Squidoo Lens of the Day

Kick Back with a Thanksgiving Movie

Kimberly Dawn Wells — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:58:16 +0000

My movie from earlier this afternoon (Mystery Science Theater: 3000) wasn't exactly Thanksgiving related, but it sure was nice to kick back this afternoon and watch (snooze through) a favorite flick. With Halloween over and a break needed before we hit Christmas, eccles1 knows exactly which Thanksgiving Movies are hot.

I honestly didn't know there were so many movies about Thanksgiving! True, many include Thanksgiving as only part of the plot, but it's good to know Hollywood hasn't left out this important holiday.

TLC Animal Shelter hasn't been left out either. We'll be sending them $1000 on behalf of this LOTD winning lens.

http://www.squidoo.com/thanksgivingmovies

Color your Food

Kimberly Dawn Wells — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:00:05 +0000

Thanksgiving is a great time to teach kids about food: about being thankful for it, about giving it, and about what makes it good for you. Lensmaster GonnaFly makes it easy with her selection of Food Coloring Pages.

Learn the difference between vegetables and grains and fruits and nuts, and how they do a body good. (No, chocolate isn't on this pyramid.) It's a cute way to teach kids about healthy eating, and you can even let them help you pick out what you'll be serving this Thanksgiving. Or they can turn their designs into a colorful paper cornucopia!

On behalf of this lens, we're sending $1000 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

http://www.squidoo.com/FoodColoringPages

Garden Fresh Pumpkin Pie

Kimberly Dawn Wells — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:44:04 +0000

To me, pumpkin pie from scratch means making it out of a can instead of buying it from Sara Lee. To lensmaster PJWuebker it means growing a pumpkin, picking it, slicing and dicing it, and turning it into a delicious, wholesome dessert.

From the Garden Pumpkin Pie shows you how easy it is to turn your home-grown garden pumpkins in to pie-ready "pumpkin meat." Too much pumpkin to eat just yet? Save it in the freezer and enjoy fresh pumpkin all year long. What a fun project for kids to plant pumpkins in the spring and choose which ones will become pumpkin heads and which ones will become pie.

For this great lens, we're sending $1000 to Wildlife Forever.

http://www.squidoo.com/GardenPumpkinPie

Have a Wild Turkey Day

Kimberly Dawn Wells — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:16 +0000

Most Thanksgiving fans know turkey comes in an enormous frozen lump from the grocery store. But where did they come from before that? And what happens to wild turkeys when they are harvested? Learn how to cook a real live (well, dead...) wild turkey for your Thanksgiving feast.

In How to Roast Wild Turkey, lensmaster Conservationist shows readers how to ensure a tasty turkey harvested from the wild. Learn how to brine it, inject it, roast it, smoke it, marinade it, grill it, and enjoy it.

This lens benefits Wildlife Forever, which helps ensure there will always be turkey for Thanksgiving.

http://www.squidoo.com/roastwildturkey2

This Thanksgiving, Feed the Homeless

Kimberly Dawn Wells — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:39:41 +0000

While the luckiest of us are filling our tables with mounds of delicious food, an incredible number of families and individuals are going without. This Thanksgiving, while you're giving thanks for what you have, consider those who aren't as fortunate.

Lensmaster LeanneChesser encourages us to share our wealth in her lens Feed the Homeless During The Holidays. Need is everywhere, and Leanne shares her tips for volunteering your time and donating food and in-kind goods where they'll have the biggest effect. She even encourages readers to go beyond hunger relief and spend time with clients in need. Sometimes the biggest difference is made with just a smile and conversation.

Thanks to Leanne, Covenant House is being awarded $1000 to support their community. Food costs money; compassion is free.

http://www.squidoo.com/feed-the-homeless