Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is an American festival - but it is close to advent and something to pass the time whilst I am waiting excitedly for December to get the Christmas glitter and stuff out! Last year I went all out and cooked a Thanksgiving dinner but turkey was hard to come by and no-one liked Pumpkin pie or sweet potatoes so this year I didn't bother.

However we did read this book:

which nicely told the story and then we talked about all the things we were thankful for - mainly build-a-bears but I did tease out of them things like food and family.

P (with help) also made a handrpint turkey at nursery: