{"id":6574,"date":"2020-11-04T00:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/blog\/?p=6574"},"modified":"2023-07-26T11:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:52:27","slug":"thanksgiving-kids-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/thanksgiving-kids-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving kids&#8217; activities to do at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Get ready for Thanksgiving Week with these hands-on kids&#8217; activities inspired by Pumpkin Spice and Thanksgiving turkeys.<\/h2>\n<p>Enjoy the smell of Pumpkin Spice and try one of these Thanksgiving project ideas with your kids. For a longer activity, find a 1\/2 day or full day <a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/activities\/thanksgiving-break-camps?aht_cam=blog&amp;aht_src=ahblog&amp;utm_medium=ahblog&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;aht_campaign=thanksgiving\&quot;">Thanksgiving camp or workshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What makes pumpkin spice smell so good? <a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.bettycrocker.com\/how-to\/tipslibrary\/baking-tips\/how-to-make-pumpkin-pie-spice\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Betty Crocker<\/a>&#8216;s homemade recipe is combination of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves. Mix the spices together in a small bowl and let your senses take it all in.<\/p>\n<h3>Pumpkin slime<\/h3>\n<p>Kids love making and playing with slime and this recipe for pumpkin slime adds a Thanksgiving spin to it. <strong>Growing a Jeweled Rose<\/strong> has a simple recipe to make <a href="\&quot;http:\/\/www.growingajeweledrose.com\/2013\/09\/pumpkin-slime-play-recipe.html\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pumpkin slime<\/a> that adds pumpkin spice to the glue and borax slime concoction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6587\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6587 size-full\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/activityheroblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pumpkin-slime-e1510504081713.jpg\&quot;" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"394\" title=\"\" srcset="\&quot;https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pumpkin-slime-e1510504081713.jpg" 594w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2017\ 11\ pumpkin-slime-e1510504081713-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \ /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pumpkin slime from Growing a Jeweled Rose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Pumpkin pie spice play dough<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Younger kids will enjoy this simple, homemade\u00a0<a href="\&quot;https:\/\/leftbraincraftbrain.com\/pumpkin-pie-spice-play-dough\/\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pumpkin Pie Spice Play Dough<\/a>\u00a0from <strong>Left Brain Craft Brain<\/strong>. With just a few ingredients from your kitchen, you can make this pumpkin spice scented play dough with your kids.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4326\" style=\"width: 1250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4326\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/activityheroblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/playdoh.png\&quot;" alt=\"doh with leaves and pinecones\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1001\" title=\"\" srcset="\&quot;https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/playdoh.png" 1250w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2015\ 11\ playdoh-300x240.png 300w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2015\ 11\ playdoh-1024x820.png 1024w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2015\ 11\ playdoh-720x577.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \ /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pumpkin Pie Spiced Dough from Left Brain Craft Brain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/activities\/thanksgiving-break-camps?aht_cam=blog&amp;aht_src=ahblog&amp;utm_medium=ahblog&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;aht_campaign=thanksgiving\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Thanksgiving Break Camps &gt;<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Pumpkin spice latte for kids (coffee-free)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With this simple recipe from <strong>Chelsea&#8217;s Messy Apron<\/strong>, <a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.chelseasmessyapron.com\/kid-friendly-pumpkin-spice-latte-no-coffee\/\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pumpkin spice lattes<\/a> aren&#8217;t just for grownups or coffee drinkers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6579\" style=\"width: 797px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6579 size-full\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/activityheroblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/A-delicious-and-easy-to-make-kid-friendly-pumpkin-spice-22latte22-made-without-coffee.-Recipe-via-chelseasmessyapron.com_-e1510466484578.jpg\&quot;" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"702\" title=\"\" srcset="\&quot;https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/A-delicious-and-easy-to-make-kid-friendly-pumpkin-spice-22latte22-made-without-coffee.-Recipe-via-chelseasmessyapron.com_-e1510466484578.jpg" 797w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2017\ 11\ A-delicious-and-easy-to-make-kid-friendly-pumpkin-spice-22latte22-made-without-coffee.-Recipe-via-chelseasmessyapron.com_-e1510466484578-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2017\ 11\ A-delicious-and-easy-to-make-kid-friendly-pumpkin-spice-22latte22-made-without-coffee.-Recipe-via-chelseasmessyapron.com_-e1510466484578-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2017\ 11\ A-delicious-and-easy-to-make-kid-friendly-pumpkin-spice-22latte22-made-without-coffee.-Recipe-via-chelseasmessyapron.com_-e1510466484578-720x634.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \ /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids Pumpkin Spice Latte from Chelseas Messy Apron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Turkey arts and crafts<\/h3>\n<p>A simple paper plate is the center of this <a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.lakeshorelearning.com\/resources\/free-resources\/crafts\/turkeyPlate\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey art<\/a> from Lakeshore Learning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6585\" style=\"width: 654px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6585\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/activityheroblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/turkey-craft-e1510503718940.jpg\&quot;" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"435\" title=\"\" srcset="\&quot;https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/turkey-craft-e1510503718940.jpg" 654w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2017\ 11\ turkey-craft-e1510503718940-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \ /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turkey art from Lakeshore Learning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Thanksgiving camp<\/h3>\n<p>Full day or half day camps can keep your kids engaged and busy over Thanksgiving week. Many camps have special themes for <a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/activities\/thanksgiving-break-camps?aht_cam=blog&amp;aht_src=ahblog&amp;utm_medium=ahblog&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;aht_campaign=thanksgiving\&quot;">Thanksgiving Camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/activities\/thanksgiving-break-camps?aht_cam=blog&amp;aht_src=ahblog&amp;utm_medium=ahblog&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;aht_campaign=thanksgiving\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Thanksgiving Break Camps &gt;<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for Thanksgiving Week with these hands-on kids&#8217; activities inspired by Pumpkin Spice and Thanksgiving turkeys. Enjoy the smell of Pumpkin Spice and try one of these Thanksgiving project ideas with your kids. For a longer activity, find a 1\/2 day or full day Thanksgiving camp or workshop. 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