![]() ![]() If you’re spending time away from family, have kids color these and then send them as ‘Thanksgiving Greetings’ to grandparents. But I really love having everyone around the table for more than just dinner so these coloring pages are perfect for holidays like Thanksgiving! Kids (and adults □ have something to keep them busy even if the conversation gets a little boring. Yea, I get that - I remember thinking the same thing as a kid once all the adults started talking. We’ve included a FREE set of five Thanksgiving coloring sheets along with affiliate links to a few of our favorite items too!Īs my daughter will frequently say before a large family gathering - “Adult talk can be really boring Mom!” □ In addition to having some fun family games to play together (check out these 27 FREE Printable Thanksgiving Games!), I also like to have a few relaxing, individual activities available too like coloring sheets. So grab a set of our FREE coloring sheets to have out for holiday fun this year!įREE Thanksgiving Coloring Pages for Adults and Kids We love having multi-generational activities available at family gatherings (like these printable Thanksgiving Games for all ages!) and Thanksgiving coloring pages are an easy & wonderful option! Coloring pages have been known to reduce stress, increase creativity and allow for conversation & interaction. In 2017, up to 17% of people have skipped Thanksgiving dinner to wait in line for Black Friday deals.Enjoy these free printable Thanksgiving Coloring pages for all ages – kids, tweens, teens and adults! Cornucopia was also not used during First Thanksgiving, and became important attribute of the feast much later due to its symbolic role of abundance and nourishment in Roman-Greek mythology. Pumpkin pie was not a part of the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, but today maintains its status as America's favorite Thanksgiving pie. In 1941, congress made Thanksgiving a federal holiday, reserving the fourth Thursday in November for its celebration. While Turkey was not the centerpiece of the meal. ![]() In 1621, Thanksgiving was a three-day celebration that involved the consumption of geese, ducks, and deer, primarily. Some more interesting historical facts about Thanksgiving day: There were so many people that the Pilgrims did not have enough food to make the meal, so the Wampanoags brought along their own food for the feast. They were Squanto, Samoset, and Chief Massasoit. They invited three of the Wampanoags who had helped them to their feast. Pilgrims thanked God and the Native Americans for teaching them how to grow the local foods. At harvest time in the autumn of 1621 they were very thankful that they had a good crop of food to eat during the coming winter. The following year, though, the Native Americans, who were from the Wampanoag tribe, helped them grow crops. They were cold and did not have enough food. Half of the Pilgrims from Mayflower died during their first winter in North America. The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first feast in the New World in October 1621. In Canada, it is on the second Monday of October. ![]() In the United States, it is on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States and Canada when people give thanks. ![]()
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