Kids will LOVE these free Thanksgiving printable activities that are perfect for a holiday countdown or a fun way to decorate the kids' table!

Thanksgiving is right around the corner & I’ve been busy preparing for both Thanksgiving dinner AND school break (our kids are off for 5 days and my college kid is home for a week – woo hoo!) so lots going on this week!

And one thing I love to gather are FUN printables like free Thanksgiving coloring pages, games and creative activities we can all enjoy.

20 Free Thanksgiving Printable Activities for Kids

While my kids enjoy helping with some of the fun food prep, sometimes they also just want to hang out in the kitchen with me while I bake or get the table ready.

I love having time together as a family but as with many family ‘chefs’ I’m definitely in the kitchen more than usual so it's always great to have something fun to do with them.

In addition to our usual Thanksgiving activities & prep for our Advent countdown (get 100+ ideas for Christmas activities here), I also like to have a variety of holiday-themed printables available too. I'm including all of our favorite items along with affiliate links to the ones we've loved to use over the years!

I print off a handful of fun activities and other literacy items and put them in a basket -- some of our favorite Thanksgiving ones include:

Thanksgiving Mad libs

Thanksgiving jokes & riddles

Family Tree Mad libs are another great one to have at this time of the year

a chapter book (so we can read a chapter each day) -- try Thanksgiving on Thursday or Turkey Trouble at the National Mall

Round-up some color pencils in this quick & easy DIY Turkey Coloring Jar and your kids will have activities to choose from each day (or a whole slew of them to put on the kids' table on the BIG day).

These are also an awesome way to stock the writing station for your classroom or homeschool area. This list of free word games, puzzles, paper activities and even some holiday-themed learning worksheets are perfect for Thanksgiving break too and will keep kids writing & thinking during their days off from school.