THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES
For the month of November I decided to make a Thanksgiving Tree. So I went to the geocery store & picked up a few paper bags, then I made a tree trunk & some branches (just winged it, didn't use a template), then I glued the branches to the tree trunk. I had my 5 year old write Thanksgiving Tree on the trunk. Cut out several leaves out of construction paper, each day my 5 year old writes something that he's thankful for on a leaf while my 3 year old colors a leaf a day & sometimes draws lines on the leaves & tells me what he wrote :) I have this hung up on our inside garage door into the house, I din't tape or glue it to the dooe but I used magnets to hold it.
Some of the things he said he was thankful for were his father & I, his grandparents, his best friend Dennis, his siblings but the 1st thing he wrote was God!
We also make a Cornucopia, the boys painted the actual Cornucopia then glued the fruits / vegetables into the Cornucopia, my 5 year old wrote a Bible Verse on his pumpkin.
Then for my preschoolers I printed off Indian Corn Match & turned it into a file folder game for him to match the pieces of the shapes.
Check out my Homeschool Weekly Wrap Up for my preschooler & Toddler - Montessori / Dexterity Hands On Activities using marble rocks and popsicle sticks!
We link up weekly at the following awesome homeschool blogs!
I love both the Thanksgiving tree and the cornucopia, they are wonderful ideas!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute ideas! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteHello There!I am a new follower from Thirsty Thursday blog hop. Please come visit me and follow my review and giveaway blog "in my opinion...". Here is the link:
ReplyDeletehttp://couponsandfreebiesforyou.blogspot.com/
Thank you SO much
oo very cute thanksgiving tree! We are doing one this year as well. I painted ours on our sliding glass door w/ craft paint.
ReplyDeleteWe have a Thanksgiving tree too! Every Thursday in November, we turn over one of the leaves to see a verse reference. We look up the verse and read it - they all remind us to give thanks to the Lord.
ReplyDeleteYou can see pictures here:
http://seekingtoglorify.blogspot.com/2010/11/on-our-thanksgiving-branch.html
I love making holidays meaningful!
I like the Thanksgiving tree. Thanks for sharing! (visiting from Preschool Corner)
ReplyDeleteDo you have a link for the cornucopia? I was wondering what it was made out of. It looks very cute.
ReplyDeleteI love your Thanksgiving tree. We did one last year for just the week of Thanksgiving. Doing it a whole month is a great idea. I don't know if everyone has this problem with your site, or if it's just my computer....but I usually have to try opening your page about 4 times before it will show the words...it's always black everywhere except for the pictures. Your site is the only one that does that to me?? Anyway, looks like a great week. I'm stopping by again from Preschool Corner link up.
ReplyDeleteNicole, you did such a great job with your Thanksgiving stuff:)
ReplyDeleteLove ya
April
The fact that you have 4 little ones and are able to do all that with them is completely inspirational! I love to hear ideas of fun activities to do with my little monkey that are also educational! Thanks for sharing! I'm your newest follower. Would love it if you would follow me back. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJackie
www.monkeymommascrafts.blogspot.com
Very cute ideas! Im a new follower, hope you follow back!
ReplyDeleteI love your cheery cherry design!!
ReplyDeleteI awarded you the Stylish Blogger Award. Check it out here: http://learningcurvey.blogspot.com/2010/11/stylish-blogger-award.html
Joesette @ Learning Curve
Your big Thanksgiving Tree is so lovely.
ReplyDeleteCornucopia looks great! Putting it in the window is such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteLove your door sized thanksgiving tree, its fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to We Play :)
Love the thanksgiving tree!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! What a neat memory to make with your family.
ReplyDeleteGreat Thanksgiving activities!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Visiting from the HHH.
thank you so much for sharing this darling post about your children's thanksgiving crafts. I chose to feature your post from last week on this week's Fresh Friday blog hop as one of the most inspirational craft posts that was shared! I hope you stop by again with another great idea and that you have a most blessed holiday season! Ciao, Roz over at la bella vita
ReplyDeleteHi there...we just heard about this activity this year! Was fun to see the actual tree. We drew and cut one out yesterday...it's being pressed out underneath our floor rug as we speak (ha). Made too many limbs on it and all they want to do is curl up! Hoping it's 24 hour stay under the rug will help! Thanks for sharing...My kids are all older 21, 17, 15 and 9 - but I do think this will be nice to start even now. I know our 9 year old will enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteWe home school in Iowa - it has been a blessing! Again, thanks for sharing!
Donna