Turkey Day & Turkey Cookie & Acorn Recipe

Today was Turkey Day in Kindergarten and I am just so thankful I get to re-live my youth with my children! The things those kids get to do makes my days so full. We had a super busy day today and I'm exhausted!

Bell rings and class begins. Today we started working on our placemats. Then we colored our Turkey Books. We moved into our first snack craft of Acorns to be eaten before first recess. We do this so they can burn their energy on the playground. Smart moms hu? Super easy snack craft and they tasted pretty good too. Grab a doughnut hole, in this case we had glazed donught holes. Slather the top with chocolate frosting, dip in toffee candy crunch pieces, and spear with a pretzel. Went over like gang-busters. We had a few kids who were a little nervous at first but I tell ya, not an acorn remains. Kids had a blast with this one.

Then we continued to work on our placemats and started on our Turkey Centerpieces. Ahhhh the amazing things one can do with a toilet paper roll and construction paper. Unfortunately this is a bad picture of the sample but the children did a pretty good job. Take your average toilet paper roll. Cover in brown construction paper. Have the children trace both their hands, color, and cut out. Those will be the feathers. Add a red construction paper waddle and orange construction paper beak, some googlie eyes and you have your Turkey Centerpiece. Now what mom wouldn't want this from their kiddo? Mine left his at school, so I'll get mine after break. [sigh]

Let's see we finish up our color crafts and clean up. Then the children get to enjoy our Thanksgiving Feast of Chick-Fil-A Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes, & Corn. Love those nuggets! It's nice sharing a meal together.

Last snack craft before our movie and close of the day is our Turkey Cookie. We start with a base of a plain sugar cookie. Then uses bakers cement (royal icing) to adhere a peanut butter cup to the lower center of the cookie. More cement and add a nutter-butter. You have now completed the body. Next we need to give our bird feathers and in this case we used candy corn. Jelly Bean waddle and beak and m&m mini eyes finish off our snack. CAN YOU SAY SUGAR RUSH? The kids got to devour their cookies and some homemade pumpkin bread while watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and finally the dismissal bell rang! Now how's that for a day in Kindergarten?!

I'm bushed and in need of a nap! Nightie Night!


Royal Icing
3 TBS Meringue Powder
1 LBS Powder Sugar
6 TBS Warm Water


Mix together in stand mixer for 7 minutes until peaks form and icing is ready. Dries super fast so work fast or cover until ready to use.


Until Next Time, SoCal Marisa