Thanksgiving Day Quiz For Children: Thanksgiving is a truly American holiday. Families get together for dinner and fun. Most people know the origin of Thanksgiving, but most do not know all the facts and trivia associated with Thanksgiving. This quiz shares Thanksgiving quiz / trivia, facts, and some fun activities for your family get-together. You will find some fun Thanksgiving …

Thanksgiving Quiz For Students: Thanksgiving is one of America’s oldest and most beloved holidays. The annual celebration has a storied and somewhat dark history of overcoming extreme hardship to thrive in a new life, often at the expense of others—in this case, European settlers and Native Americans. The holiday has become a cultural touchstone for most Americans and is one …

Bert’s Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving Short Stories – At noon on a dreary November day, a lonesome little fellow stood at the door of a cheap restaurant in Boston, and offered a solitary copy of a morning paper for sale to the people passing. But there were really not many people passing, for it was Thanksgiving Day, and the shops were closed, …

Why do we eat turkey for Thanksgiving? Although juicy and tender butterball turkeys are the main cuisine of today’s Thanksgiving celebrations, these birds were NOT the most popular centerpieces on the first Thanksgiving tables. In 1621 when the Plymouth* colonists and Wampanoag Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving, they were gobbling up many more foods than just turkey. Since lobster, goose, …

Thanksgiving Day Images: Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States. It was originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Several other …

Thanksgiving Greetings:  A sweet way to exchange Thanksgiving wishes is through greeting cards. It is simply not possible to personally meet everyone on the festive day and wish them face to face, especially those who are very far. However, many of us like to give greeting cards to all our loved ones, including our family members. You have a complete …

Thanksgiving Coloring Pages: Here’s our original collection of Thanksgiving coloring pages for you to print for your children. Something to do whilst waiting for dinner to cook, perhaps, or to entertain the children whilst the adults enjoy a longer meal? We have coloring pages for all ages and feature Thanksgiving dinner, pilgrim and Native American children, Happy coloring page designs, …

Remotely Thanksgiving: Humorous Short Story – “Jessie are you sure you don’t know where the TV remote is, Bob asked her for the hundredth time, it was sitting here on the coffee table this afternoon.” Bob’s eldest daughter Jessie was quietly watching her favorite TV program. She looked up, scrunched up her face, shrugged her shoulders and turned back to …

First Thanksgiving: After landing in Plymouth*, the Pilgrims had to struggle to survive through their first wretched and miserable winter in Massachusetts. When spring and summer came it was a welcome relief. They learned so many things that first year. They had planted and cared for their first fields of corn. They had found wild strawberries in the meadows, raspberries …

Thanksgiving’s Ancient Origins Over The River: Thanksgiving Poem For Kids – Although the American concept of Thanksgiving developed in the colonies of New England, its roots can be traced back to the other side of the Atlantic. Both the Separatists who came over on the Mayflower and the Puritans who arrived soon after brought with them a tradition of providential …