The Math-Whizz team loves Thanksgiving and we have gathered our Top Picks from our own family traditions as well from the web for Thanksgiving activities you can do with your kids to help celebrate the holiday. While you’re having fun, don’t forget to sneak in some fun educational activities – we promise, your kids won’t even realize they’re learning! (Well, maybe they will, but that’s ok!)
Color the Cornucopia, coloring by numbers.
This is a fun activity that your kids can do at home or while traveling. Match the answers to the color key and have fun coloring by numbers! Just don’t forget to bring the crayons! Click the image to download!
Turkey Cupcakes 
These turkeys don’t need to be carved, just bake, decorate and enjoy! Baking is a great way to introduce some math basics while having fun. For your younger kids start introducing terms such as measuring. For your older talk about conversions such how many half cups of flour will I need to measure out 1 cup? Get the recipe at BettyCrocker.com
Create Thanksgiving Place Mats or Table Runner
Your child can help make your Thanksgiving meal a special by adding a personal touch to the table décor. While your child is creating his masterpiece talk about symmetry and discuss whether the leaves symmetrical, or have your child arrange the leaves in patterns. We’ve been doing this for years in our house, but found great instructions on education.com
Turkey Apples
Apples, Marshmallows, Raisins…Oh, My! Create a turkey out of apples, raisins and marshmallows! This activity is geared toward the younger crowd – preK – 1st grade. While your child is building the turkey, ask her to count out the marshmallows and raisins. Ask your child to divide the marshmallows into 6 piles of (We tested this out with a few of our own kids…it was a huge hit!) Get the instructions.