Discover Thanksgiving activities for kids that promote learning and creativity! From crafts to sensory play and educational games, these activities help children celebrate the holiday while enhancing their fine motor skills, creativity, and understanding of gratitude.
This turkey hat printable has become a full-blown Thanksgiving tradition around here. Every year, my kids take “I’m thankful for…” to a whole new level…usually somewhere between sweet and slightly savage. One year, my son wrote “mashed potatoes.” The next? “Mom’s Wi-Fi.” (I still don’t know whether to laugh or feel insulted.) This little project … Read more
I don’t know who loved this cranberry moon sand recipe more – me or the kids. It smells amazing, feels like soft, crumbly beach sand, and somehow turns a simple sensory bin into full-on holiday magic. The color alone is gorgeous, like pink snow with a sparkle, and the texture is perfect for squishing, scooping, … Read more
We kicked off this cranberry STEM structures building activity on a whim. Mostly because I had a half bag of cranberries sitting in the fridge and zero plans for them. Ten minutes later, the kitchen table had turned into a full-on engineering lab. Toothpicks, cranberries, and a whole lot of laughter…that’s really all it takes … Read more
Our Build a Pumpkin Play Dough Tray started the year my kids decided our jack-o’-lantern looked lonely. One pumpkin on the porch wasn’t cutting it…clearly, it needed an entire family of squishy sidekicks. So we spent the afternoon crafting the most delightfully odd crew of pumpkins you’ve ever seen. There was a superhero pumpkin, a … Read more
The smell of simmering cranberries might scream “holiday kitchen,” but this cranberry playdough recipe is all about playtime, not pie. We first whipped up a batch after Thanksgiving when there was half a bag of cranberries left in the fridge (and zero motivation to make sauce again). Turns out, they make the prettiest shade of … Read more