Gobble Gobble! Happy Thanksgiving! My family is so excited to get the holiday season going but if I’m being honest, being a parent makes the holidays a bit extra stressful because of everything we’re supposed to do. For starters, even though it’s wonderful to have our kids home all week but THEY WILL BE HOME ALL WEEK. They’ll be roaming around every minute of every day while you’re trying to clean, decorate and cook one of the biggest meals of the year. Not to mention that you have family coming in and expecting everything to be perfect and to be entertained. Yikes! It can be super overwhelming, but don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! I’ve put together a list of links to some great activities to keep the kids busy and happy while you bustle around the house.
First off, we have a site with great, simple crafts that will not only keep them busy but can add to the festive Thanksgiving décor around your house.
31 Best Thanksgiving Crafts - Ak Pal Kitchen
If, like me, you have family coming in here are some fun, easy, and funny games that everyone can play. It’s a great way to make wonderful memories for your kids and your entire family.
20 Hilarious Thanksgiving Games for Ultimate Family Fun - Healthy Happy Impactful
Here’s another one that is a craft, game and a way to learn a bit more about science.
🦃 Turkey Balloon Races Game - FUN November Activities for Kids
Speaking of science… here are some awesome Thanksgiving STEM activities. Once a teacher, always a teacher and I’m always trying to smash learning into everything we do around here and make it fun!
Thanksgiving Science Activities & Experiments - STEMtropolis
Onto what is my most stressful part of Thanksgiving, COOKING! I thought I’d share some helpful and fun recipes to try to make things easier and more fun for Thanksgiving dinner. The first link is to multiple “easy” side dishes. The second link is for slow cooker recipes. I don’t know about you, but one of my biggest headaches is running out of room in the oven. Anything that I can prepare outside of the oven or stove would be a great help. The last link is for the most important part of Thanksgiving dinner, dessert of course! It contains some super cute ideas that look like they’re going to be yummy!
50 Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes - BeCentsational
24 Thanksgiving Crockpot Side Dish Recipes for 2024 - Slimming Violet - Recipes & Cooking Advice
55 Easy Thanksgiving Treats and Fun Turkey Desserts
No matter what you do for Thanksgiving, I wish you the very best in spending a wonderful time with your family. Please, feel free to share pics of your family celebrating together.
With Love & Thankfulness,
Cynthia
