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Turkey Fun for Little Turkeys
Games, Activities and Other Ideas for Toddlers
By Beth Hering
When the weather has your little turkey stuck inside, Braccio suggests a treasure hunt. "Since the word 'turkey' starts with T, give him a paper bag with a big letter T written on it," she says. "Then, send him around the house to find objects that start with that letter to put in the bag. If an item is too big to fit (such as a table), let him draw a picture of it on a piece of paper and put that in the bag."
Reward your junior explorer with something else beginning with T – a treat! Create an apple turkey by cutting a slit in one end of the apple and filling it with "feathers" made from slices of fruit roll-ups. Add a neck and head to the edible creature by bending a piece of fruit roll-up in the shape of a candy cane and inserting it in a small slit on the apple's other end.
Of course the greatest turkey-themed activity your child will participate in is Thanksgiving Day itself. While traveling or cooking may pull you in various directions, sneak in some memory-making time with your little one. Look for turkeys together in the televised parade, tell family stories in the kitchen while stuffing the bird or simply spend time talking about the best "T" word of all – thankfulness.
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Re: Turkey Fun for Little Turkeys by tom on 11/21/2008 10:27AM
Last year we took our son to see a turkey at a local farm before Thanksgiving. We all had a great time and it's something we plan to do again this year. However, just a thought for parents, we decided not to tell him that he was eating turkey during dinner. Went with the "big chicken" approach. :0) He'll learn soon enough...