Turkey Cookies for Play Group

I realize I am a bit late in posting this, but with getting ready for Thanksgiving I never got this posted.

I found the idea for these turkey cookies on Pinterest.  I knew I was going to take a snack to play group. But I wasn't sure if it was going to be the turkey cookies I made last year, the turkey Rice Krispie Treats I made last year or something new. We decided something different would work well, and these are just so cute. You can see the pin here.

Source: ourbestbites.com via Karen on Pinterest

I did vary from the directions a little. I found the order of putting them together a little tricky, so this is how we made them:

First the girls helped put the candy corn in the side of the cookie after I put some frosting on it to hold them in place.

I tried to work on them going from left to right while placing them in.

When we finished all of the tails I had them help put the mini Reeses Cup bodies onto the top of the other cookies. First I cut off a sliver so it would stand better.

I found it easier to attach the tails with the body already attached.

Then a Whopper head:

And a candy corn tip beak.

And some gel eyes and frosting wattles.  

A flock of turkey cookies to take to play group.

They really enjoyed their sugar fix. 

Maybe next year I can find something a little healthier to bring.

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Fun with a Pinata at Play Group

Well, we were able to finish our tree pinata. Today we took it too play group and let the kids go at it.

Okay, so Hannah knows the real use for a broom and didn't quite get what a pinata was.

She got the idea!

My friend's son knocked it right off the string and a few pieces of candy fell out.

Then we let the children who didn't have a turn yet try to break the pinata.

Pizza Party with Play Group

It's been a while, but we had another pizza party at our house with our play group friends. Tabitha has been wanting friends to come over, she even made invitations for friends to come to our house a few weeks ago. I told the parents we could have a pizza party like we've done in the past. Everyone liked the idea, so today was the day. We made individual pizzas again,the children made their own. Everyone brought a little something, carrot sticks, apples, Chex mix, cookies and peanut butter rice crispy bars

And some play time.  Makes sense if it is PLAY group, huh.

We were going to have a pinata again. It has been almost two years since we made the pinata for Tabitha's 3rd birthday pizza party. We are in the process of making it. Unfortunately, I didn't read the instructions all the way through and I forgot I needed three layers. So we are a day behind. Fortunately, the other children had a plethora of candy from Trick or Treating, so they asked if we could wait until next week to do the pinata. Yay!!