Thanksgiving Place Mats: A Craft for Kids to Save the Sanity of Parents

"Honor the spirit of Thanksgiving and keep the kids occupied until the meal is ready by making place mats that recount what the child is thankful for on the big day. Stickers, drawings, wording or a combination can turn a sheet of paper into a decorative addition to the dinner table."

Start with an outline of the child's hand for a Hand Print Turkey

Preprint place mats with clip art for children to color.

For a variety of ideas for Thanksgiving place mats, click here.

G20 urged to tackle food security, avert another global crisis

"International Christian humanitarian agency World Vision is urging the G20 countries meeting in Seoul to act swiftly to avoid a repeat of the global food crisis of 2008, which thrust an additional 100 million people worldwide into extreme poverty."

Click here for more on World Vision's request of world leaders.

From Stocking Stuffers to Goats: Meaningful Holiday Gifts from Save the Children

"With the holiday season upon us, Save the Children has numerous gifts sure to warm hearts and souls on everyone’s list."

Click here for gift ideas that make a difference.

Applebees's Restaurants offers free meals to Active Military and Veterans on Nov. 11

"Active Duty Military and Veterans eat free at Applebees on Veteran's Day, November 11. Available during business hours on November 11, 2010 at participating Applebee’s only. Veterans and active duty military simply show proof of military service. See website for details."

Click here for more information.

New Inductees into the National Toy Hall of Fame

"Playing cards and the Game of Life will be inducted this weekend into the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y. Founded in 1998, the hall has 44 members."

To learn more about the hall and its members, click here.

Payless and Airwalk team with World Vision in The Good Shoe Project

"Airwalk, a leader in youth lifestyle footwear and apparel, is teaming up with Payless to democratize a new shoe-giving program to help those in need with the launch of The Good Shoe Project. Whenever a customer purchases the exclusive Airwalk Hope shoe for $19.99 at Payless between Dec. 15, 2010, through Feb. 14, 2011, the retailer commits to giving a free pair of kids' shoes to a child in need in Central America through a new alliance with humanitarian organization World Vision."

Click here for more on the project.

Awww ... animal babies make conservation cute

"What makes a good baby picture? On ZooBorns.com, the babies have to be wild. Maybe obscure. Possibly endangered. Mostly, they have to be cute.

Their website delivers birth announcements from zoos and aquariums around the world, and gets about a million hits a month."

Click here for more on these precious babies.