Thanksgiving is next week.  Yikes!  Do you have a whole slew of activities that you can do with your grandchildren?  If you don’t, here are a couple to help you out.

This little fellow (picture to the left) is a delightful turkey made from fingerprints.  You can find directions how to make it on DKL’s Site.  Thanks DKL for such an easy, fun idea.

Another fun idea from DKL is the handprint turkeys.  I know that you will probably be busy (read that mean ‘to be stressed out to your wits end’) in food preparation for Thanksgiving.  Simple activities are a blessing for grandmothers.

Kaboose has some great crafts, decorations, and printables that grandchildren can do.  I especially like the hands and feet turkey (What would Freud say about my fixation on hands/feet turkeys??) and the finger puppet pilgrims.  There are tons of ideas on this page so make sure you take plenty of time to check them out!

You also might want to check out some of the games and activities that I wrote about last year:

• Thanksgiving Activities Part 1
• Thanksgiving Activities Part 2
• Thanksgiving Activities Part 3
• Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

You might also want to check out the darling Oreo turkey.  (I wrote that post before I actually made these turkeys.  When I got around to making them, I struggled.  I had a challenge to keep the cookie upright while the frosting was hardening.  Maybe your hands will be more talented than mine.  I’m not very crafty and I even have problems with ‘food’ crafts. . . .)

By having fun Thanksgiving activities to do with your grandchildren (besides having all of that yummy food to eat) you will be strengthening your relationships with them. And, that’s FAR more important than the food you serve.

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