We went with coloured tortilla chips and red peppers to compliment this hummus but you can certainly add your favourite dipping foods. This hummus would taste and look equally as good with baby carrots or naan bites!

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Sharing recipes around this time of year is one of our favourite things to do and we’re excited to share this modified Hummus Dip charcuterie board recipe because it’s easy to make and perfect for sharing with family and friends!

Charcuterie boards have become a popular addition to holiday entertaining recently, and for a good reason, they look amazing on the table and are generally very easy to throw together. They also work well for both large and small gatherings.

We call this a modified charcuterie board because it does not follow the 3-3-3-3 rule. Every charcuterie board should technically have three types of meat, three cheeses, three starches and three “extras” such as fruits, veggies or nuts. This quick dinner party dip is quicker and requires fewer ingredients, making it cost-effective — and just as perfect!

What do you need to make an Easy Spiced Hummus Dip?

• 2 cups mashed sweet potato
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 1/2 cups hummus
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Combine all ingredients in a food processor except sweet potato. Blend.
• Add sweet potato and blend.

• Tortilla chips
• Sweet red peppers
• Salsa of your choice
• Blender
• A serving platter

How to make an Easy Charcuterie Board Spiced Hummus Dip Recipe:

• Combine 3 cloves garlic, 1 1/2 cups of hummus, 4 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp chili powder, and 1/2 tsp salt in a food processor. Blend until well mixed.
• Cook and mash sweet potatoes. Once cooled, add in 2 cups of and blend again.
• Place in a serving dish.

• On a serving platter arrange the Hummus Dip, salsa, tortilla chips and red peppers.
• Enjoy!

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Combine 3 cloves garlic, 1 1/2 cups of hummus, 4 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp chili powder, and 1/2 tsp salt in a food processor. Blend until well mixed.

Add in 2 cups of mashed sweet potato, and blend again.

Place in a serving dish.

Sprinkle a small amount of paprika on for show and extra flavour!

On a serving platter arrange the Hummus Dip, salsa, tortilla chips and red peppers.

Place peppers and tortilla chips on both ends of the platter.

Enjoy!

We hope you loved this Easy Charcuterie Board Hummus Dip Recipe as much as we do! If you’re looking for more Thanksgiving recipes, crafts and DIY’s certainly check out our other ideas.

More Thanksgiving Recipes:

• Bubbly Maple Apple Cocktail
• Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes
• Pumpkin Nanaimo Bars
• Zucchini Tomato Bake with Parmesan

Thanksgiving crafts and DIY:

• Kids Rock Painting Fall Frame
• Thanksgiving Tissue Paper Garland
• Fun Toddler Turkey Art
• Paper Bag Fall Tree Kids Craft

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Spiced Hummus Dip

This Spiced Hummus Dip Recipe is incredibly easy to throw together, and the presentation is outstanding.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Holiday

Keyword appetizer, dip, festive, hummus

Prep Time 10 minutes

Boil sweet Potato 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 250kcal

Author Champagne & Sugarplums

Equipment

• blender

Ingredients

• 2 cups mashed sweet potato
• 3 cloves garlic cloves
• 1.5 cups hummus
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients in a food processor, except sweet potato. Blend well. Add sweet potato and blend again.
• Once blended place into a serving dish. Then place onto a serving plate with coloured tortillas and red peppers. Add a small dish of salsa.
• Enjoy!

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What you’ll need:

• Small smooth rocks
• Child friendly paint in fall colours
• Paint brushes
• 8×10 picture frame (glass removed)
• White card stock (cut into an 8×10 piece)
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun with glue
• Burlap ribbon

Kids Rock Painting Fall Frame

Firstly, paint the rocks! Grab some paint and brushes and have the kids paint the rocks with Thanksgiving or fall in mind. It’s fun to see what they will come up with. Once the rocks are finished, set them aside to dry completely.

While the littles are painting their rocks, prepare the frame by removing the glass (if not already done) and adding the cut 8×10 piece of card stock.

Once the rocks have dried use the hot glue gun to glue the rocks into the centre of the frame.

Then measure and cut a length of burlap ribbon to make a circle around the the rocks. Twist the burlap to create some loops. Finish the circle by twisting the two ends together, be sure to tuck in any loose fibres.

Finally, glue the burlap circle around the rocks to finish.

We hope you liked our fall kids craft. We think this Kids Rock Painting Fall Frame is a beautiful way to display your kids amazing pieces of art! If you’re looking for another fun kids craft, check out our Paper Bag Fall Tree Craft. Need a snack while crafting? Certainly try our Pumpkin Spice Pumpkin Seeds! Happy Crafting!

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You’ll only need three supplies, which can all be found at the dollar store – tissue paper, scissors, and a stapler. Choose fall coloured paper like oranges, golds, yellows and reds.

What You’ll Need:

• Tissue paper
• Stapler
• Scissors

To start, layer about four or five sheets of the tissue paper on top of each other.

Cut the tissue paper in half lengthwise, to get two sets of long rectangles.

Take one of the rectangle piles and fold it in half.

Make cuts in the tissue paper along the unfolded edge – be sure not to cut all the way through the fold.

Once you’ve made a fringe, unfold the tissue paper and staple the sheets in a few spots along the fold.

Tightly twist the tissue paper along the fold.

Repeat and then staple strips together to make a long garland or two.

How perfect is this Tissue Paper Garland for Thanksgiving? We made a few of then and displayed some on a hutch, and used some as a centerpiece. It looks great anywhere you use it!

Looking for more Thanksgiving inspiration? Check out our Mini Pumpkin Centrepieces , Cute Kids Turkey Craft, and our Pumpkin Nanaimo Bars.

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We recently shared our Macrame Plant Hanger Tutorial and we loved it so much we decided to create a pattern for Halloween or Thanksgiving! It can work for either occasion. This easy macrame pattern is guaranteed to get you hooked on this classic art form.

This project is very simple and totally fun. The best part is you can get all the materials at your local dollar store. You can use a foam pumpkin or real – then all you need is some strong cotton yarn or thin cord.  A glue gun and scissors are also needed. This craft does take some time to finish but once you get a good flow going, your knots will be done in no time.

What do you need to make a Macrame Pumpkin Cover?

• Cotton yarn or cord
• Foam or real pumpkin
• Hot glue gun with glue sticks
• Scissors

How to Make a Macrame Pumpkin Cover – Macrame Pumpkin Wrap

Firstly, cut a long single piece of string – the length will depend on the size of your pumpkin.  You basically need it to go around the top of your pumpkin stump. This will act as the centre “loop”.

Secondly, cut several long lengths of string. Be sure to cut them long, making the knots will take up some of the length. We cut ours to about 36 inches long. Double each strand.

Attach the long lengths of string to the original length of string (the one that will become the centre loop). A simple loop around is all that is needed to being the macrame.

Once all of the strings are looped around, tie the original length together to form the loop.  

Lay your circle on the table and begin making your square knots. We will use this simple knot for the whole cover.  You may find it easier to work on the table or maybe directly on the pumpkin – do whatever feels best for you.

Begin by taking two of the looped strings and splitting them into four equal parts, two strings per group. Cross the far left strings over the middle two and under the far right. Then, bring the far right up under the middle two strings and through the hole created by the first step. Gently pull the strings together to form a knot. See the picture for a visual step by step.

Repeat this step across the entire loop, then again until there are about three layers of knots.

You’re Almost Finished Your New Macrame Pumpkin Cover!

This craft looks best if the knots cover at least half of the pumpkin and the tassels reach the table top.

When there are enough macrame knots tie the ends off using a simple knot.

Cut the extra string off.

Finally, separate the tassels to make them ‘puff’.

Crafters Tip: You can use your hot glue gun to attach the macrame pattern to the top of your foam/real pumpkin. This will keep it secure to the pumpkin, so it won’t slide around.

We hope you liked this How to Make a Macrame Pumpkin Cover – Macrame Beginner Knot tutorial.

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These turkey’s are a perfect kids craft because they’re easy to make and don’t require a lot of supplies. This craft would be great for students as well as toddlers and preschoolers. We made this craft with a group of kids aged three to seven and all of them enjoyed creating their own Thanksgiving turkey.

Here’s a supply list for everything you need to make these fun little turkey’s

• Wooden rounds (one big and one small)
• Paint in brown, yellow, red and orange
• Googly eyes
• Fall leaf
• Yellow felt
• Hot glue gun with glue

How do you make a turkey kids craft?

Firstly, paint the wooden rounds brown, a small one for the head and a larger one for the body. While the kids are painting their turkey’s cut the yellow felt into small triangles to use as beaks.

Secondly, using the hot glue gun, glue the small wooden round onto the bigger one. You can also use crafting glue for kids to do the glueing themselves. Next glue the eyes in place and the felt beak. Finally, glue the big fall leaf to the back of the turkey body.

We hope you and the kids loved this Cute and Fun Turkey Craft Idea for Kids! If you’re looking for more Thanksgiving craft ideas check out our Paper Towel Fall Tree Kids Craft. Or check out these Fun Fall Activities for Kids by Lil Tigers.

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This cute pumpkin arrangement is a lot of fun to make. Older kids will love to make their own, so get them involved too! To create this pie topper you will need some small tools such as toothpicks and small crochet hooks. You can either paint this project when it’s cooled and cured or use different coloured clay.  

What You’ll Need To Make a Charcuterie Board and Dessert Table Decoration

• Polymer clay in: orange, brown, red, green, yellow, light green. OR white and paint the cured clay when dry.
• Toothpicks
• Paint, if using white clay.
• Pain brush
• Small crochet hook
• Sharpe cutting knife

What are some Quick Polymer Clay Tips?

1. Firstly you’ll need to knead all of the clay to soften it, try to avoid creating bubbles and squish out any that do form.
2. Bake your clay in an oven or toaster oven. Polymer clay cures at 275 F which is even lower than baking cookies!
3. Polymer clay should be baked using the manufacturer’s advised temperature (usually 230°F – 275°F).
4. Baking times are typically 15 – 30 minutes for each ¼ inch thickness. Thinner sculptures will take less time than thicker.
5. Place your clay on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. For sculptures like ours, you can use a cornstarch bed or we prefer a polyester fibre to hold the characters shape.
6. To avoid browning you can use aluminum foil cake pans to place your sculptures in and cover with another.
7. Crochet hooks are amazing tools to use with polymer clay, the are perfect for smoothing and blending clay in areas that your fingers can’t reach!

Let’s Begin your Charcuterie Board and Dessert Table Decoration!

Firstly you’ll need to knead the clay to soften it, try to avoid creating bubbles and squish out any that do form. Once the clay has been softened, you can begin to create the cornucopia.

Using a moderate amount of clay, form a cone shape. To create the “opening” use your thumb to indent the large part of the cone. Build the opening of the cornucopia by adding a small, long rolled piece of clay around the indented opening, blend this in using the crochet hook. Add some details to the body of the cornucopia using your toothpick. Once the cornucopia is finished you will see the size of it to better judge how many “fruits and vegetables” you’ll need.

Next, create the harvest fruits and vegetables. Grapes and leaves are perfect for filling holes and left over space. Be sure to use the toothpicks and crochet hooks to smooth the apples and likewise, the grooves in the pumpkins. 

To create the clay fruit and vegetables:

• The apples can be made by creating sphere’s with dents at the top 
• Grapes are tiny, tiny sphere’s that are piled on top of each other
• Create corn by rolling a small cone and adding texture using the toothpick, wrap the corn in thin husks
• The leaves are made by creating flat disks, cut the shape of a leaf out and smooth the edges with your fingers or crochet hook
• Create the pumpkins by creating varying sized sphere’s. Use a toothpick to create the ribs of the pumpkins and add a small stump to the tops.

Add the fruits and vegetables to your cornucopia, you may want to add a base to your sculpture, which makes adding all the harvest pieces easier. When you’re happy with your arrangement, we can go ahead and bake!

Finally, bake your sculpture using the clay manufacturer’s instructions. Allow the sculpture to dry completely, and be careful because it will be HOT when the timer first dings!

If you decided to use white clay, go ahead and paint your creation when it has cooled completely.

It’s now ready to placed in and around your charcuterie board or dessert spread! This sculpture looks awesome on a pumpkin pie also, but be sure to piece of waxed paper under it so the clay is not touching the food directly.

We hope you loved DIY Cornucopia Harvest Charcuterie Board and Dessert Table Decoration!! We think it’s the perfect way to add some festive fun to your Thanksgiving celebration, dinner, work event or family dessert! If you’re looking for more Thanksgiving delights certainly check out our amazing Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes. Happy Crafting!

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Ever wonder what gives pumpkin flavour that spicy taste? Surprisingly, it’s really just a simple blend of a few grocery spices:

• cinnamon
• ginger
• cloves
• nutmeg
• allspice

Let’s Bake – Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Cupcakes

What you’ll need:

• Cupcake ingredients
• Cupcake liners
• Muffin tin
• Icing
• Mixing bowls
• Mixer

Whisk together dry ingredients. Flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and then spices in a medium bowl and then set aside.

Mix together melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin puree and vanilla until combined.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined. Try to avoid over-mixing the batter as this can lead to denser cupcakes.

Scoop batter into liners. Fill to 3/4 of the way full and then bake for 18-21 minutes. We like to check them at 18 minutes with a toothpick to see if they’re done. If there’s still a little batter on the toothpick, let them go another 1 to 2 minutes and then check again.

For frosting we used a ready made cram cheese icing and then piped it on with a 1A tip.

We hope you had fun fall baking with us today! If you’re ready for more pumpkin spice recipes, check out our Pumpkin Spiced Pumpkin Seeds – a double hit of pumpkin flavour.

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Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Cupcakes

Delicious and fluffy sweet and spicy pumpkin cupcake recipe! Top with buttercream frosting or decorate with a fun Halloween theme!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cupcake, easy, pumpkin, sweet, sweet and spicy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

0 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 1 dozen

Calories 187kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

• 1 cup Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
• 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
• 1/2 cup Butter melted
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line a muffin tin with liners
• Whisk together dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices in a medium bowl and then set aside.
• Mix together melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin puree and vanilla until combined.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined.
• Scoop batter into liners, filling to 3/4 of the way full.
• Bake for 18-21 minutes.

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What You’ll Need:

• Wood board (at least 10” by 10”)
• Small nails
• Hammer
• Crochet thread
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Leaf template – get it here

Print out the leaf template and then position it on the wood board.

Start hammering the nails into the board, following the outline of the leaf. Place the nails about ½” apart.

Once the entire leaf is filled outlined, lift the template away from the board, to rip the paper off.

Hammer more nails around the outside of the board, about ½” apart, all the way around.

Tie a thread to a nail on the outside of the board. Start winding the thread between nails, going back and forth multiple times, until it starts to look full. Remember to wrap a thread around the leaf pattern, leaving the leaf empty. Doing so will help outline and highlight the leaf shape.

Change thread colours to make each corner a different colour. Finally, tie off the ends tightly on an outside nail to secure the threads.

We hope you love this engaging leaf string art and hope you have an amazing Thanksgiving weekend! For more Thanksgiving DIY check out our Stamped Thanksgiving Napkin Rings and Rustic Painted Pine Cones and Acorns.

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Whether you’re pumpkin carving with the kids or making a homemade pumpkin pie, be sure to save all of the seeds! They’re all edible after all, and delicious! Whatever size pumpkin you’re using, you can easily gather enough seeds for this recipe.

Pumpkin Spice Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Ingredients:

• Raw pumpkin seeds – 1 1/2 cups
• Olive oil – 1 tbsp
• Salt – 1 1/2 tsp
• Pumpkin spice – 3/4 tsp

Firstly, give those pumpkin seeds a good wash. Remove any pumpkin pulp and fibres that attach to the seeds. Dry them thoroughly with a towel. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Next, mix the oil, salt and spice together in a bowl. Add the dried pumpkin seeds and stir until well coated. Place the seeds on the lined baking sheet and bake until they are crunchy and slightly golden, this can take between 10-15min. Be sure to stir the seeds every 5 min to roast them evenly. Once they are perfect, place them in a bowl to cool and enjoy!!

We hope you like our Pumpkin Spice Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe! If so, roast a batch today and snack all week. If you’re looking for more amazing Thanksgiving ideas, certainly check out these Rustic Painted Pine Cones or make your own Thanksgiving Napkin Rings – perfect for the dinner table.

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Pumpkin Spice Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

With this recipe you can make the crunchiest, best tasting, perfectly seasoned pumpkin seeds! Be sure to share with family and friends this Thanksgiving.

Course Snack

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword easy, easy pumpkin seeds, pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin spice, recipe, salty snack, snack

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 2

Calories 622kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raw pumpkin seeds straight from the pumpkin!
• 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp pumpkin spice

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Wash the pumpkin seeds, removing all pulp and fibres that may be attached. Thoroughly dry the seeds with a towel.
• In a small bowl, combine the oil, salt and spice, mix well.
• Add the dried pumpkin seeds to the oil mixture. Mix until the seeds are well coated.
• Place the coated seeds on the baking tray and bake until they are crunchy and slightly golden, about 10-15 min. Stir the seeds every 5 min to bake evenly.
• Transfer the roasted seeds to a bowl to cool and enjoy!!

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What You’ll Need:

• Pine cones and acorns
• Paint in cream, light blue and gold
• Gold leafing and adhesive
• Paint brush
• Foam brush

Paint some of the pine cones with the cream paint. Don’t worry about covering the entire cone with paint, we want them to have a rustic look so you can let parts of the wood show though. Paint both the inside and outside of the cones. At the same time, paint the acorns cream.

Repeat with the blue and then gold paint.

Cover the gold pine cones and acorns with the gilding adhesive.

Using a foam brush apply gold leafing.

Whether you hang them on a door or lay them in a bowl, these painted pine cones and acorns are a perfect way to welcome the Thanksgiving season. Happy crafting! For more Thanksgiving decorations certainly check out our Stamped Thanksgiving Napkin Rings.

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