In Case You’re Looking for Thanksgiving Ideas…
I’ve been in denial about winter holidays. I’m still reeling from skipping a whole season. It was fall when I left Texas. It’s winter here. Seriously. With cold and snow and everything. I even bought an ice scraper. I’d completely forgotten about such a necessity.
My sister offered to host Thanksgiving, so I don’t have to get the pile of paint cans out of the kitchen or prepare a meal that requires actual planning and baking. I do, however, like to take a few moments to teach my children why we celebrate.
So when I saw Frazzled LaShawn post about her plans on Twitter, I begged her to share the links. I know you are more prepared than me, but if you want to add a little something to your well-planned days here are two sites to explore and one craft to make:
- The First Thanksgiving- multi-media stories from Scholastic.com
- You are the Historian- investigate the first Thanksgiving
- Glowbird- only requires a few supplies
And here are a couple things to print from my bookmarks:
- 1st Thanksgiving Book- color, cut, and staple or cut, staple, and color
- Thanks and Giving Tree- capture gratitude on leaves
Because Thanksgiving is still a couple days away, right?
P.S. I did find an advent book. I purchased A Glorious Coming by Ann Voskamp. We will finally make a Jesse Tree this year!
Happy Thanksgiving! Got to meet the neighbors once Happy belated Birthday to Jacob! What do the kids think about the snow?
Angie,
Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! I hope you get to spend the holiday with your family.
I will pass on the birthday wishes to Bug. He actually got sick on his birthday, so we haven’t even celebrated yet.
The kids are delighted every morning there is a dusting of white. It hasn’t stuck for more than a day yet, but it will soon.
I am so glad that you don’t have to host this year. Snow is coming our way soon. The kids are eager for it. I could wait. I need to find the “good” scraper first.
Jenn
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Thanks for these links Renae…we are using them today. Cookie Mouse made the book while the older kids did the “You Be The Historian” website (very cool!), then we all worked on the Thanksgiving Tree.
Happy Thanksgiving in your new home…enjoy the snow!
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Renae,
I stumbled upon your blog by accident and I love it!
We are homeschooling our children and it’s great to hear from other parents who are doing the same thing. Keep up the good work.
Shelly,
Thank you so much for your gracious words. I’m always pleased to be introduced to homeschoolers.
How old are your children? How long have you been homeschooling? And the most important question is do you live anywhere near Idaho? I’m missing my Texas blogging buddies. ;)