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Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is a great time for Cubs. Here are some links and tips to make your Thanksgiving planing
a fun time for all.

Some giggles to start things off .

1. Question - Why do turkeys always gobble?

Answer - They have no table manners.

2. Question - Why did the turkey cross the road?

Answer - It was the chicken's day off.

3. Question - What has feathers and web feet?

Answer - A turkey in Scuba gear.

Can't draw, here are some great clip art links:

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/clipart.html - Great Thanksgiving clip art.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/color.html - Some coloring pages to print out and color
http://www.animationgrove.co.uk/thanks1.html - Animated Thanksgiving art
http://www.doggonegraphics.com/thanksgiving.html - Some very well done clip art
http://www.myfreeclipart.com/thanksgiving.html - Great Thanksgiving clip art
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1379/mycreations43.html - pilgrim clip art
http://donna1964.tripod.com/thanks.htm - Pages of fall and Thanksgiving clip art
http://www.leavesoftime.com/free/thanksgiving.html - Some very nice clip art

If Ben Franklin had his way, the turkey, not the eagle, would be our national bird!

Pilgrim Speak. Common things we say every day may have sound different in the Pilgrims time.

"Goodbye" would be "Fare thee well"
"Hello" would be "How now" or "How do you fare?"
A mouser would be a cat.
Pants would be breeches.
For more go to Talk like a Pilgrim http://www.plimoth.org/learn/education/kids/talk.asp

What was it like?

http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/ - Learn more about the Mayflower and life aboard her
http://wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm - Thanksgiving traditions and history
http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/ - Thanksgiving history
http://www.plimoth.org/visit/virtual/ - Welcome to Plimoth Plantation

Plymouth Rock
The Pilgrims stepped on to Plymouth Rock when they first rowed ashore from the Mayflower in 1620. No record was made of this rock at the time. There were stories of the rock which were passed down from father to son or daughter. About 1741 a wharf was to be built in the area of the rock. In 1774 a group of locals got together to move the rock. The rock was very large and split in half creating a upper and lower half. The bottom part was left behind and the top part was placed at the liberty pole square in front of the meeting-house. In November 1775, one of Wasington's ships the schooner Harrison had captured two British ships filled with supplies heading for Nova Scotia. The Captain of the Harrison had the British prisoners land on the same spot that the bottom half of the rock lay. In 1835 the top of the rock was moved to Pilgrim Hall and placed n a fancy iron fence to protect the rock from people chipping pieces off as keep sakes In 1880 both halfs of the rock were reunited and the date "1620" was engraved into the rock. By 1920 the wharf around the rock was in disrepair, The rock was moved and the old wharf was removed and a landscaped waterfront created for the placement of the rock.

Craft links

http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/thanksgiving/crafts.htm - Print out Thanksgiving place cards for your table
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/thanksgiving/handfoot/ - A hand and foot turkey craft
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/thanksgiving/pineconeturkey/ - Make a pine cone turkey
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/graham.html - Make graham cracker turkeys for your Cubs
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/turkey2.html - A turkey decoration
http://iteslj.org/cw/1/af-thanks.html - Crossword Puzzle

http://www.macys.com/campaign/parade/index.jsp?bhcp=1 - All about the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
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