HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

    

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Some of the best family memories were made at my grandparent’s house on Thanksgiving, while playing pool or watching the Cowboys play football on one of the oldest televisions in history with my cousins. I am extremely sentimental and try to instill a love of family time in my children which is why I make a big deal out of every holiday. We do crafts and bake and if my kids let me I teach them random songs I remember from my childhood.

To kick off Thanksgiving arts and crafts I got this really cute Activity Book with some great ideas for center pieces, place cards, food labels and stickers. A lot of similar activities are also online and here a few links to some of my favorite Thanksgiving crafts to create with your little (and big) ones.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/thanksgiving/

http://happythanksgivingdaywishes.com/thanksgiving-arts-and-crafts.html

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/holidays/thanksgiving-crafts/ (I am all about the printable turkey hat!)

http://www.first-school.ws/THEME/h_thanksgiving.

  

If you are interested in a few holiday themed books:

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie – Alison Jackson

10 Fat Turkeys – Tony Johnston

My First Thanksgiving – Tomie dePaola

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade – Melissa Sweet

Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving – Kimberly and James Dean

Molly’s Pilgrim – Barbara Cohen (did anyone NOT have to read this in elementary school?)

Ready for a Thanksgiving sing-a-long?  

The Turkey Ran Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_F8XSsd5OM

(If you know the school/children in this video PLEASE tell me so I can credit them for this amazing performance!)

The turkey ran away,
Upon Thanksgiving day.
He said "They will make a roast of me!
If I should stay."

The pumpkin rolled away,
Upon Thanksgiving day.
She said "They will make a pie of me!
If I should stay."

The cranberry rolled away,
Upon Thanksgiving day.
He said "They will make a sauce of me!
If I should stay."

Ten Little Turkeys – The Learning Station

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_F8XSsd5OM

Ten Little Turkeys sat in their pen,

“Hide, turkeys, hide!” Said the little red hen!

One little turkey flew far away,

The other nine decided to stay.

(counts down and all the lyrics are in the video)

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!