Thanksgiving Kids Activities

Whether you want to keep your children content while you're busy preparing the holiday feast, or just want to help them celebrate the holiday with themed crafts, the following Thanksgiving kids activities are sure to delight your kids until a savory meal awaits.

Plan a feast of activities!

Any parent who has ever prepared a holiday meal knows how difficult it can be to keep the kids entertained while spending countless hours in the kitchen preparing, cooking, and serving the feast. To help kids get in the holiday spirit while enjoying their company, the following Thanksgiving kids activities can be planned ahead and scheduled for the big turkey day.

If you have a small card table, go ahead and set it up in an area with close supervision to the kids if possible. Cover the table in brown craft paper and set up buckets of crayons for scribbling. Set the kids at the table with a variety of stencils and Thanksgiving themed stickers. For a competitive group of kids, why not hold a turkey drawing contest? The adults can judge the finished pictures and choose a Turkey winner. Perhaps the winner will receive a special treat that's been thoughtfully set aside? Get creative and stock up on various mediums such as paints, chalk and coloring pencils to keep kids inspired for hours on end.

Besides the traditional Thanksgiving arts and crafts, you can challenge your kids with a game of Thanksgiving trivia. Did you know:

• Turkeys often fall asleep in trees
• Turkeys can be victims of heart attacks while living under loud air force fields. Many turkeys have been found dead on the scene after witnessing jet take-off and landing
• A roaster turkey is five to seven months old, while a fryer is just under sixteen weeks of age

These fun turkey facts are sure to delight even your youngest of guests. For more turkey trivia, visit this fun-filled Thanksgiving Trivia site. You can download and print trivia facts and cut them into small scraps. Fill a hollowed out pumpkin or gourd with the trivia questions, and pass it around the table for a healthy dose of the giggles!

In addition to the drawing table, you can line a card table with craft paper and fill buckets with scissors, glue, construction paper scraps and a bundle of self-stick google eyes. Let kids get creative and build their own turkeys, Indians or Pilgrims! Keep felts squares and pipe cleaners handy for advanced Thanksgiving kids crafts.

For the computer savvy child, there are plenty of free online activities with a Thanksgiving based theme. Printables, coloring pages, trivia and skilled activities await your child at the following sites:

• Kidz Page
• All Kids Network
• Fun Family Education

If you plan or going over the river and through the woods to reach your Thanksgiving feast destination, make sure you plan ahead and pack plenty of activities to keep him busy or the long plane, train or car ride. Coloring books with Pilgrim, Indian and turkey pictures are sure to lift his spirits during an enduring trip. Pack all paper products with a new and unopened box or crayons or markers to add to the excitement! In addition, why not visit your local library and check out a few Thanksgiving themed books for travel companionship?

Planning a few special holiday games or crafts not only keeps children occupied while you work away on the family feast, it also helps to create beloved and cherished memories of holidays spent with family. Take this special time to arrange a few crafts, trivia and games and you'll be guaranteed a bounty of occupied and satisfied bellies come Thanksgiving day!

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