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Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude, celebration, and cherished moments with family and friends. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for children to engage in Fun and Educational activities that bring the spirit of the season to life.
In this blog post, we’ve compiled an exciting list of Thanksgiving-themed activities perfect for kids.
From creative crafts and engaging printables to Picture books and video recommendations that explore the history and significance of Thanksgiving, this collection has something for every child.
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20 + Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
I’ve compiled a list of 22 fun activities that will keep them entertained and excited throughout the holiday! These Thanksgiving activities for kids include many Free Printable Activities and Free Craft Templates that make crafting easy and enjoyable.
If you’re specifically interested in printables or crafts, don’t miss out on:
Handprint Turkey Craft
No Thanksgiving activity is complete without crafting adorable turkeys! Kids will enjoy using their handprints as feathers, and our free template makes it super easy.
Fork-Painted Turkey Craft
Have you ever Painted with a Fork? We made this Cute Turkey by painting with a fork! It is super easy and suitable for kids of all ages. Get the Free template and try this Process art with your kids.
Easy Corn Craft
A Super Easy Thanksgiving Craft perfect for Toddlers who are past the stage of putting everything in their mouth. It is also effortless to set up, and Young kids will love this activity.
Thanksgiving Colouring pages
Colouring pages are the perfect easy prep activities that can guarantee hours of Quiet time for kids of all ages. So Download these 6 Thanksgiving colouring pages now and Enjoy! These are free printables.
Scarecrow Craft
Welcome the Harvest season with this Thanksgiving craft! It is easy to make with the Free template. And the kids will love to play with the Popsicle Scarecrow Toys!
Thanksgiving Handprint Cards
Create personalized and beautiful cards with your child’s handprint! These make wonderful gifts or wall art, with 8 unique designs to choose from.
Footprint Thanksgiving card
Create a fun and heartwarming keepsake with your child and send it to your loved ones. Or you can frame it and decorate your child’s room.
Just Print and stamp your Child’s Footprint with washable Paint. This is a Super-easy and Budget-Friendly craft to make memories. Download this Printable at the end of the post by signing up.
Cut and Paste Cornucopia Craft
Create a fun Cut and Paste Cornucopia Craft where kids assemble and decorate their own cornucopia filled with colorful fruits and vegetables. Perfect for enhancing scissor skills and creativity!
Thanksgiving Activity Placemat Printable
Enjoy a festive Thanksgiving Activity Placemat Printable packed with fun puzzles, coloring, and activities to keep kids entertained and engaged during the holiday meal.
Thanksgiving Dinner Craft for Kids
This Educational Craft is perfect for kids to learn the traditional dishes served in the thanksging meal.
Pumpkin Pie Colour Matching
Who doesn’t love pumpkin pie? It is the most popular dessert of the Thanksgiving season. I made this colour-matching busy book (velcro matching) activity when my child was a toddler. This is perfect for young kids to practice colour discrimination. Learn more on the Blog and Download the free printable.
Turkey Shape matching
Another Velcro matching Activity for toddlers, where kids have to match the shape on their shadows. Great activity for toddlers to learn the basic shapes.
Enjoy Activities from Thanksgiving Busy book
Our Thanksgiving Busy book has 11 different activities that are suitable for Toddlers and Preschoolers. You can Make this book easily at home with our busy book printable.
This is such a great way to learn Numbers, letters, Shapes, Colours, and emotions, in a playful way.
Moreover, kids learn the story of Thanksgiving and the popular Thanksgiving dishes. The dress-up Game is so much fun! Click on the image to see all the Activity Pages.
Colour Code Colouring
Code colouring is an excellent way to practice letter and number recognition. And also a great way to keep kids busy for a while. These four worksheets with turkeys and pies are perfect for preschoolers.
Thanksgiving Free Printable Worksheets
13 Free printable worksheets including a mix of fun activities!
Turkey Busy Bag
These turkeys have colourful feathers. This child has to find the turkey with the exact colours in the base cards and match them up. Simple visual perception task that kids will find very interesting.
Counting 1 to 20 with turkey
This counting printable is perfect for Practicing – 1 to 20 Number Recognition and counting skills. It has 20 + 20 cards and is very easy to prepare. You can just print it on cardstock and cut the cards out.
Include these cards in your Math centres and have the kids practice Numbers.
Turkey-themed Unit Study
Thanksgiving is a great time to explore turkeys! Create a Turkey Unit Study with the Lapbook Printable from the Simple Living Creative Learning blog.
We learned about the turkey’s life cycle, body parts, diet, habitat, and fun facts, and even watched videos about turkeys.
Learn Fun Facts about Turkey
Did you know? Turkeys can blush when excited or emotional, changing their skin colour to red or blue. Discover more such fun and surprising facts about turkeys, Perfect for curious minds!
Torn Paper Pumpkin Craft
Create a fun pumpkin using torn paper pieces, perfect for enhancing fine motor skills.
Toilet Paper Roll Pumpkin
Transform an ordinary toilet paper roll into a cute pumpkin craft for kids.
Pumpkin Roll and Cover mat
Enjoy a playful pumpkin-themed game where kids roll dice and cover matching numbers on the mat.
Thanksgiving Picture Books for kids
A couple of exciting picture books for kids to read during Thanksgiving.
- Balloon over Broadway – This beautifully illustrated book tells the actual story of Tony and Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and how Tony came to invent his giant balloons.
- How to Catch a Turkey – This hilarious children’s picture book combines STEAM concepts and traps with a silly story and fun illustrations. There are more books in the series -How to Catch a Unicorn, and How to Catch an Easter Bunny.
- Turkey Trouble – A hilarious story of a turkey who comes up with the perfect disguise to escape during Thanksgiving.
- Pete the Cat: First Thanksgiving – Another great book from the Pete the Cat series; this Lift the Flap book is perfect for the holiday.
Videos for Kids to learn about Thanksgiving
I have listed some great videos for Kids to learn about the history of Thanksgiving and how it is celebrated in the United States. These are perfect for kids of any age to learn about the event and traditions.
Watch the story of the Pilgrims and how native Americans helped them grow crops on the new land. Perfect to Learn How the Tradition began in 1621.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an American tradition that almost every household watches on the day before Thanksgiving to celebrate the holiday season.
From the giant balloons to the dazzling Broadway performances, nothing says Thanksgiving like the Macy’s Parade. Have a Glimpse of the Parade in this video; My daughter loved it.
The following Video is a Compilation of Popular food that people have during their Thanksgiving meal with their Families. This list includes Roasted Turkey, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Corn and Pumpkin pie.
We love all these Thanksgiving Activities for kids. I will be adding more great ideas to this list every year. So Don’t forget to pin this Blog for later!
Whether you’re looking to spark creativity, encourage learning, or simply keep little hands busy while preparing for the holiday feast, these activities will inspire joy and curiosity throughout the season.
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Thanksgiving Printables for kids
Download the Corn Footprint Printable
To make your Thanksgiving card with your child’s footprint, all you need is just some paint and our printable (Available in both Landscape and portrait format).
Please click on the button below, To download your Free Thanksgiving Card Template
