Pilgrim Costume
Thanksgiving Day is not far away, and November 26th. The big event of the day for most families is a family get together over a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner.
What will you be doing to make this Thanksgiving Dinner a great and memorable success?
In the lead up you might want to get the kids busy making Thanksgiving table decorations, and other Fall crafts decorations for your home. There are a lot of good ideas at this site about Thanksgiving activities for kids.
One of the ideas I especially liked at that website was having the kids prepare a scrapbook of the day. All the preparation, photos, autographs, what was said and done - all these things and more could be kept to remember a special day.
Another I liked was how to make Pilgrim hats and Indian headbands to dress up like they did back in 1621.
With the Christmas holidays also fast approaching, perhaps you need to download a more comprehensive book of craft activities for kids, with hundreds of ideas covering seasonal activities all year round.
If you are busy with work or worried about all that preparation for the traditional turkey dinner, the answer for you may lie in this step by step guide to Thanksgiving recipes, and how to prepare a wonderful traditional dinner with minimum fuss.
And here is an interesting idea - why not make it an educational experience for the kids and have everyone dress up in Pilgrim costumes to recreate the First Thanksgiving Dinner? If the expense of buying ready made is too much, what about just wearing hats? Or having the kids make simple craft Pilgrim hats for everyone to wear?
