This Thanksgiving scavenger hunt printable has picture checklists, so toddlers and preschoolers can play before they can read.
The Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt is a free 4-page PDF with picture checklists, so toddlers and preschoolers can play before they can read.
Inside: a how-to page with safety notes, a Thankful Nature Walk (leaves, an acorn, a pinecone, a feather, a squirrel, a puddle and more), a Thanksgiving Indoor Hunt by texture and shape (something soft, something round, a spoon, a family photo), and a Color Hunt with boxes to draw or write one thing in each fall color.
Print on US Letter with “Fit to page” turned on. Free for personal and classroom use, no email required.
More ideas for the week and the big day in our post: Thanksgiving activities for toddlers.
Tips for the Thanksgiving scavenger hunt printable
Send the kids on the nature walk while the turkey is cooking: it gets everyone outside and out of the kitchen. Give each child a clipboard or a book to lean on, and a crayon to tick each find. The indoor texture hunt works when it’s cold or raining.
For mixed ages, pair an older child with a younger one, so the big kid reads and the little one spots. Look but don’t pick up mushrooms or berries on the walk. The Thanksgiving scavenger hunt printable also keeps cousins busy at a family gathering.