How to Keep the Kids Busy on Thanksgiving

Here are a few ways to keep the kids busy
so you can sit and enjoy your meal?

1. Get them ready to dress the part.
Have tables ready with construction paper, glue and scissors and let the kids make fun pilgrim or turkey hats. Or buy kits that are ready to go on Native American Headband Kit for 12 kids, $14.85. or felt Pilgrim hats and let them decorate them with fabric markers.

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2. Painting Stones
Line a table with a plastic tablecloth and use bright Acrylic Paint Pens to make painted stones. Kids can write one word they’re grateful for or line up several small ones to create table decor. You can b uy some craft rocks at Michaels or order Craft Rocks on Amazon.

3. Movie Time
Set up a cozy corner with pillows and blankets and have a few holiday movies set up and ready to go.

4. Games, Games, Games!
Set up an area for kids to play board games. Check out our favorite family games.

5. Pretend Corner
Set up a corner of the room with their play kitchen where they can pretend to make their own Thanksgiving play food dinner. Leave paper and markers so they can make their own menus.

6. Crayola Wonder
Buy a few sets of Color Wonder Mess-Free Sets; they make marker and paints that ONLY work on the Wonder paper. I can’t say enough about this GENIUS invention. Kids can write on a wall or a white couch and the markers don’t show up. They have generic sets and also books with themes from movies like Frozen and Despicable Me.