Do you enjoy doing festive activities with your kids? With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, and you want to be prepared, here are some easy Thanksgiving activities for toddlers that can help to keep them entertained during thanksgiving dinner and throughout the holiday season.
Creative activities like this are a great way to teach kids about different holidays as well as the opportunity for some fun learning.
15+ Thanksgiving activities for toddlers below!
I am always looking for ways to keep my busy toddler entertained and all of these fun ideas are toddler approved and thanksgiving themed!
Pom Pom Turkey Push:
This activity is a great way to help toddlers with fine motor skills. All you need are some crayons/markers, pom poms and a cardboard box to create this awesome Turkey Pom Pom push activity.
Have your little ones match the colors of the pom moms to the feathers and then push them through the holes. This will keep little hands busy for hours!
Turkey Sensory Bin
How cute is this Turkey Sensory bin?! Such a fun way for children to learn different textures while having a great time.
You could easily use this idea for any time of year and just pick items to include in your bin that fit your theme as needed. If you have a sensory table at home, this would be a great addition!
Free The Pumpkin Fine Motor Activity for Toddlers
I thought this idea was genius! Just wrap rubber bands around a mini pumpkin and have little ones “Free The Pumpkin” by removing the rubber bands one by one.
This is another great activity for fine moto skills, and would be great to share with preschool teachers as well.
Thankful Turkey Activity
Teacher your kids about thanksgiving day while doing this fun thankful turkey activity! Just create a turkey face and have your kids share something they are grateful for to write onto different colored feathers.
This is a great gratitude activity and would be a great activity for the whole family to enjoy.
You could do this same idea with a Christmas tree and ornaments, easter basket and eggs, etc…
There are so many ways to use this gratitude activity for other holidays and to get the whole family involved.
Cotton Ball Painted Turkey
How cute is this Cotton Ball painted turkey? All you need is construction paper, google eyes, cotton balls and different turkey color paints to create this adorable thanksgiving craft.
This is a great one for young children to have them stamp the paints with the cotton balls, and you could also do this with bits of colored tissue paper and glue if you don’t have cotton balls.
Sink or Float Thanksgiving Dinner STEM Activity
We love STEM activities in our house and this is a really fun thanksgiving dinner themed activity! Just pick food items (produce, etc.) that you will include in your Thanksgiving Dinner and test them out in a bucket of water to see if they sink or float.
This kind of activity is always a hit in our house and it’s great for older kids as well.
You can have each child make their guesses before you place the item in the water. This will teach them about making a hypothesis and conducting an experiment.
You could also do this with Thanksgiving or Fall themed toys, etc.
Turkey Haircuts
I can’t get over how cute and creative this is! Turkey Haircuts is a great fine motor activity and is so easy to do.
What a great way to get young children comfortable with using scissors and learning the correct grasp. Just create some silly turkeys with strips of paper for hair, and have your little ones trim the feathers down however they like!
Turkey Squishy Bag
Creating a squishy bag is another great way to encourage sensory play for toddlers. It takes less than five minutes to make, but provides lots of fine-motor practice for your little one! The perfect activity for Fall and Thanksgiving.
Pin a Feather on the Turkey
This is such creative turkey feathers fine motor activity. Just tape a cute thanksgiving turkey to the front of a strainer and use the holes to place the feathers in. What a fun idea that will keep little ones busy for awhile!
Feed The Turkey:
This is a great activity that also helps with fine motor skills. Just glue some google eyes and colorful features to a clear plastic bottle. Have your kids “feed the turkey” using tongs and pom poms to fill up the bottle!
Grinding Corn Sensory Experience:
If you are looking for a great sensory table idea, try this one out!
Just take corn kernels and a rock and have your little ones try to grind it up. This Is a great way to teach children about good food while having fun.
Color Matching Turkey Fine Motor Activity:
Another great option for younger children! Here is great way to help children with color identification while also being a great turkey thanksgiving game.
You can create the cute turkey together and paint the clothespins and then show them how to play the game. I love great thanksgiving games like this that are also educational.
Turkey Shape Craft:
If you’re looking for easy thanksgiving crafts this is for you! There is even a free printable included.
The Turkey Shape Craft would be great for a small group or for preschool thanksgiving activities, and a great take home or gift to family members on thanksgiving day!
Leaf Patterns Activity for Preschool:
A fun way to help kids learn about patterns is using autumn leaves!
A fun fall activity and these crafting leaves work for so many additional activity ideas as well!
Paper Plate and Coffee Filter Turkey Craft:
This coffee filter and paper plate turkey craft is so adorable! This is one of my favorite thanksgiving activities as I know we always have the materials on hand and my girls always enjoy it. Check out the tutorial in the link above.
Looking for more Thanksgiving activities for your kids? Make sure to grab the free coloring printable here!
Color By Number Thanksgiving Free Printables
