Oh, Brother!

It’s Thanksgiving Eve, and there is so much to be thankful for. We would like to take this time to thank all of our readers who come to our site each day to read Oh, Brother! and our blog. While we are thankful for many things, like our family and friends, we also appreciate our online fans, all of whom have embraced Bud and Lily as if they were their own siblings.

From our home to yours, have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!P.S. If you are looking for a fun activity to do while you wait for Thanksgiving dinner to cook, don’t forget about our Pilgrim Ship Favors activity.

You can help with the Thanksgiving Day preparations by making pilgrim ship table favors from walnut shells. As guests arrive, ask them to write tiny notes that show appreciation for people present at the gathering to tuck inside the ships.

Here the stuff you’ll need:•Fresh walnuts in the shell (enough for each guest to have a half)
•Nutcracker
•Toothpicks
•Glue gun or modeling clay
• White or colorful construction paper for sails
•1-1/2 inch square pieces of paper for notes
•Scissors
•Pen and pencils

Here’s the fun: 1. Crack the walnuts in half, pick out the nuts for a yummy and healthy snack, and then use the shells to create the miniature pilgrim ships.
2. Next, cut the construction paper into 1-1/2-inch triangular or rectangular pieces to make sails, and write the name of a guest or family member on each one.
3. Thread a toothpick through each “sail,” and then poke the toothpick into the empty center of a walnut-shell half. Use a glue gun or secure the toothpick in place with a small wad of modeling clay. Make a ship for each person, and place it beside the appropriate plate at your table.