All you need for this activity is some paper, a black marker and brown, yellow and red finger paint. With the marker, draw an oval in the center of the page. This will be the turkey's body. Draw smaller concentric ovals around the center oval, starting from the bottom left and over the top to the bottom right (leave the space directly underneath the center oval blank). Trace a second layer of ovals directly around the first layer. Using finger paint, paint the center oval brown, the first layer of ovals yellow, and the outer layer orange. Use the marker to draw eyes, a mouth and feet. You now have a turkey with two layers of feathers.
This game is exactly like "Duck Duck Goose," but with a Thanksgiving theme and some extra noises. Have the kids sit in a circle and choose one kid to be the turkey. The turkey walks around the circle tapping each other child on the head saying "duck" each time. When the turkey chooses to do so, he taps a child and yells "turkey!" The tapped child must get up and race the turkey around the circle to his original spot, all the while saying "gobble, gobble." Whoever is left standing becomes or remains the turkey.
Create word search puzzle with a Thanksgiving theme. Start by coming up with a list of 15 to 20 Thanksgiving-related words, such as "turkey," "stuffing," "pilgrim" and "harvest." Place the words randomly in a grid that is roughly 15 by 15 spaces. Fill in the blank spaces with random letters, and let your kids try to find the hidden words. Be sure to place a list of the hidden words at the bottom of the page.
Will all the turkey and feasting, many people forget that Thanksgiving is actually about giving thanks. Have your kids make a list of five to 10 things for which they are thankful. Help them out by pointing out things they might take for granted, like having parents, having food to eat each day, and being able to go to school. You can also ask your kids to write a pretend letter to someone without all the things that they have.