Pass the Turkey, a take on Hot Potato, is a super fun, low prep Thanksgiving game that will get everyone moving and laughing.  It's somehow become the norm that we play games for holidays. I think it started with me doing a large majority of the games for the kids' class parties over the years and now they expect games even when there is a not a class party.  Our kids love playing Pass the (fill in the blank with whatever fits the holiday/season) and request to play it ... continue reading...

This Torn Paper Turkey Craft is a great way to use up all your scrap pieces of paper while working on fine motor skills. Tearing paper for this turkey craft is a great way to build the small muscles in the hands; muscles that are needed for handwriting, buttons, zippers and so much more.  We have done A LOT  of Thanksgiving crafts here lately. As I cleaning up from all our projects, I noticed we had a lot of scrap paper leftover (especially red, orange, and yellow). We ... continue reading...

This Coffee Filter Turkey Craft is a quick, easy, and inexpensive craft kids can make for Thanksgiving. It uses a fun technique to color the feathers (aka the coffee filter).  This coffee filter turkey craft, like many of our crafts, evolved as we were making it. I asked him to draw the turkey's body. (He is much better at drawing than i am.) He drew a great body, but it was slightly larger than I had planned. My vision involved adding one filter to the turkey's body for the ... continue reading...