I love hosting Thanksgiving. I enjoy the planning of the holiday - everything from the menu to where everyone will sleep! It is also important to me to entertain my guests young and old. So when the family gets together for Thanksgiving I make sure I have some plans. Although I do try to make the plans as low key as possible, everyone seems to enjoy.
Today's idea is something I found in Parenting Magazine several years ago - a family BINGO card. Instead of numbers, fill in the boxes with facts about the guest, like "Mimi plays the accordion," or "Uncle Paul plays baseball." I use this on Thanksgiving Day because that is when every guests is present. Give each child a crayon with their BINGO card to use throughout the day. Ask them to check off the boxes when they find something out on the card. If you have pre-readers pair them up with an older child or adult. Everyone feels important. Adults get to share a story and the kiddos not only get a story to remember but check off a box. Five in a row means BINGO!
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