Thanksgiving is here and we couldn’t be more excited about it!

If you happen to be looking for some activities to keep the kids busy during the Thanksgiving holiday, we’ve created a few Thanksgiving coloring pages. But, don’t fear, we haven’t forgotten about the older kids! You’ll also find a couple of coloring pages perfect for adults wanting to get arty in those quiet moments.

Simply click to download, print out and enjoy!

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Wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving!

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So, to make sure your home is Thanksgiving ready, we thought we’d round up some of our favorite items for the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

1. Give Thanks Pillow

We LOVE the design of this pillow! It fits so well with the fall season and is sure to look the part in just about any room of the house. Plus, it comes complete with the message of the holiday – Give Thanks. We’ll take two, thanks!

2. Give Thanks to the Lord Lantern

This lantern has been extremely popular since it first arrived – and we can see why! It will look wonderful as a decoration for the mantel but is just as suitable for use outdoors. The lantern features Scripture quote – ‘Give thanks to the Lord for He is good’. Amen!

3. So Grateful, So Blessed Serving Tray

A serving tray that will look just lovely in the middle of your Thanksgiving spread. Created with mango wood and embellished with hammered metal this piece features the words ‘So Blessed’ and ‘So Grateful’ on each handle – a wonderful message for the season.

4. Give Thanks Giving Platter

A giving platter with an ever-so-sweet sentiment that will be adored for years to come – ‘Give Thanks with grateful hearts. The food that’s placed upon this plate was made with love and care. It comes to you with blessings full and bounty, ours to share so please enjoy what’s on this plate, then fill it up again, and pass along the love it holds to family and friends.’ 

5. Thankful Soup Tureen

Celebrate the spirit of thankfulness at the table with this soup tureen. The antique white stoneware is beautifully decorated and hand-painted, it’s sure to take pride of place on just about any table setting.

6. Give Thanks Mini Sign

A mini sign perfect for spreading the Thanksgiving spirit in even the smallest spaces – a dorm, office, desk or kitchen countertop.

7. Bless This Home Platter

A platter designed by the incredibly talented Lori Siebert. It’s vibrant and artful style would look at home at just about any time, not just for Thanksgiving!

8. Give Thanks to the Lord Flag

Spread the joy of the season with the entire street! This colorful harvest flag features pumpkins and leaves perfect for autumn. Would look great at home or as part of a church display.

9. Give Thanks Apron

Here’s a little something for all those hours you’re bound to spend in the kitchen on Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving is a time for reflecting on all things we are thankful for, and as Christians, we have the greatest reason of all to be thankful – being saved by the grace of Jesus Christ. We’ve selected a few Bible verses to help you give thanks and praise through the Thanksgiving holiday.

But if you ask us, these verses aren’t just for Thanksgiving – oh no! They are guaranteed to make you feel thankful and joyous at any time of the year.

And each morning and evening they stood before the Lord to sing songs of thanks and praise to him.

– 1 Chronicles 23:30

I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.

– Psalm 7:17

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

– Psalm 95:2

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

– Philippians 4:6

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

– 1 Chronicles 16:34

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

– Colossians 4:2

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

– 1 Thessalonians 5:18

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

– Psalm 28:7

Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!

– 1 Chronicles 16:8

Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. For we know it is made acceptable by the word of God and prayer.

– 1 Timothy 4:4-5

I wash my hands to declare my innocence. I come to your altar, O Lord, singing a song of thanksgiving and telling of all your wonders.

– Psalm 26:6-7

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

– Psalm 69:30

They sang, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

– Revelation 7:12

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

– Colossians 3:17

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.

– Psalm 136:1

Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.

– Psalm 100:4

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Thanksgiving brings with it all sorts of great opportunities for homeschool learning! From exploring the rich history of our ancestors to making turkey art – there’s something for just about every stage of learning. We’ve put together this handy list of homeschool activities for Thanksgiving, just to get you started – it includes a free printable too!

Happy homeschooling… and a very happy Thanksgiving!

Keep a Thankful Book

In the lead up to Thanksgiving, you can have your child keep a ‘Thankful Book’. In the pages, they can take some time out each day to list the thing they are most thankful for that day. If they are feeling particularly artsy and want to get a little more creative, perhaps they can draw a picture to go with their thankful subject that day. It’s a lovely thing to look back on for years to come and will also help to develop critical writing skills for young learners.

Create a Paper Plate Turkey

This one is a classic, and great for the younger kids. No doubt you have a bundle of paper plates on hand for Thanksgiving dinner, so why not use them for some fun homeschooling activities too? You’ll need: a paper plate, craft knife, acrylic paints, paint brush, googly eyes, glue, white and red cardstock paper.

Method:

1. Using a craft knife, cut a small, two-sided triangle (point down) in the middle of the plate and poke up and out – this will serve as the turkey’s beak.
2. Then set your little one to work with some acrylic paints and a brush – paint the beak yellow and the middle of the plate brown for the turkey body. The outside ridges of the plate can be painted multicolor (purple, red, yellow etc) for the turkey’s “feathers” – or maybe you could even glue actual feathers to the outside of the plate!
3. Once the paint is dry, the next step, is to cut two small circles out for the eyes, and glue above the beak
4. Glue the googly eyes in the middle of the circles
5. Then, the most important part of all – the turkey’s snood! Cut out a bit of red cardstock in the shape of the snood and glue it by the turkey’s beak.
6. Voila! There you have it – some super cute turkey art to hang on your wall!

Thankful Photo Project

A wonderful, interactive project for kids of all ages and abilities. Simply arm your child with a digital camera and let them photograph the things listed on their thankful scavenger hunt. This will help your child to observe the world around them and learn how to document it. Click here to download free, printable thankful scavenger hunt! 

Recreate Traditional Thanksgiving Dishes

This one is perfect for a little fun in the kitchen! Children will likely be interested to hear how different the original Thanksgiving dinner was to the Turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie version we eat today. You could recreate dishes such as a sweet pudding of Indian Corn, New England Succotash, Chestnut Croquettes and much more. While you are creating these dishes, you can explain where these dishes came from and how the Pilgrim’s hunted and gathered their food. Best part of this activity? You’ll all get to enjoy a delicious meal at the end of the learning experience!

Build a Mini-Mayflower

Whose child doesn’t love some art and craft time?! Challenge your child to build a mini-Mayflower replica that floats using simple tools. Start your child off with some basic materials such as scissors, glue, sticky tape, foil, paper, cardboard and popsicle sticks (or whatever other items you have lying about the house that might be useful). Then ask them to spend sometime planning and building a boat that will float on water. When they feel their boat is ready, set the ship off in a large bowl of water (or a bath) to see if it works. If you want to make it a little harder, add some coins to the boat to see if it can carry a small amount of weight and still float! Its a great activity that should keep their minds occupied for a good hour or two.

Explore the History of Thanksgiving

This one would be a great learning activity for any children in middle school. Have your child create a timeline of the history of Thanksgiving. They could include key dates such as: the date the Mayflower set sail for the New World; when the Mayflower landed in the New World; when the first Thanksgiving was celebrated; the date Thanksgiving was officially named a federal holiday; when the presidential turkey pardon became a Thanksgiving tradition… just to name a few! It’s a great way for your child to gain a richer understanding of the place Thanksgiving has in our history and may spark a few questions that will help you teach them more about the Pilgrims.

Dancing Corn

Keep little minds active and occupied at Thanksgiving with a science experiment.  You’ll need a large mason jar (or similar), popping corn, vinegar, baking soda, water and a spoon.

Method:

1. Fill the mason jar with 16oz of water (or 2 cups) then add a couple of tablespoons of baking powder and stir.
2. Once the baking powder is fully dissolved, add corn kernels to the mixture.
3. Pour in vinegar to the mixture – but SLOWLY, as this will cause a reaction that could create a bit of a mess. But if eruptions are what you are looking for then by all means, pour in as fast as you like!
4. At this point, you should be able to witness the corn “dance” as a result of the chemical reaction between the baking powder and vinegar creating gas or carbon dioxide.

To treat this as a genuine science experiment, have your child write down the full method for this experiment and his or her hypothesis before the experiment. At the conclusion of the experiment, your child could complete an analysis of their results and record how long the reaction lasted.

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