Thanksgiving Activities

• Hand turkeys
• paint child's palm and thumb brown, paint fingers red, orange & yellow
• press on paper
• draw on a turkey face
• Thanksgiving Baskets
• in each basket, put the following:
• twist pretzels (praying arms)--to remind us that the Pilgrims came for religious freedom
• saltines--the Pilgrims didn't have much to eat sometimes
• stick pretzels--the Pilgrims made logs to build their homes
• mini marshmallows--reminds us of the snow the first winter when many Pilgrims died
• candy corn--the Indians showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn
• craisins--the Indians showed the Pilgrims where to find berried
• life savers--the Indians saved the Pilgrims by teaching them how to grow food
• Thankful Tree
• make a big poster of a tree
• trace your child's hand several times (and yours, too) and cut them out
• write or draw the things you're grateful for and put them on the tree
• Write letters or draw pictures for people you love, telling them why you're grateful for them
• Use a waffle cone as a cornucopia.  Fill with treats, berries & marshmallows.