Archive for the ‘Thanksgiving Family Fun’ Category

5 Fabulous And Fun Thanksgiving Games

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Thanksgiving is a wonderful opportunity to spend a great time with family and friends. Do you know what you have plan for the big day to entertain them? If you are not sure, we are here to help you by giving you a list of games family, friends and you can play after the big meal! Read our game ideas below!

Paper Bag Turkey

Get some paper grocery bags, newspaper and construction paper. Make sure you have a variety of colors for the construction.  If the kids are helping out, use child-safe scissors and child safe glue. Stuff the bags with newspapers to form the body of the turkey. For the head, neck and others features of the turkey, cut out the shapes from the construction paper. Glue them to your turkey.

Turkey Treasure Hunt

Take some index cards and crayons. Let the kids draw three pictures of turkeys on these index cards. Hide the cards in your home. Tell the kids to take 15 minutes to find as many of the turkeys as they can find. Who ever gets the most turkeys wins! Grant them all prizes.

Gone Fishin’

Take some cardboard, metal paper clips, an empty bucket, a broom, and string. Cut the cardboard into different Thanksgiving Shapes – turkeys, pilgrims, and leave, just to name a few. Attach paper clips to each one. Put on the shapes into an empty bucket and let the children fish with a broom and string for the shapes. A magnet will help them collect the shapes. Who ever collects the most shapes will win!

For more great games, read this article from Rd.com.

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12 Great And Easy Thanksgiving Crafts And Activities

Friday, November 11th, 2011

 

Turkey Centerpiece Craft

 

 

Are you looking for ways to keep the kids entertained during the Thanksgiving Holidays? If yes, we have 12 great and easy Thanksgiving crafts and activities to share with you! Read below to learn about them!

Easy Turkey Centerpiece Craft

To make your Turkey Centerpiece, wrap brown paper around a soup can. This will be your Turkey’s body. Trace two circles from the can onto the paper. Cut them out. Add the neck and head to the top of one of your circles. Add colorful feathers and your colorful wings with the kids. Glue googly eyes to your turkey face.

Appreciate your Guests

Appreciate your guests by making place cards for all of them. Ask the kids to think of one reason they are thankful for each person attending the Thanksgiving dinner. Write their thoughts on the back of the place cards. The guests will read them as soon as they sit down to eat. Let each guest read the heart-warming notes out loud.

Work Up an Appetite

In most towns, there is usually a Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. A Thanksgiving Turkey Trot is a short race held on Thanksgiving morning. While you are cooking and getting Thanksgiving ready, let the family participate in the short race. If the little ones are still in strollers, get the family to push them in the stroller during the race. Let older children run, walk, skip, and hop their way to the finish line!

For more great crafts and activities from the 12 easy Thanksgiving crafts and activities list, read this article from Parenting.com.

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