Free Printable Thanksgiving Activity Pages and Thanksgiving Craft Ideas

If you need a way to keep your kids busy while you're getting prepared for Thanksgiving Day, try keeping them preoccupied with some of the free printable Thanksgiving activity pages and craft ideas here. You'll find free Thanksgiving-themed printable activity pages like crossword puzzles, mazes, word searches, and coloring pages that are fun and entertaining, as well as a few fun and useful Thanksgiving craft ideas like turkey spoon party favors, pinecone turkey place card holders, and Thanksgiving thank you placemats. So make your Thanksgiving preparations a little easier with these free Thanksgiving printable activity pages and craft ideas:

Free Thanksgiving Printable Activity Pages - Crossword Puzzle

This crossword puzzle is one of the best free printable activity pages for teaching kids about the first Thanksgiving, and it contains some interesting trivia about the holiday (like that one of the main courses was lobster and that the first Thanksgiving was actually held in October). There are two free printable pages; one is the crossword puzzle itself, and the other is the answer sheet, so make sure your kids don't cheat!

Free Thanksgiving Printable Activity Pages - Mazes

You will find a few different Thanksgiving-themed mazes here, including a maze where your kids help grandma find supper; a maze where Pilgrims are in search of maize; and a simple maze for younger children where a Pilgrim is after a poor turkey. Most of the mazes here are pretty simplistic, so these free printable Thanksgiving activity pages are best for very young children.

Free Thanksgiving Printable Activity Pages - Coloring Pages

You'll find one of the largest selections of free printable Thanksgiving-themed coloring pages I've been able to find online here. From cornucopias to Pilgrims to turkeys and Thanksgiving food items, there are 40 different free printable coloring pages to choose from, so have your kids pick which ones they want to color before you print them out.

Free Thanksgiving Printable Activity Pages - Word Searches

Word searches are always fun, and you can find a few different levels of Thanksgiving word searches here.

Other Thanksgiving Activities - Craft Ideas

Spoon Turkey Sucker Thanksgiving Party Favor Craft Ideas - If you're looking for some fun Thanksgiving craft ideas for your kids, have them make these Thanksgiving crafts that double as party favors for all your young guests. All you'll need is some red, yellow, brown, orange, and black construction paper, scissors, glue, a black permanent marker, some red ribbon, and some Dum Dum lollipops. Cut the different colored pieces of construction paper into small feather shapes that can be glued to the tip of the spoon in a fan shape to create the turkey's tail feathers (glue the ends onto the side of the spoon that dips inward; you'll probably be able to use about 5 or 6 feathers). Now cut the black construction paper into a Pilgrim hat shape to glue on top of the tip of the spoon to cover the turkey's head. In the center of the spoon on the side that bulges out, glue a small yellow triangle with the tip pointing down for the turkey's beak. Now use the marker to draw on the turkey's eyes above the beak, and use a piece of ribbon to tie a lollipop onto the spoon with the top of the lollipop cradled inside the part of the spoon that curves inward. This is one of the easiest Thanksgiving craft ideas for kids, and it's great because their creations also double as Thanksgiving party favors.

Thanksgiving "Thank You" Placemat Craft Ideas - This is one of the best Thanksgiving craft ideas for making your guests feel special and making kids feel thankful for Thanksgiving. Have kids make personalized placemats for all of their relatives by coming up with something they want to thank that relative for and drawing a picture to go along with it (be sure they draw the picture landscape-style on the paper). For example, a child might want to thank an uncle for playing football with them or thank grandma for cooking such great dressing. After the kids have finished their works of art, you can laminate their pictures using special laminating sheets like Avery Self Stick Laminating Sheets, which can be found at craft stores and office supply stores. These Thanksgiving craft ideas would make great partying gifts for guests, or you could save them to use year after year.

Pinecone Turkey Place card Holders - And here's another of the Thanksgiving craft ideas here that would be useful at the dinner table. You'll need medium-sized pine cones, some construction paper in the color of your choice, a marker, some fake leaves, twigs, and some acorns, pecans, or almonds. Cut the twigs into about 1 1/2 inch long pieces, one for each turkey. Now glue an acorn, almond, or pecan onto each piece of twig vertically to form the turkey's neck and head, and then glue the twig onto the small tip of the pinecone. Have your kids make a small fan out of the fake leaves and glue them onto the other end of the pinecone to form the turkey's tail, and they could even use two smaller leaves on each side of the pinecone to form wings. Now cut out some squares of construction paper and let your kids write their relatives' names on them, then nestle one between the scales of each pinecone to form creative and festive place cards.

Whether you're looking for Thanksgiving craft ideas that will be useful on Thanksgiving Day or free printable activity pages to keep kids preoccupied, I hope these craft ideas and free printable activity pages make your Thanksgiving a little easier and a lot more fun.