Foster Children and Your Extended Family During the Holidays

Holidays and big family gatherings are tough situations for introducing your foster or newly adopted children to the extended family. Your extended family may feel uneasy about your choice to be a foster/adoptive parent in the first place. Meeting the child may help this situation or confirm their fears. Here are 7 Ways to Prepare Yourself, Your Family, and Your Foster Child for Thanksgiving.

And remember - if you're going to visit someone who doesn't have children or you know your kids are going to be bored - pack up a few craft supplies and have the kids make these cute hand print turkeys. These could be cute gifts for birth family in an adoptive or foster situation. Most parents love gifts that mark their child's stages of growth.

Select a project below and find simple to follow instructions.

- How To Make a Simple Hand Print Turkey

- How To Make a Double Handprint Turkey

- How To Create a Turkey With Handprint Feathers