| Thanksgiving is a great time to pull out the | | | | a chance to run and jump in the leaves, |
| crayons, construction paper, glue, and scissors and | | | | they’ll be happy to lend a helping hand! That |
| get to work on some cute crafts. Homeschoolers | | | | night, be sure to host a bonfire during which you |
| will love the traditional turkey hand tracing, but | | | | can burn all the leaves and share hot cocoa or |
| why stop there? Why not go wild with popsicle | | | | cider. |
| sticks to make a turkey greeter? Do you have | | | | Family Football |
| any spare felt lying around? You could turn those | | | | Why spend Thanksgiving sitting around watching |
| scraps into some neat turkey gloves! Create a | | | | football on TV when we can get out and play a |
| fun fall-themed leafy bouquet of thanks? Head on | | | | pick-up game of touch football ourselves? Invite |
| over to Kaboose to check out dozens of creative | | | | some other families over for a tournament. The |
| craft ideas for this Thanksgiving. | | | | exercise you get will offset the pounds of turkey |
| Thanksgiving List | | | | you’re about to eat! |
| There are many different ways for | | | | Play a Thanksgiving Party Game |
| homeschoolers to create a Thanksgiving list. | | | | You can put a Thanksgiving twist on just about |
| Cover the refrigerator with paper and lay out | | | | any party game. Consider Mayflower Memory: |
| crayons nearby. Have your homeschoolers write | | | | Everyone sits in a circle. The first player says, |
| out something that they are thankful for each | | | | “I am sailing on the Mayflower and I am |
| day, leading up to thanksgiving. You can assign | | | | taking Apples. The next player repeats the |
| specific colors to different children so they can | | | | phrase, only instead of apples, thinks of something |
| easily find which ones for which they’d like to | | | | that begins with the letter “B”. The game |
| give thanks. You could do this with a chalkboard | | | | continues this way until players can no longer think |
| or even a simple notebook. | | | | of words. If a player can’t contribute an item, |
| Leafy Fun | | | | he or she must leave the circle. The last person in |
| Got a yard full of leaves? Have the | | | | the circle wins! |
| homeschoolers help out this fall. If you give them | | | | Be creative! Try out Duck, Duck Turkey! |