Thanksgiving Storytelling

There are tons of Thanksgiving books for kids, whether you want traditional stories about the pilgrims or something lighter that features your child’s favorite character. Dora, Spot, Corduroy, Franklin, Charlie Brown, Clifford, Maisy, Arthur, The Berenstain Bears, My Little Pony – even The Little Engine That Could – star in Thanksgiving stories. While reading an interesting and appropriate book is a great way to teach your kids the meaning of the holiday (it’s more than overeating and watching football), some of the best Thanksgiving stories will come from your childhood memories – whether it’s sitting at the kids’ table, helping make pumpkin pie, or breaking the wishbone. This will often lead to some fun new stories, such as what you would wish for if the wishbone was real? To jumpstart your imagination, check out http://www.luckybreakwishbone.com. This site sells fake wishbones – fun for playing the wishbone game if your Thanksgiving doesn’t include turkey (see Nava Atlas for some great vegetarian and vegan recipe ideas in the spirit of the holiday), or if you want everyone to get the wishbone this year. (You can even make earrings out of these wishbones! See http://www.tackyliving.com/article.php?id=149)