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Falling in Love with Fall

Don't know what to you with those left over pumpkins?  Make a Thanksgiving Pumpkin Turkey!

What you'll need:

Brown Tempera Washable paint

Tooth picks

Feather ( Real or cut out from constriction paper )

School Glue

Yellow Construction Paper or candy corn for the beak

Googly eyes or a marker pen

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Paint the pumkpin brown and let it dry

Glue or tape the feathers to some of the toothpicks to create the tail and wings ( Make plenty of them, so your Tom looks full ) Wait for glue to dry before sticking picks in pumpkin

Glue on Googly eyes, ( or draw them on )

Glue Candy Corn or Construction paper beak to a tooth pick. ( You can also carefully attempt to put the toothpick through the candy corn )  When it dries, stick it where the beak should be.

Put 2 tooth picks up front where the feet should be, and you have yourself a turkey!

Keeping healthy in this FATTENING, SUGAR FILLED, time of year!

In between the holiday parties, say no to drive thru.  Try and prepare hot, nutrient rich meals for the kids.  If you are limited on time, grap a back of stir fry frozen veggies, grill some chicken, and mix together.  Soup, and sandwiches, are also a quick healthy meal everyone can enjoy.

For a healthy quick snack that everyone can enjoy, spreading cream chease or peanut butter on just about any fruit or veggie is always a hit.

Make sure the kids get plenty of water and physical activity.  Enjoy the cool weather, throw on a sweater and take a nature walk.  Talk you your kids about the change in weather, and leaves. 

Also, remember at dinner party, pace yourselves and your children.  Enjoy the offerings, but remember...you don't have to eat everything offered and ask youself "How will this make me feel when I'm DONE eating". 

If it's too much left over halloween candy plaguing you, have you child pick 20 of their favorite pieces that you will keep in a jar in the kitchen.  Take the rest and have them decorate lunch bags to hold the candy and give it to friends, neighbors, or teacher.  It will keep you and your child from eating it all...and will give your child some popularity points with his friends.