Happy Thanksgiving from the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid family to your family! Thanksgiving is a perfect time to gather with family and friends, enjoy delicious food and choose gratitude for the many gifts in your life.
Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 23 in 2023. However your family decides to celebrate, Thanksgiving is all about gratitude!
Several years ago, our family created the Leaves of Gratitude (shown in Get Ready for Thanksgiving: A Gratitude Home and Gratitude Calendar) to use on our Thanksgiving table, modeled after a Pinterest idea for a gratitude tablecloth. Whether your children are toddlers, teens or somewhere between, it's important to focus on being grateful for the gifts we all enjoy: freedom, family, love, friends, teachers, education, food, books, faith and precious memories.
Parents and caregivers can choose gratitude and share the gift of gratitude with their children. Make a gratitude tree for your fridge, a gratitude tablecloth, gratitude leaves or just go around the table and let each person share one thing for which they are grateful before you eat. By focusing on the gifts we already have instead of all the stuff we want, we can all choose gratitude -- at Thanksgiving and all year long!
Find Your Family Fun® in Lynchburg and Central Virginia during the month of November with these fun events:
Lynchburg Area November 2023 Family Fun, Festivals, and Shopping!
Start your holiday shopping at these fun local shopping events:
Holiday Shopping Events in Lynchburg and Central Virginia for 2023
Thanksgiving seems like the forgotten holiday, squeezed between the spookiness of Halloween and the glitz of Christmas. Check out these articles to help you prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with gratitude, crafts, and yummy foods!
Thanksgiving and Gratitude
Get Ready for Thanksgiving: A Gratitude Home and Gratitude Calendar
Gratitude Tablecloth: A Meaningful Family Thanksgiving Tradition
Why You Should Dish Out Cooking Assignments This Thanksgiving
Five Tips for a Healthier Holiday Season
5 Things You Didn't Know About the First American Thanksgiving
Helping Others for the Holidays
Thanksgiving Fun Runs: Turkey Trot, Giblet Jog, and Gobble Wobble
Teaching Kids to Help Others: Local Organizations to Help for the Holidays
Creating a Family Giving Tradition
6 Ways to Give Back During the Holidays
How To Do a Reverse Advent Calendar
How to Get Your Kids Excited About a Pre-Holiday Toy Clean Out
Thanksgiving Crafts
Free Thanksgiving Printable Will Keep Kids Busy on Turkey Day
Turkey Family Hand Print Painting
Easy Thanksgiving Craft: "Thumbs"-giving Turkey
Create a "Hand"-some Thanksgiving Turkey
Handprint Turkeys Using TP Rolls
Turkey and Sides Recipes
How To Keep From Overindulging This Holiday Season
10 Steps to Cooking the Perfect Turkey
Turkey Veggie Appetizer for Thanksgiving
Three Stuffing Recipes That Will Make Them Ask For Seconds
Holiday Side Dishes That Will Steal the Spotlight
Rosemary & Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Who Needs Pie When You Have Pumpkin Torte
To Shop or Not to Shop: Black Friday and Shopping
8 Things to do on Black Friday Besides Shop
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Thanksgiving will be here soon and the holidays are upon us. Stay on top of local happenings with the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Event Calendar to enjoy a fun-filled month with your family.
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