Today I am partnering with Lunchbox and Big Heart Pet Brands to show you a few ways that I am showing my thankfulness for my own pets but also those of loved ones. As you know, my pets are very important in my life and the lives of my husband and kids. They are part of our family. I am that person that gets her pets Christmas presents, so sharing the holidays with my pets is nothing new to me.
Thanksgiving is a great time to create a DIY for pets; it’s the perfect time to reflect on the things that are important to us, including those pets. I was challenged to create a gift for my dogs with Big Heart Pet Brands to #TreatThePups. You can use Milk-Bone Dog Snacks, Pup-Peroni Beef Flavor Dog Snacks, or Milo’s Kitchen Chicken Grillers to make a fun, delicious treat craft for your pup or those of your loved ones.
I started with a very simple but pretty gift using Pup-Peroni treats. These are perfect for my old girl, Sammi, who has lost some teeth in her old age. I bought the Lean Beef Flavor to help my dog Elvis keep the pounds off. Love and thankfulness go hand in hand with taking care of my pets!
I created the little tag on an editing website, printed it off and taped to a piece of construction paper. Tying a few treats together with some raffia ribbon into a cute bow and you are done. Simple yet cute!
Next, I grabbed a small glass container to create a treat jar for my pups. I used the same, but smaller tag, and tied a cute ribbon around the edge of the jar with the same raffia ribbon. This would be a great gift to give to others that have pets that they love too. My mom and dad’s dog is a member of our family too and I think this would be fun to give to her. She loves treats!
Finally, the kids wanted to get involved in the DIY for pets project. We decided to make a turkey (it is Thanksgiving time, after all). This was a fun craft to do with them and both girls were able to help. We used construction paper to create feathers, eyes, beak, and snood (that thing under the beak!). If we had googly eyes, those would have been fun too but ours were a bit too small. Instead we used a white crayon to color the eyes in. Jemma was able to help cut and color and Joley was able to cut all the pieces.
Creating the turkey bag is easy! Simply use a brown paper bag and fold over the end (about 3-4 inches). Add your feathers (fanned out) along the back side of the fold. Add your eyes, beak, and snood. Once you have the bag put together, add some treats inside. You can now staple it or use a small piece of tape to keep it closed. We used MilkBone treats for this project and the kids loved the way it turned out.
Rocky was pretty happy with the results of our Thankful Treat crafts as well!
You too can create a gift for your family pup, utilizing Big Heart products to show your thanks and #TreatThePups. You can check out the DIY Thanksgiving Projects to get some ideas and get started on your own creations!
This November, Big Heart Pet Brands® invites you and pet lovers everywhere to celebrate the holiday season with your furry family members. Created for the purpose of nurturing the bond between pets and the people, the #TreatThePups page on Walmart offers creative crafts and other fun ideas to help you include your pet this Fall.
This is SO sweet! We would totally do with for our cat. Such a fur baby.
So cute! I don’t have a pet to spoil that way, but I wish I did… 🙂 Lucky pets that are the recipients of those gifts!
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We always give our little fur balls something for the holidays! I love it!
I love that, such an adorable idea!
Aw, such a sweet idea! And Rocky is so adorable. I have a wittle pibble too, a white one with tan spots named Lyssa. 🙂
Oh my gosh… I LOVE this!! I will be making specials treats like these for my pups this week 🙂
This would be so awesome to bring to the shelter!
Aw, I need to find a friend with a pup! I so want to give them these cute gifts!
These are so sweet! And your pup is adorable!
haha the last picture is adorable, really captures the eagerness of the puppy! =)
The kids would love being in on this for sure. 🙂 I think it’s a fun idea too.
How sweet. I guess we do sometimes overlook our 4 legged friends and family members.
Such a cute way to incorporate your pet into the Holidays! <3
Thanks Shipra!
Awe, such a cute idea! My pup gets spoiled 365 days a year though! LOL – love this idea!
haha! So do mine Kendall. Believe me!
Ooh our little mini schnauzer LOVES Pupperoni! Cute gift bags too!
Thanks Michelle!
This is such a cute idea. I think this would be a great gift for friends with pets.
It would Ann! I know I would love it if someone gave this kind of gift to my pups! 🙂
This is SO cute! My kids would love to do something like this for our dog. Fun family project!
My girls had a blast making the turkey bag. It was a lot of fun to do together for our pups.
I do agree that Pets are very important in our & they are almost part of our family. Pup-Peroni treats sounds like a wonderful snack as it suits well for old age dogs. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by Lisa!
This is so cute. Thank you for remembering our furry friends.
Thanks Melissa!
How cute! I’m sure your puppies are very loved in your home!
Yes they are! Thanks for stopping by Amanda.
This totally be something my mom would do (making a giftbag for a dog)…lol. All jokes aside your dog looks very happy and very loved and that is awesome.
Thanks Danielle!
That dog’s look on the cookie. Dogs are part of my Thanksgiving too.
Yeah, he is all about his treats! ha!
Ahahah! My pup has that same look when I wave a Milk Bone around! What a fun way to give a little back to our furry friends that bring us so much joy!
Thanks for stopping by Theresa!
This is great, my dog would love this!
Thanks Karissa!
I love your dog’s eye’s in the picture. He’s like, “Gimme, gimme, gimme, please!”
That is exactly what he was saying. He only had about 5 treats before that one though. 😉
Ha ha ha cute idea! My dog is so ungrateful though! 😉 The bag you made is so cute!
hahahaha! I would have to say I have an ungrateful pup too!
Can’t forget the pets for the holidays!
Nope! Thanks for stopping by Claire!
So cute! Our little rescue CoCo was born around Thanksgiving, so we always celebrate her birthday on Thanksgiving! It’s a great way to remind her that we are thankful for her!
That is super sweet Kristen!
Pets are part of the family and they deserve a special treat too! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by Valerie!
We always give the dogs stuff on Christmas–I know it’s totally ridiculous since they have no clue what Christmas even is, but they were the babies of the family before my daughter came along!
I don’t think it is ridiculous but I am the person that remembers all my pets’ birthdays! haha
This is so CUTE! Pets are apart of the family so they should be treated just as special <3
Yes! Thanks for stopping by Angelic!
I love my fur babies! They are most definitely on my Christmas shopping list
yay! Me too!
Can’t forget the fur-babies! My hubby and I don’t really celebrate the holidays but we definitely throw some extra love to our little one!
That’s all that matters! I am sure your pup is happy no matter when they get the extra bit of loving!
So cute! I love giving my pets gifts. I never thought about getting them something to join in the thanksgiving feasting!
I hadn’t thought about it until this campaign either, but it makes sense. I am sure thankful for my pets!
I love the picture of your dog looking at the treat! My older girl does the same thing. She loves, loves, loves her Milkbones. My dogs always get something special on the holidays.
Thanks Pam! He is a big baby and loves his treats!
This is a sweet idea. I’ll make one for my parents’ dog. Growing up all of our dogs loved milk bone.
Thanks Heather!
That is so sweet! My adorable cats Kiwi and Cleo get treats all the time, but I would like to try to create something for them that is extra special for this coming holiday 🙂 thanks for the idea 🙂
That would be so cute Cara! I need to do something for my cats too.
Haha your pup is adorable! I’ve always had larger sized dogs – but now we have a tiny little (fiesty) pomeranian 🙂
Thanks Nancy! We can’t have a small dog with the kids. I worry too much. But, we do have 3 large ones!
OH my gosh, his expression as he stares at the treat is cracking me up. This is such a fun idea!
haha! Thanks Liz!
I have 4 gold fish I’m not so sure there are treats like this for Fish lol I’ll have to look into it. I would love to own a dog or cat some day.
haha! Fish may not be so excited about treats, huh? 🙂
Have to treat those animals too! These are cute ideas.
Thanks Amber!
That is so cute! It’s not as cute as your adorable pooch, but it’s close.
haha! Thanks Krystal!
Rocky is gorgeous! I am pretty sure our dogs would love a special treat like this. They love those puperoni things.
Thanks Chrystal!
Aww I miss my doggy. =( I would give a lot of treats to him.
So sorry Kae. 🙁
Awww, it’s so sweet to remember our fur babies on Thanksgiving. My dog, Milo, loves Pup-Peroni treats!
My Sammi is a big fan of Pup-Peroni treats. She doesn’t get excited about much in her old age, but she comes running for those!
Oh, so cute! We never want to forget our furry children during the holiday season!
My husband thinks I am crazy but we buy for our pets too!
We have been taking care of my daughter’s dog for the last month while she has been in the hospital and then the babies. We will be sad to see her go and I am already making her a Christmas stocking this year.
Awww, that is sweet Rena! I am sure she will miss you too. I hope your daughter is okay.
I love this ide!!! we are getting a new pup next weekend and this would be the perfect way to thank his breeders other dogs and his “momma” !!! I love the jars!
I am sure they would love that Laura!
Love the presentations and I love going to the vet or dog salon and having these Treat jars on the counter.. They are our kids to 😉
Thanks Aimee! You are very right, at least in my house. My pups are my babies!