Thanksgiving Activities for Kids

Thanksgiving is the time for bonding and family reunions, especially for kids who look forward to having a lot of fun during this festive time. To make this thanksgiving day even more special, you will need to arrange for some unique and fun thanksgiving activities, thanksgiving recipes and thanksgiving gifts. Keeping children engaged during this time, when you need to rush with all your thanksgiving preparations, can be a little tough, unless you plan in advance. You can engage them in making different decorations for your home, in thanksgiving math activities or even in cooking delicious snacks and dishes. So, here are some thanksgiving activity ideas for kids.

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
Art and crafts is the best way to keep children busy in a productive way and this also gives them an opportunity to display their creativity. Here are some thanksgiving craft ideas that kids of all ages can use, to make stuff for thanksgiving decorations.

Pumpkin Fingerprint Craft

Material Required
Paper
Scissors
Stapler
Finger paint - orange and green
Cotton balls or shredded newspaper
Short piece of string or wool

Method
Draw two freehand pumpkins on a plain sheet of paper. Paint this using finger paints, keep aside and allow it to dry. Then, cut out the pumpkin from the top and scoop out all the flesh from within. Then staple the finger painted paper all around the pumpkin, leaving only the top vacant. Stuff the pumpkins with shredded newspaper or cotton and then staple the pumpkin closed. Attach a short string if you want to hang the pumpkin.

Thanksgiving Wreath

Material Required
A plain white paper plate
Construction paper (orange, red, yellow, brown, and other earth tones)
Crayons or markers
Scissors
Glue or a glue stick

Method
Cut out a half circle from the center of the paper plate. Use construction paper to cut out leaves of different shapes. Then, glue the leaves neatly to the rim of the paper plate. Stick just as much as necessary and avoid cluttering the paper plate with leaves. You can ask all the children who come over to sign one leaf each on the wreath and write down what they are thankful for.

Thanksgiving Table Centerpiece

Material Required
Plastic shallow butter bowl
Glitter
Popcorn kernels
Dried baby peas
Dried navy beans
1 oz or a little less Elmer's glue
Gold taper candle

Method
In the butter bowl, mix all the beans, popcorn, glitter and peas together. Then add the Elmer's glue to this and mix. Let it stay for around 2 minutes and then push the candle into the center of the mixture. Let this stay for a day and then push the mixture from beneath the butter bowl so that it pops out. The centerpiece is ready.

Thanksgiving Activities for Toddlers
All the thanksgiving activities for toddlers should be carried out under the supervision of an adult. Coloring books are one of the best activities for toddlers. You can use the pages colored by your toddler to decorate his or her room and the rest of the house as well.

Thanksgiving Activities for Preschoolers
Thanksgiving activities for preschoolers can include some easy art and craft activities. You can also teach them poems or songs based on thanksgiving. You can tell them a story that acquaints them with the origin and history of thanksgiving. Crafts like making a fancy cornucopia, a fingerprint turkey or a thanksgiving finger puppet can also be taught to them.

Thanksgiving Activities for Kindergarten
Thanksgiving activities and crafts for kindergarten children should include crafts, art, puzzles and games. You can assign them with games such as finding words related to thanksgiving, you can make them prepare thanksgiving sweatshirts and write down prayers for thanksgiving.

You can also engage children with various other activities and thanksgiving craft ideas. Appreciate their effort and motivate them so that they thoroughly enjoy the festival.