Chica Schmica

I know that Thanksgiving is supposed to be about giving thanks and all…

but…

but…

turkeys are fun!

Especially when they talk!

We have been having so much fun with our latest project. I saw this turkey noisemaker on the Craftsanity blog and knew right away that we had to make it.

The instructions call for a soldering iron to puncture holes in the plastic cup, but I don’t recall seeing one of those around here so I used a lighter to heat up a nail and worked just fine!

This was one of those projects that both of my girls could get into, which makes it an instant success in my book. They both helped me tear the brown paper and glue it onto the cup.

Then we sponged some paint onto our feathers…just for fun!

I added the face once the paper had dried and then demonstrated to the girls what this little bird was capable of!  The screeching ranges from gawd-aweful to chicken-like and tends to send house pets into a frenzy trying to figure out what’s going on.

For your viewing pleasure:

Everybody took turns making the turkey talk, but it takes a little practice to really get him going.

I also wanted to share this book with you.

It’s a simple description of the Thanksgiving holiday that includes everything from the Pilgrims to hand-traced turkeys to cooking up a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Both of my girls have enjoyed reading it and Annabelle actually asked to read it twice last night. We have a couple of Tomie dePaola’s books and they always seem to go over well with our kiddos. So, if you’ve got some little ones and you’re looking for an “Intro to Thanksgiving” type of book, be sure to check this one out!

I wanted to send out a big ‘ole thank you to all of you who made the switch from Toddlebits to Chica Schmica. I know I’ve sort of been on-again-off-again with the whole blogging thing and the fact that some of you have actually stuck with me means so much.

As much as I would love to give something really grand away, I tend to lean towards broke most of the time. So, I am passing along my copy of Amanda Blake Soule’s The Creative Family. It’s a wonderful book and I think anyone who reads it will walk away inspired to create in some way or another with their children.

If you would like to win a copy of the book, just leave your mark down below. I will close commenting on Monday, October 6 and will announce the winner on Tuesday. If you don’t have a blog, please remember to leave an email address or some way for me to contact you.

And, thank you again for stopping by and checking out some of the things we do around here. There’s so much great reading out there and I’m truly flattered and utterly humbled that you take the time to read these pages.