About Search. At this season of the year we are reminded that the course of nature has brought us once again from the time of planting to the time of harvest, and we turn to Almighty God with heartfelt thanksgiving for His enduring providence. We are grateful for the plentiful yield of our soil and for the blessings of food and clothing and shelter that have succored us throughout the year.
We rejoice in the beauty of our land; in every brave and generous act of our fellow man; and in the counsel and comfort of our friends. We deeply appreciate the preservation of those ideals of liberty and justice which form the basis of our national life and the hope of international peace. For these and all the many spiritual and temporal benefactions betokening God's goodness, we offer up our prayers of gratitude.
Let us be especially grateful for the religious heritage bequeathed us by our forebears as exemplified by the Pilgrims, who, after the gathering of their first harvest, set apart a special day for rendering thanks to God for the bounties vouchsafed to them. It is a time for families to meet, socialize and enjoy each other's company, sometimes the only opportunity in a year.
Some prefer it to Christmas because of less emphasis on consumerism. Thanksgiving, for most, is also a start of a four day weekend which is great, too. The rule of declaring the final Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day was followed until [6].
In President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared the fourth next-to-last Thursday of November as Thanksgiving instead of the last, fifth one.
Preheat, the oven to degrees F. In a bowl mix the cinnamon and brown sugar. Use it to coat the pieces of dough. Cut the apple into pieces and put the pieces in melted butter. Then put them on the rolls or dough and close them by folding or rolling. Take a baking sheet with parchment paper and put the rolls on it. Cook it in the oven for 1o to 12 minutes until they turn light golden. Serve them hot! Put water and salt in a pot and bring it to a boil.
Add the potatoes and cook for 15 minutes till they are tender. Then drain the water. Put the milk and butter in a saucepan and cook on low heat till the butter melts. Take the mixture and use an electric potato beater or masher to create a creamy and smooth paste using the potatoes.
Put in salt and pepper according to taste and serve. Thanksgiving is a great time for your children to indulge in games and activities and celebrate together as a family. Here are some excellent ideas for your kids to try out. Kids love to paint, draw and make crafts during Thanksgiving. Let us start with a simple activity. Coloring books are great to keep the children busy while you cook dinner or enjoy with guests. You can buy a Thanksgiving coloring book from your local shop or order online.
There are free coloring pages available on the internet which you can download and print out. You can use crayons, pastel colors or color pencils. Watercolors can be used if the kids are a little older. Kids love to play with pine cones, and they can be easily decorated. You can make anything out of them using a few supplies at your home. Some easy pine cone decoration ideas are given below. Colorful Pine cones - Your kids can use acrylic or any form of color to paint the cones.
You can give them bright colors to make it look more beautiful. They can sprinkle a little glitter on top of the paint and make them shiny. Pine Cone Characters - Pine cones can be turned into cute characters like penguins, owls just by adding a few things to them. Your kid can paint them brown or black. Then put the paper cut out or shirt buttons to make eyes. Beaks can be made from paper or small caps of pens or other items.
Cut the shape of wings on paper or cardboard and paste it on the sides. You can keep these on the dinner table for the guests to see. Place a paper on the table and put your hand and palm down on the paper. Your kid's wrist should be at the end of the paper with the hand covering the sheet.
Now start tracing with a pencil or pen starting from the wrist to the other end. Make sure your kid places his hand firmly and it does not move while tracing the shape. Now remove the hand and give the colors for your kids to paint. Let them draw the eyes and legs and the turkey is ready! Thanksgiving is a nice time for some poems and songs for your kids. You can ask your kids to recite or sing them or read it to them.
It forms a great activity and form of entertainment hearing your kids recite or sing Thanksgiving songs. Here is a small poem to start:. Narrating interesting facts is a nice way to educate and entertain children. We present a few facts which are going to impress your kids. There are a lot of things you can do in Thanksgiving from decorations to food to activities, but remember that the most important part of Thanksgiving is being thankful for the things and people in your life.
Happy Thanksgiving! Here's a list of the next 10 Thanksgiving Days, including the day of week and how many days until then. Thanksgiving Day print-a-calendar.
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