A Charlie Brown kind of Thanksgiving

Britny Burton [self-proclaimed craft freak]

Jelly beans, popcorn, toast, pretzel sticks, need I say more?

Usually for Thanksgiving my mom pulls out A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and makes us watch it. This year I won't be home for Thanksgiving, but that's no reason to not be in the Charlie Brown spirit. I thought it would be fun to make a replica of his Thanksgiving. This would be a great idea for an afternoon with little kids or even for big kids like my roommate and myself!

If you're doing this with kids it's easiest to have them watch the movie while you set everything up. Not only are the cartoon characters able to keep children engaged, the movie also teaches about sharing and some traditions of Thanksgiving. 

Grocery List

• bread
• butter
• popcorn
• large brown paper bag OR
• smaller brown lunch bags
• yarn or ribbon
• jelly beans
• small pretzel sticks

Honestly, most of the food for this I already had in my kitchen, so it's really a quick project.

1. Pop the popcorn. You can pop kernels on the oven, a popcorn popper, a microwave bag, etc. It doesn't really matter. I would suggest a little to no butter kind so it doesn't leave grease spots on the bag.
2. Pour all of the popcorn into the brown paper bag. If you use small lunch bags then each person will have their own turkey to open or else you can put it all in a big brown grocery bag and they can share one turkey. Below is what it looks like once the kids dig into the bag!

3. Toast the bread. If you want to jazz it up you can even put some toast toppings out such as cinnamon, jelly, honey, etc.
4. Place the jelly beans and pretzel sticks in containers. [This is so everyone has to pass the containers around and share!]

And ta-da your Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is a success!

**Does your family have any Thanksgiving traditions like watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving together? Let me know in the comments section below!