poppy Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I'm hosting. I'll have a handful of kids but want them to have fun, have stuff that is just their own. I always thought Thanksgiving was really tedious when I was a kid, except on days we could run around outside. The forecast here is for rain, unfortunately. So far I've come up with Come cords and beads to make necklaces. I'll use fall-y colors. Feather hunt, with those big colored flowers from the craft store More ideas please? Kids are 4-8. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Can't they just come with rain gear and a change of clothes just in case? If not then it depends a bit on the personalities. Puzzles Coloring sheets Dress up clothes Legos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Cover the kids' table with butcher paper and throw a bunch of crayons on it. If you can make them, or can find them cheap, felt game boards are great. Stick with easy ones like chutes and ladders, tic tac toe, checkers..things they all know how to play without having the rules there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Gourd crafts!? :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Just thought of another one - spaghetti and mini marshmallows. Put a container of each out for them to build with. Sure, they'll eat half the marshmallows and you'll sweep up a bit of mess, but this kept my kid entertained for a good half hour at a shopping event yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 No, I don't think sending kids to play outside in rain gear would work. Parents want to be with the kids.... if we could all sit around outside with a fire while kids swung and climb, that'd be perfect. "You all go outside while we're warm in here" would not happen. Gourd crafts!? :D I just want to give them pumpkins and butterknives and let them go to town making jack-o-lanterns. But, noooooo, my little guy wants his holidays separate, just like none of his food is allowed to touch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkTulip Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 The classic Thanksgiving kids craft in my family is to make apple turkeys: start with a bright red apple, stick toothpicks along the backside and one in the front, fill the back toothpicks with an assortment of mini-marshmallows and various gumdrops, and then put one big marshmallow or gumdrop on the front toothpick for the head. If the kids are little and toothpicks would be a bad idea, have them trace their hand, color in the "feathers" and attach it to the side of the apple with a little frosting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Pinecone turkeys (google) Handprint turkeys (my kids will make these over and over and over) Walmart has a disposable thanksgiving tablecloth with pictures to color, mazes, etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth 2 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Construction paper weaving to make personal place mats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Make some homemade Playdough. If you add a little vanilla and/or cinnamon they can pretend it's cookie dough and make "cookies" with cookie cutters. I made gingerbread spiced one year and it was a huge hit. You could add some beads and such for decorating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 These are great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Oh! The Wilton Cookie Press is on sale for $9.99 on Amazon, and it is SUPER kid friendly. If you have any olders at all, they can do it themselves. I used it last year with a group of 3-5 year olds. If I held the barrel still on the cookie sheet they could press the lever themselves to make the cookies. Then when baked I drizzled melted white chocolate over them and let the kids go to town sprinkling them with various sprinkles. (we did this on pans with edges to contain the mess. Was great fun, and really easy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Thanksgiving bingo (google for boards), with little prizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecropia Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Leaf crayon rubbings Leaf turkeys Step-by-step drawing Thanksgiving characters, like those found here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) This is awesome! We watch it every year: This is America, Charlie Brown: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xx4gj3_mayflower-voyagers_lifestyle. Alley Edited November 20, 2016 by Alicia64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Fun ideas. We go to a NOT child-friendly home for Thanksgiving, so I usually make booklets for my kids (coloring pages, mazes, word searches). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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