WIN - I See Me Personalized Book

My kids love books about them and I love to watch their eyes light up as I read a story that has been personalized for them. When introduced to the I See Me books I was highly impressed with the professionalism of the book and the wonderful illustrations and fun stories.

So, While holiday gift trends come and go, I See Me! Inc., creators of high-quality personalized books, introduces a new holiday gift that children are sure to cherish for a lifetime. A Christmas Bear for Me is a beautiful, heart-warming, personalized story about a child’s Christmas wish for a special Teddy Bear friend. Each copy of the book comes with an adorable plush Gund® bear with the child’s name on the tag and a personalized letter to the child from Santa.

Written by Jennifer Dewing and illustrated by the nationally renowned artist Wilson Ong, A Christmas Bear for Me follows the child’s journey from longing and wishing to the magic of Christmas morning, when the child finds his or her special bear along with a personalized note from Santa under the tree. This high-quality, hard cover, 26-page book includes wonderfully hand-painted, personalized illustrations that capture the magic of the season through a child’s eyes.

The child’s and siblings’ names are woven into the rhyming copy and are also incorporated into the intricate illustrations of stockings hung across the mantle, ornaments on the tree, Santa’s list of the children who have been nice this year, and more.

The entire A Christmas Bear for Me gift set, including the book, bear and letter from Santa, retails for $34.95. It is available only from November 2 through the holiday gift-giving season for any child ages 0-8 at www.ISeeMe.com. To make the gift even more special, all books ordered through November 25 will be signed by the author.

I See Me! Inc. creates high-quality personalized books that celebrate the uniqueness of each child. The company’s goal is to build self-esteem in young children as they read these keepsake books. For more information or to take a virtual tour of the books, visit www.ISeeMe.com.

WIN - 24/7 MOMS and I See Me are giving away one personalized book to one of our 24/7 MOMS.

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Free Thanksgiving Games and Trivia
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Thanksgiving Day is one of those joyous events we celebrate with lots of love and gratitude. Its a very significant day in United States and the world over. TheHolidaySpot is happy to bring you facts associated to the Thanksgiving celebrations. These include Thanksgiving turkey trivia, pilgrims, thanksgiving proclamation, thanksgiving as a national holiday and other things. These facts and trivia will not only enhance your knowledge about Thanksgiving Day, but also, let you share them with everyone who would like to enjoy the Day with more zeal and enjoyment. Happy Thanksgiving!

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FREE Thanksgiving facts
From Thanksgivng November

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States.

By the fall of 1621 only half of the pilgrims, who had sailed on the Mayflower, survived. The survivors, thankful to be alive, decided to give a thanksgiving feast.

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.

The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate the Thanksgiving.

The pilgrims arrived in North America in December 1620.

The Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to reach North America.

The pilgrims sailed on the ship, which was known by the name of 'Mayflower'.

They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day in the fall of 1621.

They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The drink that the Puritans brought with them in the Mayflower was the beer.

The Wampanoag Indians were the people who taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land.

The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, had organized the first Thanksgiving feast in the year 1621 and invited the neighboring Wampanoag Indians also to the feast.

The first Thanksgiving feast was held in the presence of around ninety Wampanoag Indians and the Wampanoag chief, Massasoit, was also invited there.

The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days.

President George Washington issued the first national Thanksgiving Day Proclamation in the year 1789 and again in 1795.

The state of New York officially made Thanksgiving Day an annual custom in 1817.

Sarah Josepha Hale, an editor with a magazine, started a Thanksgiving campaign in 1827 and it was result of her efforts that in 1863 Thanksgiving was observed as a day for national thanksgiving and prayer.

Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on third October 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving. Whereas earlier the presidents used to make an annual proclamation to specify the day when Thanksgiving was to be held.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt restored Thursday before last of November as Thanksgiving Day in the year 1939. He did so to make the Christmas shopping season longer and hus stimulate the economy of the state.

Congress passed an official proclamation in 1941 and declared that now onwards Thanksgiving will be observed as a legal holiday on the fourth Thursday of November every year.

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"What are Your 5 Favorite Holiday Activities to do with Your Kids?"

Today I was asked "What are Your 5 Favorite Holiday Activities to do with Your Kids?"

How do I answer that question when my favorite Holiday activity with my kids is our annual 25 Days of Christmas. Which incorporates 25 fun activities that I choose from our big list of over 45 ideas to do during the Christmas season.

So, If I had to choose to do ONLY 5 activities from my BIG LIST this is what I'd choose

1. Tell the Christmas story and place a light in your window inviting Jesus into your home

2. December 6th St Nick Night. Have kids place their shoes out with carrots and apples in them and while they are sleeping replace with a small gift.

3. Build a Ginger bread house.

4. Paint holiday scenes on your windows

5. Our new ELF tradition of reading the story and then he arrives and keeps an eye on my Children's behavior.

What re your TOP 5 activities to do with your Children during the Holidays?

Check out what other moms are saying about their 5 Favorite Holiday Activities to do with their Kids?" over at the Twitter MOMS discussion.

This FUN discussion is part of the Dora Christmas Carol contest.

Table Talk

Tonight's Table Talk
....to create conversation

Q:If you could decorate your room in any theme what would it be?

Riddle:
Q. Why did they let the turkey join the band?
A. He had the drumsticks!

(each day 24/7 MOMS posts a question and riddle to help you create dinner time conversation with your families)

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Thanksgiving Day - Thankful Activities

Teaching Kids to be Thankful Activities:

Gratitude Journals
This year we will begin a new tradition of writing in our Gratitude Journal . My creative friend Valerie gave me the perfect journal that she dolled up.

She purchased journals at a local craft store. and then glued a simple tag the front that reads
"Thanksgiving Gratitude Journal". Inside she typed out instructions on Card stock and glued them to the first page.

The Instructions say: This Journal is for keeping our annual record of blessings and thanksgivngs we have enjoyed over the past year. May it serve as a reminder of all the great things God has done for each and every one of us. Just pass the journal around after dinner, or during dessert. Just make sure each and every guest shares their thanks. May God continue his blessings for years to come, until we meet again. Started Thanksgiving 2009.

Pick up an inexpensive simple journal and begin yours this year.



Candy Corn Thanks

Place several pieces of candy corn at each persons table setting….and during the meal they have to say something they are thankful for each piece of candy corn they have

OR

Tell the story of the first Thanksgiving. explain how the Pilgrims experienced terrible famines, and even after they learned to plant crops from their Native American neighbors, they never forgot their hardships. To remind ourselves of all that we have to be thankful for, put three kernels of corn at each place at the table. pass around a small basket, and everyone puts their kernels in it and shares three things they are thankful for.

I am Thankful for you......

Cut out Leaves in fall colors and write on them " I am THANKFUL to God for you because…." Have Family members write the ending of this sentence for every person that will be at dinner. Then through out the meal these can be read aloud.

You can get a leaf template here http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/coloring-pages/Fall.html

And to add to the last idea….cut out a big tree place it on the wall, and hang the Thankful leaves on it.


What a Turkey
From: Parents Magazine

Ask each child to write what she's thankful for on a paper feather, then stick it into this cute turkey centerpiece.

How to make it: Cut a 1-inch sliver off the bottom of a 9-inch polystyrene ball. Wrap sphere neatly in thick dark-brown yarn, covering surface completely; knot on bottom. Make a 4-inch ball from light-brown yarn and attach to body with a wooden craft stick. Create simple facial features using felt: white circles (approximately the size of a quarter, with 1/8-inch pom-poms for pupils) for eyes, yellow triangles for the beak, and long red felt teardrops as the wattle. Cut feather shapes from colored craft paper and bend in half lengthwise to create seam. Glue wooden craft stick to the bottom third of the feather and insert in a fan shape on turkey body.

Super Simple - Take time at the dinner table to go around and ask each guest to finish this sentence: "I am Thankful because…."