This "pie" is NOT really a pie! Just a giant sugar cookie with tinted frosting... Such a quick and simple way to make a dessert the kids will love.

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/easy-as-pie-939222/

Easy as Pie!

 

  

Ingredients

• 2/3 of a 16.5-ounce roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 3/4 cup orange frosting
• Pecans, halved crosswise (see tip below)
• Whipped cream

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly dust a sheet of parchment paper and a rolling pin with flour. On the paper, roll out the dough into a 91/2- to 10-inch circle. Place a 9-inch pie pan on top and trim away the dough's edges. Transfer the dough round, on the paper, to a cookie sheet and bake it until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes (do not overbake). Let it cool 1 minute, then carefully transfer it, still on the paper, to a rack to cool completely.
2. Cover the cookie to its edges with the frosting and press the pecan pieces in place to form the crust. Slice the cookie as you would a pie and serve with whipped cream.

 

To cut the pecans more easily, use a serrated knife and gently saw them (a parent's job).

 

THANKSGIVING CRAFTS

To keep little ones busy while you are preparing for Thanksgiving, these mats are a great idea.  Have them design their own and place on your own table or bring along wherever you may be celebrating.  Grandparents love them...  HAVE FUN!!!
     Thanksgiving Dinner Placemats

Brighten up your table on Thanksgiving with these decorative placemats.
YOU WILL NEED

• Large construction paper
• Markers or crayons
• Brown, orange, and yellow finger paints
• Paper plates
• Clear contact paper
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HERE'S HOW

1. Draw a turkey on a white piece of construction paper.
2. With the help of an adult, pour the finger paint in a paper plate.
3. Place your hand into the paint and use your handprint as the turkey's tail feathers.
4. When the paint is dry, cover both sides of the paper with the contact paper to create an easy-to-clean placemat.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 to create a placemat for each dinner guest.
   
   nationalgeographic.com

TURKEYS AND MORE TURKEYS!

Let the fun begin!  I saw this on kaboose.com  Print out the templates, cut and color.  Have the kids make a bunch and bring outside and toss around. 

Print the Turkey Balloon