Check out this cute little hair accessory. I found these sweet little flower clips while I was looking for bows for little girl. These flowers by Little Lesiw caught my eye. They are going to make her holiday outfit. The best thing about the clips is the price. You can get these little flowers for $5.95 each or a pack of 3 for $12.95. What a deal! What a great gift for the little princess in your life.

Please remember to share any great gift ideas you have found. Leave a comment or email me with your finds.

Woman's Day Chanukah Menorah

Happy Chanukah to all of you celebrating . Received several ideas again from Woman's Day and I thought I would share this beautiful menorah with you. I am thinking of making one as a center piece for our table. You can find all the details at Woman's Day.

Holidays?

During the holidays as a teacher and a mother I get a lot of questions about the different holidays children celebrate. It is a difficult question and for some a delicate subject. I enjoy talking to my own children about all of the holidays. I find that I learn something new every year along with them. I feel, by teaching your children about other peoples traditions and cultural/religious belief you are giving them the knowledge of acceptance and you expose them to the diverse world they live. Here are a few of my favorite stories I share with my kiddos.

• Christmas Around the World
  
• Light the Lights! A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas
• My First Kwanza Book
• Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story
• Lighting a Lamp: A Diwali Story
• The Legend of the Poinsettia
  

These are just a few of the many books that are out there for you to share. I also have several activities that I do as well. I will try and post pictures soon. Please share your ideas for talking to your children about holidays.

Pumpkin Crisp

This comes to me from my old college roommate Jen. She wrote:

We had this at my scrapbook retreat. I swear, it's like a cross between pumpkin pie, pecan pie and a cobbler (served warm over Blue Bell Vanilla ice cream).... It was so yummy. Of course, how can you go wrong with 2 sticks of butter! :-)

Pumpkin Crisp

1 16 oz can of plain pumpkin
1 can evaporated milk
3 eggs
2 cups of sugar
3 tsp pumpkin spice
1 yellow cake mix
2 sticks of butter/margarine
crushed pecans

Blend pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar and pumpkin spice together with mixer. Pour into a 9 x 13 cake pan. I spray mine with Pam first. This liquid will be runny. Spread drycake mix evenly over pumpkin mixture. Melt butter and drizzle over dry cake mix. Sprinkle generously with nuts and bake at 350 degrees for 50 - 55 minutes. Top with cool whip and/or serve over vanilla ice cream.

Woman's Day

Well apparently there are people out there actually reading this blog. I was contacted by someone from Woman's Day digital outreach team. Yeah me! They sent me a few Thanksgiving ideas to share with all of you. I am out traveling to see family myself for the holidays so I won't be able to try any of these yummy ideas myself but hopefully I will hear from some of you and what you tried. Here are the topics Jagdish shared with me:

• Thanksgiving Recipes 2009
• 8 Divine Thanksgiving Wines - Under $10
• 8 Unconventional Thanksgiving Side Dishes
• 10 To-Die-For Thanksgiving Pies
• 4 Decadent Thanksgiving Desserts

Happy Thanksgiving !!

Turkey and Stuffing done Easy

Looking for an easy Thanksgiving dinner? I found this recipe from Rachel Ray. I will say that we tried the yummy cranberry orange stuffing and it is super easy and yummy! I found the cranberry muffins at Whole Foods. They were a little hard to find but once I found them the rest was easy. I didn't try the turkey and gravy from this recipe...I like to cook the whole bird. You can click on the link above for the recipe. Let me know what you think if you give it a try. Also send me any other quick Thanksgiving recipes you might find. Happy Turkey Day!!

Thanksgiving Ideas

Looking for fun Thanksgiving ideas. It can be anything from recipes, traditions, crafts and decorations. I have been a little busy and could use your help with ideas. I will post some of the crafts we have been working on at home soon.