Thanksgiving Pilgrims for Kids

Thanksgiving Pilgrims for Kids!

Remember when you got to sit at the kid’s table?  It was so fun to be with all your cousins and the parents weren’t watching your every move!  My children, nieces and nephews are teenagers now, but still insist on their own table!

Are you having children at your home for Thanksgiving?  Is your church, school, or club hosting a Thanksgiving dinner with kids present?

Here are some FUN ideas that will keep them busy, at least for a few minutes, while you put the gravy in the bowl! All you need is paper, crayons and maybe tape or glue.

Gratitude Wall at my church 2009

Gratitude Wall: Find a wall, door, or even a window easy to reach by your guests.  Place a poster board, large sheet of butcher paper, or even squares of paper all over the door or window.  Decorate the edges of the space with a border of leaves or ribbon or cardboard.   Then allow your guests to “graffiti” what they are thankful for on the space.  Washable markers are a good choice for this project.

Place Mats: Print out large  Thanksgiving line art (digital stamps)  onto white paper to form coloring pages.  Tape or glue to a larger sheet of colored paper.  Let the children color away and use for their place mats.

Place Cards: Print out small Thanksgiving line art images scattered onto white cardstock or sticker paper.  Have the children color the “stickers”.  Cut out around images and adhere to “tents” of folded cardstock  the size of placecards.  Let the children write their names on the cards with help from older cousins if needed.

Here’s my new line art kit!  Have Fun!

-Tammy