Enjoy these special seasonal activities we’ve collected just for you!

Learn about the history behind the American holiday that honors the Source of all our harvest blessings​—and all of our other blessings, too. The beautiful works of art in these videos, the autumn activities, and ​devotions teach us about the past, remind us of the comfort of traditions, and encourage a thankful ​heart.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving

And His courts with praise.

Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

For the LORD is good;

His lovingkindness is everlasting

And His faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 100:4-5, NASB

Prayers for a wonderful autumn and an especially

Happy Thanksgiving!

We’ve collected five classic poems ​suitable for the whole family that ​complement the autumn season.

Download and print the booklet and ​read it aloud together. Your family will ​be laughing in no time!

Ah . . . Thanksgiving—the history, the ​traditions, the gatherings, the colors, ​the food . . . It’s a wonderful time to ​lay the schoolbooks aside for a while ​and do Thanksgiving activities ​together.

Enjoy these supercute (and easy) ​crafts that will be fun for the whole ​family!

From our kitchen to yours,

we’ve included here a few favorite Thanksgiving recipes. Maybe they’ll become your favorites, too.

These two-sided cards include the recipe on one side plus a Bible verse on the back to encourage you.

You might identify with some of the ​funny mishaps our family has had ​while preparing for the holiday season ​contained in these stories. But they all ​point back to the Source of the ​wonderful blessings we enjoy. These ​devotions about perfection, ​thankfulness, contentment, and love ​bring Thanksgiving into the proper ​perspective.

This two-part video series brings ​history to life. From beautiful ​illustrations of the story of the ​Pilgrims of Plymouth to later ​celebrations and the signing of the ​joint resolution of Congress creating ​the first Thanksgiving Day holiday, ​these scenes will inspire your family ​to learn more history!

Click each video to watch.

This lesson from our Celebrate ​Thanksgiving Unit Study includes ​activities covering history, art, ​creative writing, Bible study, and ​science.

Print it and have fun learning along ​with your children.

Learn more about Notgrass History.

Get Daily Encouragement from Charlene Notgrass in her blog.

Listen to the Exploring History podcast with Ray Notgrass.

Find curriculum options and free resources for all ages at our website.

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