Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving activity ideas for kids.
Thanksgiving activities split into two: things to make for the table, and things that give young children a job while a lot of cooking is happening around them.
Place cards, a paper centrepiece, a thankful tree with a leaf each — all are simple enough for a small child and genuinely used, which matters more than it sounds.
Several of these are real kitchen jobs. Washing vegetables, tearing bread and stirring something cold are all things a four-year-old can properly do.
Activities
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Handprint Turkeys for the Table
Draw round their hand, turn it into a turkey, write a name on it. Everyone gets one at their place.
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Real Kitchen Jobs a Small Child Can Actually Do
Washing, tearing, stirring and sprinkling. Eight jobs that are genuinely useful on a busy cooking day.
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A Thankful Tree
A branch in a jar and a paper leaf each day. Small, slow, and it ends up being the thing everyone reads at the table.