Thanksgiving is a brilliant opportunity for children to enjoy crafts, colouring, family games and simple learning activities while spending time together.
Whether you are looking for Thanksgiving ideas for toddlers, preschoolers or younger children, keep it simple, creative and fun.
Easy Thanksgiving Ideas
Try:
- Colouring turkeys, pumpkins and autumn leaves
- Making a handprint turkey
- Creating a family thankful tree
- Playing a Thanksgiving treasure hunt
- Making homemade table decorations
- Counting pumpkins or leaves
- Reading a favourite story together
- Going on an autumn nature walk
These activities are inexpensive, easy to set up and can help children practise creativity, counting, communication and fine motor skills.
For more learning ideas, visit our Early Learning Activities for Kids.
Thanksgiving Activities at Home
Need to keep children busy while dinner is being prepared?
Set up a small activity area with crayons, paper, puzzles, stickers and books. Children could also create place cards for the Thanksgiving table or draw pictures showing what they are thankful for.
For more screen-free inspiration, see our Screen-Free Activities for Children.
Learning About Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November.
Families who want to explore its history with children can find educational resources from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian and the Library of Congress.
Make Thanksgiving Fun
Children do not need expensive activities to make Thanksgiving memorable.
A few crayons, a family game, a story or a walk together can be enough to create a special day.
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