DIY Thanksgiving Unit Study #2

by heavenstobetty, posted in Homeschool

This week wasn’t super Thanksgiving themed but we managed to sneak in a few holiday activities! The week started on November 8th, which was the day of the Camp Fire in 2018. I like to remember this day as the day that God saved us from a deadly disaster and the trajectory of our lives were drastically altered from what I had planned. We made a special dinner, had brownies for dessert, and enjoyed a family game night! 🙌

We each added a few links to our grateful paper chain.

We read two books about Tisquantum (Squanto) and remembered how God can use all circumstances for good. We must have faith during the middle parts when we cannot see all the pieces in His plan for us.

Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving* Squanto’s Journey*

I had a book club meeting with two homeschool mama friends. We had our first meet-up at the local library and I brought along a bookmark craft that I bought on Vinted (my referral link).

8 Great Smarts*

At our homeschool, I assigned everyone to draw a turkey with a YouTube tutorial: Art Hub for Kids Turkey

Wednesday was Veterans Day, and we read some books about soldiers from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and WWII.

Paul Revere’s Ride*
Pink and Say* (I can’t finish this one, it makes me cry. I have to hand it off for the last few pages.) 😭
Tucky Jo and Little Heart* (I can’t finish this one either, it makes me cry more than the last one. I have to hand it off for the last few pages so I can quietly sob!) 😭

The tween/teens all had back-to-back dental hygienist appointments on Thursday (that’s 3 hours at the dentist office), and since we were going all the way into town, I tacked on some errands which kept us busy all day. Everyone did school work in the waiting room.

Seriously the most gorgeous waiting room ever!

Our homeschool week was further shortened because I was going on a weekend trip to Oregon for my cousin’s baby shower. My family dropped me off at the airport first thing Friday morning.

baby shower mani – it’s a girl! 🎀

My personal project last week and this week was using up some of my fabric stash (thanks mom) to make some cute drawstring gift bags for my cousin, her baby girl (due in February), the 3-year-old big brother, and our new friend EW for her 16th birthday!

This one is my fave for the Sweet 16. I even had matching cactus stickers from Vinted to make the gift tag. We got her lipgloss, a journal, and a Red Panda Fahlo Bracelet*
This one is for baby clothes and I added a pocket to the front
teeny tiny baby Converse sneakers my boys picked out at the Converse outlet store for the baby girl
gorgeous crocheted baby blanket handmade by my daughter (age 14)
comfy pjs and socks for my cousin for postpartum comfort
Train Toy/Book* for the 3-year-old big bro

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3 thoughts on “DIY Thanksgiving Unit Study #2”

    1. Thank you! They are easy to make. I had smaller pieces of fabric so most of them needed two colors to make them large enough. They are functional, reusable and eco friendly. Plus, I didn’t want to mess up paper gifts bags stuffing them into my suitcase! 😂

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