Crispness can be felt in the cool autumn breeze, signaling that
Thanksgiving is just around the corner.
In addition to kick-starting the holiday season and gathering the
family together, Thanksgiving is also a wonderful way to introduce your
youngsters to different foods and healthy eating habits as well as family
traditions and the customs that mark the various holidays’ celebrations.
As you prepare for your family’s Thanksgiving dinner, involve your
child with the menu planning and shopping list. This experience can reinforce
counting and basic math skills, provides a visual example of how we can combine
things to make something totally different, and can also be used to invite
picky eaters to try new foods.
In fact, the Dinosaur Train webpage has
a fun family project called Hungry
Herbivores (http://www.pbs.org/parents/
One
Thanksgiving tradition that is practiced in many homes throughout the nation is
the expression of gratitude. As you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, take a
moment to go around the table and ask everyone to share what they are thankful
for, young and old alike. The responses can sometimes surprise you, and often
remind us of the little things we forget over the course of a year.
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