Thanksgiving for God

I know I already posted about Advent, so I am doing this backwards. But, I believe as a homeschooler that I have an awesome opportunity and responsibility to turn the week of Thanksgiving into a truly spiritual experience for my family. Here are a few resources I plan to use this year to do that.

• CatholicMom.com Thanksgiving Resources - variety of links to coloring pages, articles, crafts, etc...
• Christian Preschool Printables Thanksgiving Ideas - very simple, free, printable crafts, coloring pages, games, and more!
• Cranberry Thanksgiving Ideas - a Five in a Row selection perfect for this time of year!
• Family Fun Thanksgiving - totally secular (from Disney no less) but such wonderfully do-able ideas!
• More Cranberry Thanksgiving Ideas - scroll down for all the links
• Origin of Thanksgiving Holiday - historical explanation with link to President Lincoln's inspiring proclamation
• Origins of Thanksgiving Rites - pretty academic but gives me a good understanding
• Thanksgiving Lapbook Ideas - scroll down for mostly free printables, some with a Christian emphasis
• Thanksgiving Tree Idea - start this now, great idea to show thanks and decorate!
• Thanksgiving Unit Studies - literature-based, some with notebooking pages to download for free
• Women for Faith & Family Thanksgiving Day - history and prayers for the day

I am sure there are other fabulous sites out there, but these are helping me get going! Let me know what great Christian/Catholic Thanksgiving traditions your family has! I am, of course, leaving out the simple traditions I brought from my family, like making our own butter (terribly simple version of shaking heavy cream in a well-sealed plastic jar for a really long time) and watching the Macy's parade.