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I just got my newsletter from MakingFriends.com this morning and they pointed me to their super deal for Thanksgiving!

It is a buy one, get one free offer for Thanksgiving craft supplies!

You can check it out here:
Thanksgiving Buy 1, Get 1 Free

I love those Thanksgiving foamies!!

Are you looking for some fun ways to keep your kids busy during the Thanksgiving holiday? Here are some fun Thanksgiving craft ideas for kids:

Turkey wreath – Buy a straw wreath and various Thanksgiving decorations, let your kids glue on the decorations to make a holiday wreath to hang on your front door.

Turkey cups – With the Thanksgiving family dinner coming soon, you’ll probably have a house full of kids, buy small kid-sized plastic cups and craft markers. Give each kid a cup and let them write their name on it and decorate it.

Turkey placemats – Give your kids colored construction paper and let them make turkeys. After they are finished, mount each turkey on a separate sheet of construction paper, then laminate it. Now they have their own special turkey placemat.

Pinecone turkey – Gather pinecones, then cut out colorful turkey feathers from colored construction paper. Use red felt to cut out the turkey’s comb. Glue your Thanksgiving turkey together, inserting the feathers in between the pine cone leaves.

Thanksgiving flower pots – Buy the smallest red clay pots you can find at your local gardening store (these are super cheap), a bag of potting soil, and packages of various flowers, vegetables, or herb seeds. Let your kids write the name of the seed on the outside of the pot with a magic marker. Next, have them pour potting soil in each pot and plant the seeds. When the seeds begin sprouting in a few weeks, let your kids take their Thanksgiving pots to the local nursing home and give them away as Thanksgiving gifts to the patients.

Thanksgiving is always a fun time of celebration and eating with your family. Here are some ways to make Thanksgiving even more special for your family this year.

Thankful cards – Make a card for each family member that will be your guest for Thanksgiving this year. On each card, tell that person what you love most about them, and why you are thankful for them. Now that is certainly a sweet way to start your family festivities!

Family recipe book – A few months before Thanksgiving, write a list of each family member. Beside their name, make a note of their best dish. Call each member and ask for a copy of that recipe, plus one or two of their own favorites that they’d like to share. When you have all the recipes ready, compile them into a booklet and print them, using your computer and printer. (You can also use professional services, if you wish, to make a longer-lasting recipe book.) After your guests all arrive for your Thanksgiving dinner, give them each a copy of your special family recipe book.

Mini family scrapbooks – Gather family pictures, if you don’t have many pictures, take them to a local copier and have extra prints made. Purchase mini scrapbooks at a scrapbook supply store, along with stickers, markers and various scrapbook supplies. Create miniature family scrapbooks, using one picture per page. Write what you are thankful for, in relation to each family member, on their designated pages. On Thanksgiving Day, give a copy of your mini family scrapbooks to each family member as a memento.

Well, of course - we have to talk about Thanksgiving, too! It is the appetizer for Christmas - and there are a lot of fun Thanksgiving activities out there!

Three of my favorite places for Thanksgiving activities are:

Kids Domain

Making Friends

Enchanted Learning

They have got TONS of stuff on their sites to keep you busy! Crafts, recipes, worksheets, printable books, puzzles, coloring pages - you name it!

When my kids were little, I would squander countless hours on these sites digging up fun stuff for us to do!

On one of those sites - I found a really great (and funny!) Thanksgiving song years ago - and my daughter and I still sing it every year!! See if you can find it - it's about Albequerque the Turkey!