Amazing Thanksgiving Preschool Activities to Make your Little Turkey Gobble

Inside: Print these Thanksgiving Preschool Activities and have the best Thanksgiving with your preschooler EVER.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and what better way to prepare for it than with a few fun and educational printables and activities?

Get your preschooler in the spirit with pumpkin math problems and silly turkey crafts.

Holidays are a great way to incorporate more learning while keeping kids engaged.

It's a marvelous time to talk about the things that are blessings in our lives, like family members, pets, and favorite toys.

You can find everything here, so let's get started!

You want your kids to have fun and create great memories, and that's why I put together this set of awesome printables for your preschooler this Thanksgiving.

Looking for more Thanksgiving Preschool Activities?: Coffee Filter Turkey Craft

Best Thanksgiving Preschool Read Aloud Books on Amazon

We love reading books ahead of introducing an activity or game, and this is no different. Here are a few books I have either purchased myself or found in my local library.

These books are FANTASTIC for circle time before doing Thanksgiving preschool activities this year:

I picked these books because they're full to the brim of beautiful images, and are Thanksgiving classics that every preschooler will love.

What Supplies Do You Need to Use Thanksgiving Preschool Activities?

Of course, the first thing you'll need is the actual printables, I've created a handy list at the bottom of this post with everything you'll need.

Here is the list of other things you might need besides just the printables.

–A laminator– If you want to keep these printables around as long as you can, so I recommend laminating the pages so you can get the most use out of them. I have three children, so these cards get a lot of use.

-Scissors- You have to cut out the cards, you can use scissors, or this fancy paper cutter.

–Manipulatives– This is just a fancy word for something they can use with their hands to create or solve the problem with.

So you can use anything you have on hand.

Pompoms, tiny erasers, or clothespins to help those fine motor skills muscles.

I always go for the clothespins, because opening them is SO good for those muscles they'll need when they start writing.

Some of the printables will require these, others will not, but they're good to have on hand.

Preschool Printables for Thanksgiving, How to Differentiate

These cards were put together lovingly by me, with preparing my kids for kindergarten in mind.

I love creating things my kids will love and enjoy, and will help boost their knowledge.

You can make a lot of these work for older or younger kids by changing little things in each set.

For the Feed the Pumpkin printable as an example, you can give your child just a few pieces of “candy” to feed their pumpkin, so there aren't as many choices.

Giving them letters a-g would make it a lot easier to find the letter e, compared to all the letters in the alphabet.

To make it more difficult, you can create a word out of these letters– you might need to print them more than once to create certain words– then you can do something like “THANKSGIVING” and have your child create as many words out of the bigger word as they can.

My kindergartener is learning to read, so it's fun for us to talk about all the words he sees on the paper, and the ones he can create.

Thanksgiving Preschool Worksheets

Thanksgiving Preschool Activities

One of the best parts about the holiday season is the opportunity it gives to teach children all about what Thanksgiving means, and the goofy turkeys help too.

The following are some preschool printables that will help you do just that. Included are worksheets, crafts, and games for your child to enjoy with their family.

Thanksgiving Food Lacing Card Activities for Preschool Fine Motor Skills

These food themed lacing cards are so adorable. They remind me of squishmallows!

Harvest Playdough Tray

Use a tray and some play dough to bring the magic of the harvest season into the classroom.

Turkeys in Disguise Write the Room Activity for Fall

Go around the room and find all the different disguised turkeys for this printable. I love that it helps them get up and move while learning.

Thanksgiving Lacing cards for preschoolers

The Most Beautiful Thanksgiving Lacing Cards of All Time

These lacing cards are watercolor, and super beautiful. You're going to love them!

Coffee Filter Turkey Craft with Kids

One way to make your home festive this year is with a coffee filter turkey craft. All you need are some coffee filters, markers, and a printable turkey template-then color your coffee filter with markers and attach it to the printable template. Not only does this make for a pretty decoration but it's also educational for kids who can learn about colors and patterns!

Yarn Turkey Craft

This year you can be the hostest with the mostest when you bring out this craft at Thanksgiving. I love this craft for Thanksgiving because it can take kids FOREVER to glue on their turkey's feathers.

Meaning you can have more time to cook, or you can happily spend this time with your kids.

This is by far the most obnoxious looking turkey I have ever seen, and with a little creativity, you can have one too!

Turkey Craft Stick Project

Make this adorable craft stick turkey with kids! It’s an easy and fun Thanksgiving activity that’s perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students.