Samuel Adams – Thanksgiving Proclamation

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“That all the People may with united Hearts on that Day express a just Sense of His unmerited Favors:
–Particularly in that it hath pleased Him, by His over ruling Providence to support us in a just and necessary War for the Defense of our Rights and Liberties;
…by defeating the Councils and evil Designs of our Enemies, and giving …

Thanksgiving Ideas

During the month of November many people in the United States are beginning to turn their attention toward Thanksgiving. There are a host of game ideas, devotions, and other creative ideas for Thanksgiving on the “Creative Youth Ideas” website…. All you need to do to access them is to type “Thanksgiving” into the search box or just click here

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Top Ten Signs You’ve Eaten Too Much Thanksgiving Dinner

turkey_dinner.jpg10. Hundreds of volunteers have started to stack sandbags around you.
9. Doctor tells you your weight would be perfect for a man 17 feet tall.
8. You are responsible for a slight but measurable shift in the earth’s axis.
7. Right this minute you’re laughing up pie on the carpet.
6. You decide to take a little nap and …

Thanksgiving A to Z

Materials
None

Activity
Get everyone into a thanksful spirit with this memorable activity. Using the alphabet as a guide, the first person tells everyone the things he is thankful for that start with the letter “A,” like apples and aunts. The next person uses the letter “B”. Keep going around until all the letter are used up. If people still …

Thanksgiving Twister

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Materials
Instead of a twister game sheet, cut Thanksgiving shapes from construction paper and use sticky-tack to adhere them to the floor. Make a twister spinner that includes right hand, left hand, right foot, left foot and another that contains the various Thanksgiving symbols.

Some optional symbols are:
Autumn Leaf, Corn, Cornucopia, Cranberries, Family, Mayflower ship, Pie, Pilgrim, Plymouth Rock, …

George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

washington.jpg“Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving …

Thanksgiving Proclamation (Abraham Lincoln)

This Thanksgiving Quote comes from Abraham Lincoln:

.lincoln.jpg.. Abraham Lincoln was a man who learned to face discouragement and move beyond it. Did you know that it was Abraham Lincoln who, in the midst of the Civil War, in 1863, established the annual celebration of Thanksgiving?

Lincoln had learned how important it is to stop and thank God in