Make this all-American holiday a real treat and enjoy a little Thanksgiving fun with your children!

Turkey Toss-game
Take a large brown grocery bag and glue two small lunch bags (gathered at the tops) to sides of the bag to look like drumsticks. Take turns throwing in the stuffing (sock balls or bean bags). This is a fun motor activity and very simple and inexpensive. And if that isn’t enough, remember by using the brown bag and rolled up socks ... you are recycling!

Comparing Corn Items
Kids can have fun exploring the versatility of this favorite holiday food! Let them compare fresh corncobs, popcorn kernels, dried Indian corn, canned corn, cornmeal, corn flakes, and corn chips to learn about different textures, colors and tastes.

My Turkey – song and finger game
I have a turkey, big and fat
He spreads his wings (Fan hands at hips)
And walks like that (Strut)
His daily corn he would not miss (Pretend to eat corn)
And when he walks, he sounds like this, ('Gobble, Gobble, Gobble')

Gobble, Gobble- game
A child is chosen to be "it"."It" closes his/her eyes and sits at the front of the room. Another child is chosen to be the turkey. The turkey runs and hides in some part of the room or house. When the turkey has been hidden, he/she should be saying "gobble,gobble,gobble." "It" tries to guess who the turkey is from the sound of the voice. He/she has three guesses. Little ones can follow the sound and find the turkey.

Where Is The Turkey Hiding- game
Use a small toy turkey or one you have made. Tell the children that the turkey is very nervous because he knows that he may become Thanksgiving dinner. He is going to run and hide. The children are the pilgrims (make pilgrim hats from newspaper!) and it is their job to find the turkey. Hide the turkey in various locations. For smaller children, place in plain view for the children to see and encourage the children to describe where the turkey is hiding, by using statements as, "under the table, next to the chair, on the desk, in the box" etc.