Maggie The Well-Mannered Turkey

To finish up on my Mom's Manners Matter Feast with her Activity Day girls I wanted to share all the cute printables and the manner story we created.  This would be a perfect short story and activity for your kids or nieces and nephews before the big feast tomorrow!  

We blew up a big colored copy of the turkey clipart we were using on all the printables and printed out some feathers to correlate with the story.  

Maggie the Well-Mannered Turkey is all about a turkey named Maggie that didn't always have the best of manners.  She started learning about manners and realizing just how important they actually are, and once she learned a new manner she got a colorful new feather.  She ended up realizing how important and needed manners are and how they made life so much more colorful!

If you plan on reading and demonstrating this to a group my mom had a genius hack!  Place your tape on the feathers and then cover with wax paper.  It makes it super easy and quick to just remove the wax paper instead of worrying about all that tape once you're ready to hang them.  I also numbered hers and colored in the different feathers on the copy of the story so it would be easy for her to know which one was next. 

We wanted the story to relate to the girls some way so we created a little worksheet that they could use to help them learn and practice the specific manners they needed to work on individually. 

The line at the top of the page is perfect for the kids to write in their name.  Then they can write on the feathers which manner they need to work on, and color the rest of the page to their hearts content.  

If you wanted to give a treat along with it my mom found these adorable colorful feather suckers here in Utah at The Chocolate Covered Wagon, but you could even give a bag of M&M's, Skittles, or any candy that is colorful.  It would be so cute to give a little chocolate turkey wrapped in colorful foil!  If you're interested in the actual feather suckers she found at a local candy shop you can find them included with the Turkey holder HERE or HERE!  If you're on a budget like me, you could always make your own with a feather mold for suckers or chocolate.  These turkey sucker molds are adorable too!

Attach the tag that you can find down below and you are set!

My mom made a little mix of some yummy snacks which would also be perfect as a favor attached with the tag, she filled them in the cutest little turkey holders she bought on Etsy.

Here's a little peak in to how it all went for her.  She said it went so well and the girls loved it! 

I'd like to note that I did not create the clipart so I'm unable to share it below.  It is a turkey clipart that I bought online, printed on lots of different colored papers.  But I can share where I got it!  Click HERE for the Turkey and feather clipart I used!

Find more from here Activity Day Manners Matter Feast HERE!

Finally find all the FREE printable goodness below:

Maggie the Well-Mannered Turkey Story-HERE

Make Life Colorful with Manners-HERE

Well-Mannered Turkey Worksheet-HERE

Credits Page

Manners Matter Feast

Congrats to the cutest Sherry and Kathy on being the winners of my Favorite Things Giveaway!  Winners have been contacted and will be receiving all their fun things within the next few weeks.  Thank you so, so much for everyone who entered.  Stay tuned for more fun giveaways in the future!

My Mom is seriously the cutest, most creative lady I know.  If you've followed this blog for any amount of time you probably already know that.

She is currently serving as an Activity Day Leader in her ward and of course rocking it.  She just had the most adorable Manners Matter Feast and I'm so thrilled she's letting me share all the details.  This doesn't just have to be for Activity Days either, my older sister is the Primary President in her ward and was going to do a few of these things with her Primary, it would also make a perfect and easy family night leading up to Thanksgiving!

She started her Manners Matter Feast with a story to introduce the topic.  We couldn't find one we liked and that fit the theme and purpose of the activity so I made one up!  You can download the story at the bottom of THIS post.  She blew up the turkey we were using and used colored paper for the different feathers, and added the feathers along with telling the story.

The story is all about a turkey named Maggie that finds out how manners make life more colorful. 

She gets a new colored feather every time she masters a manner.  To go along with the story I made a worksheet that they could hang in their room to remember what manners they should be working on.

Here's one I made for an example.  They could color the feathers the different colors they liked and add the specific manners they need to work on, on each feather. 

Hopefully reminding them that manners really do matter!

My mom said this was a huge hit and the girls loved working on this page.

My mom found the cutest, colorful feather suckers that fit perfectly in her little turkey stand.

 

I made a tag to remind them of the story when they took home their little treat.  You can find the free download for these cute little tags at the end of this post!

Next came learning some table manners. 

She found the cute place mats and Manners Matter packet at Dating Divas!

She also found the cute little turkey treat holders on Etsy from Jessicas Prints HERE!

She filled these cute turkeys with a fun fall mix of marshmallows, candy corn, M&M's, Honey Nut Cheerios, pretzels, and Swedish Fish.

She went over some Table Manners Do's and Don'ts to prep the girls for their feast ahead.  She found this sheet from a church idea book that she has had for years.  If you know where it came from please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due!

My mom even made the cutest paper turkey full of popcorn!  She told them she had been working in the kitchen and cooking it all morning! ;)



Then to setting the table!  My mom already had it set as pictured above.  She then taught the girls how to set the table-perfect for Thanksgiving Day prep!

Then came eating!  She had mini pudding cups, turkey slices, rolls, veggies, fruit, chocolate covered popcorn, and chocolate rice krispy treats with a white chocolate drizzle.  We tried to stick with either brown or colorful foods to go along with the theme!  

We can't quit this super easy and addicting white chocolate popcorn!  I tossed in some regular M&M's to add that pop of color!  Find the recipe HERE!

The girls were told to use their manners while having their feast. 

The girls absolutely loved it and learned so much about manners.  At the end of the activity they passed out the feather suckers (find more about those HERE) and gave back the worksheets they had done earlier.

You can find all of the other info on her Manners Matter Feast and the FREE printable for the Make Life Colorful with Manners Tag-HERE

Credits Page

Here are some links you may be interested in:

-Chocolate Turkey Sucker/Candy Molds-HERE

-Burlap Table Runner-HERE

I have all the Maggie the Well-Mannered Turkey Story printables including a copy of the story, worksheet and tags in this post HERE!  And don't forget manners really do matter!

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RuthAnne's Favorite Things Giveaway**CLOSED**

***Giveaway now CLOSED!***

Winners announced in Manners Matter Feast blog post-find it HERE!

I have been meaning to have a giveaway like this for some time now, so once I had my Birthday in October and Christmas coming up I thought there was no better time!

I love SO many different products and things, but I wanted to give you cuties some of my absolute favorites.  Hopefully you'll be able to catch some insight in to the things I love most and find them as useful and amazing as I do!  And I'm not just giving away all these great products to just one winner-there will be TWO winners for this giveaway!

Two winners will receive all the boxed/packaged items pictured and the first winner will also receive a letter board-like mine pictured above! 

Be sure to read or jump to the end of the post on how to enter!  I'll be sure to link to all of these fun items.  They could be the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for Christmas coming up!

Here's what's included in this giveaway:

Letter board (FIRST winner only)-I love easy and versatile decorations and letter boards are just perfect for that.  I found mine at Walmart for a steal of $10, but I am putting THIS one on my Christmas list!



Lightbox-I love to host and design parties and all the little details that comes with that, so party decorations are some of my favorite things!  A lightbox from Walmart for less than $10 is a great way to incorporate your theme into any get together!  Love THIS option from Amazon too! ****UPDATE ON LINK!!**** The previous link for the lightbox was advertised incorrectly and wasn't the correct item.  The link has now been updated for the one I purchased a few months ago, but their stock is low.  I'd head to Amazon and get that one!

Face masks-I'm all for pamper nights, and a good face mask is the perfect ending to a relaxing pamper routine.  I found these for less than $10 on Amazon.  Are you catching a trend-I also love to save some money where I can and I love that Amazon Prime shipping! :)



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Seche Vite Top Coat-This top coat is a serious nail polish game changer.  Within just a few seconds your nail polish is set and won't budge, it also keeps your nails looking great for days and days!  Its definitely a must have!

Butterbear Bath Bomb-I have always loved taking a good bath, and something that makes it even more dreamy and relaxing is a bath bomb.  This Butterbear is one of my favorite-not overbearing scents and great to split up to use for many baths.



Sushi Go Card Game-We recently discovered this game thanks to some good friends and we are totally hooked!  We love card games and board games!  It's also great for most ages!

Cookie/Baking Scoop-I have loved baking since I was little and I love this baking tool just as much.  I use it almost every time I bake.  It's perfect for Peanut Butter Balls, cookies, and mini cupcakes!  A must have for any baker!

Here's how to enter:

1.  Comment on this post with your email address, Instagram handle or any way I can let you know if you've won, and tell me one of YOUR favorite things!

Additional entries:

-Follow me on Instagram

--And tag friends on this specific giveaway post for even more!

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After you do any of these, leave me another comment on this post. 

We do check so please be honest! :)

Giveaway ends November 19, 2017 at 8:00 PM MST. 

Good Luck you cuties!

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