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Make Homemade Placemats:
Pick up some plain paper placemats or 11” x 17” paper sheets, crayons, markers and stickers from the craft store. Then assign every kid a few dinner guests to make placemats for and let them unleash their inner artist. These are sure to be the talk of the table.
Play Turkey Hunt:
This fun game is easy to organize. Just have your kids draw or paste a picture of a turkey on a dozen or so index cards. To play, the leader hides the cards around the room, and then the hunters begin the hunt. As each turkey is found, it’s brought back to the leader, who corrals them in a separate pile for each hunter. When all the turkeys have been found, the hunter with the most turkeys is the winner and becomes the leader for the next round.
Illuminate the Holidays:
A fun holiday activity is for the kids to help decorate the driveway with traditional luminaries. Purchase brown or white, quart-sized paper bags and have them draw their own holiday designs on them. These are easily lit with small, decorative candles or Sterno® candles (AN ADULT SHOULD ALWAYS BE PRESENT). Place a rock or some sand inside the bag to keep it from blowing in the wind.
Break Out the Crayons:
You can find affordable holiday-themed coloring books available in bookstores. Or simply click here to print out some great holiday images for coloring.
Laugh Down Memory Lane:
Encourage special interactions by placing a box, trunk or basket of family photos and photo albums in a central location. Older relatives will share stories with the children, and kids will gather to giggle at their funny-looking parents. You can also share your timeless photos with the family in the slideshow you can create here.