Thanksgiving Activities
November 24th, 2009
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Thanksgiving is upon us and as everyone here in the US is buying their turkeys and planning their menus, there is one more thing that needs to be planned. How to entertain the kids!
If you are expecting a house full of guests tomorrow with a bunch of kids, this blogpost will come right on time. Here are some fun things for the kids to do, while you are in the kitchen preparing the turkey or socializing with the family.
First thing to do is to prepare a craft table for the kids. At this table, put out Thanksgiving coloring pages, plenty of crayons and markers, construction paper in orange, brown, yellow, black and white, scissors and glue sticks.
THANKSGIVING COLORING PAGES
There are a ton of different Thanksgiving themed coloring pages on the web for you to print out. Here is a nice collection.
TURKEY NAPKIN RINGS
Supplies: Toilet paper rolls, construction paper, scissors and glue. Wrap and glue a rectangular piece of colored paper around a toilet paper roll. Cut in 4 equal rings. Trace handprints onto construction paper. Create turkeys out of the hand prints, by drawing a beak and eyes on the thumb and feet on the bottom. Decorate the turkey’s feathers (fingers). Glue onto the toilet paper rings and your napkin rings are ready!
MAKE A PILGRIM BONNET
Why not dress up for Thanksgiving in your own pilgrim bonnet! Easy to make in any size, so that it fits your child - or the doll collection!
Supplies: A3 sheet of thick white paper/ thin card, glue stick, white ribbon, sticky tape (or strong glue)
Instructions:
Fold a strip about 2 inches wide along the length of the card, to form the front brim of your bonnet. Fold the card in half, with the fold on the outside. Fold the back of your bonnet over about ½ and inch and glue to secure. Tape or glue two pieces of ribbon to the front of your bonnet.
MAKE A PILGRIM HAT
To make a pilgrim hat for you to wear, bend a black piece of construction paper around into a pilgrim hat shape and tape it closed in place. Next take a black piece of construction paper and cut it into an oval hat shape and attach the top of the hat to the bottom. Add a tin foil buckle to the front and your hat is ready to go!
THANKSGIVING RIDDLES
You’ll be the toast of the table with these Thanksgiving riddles to entertain the kids (and some grown ups!)
- What kind of key has legs, but can’t open doors? (Turkey)
- Why didn’t the turkey finish his dessert? (Because he was stuffed!)
- Why did the turkey cross the road? (Because it was the chicken’s day off)
- Why did the pilgrim cross the road? (He was chasing the turkey)
- If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? (Pilgrims)
ACTIVITY PLACEMAT
Restaurants know that an activity placemat keeps kids entertained and less likely to act up. Keep your kids entertained at the kids table with the Thanksgiving Activity Placemat from Family Fun.
Daphne Bousquet, CMP is a birthday party entrepreneur and author of 101 Kids Birthday Party Tips: Save Time, Money and Your Sanity. Her Oh What Fun Events brings fun themed kids birthday parties to homes in the Metro Atlanta area. As Certified Meeting Professional she has extensive experience in planning events, from large festivals to small intimate gatherings. A Mom of 2, she takes the stress out of planning birthday parties for busy moms.
Categories: Entertaining Kids
