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Get the whole family involved in learning with Thanksgiving activities like creating a wreath out of paper hands traced from each person. When giving thanks around the table, the family can debate whether or not they would have signed the Mayflower Compact. At other times of the year, family can encourage learning with summer fun activities like holding a watermelon seed spitting contest and measuring the distances.

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The Meaning of Thanksgiving: A Hat Full of Thankful!

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Create a Recipe to Practice Writing

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Make a Tissue Box Thanksgiving Turkey

Make this turkey craft with your child to get into the Thanksgiving spirit. This turkey craft is made of a tissue box and other assorted craft supplies.

'Handy' Thanksgiving Wreath

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Craft Corn Harvest Napkin Rings

Your kindergartener can contribute these beaded napkin rings to your Thanksgiving table...and sneak in some good math patterning practice, too.

Make a Thanksgiving Table Runner

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

Turkey Cupcakes

Turkey cupcakes are quirky fowl-themed desserts that bring extra cheer to your Thanksgiving meal. Make turkey cupcakes that your kids will want to gobble up.

Pilgrim Hat Cookies

Pilgrim hat cookies are tasty Thanksgiving treats. Make marshmallow pilgrim hat cookies with your child to celebrate the Thanksgiving season.

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Celebrate fall by stuffing some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish. Your child can learn more about cooking as well as expand his flavor palette.

Thanksgiving Stuffing Muffins

Transform that big batch of stuffing into a new dish to add some zest to your dinner with this leftover stuffing recipe.

Cranberry Sauce Bread

Turn your leftover cranberry dressing into a sweet, rich bread with this holiday recipe.

Need another reason to celebrate Thanksgiving? Now kids can create a sunny, textured sunflower card to remember the day!

Edible Cornucopia

This Thanksgiving cornucopia makes a great addition to any dining table because once youâre done looking at it, you can dig in and eat it!

Thanksgiving Garland

This colorful garland can be strung across a fireplace and remind you of your blessings well into the new year.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

Thankful Turkey

A thankful turkey helps your child think about on the things that he's thankful for. Make this turkey craft with your child for Thanksgiving.

Pine Cone Turkey

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

Turkey Thanksgiving Place Cards

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!

Helping your child write his own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help him grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

These paper pumpkins will make lovely, festive centerpieces in your home this fall.

Make Quinoa Stuffing with Dried Cherries

This gluten free stuffing matches the distinctive nuttiness of quinoa with the tart sweetness of dried cherries.

Make a Paper Plate Turkey Photo Frame

Say thanks this Thanksgiving by surprising a friend, a teacher or a grandparent with this paper plate turkey which doubles as a festive wall hanging.

Paint a Cornucopia Still Life!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Make a Mixed-Up Turkey Collage

This unexpected art project is sure to result in a Picasso-esque jumble of imagination that will teach your kid about shapes, colors, and abstract form!

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