Hello everyone, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It's been so great to take things down several notches and enjoy the holiday with family and friends. My brain is slowly churning back up to speed, so I wanted to share the Best of November today. Happy last day of the month, and don't forget to enter to win a pair of tickets to Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker. Today is the last day to enter to win, and I'll be drawing two lucky winners!

Books:

• 10 offbeat books for kids.
• 7 great chapter books for kids (especially boys).
• Your new activity bible: 150+ Screen Free Activities for Kids.

Holiday Shopping:

• Shop the Grommet’s pop-in shop.
• Shop small and local this holiday season.

Thanksgiving:

• 11 posts to make Thanksgiving less stressful.
• 10 (more) free Thanksgiving printables.
• An incredible St. Jude story.

Recipes:

• Final Eat Seasonal for 2014: 12 cranberry recipes.

Miscellaneous:

• Hey Internet, Keep Being Awesome

Image credit: sticky lemon rolls with lemon cream cheese glaze via Pinterest