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Giving Thanks and Giving Back​

This Thanksgiving can be a special opportunity to help kids celebrate in two ways – showing “thanks” while also “giving” to others.

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Expressing feelings & developing empathy.

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Feeling Faces: Rubble

Identifying and expressing feelings can be challenging for young ones. This interactive game with Rubble helps them to work out how he is feeling and learn to express their own emotions as well.

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Kinderwood

Feelings & Friendship

These little classmates are having big feelings! Your kids can practice empathy as they try to understand how each character is feeling and discover ways to make them feel better.

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Quiz

How Kind is Your Child?

Take this parent quiz, and get personalized recommendations on how to boost your little learner’s social & emotional skills.

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Giving thanks and giving back.

Activity

Grateful Jar

Inspired by Noggin’s original video Grateful Jar, create your own with your family!

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Giving Tree

Inspire kids to give back with a fall-inspired tree project.

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Toolkit

Thanksgiving Toolkit

Noggin’s interactive games, engaging activities, and learning videos that will help prep your little one for the big holiday!

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Cook Together

Encourage your child to try out some new recipes with you and share them with your loved ones. 

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School of YUM Recipe Cards

Create a recipe together this Thanksgiving!

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Create your own Spats!

Bring Spats into your own kitchen with this fun DIY activity!

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School of YUM Stuffing Muffins Recipe

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School of YUM: Stuffing Muffins Recipe Card

Try this twist on a Thanksgiving Day classic!

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Here's What You Need

  • Jar or any empty container
  • Paper
  • Pencil, pen, or markers

Decorate the jar or container together using any craft materials.

Use child-friendly scissors to cut sheets of paper into smaller slips, then help kids write or draw things that they’re grateful for on each one. Leave the jar and paper somewhere central where they can add to it over a few days.

On Thanksgiving, or any day your family chooses, read them all aloud together!

About Ailey

Since its first historic performance in 1958, Ailey has been innovating and evolving the perception of American modern dance throughout the world. Noggin is honored to partner with them in helping kids all over get up moving, learning, and expressing their feelings through dance. Because movement has meaning when we dance how we’re feeling!