{"id":1938,"date":"2012-11-20T07:20:28","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T12:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/2012\/11\/20\/happy-thanksgiving\/"},"modified":"2012-11-20T07:20:28","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T12:20:28","slug":"happy-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/2012\/11\/20\/happy-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-right: 8px;padding-top: 8px;padding-bottom: 8px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.equestdesigns.com\/screensavers\/thanksgiving_turkeys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"233\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on  the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual  tradition since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham  Lincoln proclaimed a national day of \u201cThanksgiving and Praise to our  beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Thanksgiving, a  uniquely American holiday, dates back to the first European settlers in  North America.\u00a0 After much hardship, illness and hard  work, the  Pilgrims were finally able to celebrate a successful harvest  which they  shared with their Native American friends who had helped them  through  their difficult beginning in America.\u00a0 Today this day is set aside to  feast  and to give thanks-something we can all share, as we too  celebrate our  cross-cultural friendships.<\/h4>\n<p>Check it out:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostoncentral.com\/events\/seasonalfun\/p1085.php\"> Things to do in Boston at Thanksgiving weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Some activities to share with the children<\/strong> :<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong><em>Maple-Nut-Berry Popcorn Balls<\/em><\/strong> <\/span>(   for children ages 3 and older): Add some chopped walnuts and    raspberries, blueberries or blackberries. Add enough melted butter to   lightly coat popcorn. Stir. Pour maple syrup over the warm popcorn and   stir until all the corn, nuts and berries are covered. Shape the sticky   corn into balls and place on a plate to refrigerate until the syrup   hardens.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em>Thanksgiving cards and place cards<\/em><\/span><\/strong>:   Fold a piece of paper in half, place a leaf on the inside and close  the  card. Use a crayon to rub lightly across the front of the card in  the  area where the leaf is. The shape of the leaf will appear on the   outside. Remove the leaf. Write a name on the front for a place card, or   a message inside for a Thanksgiving card. Older children might want to   make more sophisticated designs using more than one leaf.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong><em>Make a chain of paper doll <\/em><\/strong><\/span>(adults   should do the cutting): Fold a piece of paper back and forth over and   over again with a width between folds of 2-3 inches. With the paper   folded cut out a shape of a person, make sure that the hands and feet   touch the fold, but don\u2019t cut through the fold. When you unfold the   paper there will be a line of people holding hands. Children ages 3-10   can color the figures to look like Pilgrims(men wore big white collars,   belts with buckles, and buckles on their shoes, pants to their knees;   women wore white hats and aprons over solid color dresses) or Native   Americans (draw feather headdresses  and brightly colored geometric   patterns on their clothes).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>Tree of Thanks<\/strong><\/span>:<\/em> This Thanksgiving tree is bound to become a new holiday tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Trace leaves onto autumn colored craft\u2019s paper and cut out. Punch a   hole into the stem of each paper leaf. Measure and cut a 2\u201d length of   wire or twine for each leaf. Thread it through the hole and bend the   ends to make a hook for hanging. Place the tree branches in a pot or   vase. Let the children or\/and guests choose a leaf or two and ask them   to jot down things that they are thankful for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. 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