Celebrate! Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Crafts
Marshmallow Mayflower Ship
Make your own marshmallow sail “Mayflower” ship! Follow the simple directions on this website:
www.chinohills.macaronikid.com/pirate-ship-craft
Make a Gratitude Tree
Try this simple activity as a centerpiece for your holiday table or a meaningful decoration for your yard. Inspire thankfulness in your children.
www.crayola.com/crafts/thanksgiving-gratitude-tree-craft/
Find more Thanksgiving inspired craft ideas at Crayola.com! www.crayola.com/thanksgiving
The “First Thanksgiving”
National Geographic provides a balanced look at traditions, myths and facts associated with the “First Thanksgiving” as well as a history of how Thanksgiving became a holiday.
www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/first-thanksgiving/
Follow this link for virtual tours of a Plymouth Plantation and a Wamponag village reenactment!
www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/thanksgiving-virtual-field-trip
Native Americans and Thanksgiving
The Wamponag tribe had traditions for giving thanks that date long before the pilgrims of 1621. Read here for more information about the tribe and their rituals for thanks. You’ll also find a lesson plan complete with links for further research and discussion questions for older kids.
www.wampanoagtribe.net/pages/wampanoag_education/celebrations