Thanksgiving Pumpkins

Scripture to Live By: 
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness:come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,and into his courts with praise:
be thankful unto him, and bless his name.For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalm 100

Recipe Post:
I saw this idea on Pinterest and decided to add my own touch to make them Thanksgiving Pumpkins.  I want to use them as favors for our Thanksgiving Dinner.

Ingredients:
6 cups rice crispies cereal
1 10 ounce package of marshmallows
3 Tablespoons of butter or margarine
1 teaspoon Wilton orange paste coloring
Miniature Tootsie Rolls
Green frosting for the leaves






Put marshmallows and butter is a microwave safe bowl and cook for 2 minutes.  Remove from microwave oven and stir.  Put back in Microwave and cook 1 minute longer.








Remove from oven and stir in 1 teaspoon of Wilton orange paste coloring.

Pour mixture over the 6 cups of rice crispies.  Mix until all the cereal is coated well.

 Let the cereal cool a little before trying to form into pumpkins or they will not hold together.










Form into 12  pumpkins.(If making a double batch make into 24 pumpkins)



I used canned frosting and colored it green to make a leaf on each one.

I made some thanks giving stickers to go on the pumpkins.

Use mini tootsie rolls as the stem.

Using a decorating bag with a leaf tube, fill with green frosting and put a leaf attached to the stem.

Next, I printed off some stickers with the words "Give Thanks" on them and ran them through my Oxyron machine to add the adhesive to the back of them.  

I then cut them out in circles.

I placed a sticker in the center of each pumpkin.  

I plan to use them for several occasions. I plan to use them for our children in Awana as a treat.

I also plan to use them in our Kingdom Kids ministry as I do a lesson on Thanksgiving.

I also plan to use them as favors to go at each place setting for Thanksgiving dinner.  

They would also make a good gift for friends or neighbors to just let them know your are thankful for them. 

My grandchildren enjoyed making them with me.  

I am sure your children will enjoy not only making them, but also making them with you.  

So easy to make and tasty to eat. 

Blessings, 

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