70+ Thanksgiving Activities for Toddlers and Preschool

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Hope you had an amazing and wonderful October full of laughter, family and friends!

Now, let’s bring on November!

I’ve dug far and through and compiled a list of over 70 of the very best Thanksgiving activities and crafts by some fantastic bloggers!

These are simple to put together and fun for littles! I’ve also categorized them in 5 different categories:

Thanksgiving Arts and Crafts for Kids
Thanksgiving Activities for Toddlers
Thanksgiving Activities for Preschoolers
Thanksgiving Sensory Activities
Easy Thanksgiving Activities at Home

I hope this is so very helpful to you and that you dive right in to what you are looking for with ease!

Going Down Memory Lane as a kid on Thanksgiving..

Thanksgiving was so much fun as a kid. After all, October had just passed and December was coming!

So many fun activities and crafts were going on and it was truly a time to be treasured!

As mentioned in our 70+ Halloween Activities post, I remember a lot of glue, construction paper and markers laid out on the table for creative decorations and inspiring poetry.

I really enjoy reliving it through the eyes of my daughters by presenting them with fun and simple Thanksgiving activities and crafts by way of our own creativeness as well as the creativeness of a few of my favorite bloggers!

How do you make Thanksgiving fun for toddlers?

There are lots of turkey activities for toddlers, we’ve tried and truly loved in the past.

These fun Thanksgiving activities for toddlers are easy, homemade and require a few items only.

I hope that they are helpful for you too.

Let’s get into them:

What can you do with kids on Thanksgiving Day?

Here is a set of toddler Thanksgiving ideas that are not only fun and themed for the holiday, they involve a bit of learning too!

What are Thanksgiving activities for toddlers?

Thanksgiving activities can look a lot like a simple sensory bag, an educational activity or a simple Thanksgiving craft for toddlers.

Here are some of our favorite November projects for toddlers:

What activities are good for toddlers?

A good toddler activity may involve lots of benefits (such as fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, letter recognition..)

If you are setting our a simple toddler sensory bin, there are also benefits to sensory play as well!

We love incorporating these beneficial kids activities along with a fun theme such as a Thanksgiving theme for toddlers!

Here are some Thanksgiving Activities for Toddlers we have tried that were so much fun:

Note: Here is our Thanksgiving Busy Book which is great for preschoolers.

Some of the sheets in our Thanksgiving Busy Book will also work for toddlers as a fun set of Thanksgiving Activities for Toddlers.

How do you make Thanksgiving memorable for kids?

Make it Fun!

A lot of the times we get so caught up in making it perfect and down to the T!

It does not have to be this hard.

Here are some of our favorite and EASY Thanksgiving Activities for Toddlers and for kids:

Some of these activities will provide an educational, sensorial, and diy approach – Thanksgiving/Turkey themed of course! 🙂

Hope you enjoy!

70+ Kids Activities and Crafts

Thanksgiving Arts and Crafts for Kids

Easy Thanksgiving Craft – Busy Toddler

Thankful Tree – Montessori from the Heart

Thankful Jar – Buggy and Buddy

Paper Bag Turkey Craft – The Best Ideas for Kids

Artsy Thanksgiving Crafts – Hello Wonderful

Fine Motor Turkey Craft – Buggy and Buddy

Turkey Craft for Kids – Fireflies and Mud Pies

DIY Halloween Turkey Balloons – Hello Wonderful

Turkey Craft – Teaching Mama

Fall Tree Art – Happily Ever Mom

Crayon Resist Activity – Play Teach Repeat

Turkey Hat – How Wee Learn

Easy Paper Crafts – The Chaos and the Clutter

Pumpkin Pie Craft – A Night Owl Blog

Unicorn Turkey – Hello Wonderful

Toilet Roll Paper Turkey – The Resourceful Mama

Thanksgiving Activities for Toddlers

Teaching Toddlers to be thankful – Busy Toddler

Turkey Craft – My Bored Toddler

Painting with Corn – My Bored Toddler

Shape Turkeys – Housing a Forest

Mess Free Turkey Painting – Happy Toddler Playtime

Simple Fall Leaf Crown – Little Pine Learners

Sticky Pumpkin – Days with Grey

5 Simple Toddler Activities – Happily Ever Mom

Handprint Paper Cup Turkeys – Kids Craft Room

Fall Leaf Color Sort – Mama Papa Bubba

Turkey Sensory Bag – Happy Toddler Playtime

Turkey Sticker Sort – Busy Toddler

Handprint Turkeys – Simple Fun for Kids

Turkey Pudding Cups – Kids Activities Blog

Turkey Salt Painting – Natural Beach Living

Shape Turkey Craft – B Inspired Mama

Thanksgiving Activities for Preschoolers

Turkey Trot and Count – Days with Grey

Apple Letter Matching Activity – Happy Tot Shelf

Number Turkey – Toddler Approved

Paint Chip Turkey – Finding Zest

Turkey Feather Math Activity – Fantastic Fun and Learning

Activities for Preschoolers – Fun with Mama

M&M’s Corn Roll – Toddler Approved

Paper Plate Turkey – Red Ted Art

CD Turkeys – Happy Hooligans

Turkey Ten Frame – Coffee Cups and Crayons

Turkey Clock– Creative Family Fun

Button Turkey – Natural Beach Living

Pumpkin Memory Game – Days with Grey

Clothespin Turkey – Formula Mom

Thanksgiving Sensory Activities

Sensory Bin – Happy Toddler Playtime

Sensory Play Bin – The Chaos and the Clutter

Fall Leaf Sensory Writing Tray – Little Pine Learners

Harvest Sensory Bin – Fireflies and Mud Pies

Sensory Bottle – Teaching Mama

Turkey Sensory Bottle – Kids Craft Room

Thanksgiving Sensory Soup – Fantastic Fun and Learning

Leaves Sensory Bottle – Rhythms of Play

Simple Sensory Bin – Simple Fun for Kids

Dish Brush Turkey – Crafty Morning

Thanksgiving Dinner – The Inspired TreeHouse

Tissue Paper Turkey – Hands on as we Grow

Easy Thanksgiving Activities at Home

Paper Plate Turkey – The Best Ideas for Kids

Thankful Chain for Thanksgiving – Hands on as we Grow

Wreath for Kids – The Chaos and the Clutter

Pumpkin Spice Play dough – Teach Investigate Play

Torn Paper Fall Tree – Raising Dragons

Foot Print Painted Autumn Tree – Emma Owl

Simple Lanters – Red Ted Art

Turkey Glove Puppet – Dream a Little Bigger

Leaf Art Tissue Paper Bleeding – Imagination Tree

Painted Turkey Rocks – Happy Hooligans

Feed the turkey – Busy Toddler

Harvest Slime – Little Bins for Little Hands

Pumpkins and Play dough – Happy Toddler Playtime

Fine Motor Activity – The Inspired Tree House

Will you give these Thanksgiving Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers a try?

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