Thanksgiving, it is a magical time. In my house, it runs just slightly behind Christmas as the most enjoyable holiday.
With all the family gathering and food, I would not be me if I didn’t always make sure the kids had entertainment as well.
Though an enjoyable time, it can be a busy time, especially if you are the one hosting. This is why I look for easy (and inexpensive) activities for the kids.
Here is a list of Thanksgiving Day activities that I have tried or will try.
10 Easy and Fun Thanksgiving Day Kids Activities
1. Leaf Trees
Materials: toilet paper or paper towel rolls, marker/crayon, cardstock or construction paper, real or artificial leaves, glue.
2. Coloring Placemats
Materials: DIY or premade placemats.
These Thanksgiving placemats come in a variety pack of 20.
3. Thanksgiving Bingo
Materials: There are easy to find templates online. You can access my Thanksgiving Bingo version here, inside this Thanksgiving Day Activity Page Bundle.
4. Butcher Paper Table Cloth
Materials: Butcher paper, markers/crayons/chalk, or paint/paint brushes or paint sticks (easy and less mess), stickers.
- This butcher paper roll is 18 in x 100 ft.
- This no spill paint set will decrease any chances of accidental splatters, as well as make clean up easy. And it’s washable.
- These paint sticks are a nice and easy alternative to paint.
Tip: Cover the entire table or designate an area on the floor for the butcher paper. Tape it down.
5. Paper Plate Pumpkin
Materials: paper plate, glue, tissue paper, construction/printer paper, stick (real stick or popscicle stick).
We actually used the cardboard from a frozen pizza, as the base (instead of a paper plate). We ripped orange tissue paper into pieces and glued the pieces onto the cardboard. We drew a leaf shape on printer paper, cut it out, and colored it green. We colored a popsicle stick green. Then, glued the popsicle stick to the back of the cardboard. The paper leaf was glued to the popscicle stick.
6. Leaf Printing
Materials: leaves (real or artificial), paint, paint brush, paper (cardstock for sturdiness).
Tip: paint the leaves, turn the leaves face/paint down, press firmly on the leaf, lift gently from paper.
7. Turkey Hat
Materials: craft feathers or feathers cut from paper, turkey cut out, googly eyes, glue. You can go this route or order premade materials to make it easy on yourself.
This turkey making kit comes with everything you need. Makes 24 turkeys.
8. Pumpkin Painting
Materials: Real or fake, craft pumpkins, paint/paint brushes, embellishments (ie. stickers, beads, string, rhinestones).
These wood craft pumpkins come in a pack of 24 and have a pre drilled hole at the top, in case you want to hang all that amazing art work afterwards.
9. Thankful Bracelets
Materials: beads, string, accessories
This bead making kit comes with all you need to set up for bracelet making.
10. Canvas Art
Materials: canvas, paint, paint brushes, easel.
This canvas kit comes with 12 sets. Each set includes a pre drawn canvas, easel, 2 paint brushes, color mixing card, and 6 paint colors.
Which one will you try?
These are all easy, budget friendly, fun, and engaging. Let us know which one you will try. If you have additional ideas, let the community know so that we can add them to the list. We would love to hear from you.
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