ACTIVITIES
Children use teamwork to spell the word joy.
The children will open gifts to discover different ways to show thankfulness.
The children will learn how to praise God through thankfulness.
Children enjoy coloring their favorite foods as they learn that all good things come from God.
This activity helps children understand that our jealousy is wrong but thankfulness is right.
The children will explore playing musical instruments and worshiping God.
This activity will help children recognize the feeling of jealousy, and learn how to be thankful for the good fortune of others.
The children will create a party to celebrate God and learn about praise.
The children will act out good and bad ways to show thankfulness.
Children will identify behaviors that show thanksgiving.
The children will identify times when it is easy or hard to show thankfulness.
The children will create cards to worship God.
This visual activity helps children identify their feelings as they say and hear the words "thank you."
The children will arrange letters and learn how to spell “thanks.”
A fun activity that helps remind children of the many things for which they should be grateful.
Children have fun thinking of cool ways to thank Jesus for their many blessings.
Children will have fun finding turkeys and thanking God for His many blessings.
BULLETIN BOARDS
With this colorful bulletin board, children take time to stop and consider God's many wonders, as suggested in Job 37:14
A very colorful bulletin board to show thanksgiving to God for all the great things He provides.
COLORING PAGES
Free Bible coloring page that helps children learn that they can celebrate Thanksgiving every day of the year.
Free Bible coloring page illustrating the parable of the prodigal son which demonstrates God's Love for us. Luke 15:11-32
Jesus healed ten men with leprosy; however, only one came back to thank Jesus. Children color ten healed men and find which one appears to be thankful.
CRAFTS
The children will create their own instruments to worship God through music.
A free Bible craft that will help children think about Jesus as they drift off to sleep. Then in the morning, they thank Him for a new day.
The children will create Thanksgiving place mats to display their thankfulness.
The children will create puppets and act out ways to show thankfulness.
The children will create a book of ways to thank God.
A simple, yet colorful basket young children can enjoy filling with God’s provisions.
A handy reminder for the kids that they have so many things to thank Jesus for during dinner time.
GAMES
A fun Thanksgiving game for young children that involves patience and teamwork.
LESSONS
This free Sunday school lesson will help children learn how important it is to give thanks to whom it is owed: God, the Father.
The children will learn that giving up something can show thankfulness.
This lesson will help the children know how to be thankful for all the blessings God gives. They will also learn how important it is to say the words "thank you" to others.
We can tell God were thankful by singing songs of praise.
The children will learn that we can be thankful no matter what!
This free Sunday school lesson will help the children understand how they can show thanks for all that God has provided.
This lesson will teach children the qualities of a loving father and that all of us can have this type of loving relationship with our Heavenly Father.
OBJECT TALKS
The children show their thankfulness as they realize how our loving Father gives us all that we need.
SONGS
(Audio Available) A song about the Prodigal Son coming back home to his father. Sung to the tune, “Oh Where oh Where has my Little Dog Gone.”
(Audio Available) A song about one man who came back to thank Jesus and the importance of saying, "Thank you!" Sung to the tune of “Ten Little Indians.”
STORIES
Jesus healed ten men with a terrible disease, but only one came back to say, "Thank You." (A retelling of Luke 17:11-19)