This post is all about a Thanksgiving activity placemat for kids.
Thanksgiving Activity Placemat For Kids
Keeping young kids entertained at the Thanksgiving dinner table can be quite the challenge. Especially with toddlers and young kids that aren’t exactly pros at sitting down for an entire meal. Here’s a great idea to help you conquer that challenge this Thanksgiving!
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Put one of these Thanksgiving Activity Placemats on each kid’s setting at the table, along with a little cup of crayons or colored pencils. (This Twistable Crayons, and Twistable Colored Pencils are a favorite among busy moms!) It’s filled with activities and lots to color in. When they’re done, they can flip it around and draw a nice picture on the back.
You can print it as many times as you need, so it will work for any Thanksgiving gathering, no matter how many kids will be in attendance!
What’s Included On The Thanksgiving Activity Placement:
Hollowed Letters For Coloring
Images For Coloring
Tic Tac Toe (4)
Decode The Message Game
Maze
Space To Write What They Are Thankful For
Count The Leaves
Benefits Of The Thanksgiving Activity Placemat For Kids
Whether its keeping kids settled at the table while you’re getting dinner served, or keeping them entertained after they’re done eating, the activity mat is here to help. Its a small and simple tool that helps the adults enjoy the Thanksgiving meal and conversation a bit more. Which is certainly something to be thankful for!
Other Ways To Keep Kids Entertained At The Thanksgiving Table
Interactive Activities
Thanksgiving Activity Placemat
Coloring Pages – Thanksgiving or Fall Themed
- Thanksgiving Stickers for Kids: You will receive 32 Thanksgiving stickers with 8 cute Thanksgiving turkey designs and 8 sheets Thanksgiving Theme stickers! This value-packed craft is perfect for Thanksgiving fun
Quiet Toys and Gadgets
- 【Transformable Finger Gyros】4 colors (red yellow blue purple) finger spinners included. Each fidget spinner has six deformable chains. Each of the links can pivot and lock into 5 positions, you can create any shapes you want, such as various shapes of spinners, robots and even mobile phone holders. It can also exercise your kid’s hands-on ability, hand-eye coordination and logical thinking ability by changing the shape of the toys
- Piece together a fun Fall activity with these cute jigsaw puzzles for kids. They are great handouts party favors and classroom gifts.
Technology (When Necessary)
Thanksgiving Apps or Videos
Toniebox Audio player is a favorite among parents and young kids. It’s simple design and function makes it easiest enough for very young kids to use, while also being a great resource for older kids as well. It’s a great digital alternative to screen time. This specific bundle includes a light blue Toniebox, charging station, Woody, Lightning McQueen, Simba, and Winnie-the-Pooh Tonies. Additional Tonies can be purchased separately. “Tonies” are different characters, and you can collect your child’s most beloved characters to tell them stories. It provides endless music, story-telling, and fun for your kids, without the screen!
- New and innovative audio player for kids 3+ that is great for bedtime stories, music, and education.
- Screen-free listening experience that inspires your kids’ imagination in ways that over-stimulating flashing screens do not.
- Easy to use design that even the youngest children can operate independently.
- Playback starts automatically when Tonies audio characters are placed on the Toniebox. Pressing the ears changes the volume. Tapping the sides changes tracks.
- Bundle includes a light blue Toniebox, charging station, Woody, Lightning McQueen, Sima, Winnie-the-Pooh Tonies. Additional Tonies can be purchased separately.
Have You Seen Our Holiday Themed Printables?
Build Your Own Christmas Cards
These festive printables provide the perfect blend of kids Christmas activities and creativity, helping children create unique cards for friends and family.
This set offers a fun way to engage little ones in Christmas activities for kids with cut-and-paste designs they can decorate any way they like. From cheerful Santas to joyful holiday phrases, your child can build their own Christmas cards for kids and feel the magic of the season!
These would even be a fun thing to do on Christmas Day with kids!
Coloring Printable Book Marks
Keep little ones entertained and encourage reading with these printable coloring bookmarks!
With 28 unique and playful designs, these bookmarks are perfect for creative kids who love to color while marking their place in their favorite books.
Heading into the new year…
It’s the perfect time to start new and better habits with kids. Our Bear Bucks Reward Chart has been game-changing with getting kids eager to complete chores and save “bear bucks” for rewards in the Bear Bucks Shop. Use our pre-made Job Tasks and Pay Rates, or Customize your own. Weekly and Daily versions available. This is a great alternative to Chore Charts!
Reward Bucks Chart with customizable “pay” for each task, gives your child the opportunity to complete tasks at their discretion. This encourages self-motivation! As they complete job tasks, they can earn “Bear Bucks” that they’ll use to shop in the Bear Bucks Shop. Bear Bucks Shop is a kid-friendly rewards list filled with monetary and non-monetary prizes.
Whether it’s extra screen time, a trip to the park, or a family movie night, the rewards are designed to be fun and memorable experiences. It gives kids something exciting to work toward without relying on traditional allowances. Plus, with adorable Bear Bucks included, children will feel a sense of accomplishment as they save up and spend their earnings.
