Preschool - 1st Grade Thanksgiving Activities

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Learning to count can be pretty tough. Have your child play this game with you or a friend and watch her quickly become a master counter.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Make a handprint turkey with your child to celebrate Thanksgiving. A handprint turkey makes a great base for Thanksgiving coasters, note cards, or place cards.

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

Get ready for Thanksgiving by explaining the importance of the harvest. This craft is a great way for her to show thanks for all that delicious food!

These paper pumpkins will make lovely, festive centerpieces in your home this fall.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Get ready for Thanksgiving by enlisting your child in the preparations! In this activity, you'll work together to create some adorable turkey napkin rings.

Make this turkey craft with your child to get into the Thanksgiving spirit. This turkey craft is made of a tissue box and other assorted craft supplies.

Inspired by the crispy, crunchy leaves of fall, this fanciful project is simple, easy and completely affordable. Now that's something to be thankful for!

Say thanks this Thanksgiving by surprising a friend, a teacher or a grandparent with this paper plate turkey which doubles as a festive wall hanging.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

A thankful turkey helps your child think about on the things that he's thankful for. Make this turkey craft with your child for Thanksgiving.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

Turkey cupcakes are quirky fowl-themed desserts that bring extra cheer to your Thanksgiving meal. Make turkey cupcakes that your kids will want to gobble up.

Your preschooler or kindergartener will learn about Thanksgiving and the symbolic Fall cornucopia with this festive homemade decoration activity!

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

It's Thanksgiving, so why not celebrate of the turkey? Let the little ones partake in the turkey fun, without having to do any of the carving.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

This colorful garland can be strung across a fireplace and remind you of your blessings well into the new year.

Create an adorable, non-edible turkey decked out with colorful bursts of tissue paper that pop off the page.

Pilgrim hat cookies are tasty Thanksgiving treats. Make marshmallow pilgrim hat cookies with your child to celebrate the Thanksgiving season.

Your kindergartener can contribute these beaded napkin rings to your Thanksgiving table...and sneak in some good math patterning practice, too.

This turkey hand activity will help your child practice patterns and number recognition, key concepts that she'll encounter throughout your child's academic career.