Thanksgiving Recommendations- Books, Games, Crafts, Activities 

Low Prep Work , Low Cost, and Low Maintenance 

Books : 

Check Amazon, ThriftBooks.com , Your local Library, or Thrift Store 

* "The Three Young Pilgrims" by Cheryl Harness, 

* The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving by Ann McGovern ( & all of Ann McGovern books) 

* The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty 

* Corn is Maize by Aliki 

* Squanto by Clyde Robert 

* The Voyage of the Mayflower by Allison Lassieur 

*Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving  by Eric Metaxas

* Bonus:  Geography Books "My World" by Ira Wolfman, and "Maps and Globes" by Harriet Barton 

Games :

*Bingo

*Scavenger Hunt- Inside, Outside, Thanksgiving Theme, Nature Theme, 

*Madlibs 

*Bean Bag Toss

*Checkers

*Chess

* Hot Potato

*Musical Chairs 

*Charades 

*"Would You Rather" - commercial version or DIY

Crafts : 

* Pretty leaves + metalic sharpies + washi tape ( see thenestingplace.com for more) 

* hand turkies

* Thanksgiving Coloring Pages 

* Turkey and or Pilgrim Puppets with small paper bags 

Activities :

 * riddles 

*jokes (maybe check out some kid friendly joke books ahead of time ) 

*  Take a walk 

* volunteer

* look through old photo albums 

* watch home movies 

* tell stories, pass on your heritage, culture, and values