Thanksgiving Fun for Grandkids

 Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday to share with children.  Here are some suggestions for fun stuff to do with grandkids for Thanksgiving.

2020 has been a year of challenges for all.  Humor is one way to shift our focus away from those challenges.  To help you insert a little silliness into Thanksgiving for your grandchildren I have gathered a few jokes you can share.

You can print a PDF with these Thanksgiving jokes here.

How to Share Thanksgiving Jokes

1.  Print the jokes.  Staple them together into a little keepsake booklet.  Cover the booklet with construction paper.  Give the booklets to your grandkids to read out loud at Thanksgiving.

2.  Print the jokes.  Send them through the US mail to your grandkids.  They will love receiving snail mail.  Ask them to tell you the jokes on your next video call.

Make Butter for Thanksgiving Dinner

Making butter is easy to do and great fun for kids.

You will need a pint container of heavy cream and a quart jar with a secure lid, like a mason jar.

Chill the cream and the container.

When you are ready to make butter, pour the chilled cream into the chilled container.  Secure the lid and shake, shake, shake.  As the cream is shaken it will thicken and separate into butter and liquid.  

Pass the container around to give everyone a turn to shake.

Once the butter has formed, pour off the liquid and chill the butter.  Use the fresh butter at your Thanksgiving dinner. Imagine how yummy it will be with warm Thanksgiving dinner rolls.

Send a Thanksgiving Themed Book to You Grandkids

For those of us who won't be with our grandkids this Thanksgiving sending a surprise gift is one way to say you are thinking of them.  Books are always welcome no matter what the age.  

Here are a few favorite Thanksgiving books you can send today. (affiliate link)

Get More Ideas on Pinterest

I've been collecting lots of great activity ideas for Thanksgiving on my Thanksgiving Activities for Kids Pinterest Board. Just click the link to save yourself time searching the internet for good, fun things to do on Thanksgiving.