Thanksgiving Day Activities & Ideas

Thanksgiving Day Activities & Ideas

The meal is devoured, the dishes are stacked mile high and you have a house filled with family – what to do? Here are a few fun ideas and activities that everyone can do together.

On Thanksgiving Day
Take a family walk.
Have a family photo swap.
Compete in a scavenger hunt.
Watch football.
Play games – Apples to Apples is really fun!
Have a family dance off.
Have the kids make a youtube video of your family.
Have a familiy Wii or Guitar Hero competition.
Play flag football.

The Day After Thanksgiving
Tour an art or history museum.
Go on a fall leaf hunt.
Go to the movies.
Ice skate.
Have a family bowling game.
Make mini scrapbooks.
Make salt dough ornaments with the kids.
Have a wrapping paper swap or craft session.
Have a family member who knits give lessons.
And, of course….SHOP!

Salt Dough Ornaments
1 cup of fine salt
1 cup of flour (add a tiny more for softer dough)
/2 cup of water (may add more)
FolkArt acrylic paint
Paintbrushes
Paper clips
Clear varnish

Make the dough: In a large bowl, combine the salt and the flour. Make a well in the salt/flour mixture and add the water. Knead until smooth and shape into a ball. When not in use, wrap in plastic or store in an airtight container.

Ornaments: Form the dough into holiday shapes. (cookies cutters are great tools for this craft) Press a paper clip into the back of the ornament to create a hanger. bake at 150-200 until firm (around 2 hours) Cool. Paint with FolkArt paints and seal with a clear varnish.