November 22, 2020

Easy Folded Paper Leaves for Your Thanksgiving Table!

November 22, 2020/ jodi levine

As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been contributing craft ideas to the incredible At Home section of the New York Times for the last few months. Because we’re not all able to get to stores like we once did, they have asked me to create crafts where newspaper is the main “art” supply (like these newspaper crows, this newspaper flower wreath, rolled newspaper beads, and paper mache animal masks! This month, I made accordion-folded paper leaves to decorate your holiday table!

November 17, 2017

Fun Last-Minute Thanksgiving Crafts You Can Make Together!

November 17, 2017/ jodi levine

A couple of Thanksgivings ago I teamed up with my friends at Marley Spoon to create an easy kid-friendly Thanksgiving craft and I came up with this turkey napkin ring. In my sketch, above, I used a dyed coffee filter and a toilet tube, two of my favorite materials!

November 08, 2017

Easy Kid-Made Thanksgiving Centerpiece

November 08, 2017/ jodi levine

Thanksgiving is coming! I always want to use fall leaves for my decorations, but I find that they are usually dried up by the time the holiday comes around. This is a fun way to get fresh-looking leaves that don't crinkle or crumble and it gets your kids involved in decorating!

November 19, 2016

Colorful Thanksgiving Crafts for Family Fun!

November 19, 2016/ jodi levine

I did the crafts for this month's Family Fun magazine's "Kid-Made Thanksgiving". The story features fun crafts and yummy recipes that your kids will want to help out with, like these little pinecone-ear and twig antler animal pie toppers (and a yummy pie recipe to go with them).

November 17, 2015

Easy Balloon Turkey Centerpiece Your Kids Will Love!

November 17, 2015/ jodi levine

These turkey balloons are an easy make-ahead centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table...kids or no kids! It's simple to put together once you've gathered the supplies so you can make a few for the mantle, the kid's table etc...

November 21, 2014

Caramel Apple Turkeys!

November 21, 2014/ jodi levine

In case you've still got some Halloween candy lying around, specifically caramels and candy corn, you can make these chubby caramel apple turkeys for a Thanksgiving treat! I've been meaning to put up directions since I showed how to make them on the Today Show right before Halloween, in a segment about what to do with your leftover Halloween candy.

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