces (hence the taping back together), and I wrote the note for her.
This is Ivan's card. He drew the pictures, told me what to label them, and then dictated what he wanted his note to say. I am not sure where is statement about money came from, but I second the motion. ;)
This is Lincoln's card. He spent his whole time drawing the turkey and spelling it out, which I thought he did an excellent job.(I did tell him to add the Y at the end, but he'd spelled it "trke" all on his own by sounding it out. I was impressed.) He dictated to me what he wanted the note to say, and was very particular where we taped the turkey. He also has a new fascination with question marks, and made sure to put a couple in. "That's a question, right Mom? Did you put the question mark?"
We are definitely grateful for Aaron around here. I don't know what we'd do without him. I love that my kids each had something funny (money, candy) to be grateful for, and something a little deeper (blessings, that Aaron can pass the Sacrament). Aaron is such a good example to our kids, and I know that they pick up on the things that he does. Even though they don't know what the priesthood is, they get to see their dad fulfilling his priesthood responsibilities and they can feel the spirit that comes with.
2 comments:
That is so cute!! You have to hold on to those for years and then you'll look back and they'll definitely laugh and be slightly embarrassed by it. Thats what my mom did.
So, I need an answer from you that I have been pondering for a few weeks. How do you do all your projects? What I mean is, do you gather everyone at once and your kids sit patiently waiting for their turn, or do you help one at a time while the other plays? Because my kids sure do not wait patiently and I have to try really really hard not to get frustrated, and I don't want to be like that. So, what's your secret? My email is autumnhiking@gmail.com :0)
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