Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Are you looking for a super-fun way to encourage your kids to be thankful? Here’s an idea: A Printable Thanksgiving Finger Puzzle.
There are so many ways to use these finger puzzles:
- Help your students make them as a Sunday School craft
- Print them for a Thanksgiving school party
- Place the black and white version and a small box of crayons on each child’s plate on your Thanksgiving table to keep little hands busy before and after your meal
- Hide them under your kids’ pillows for a Thanksgiving morning surprise
No matter how you choose to use these, the Thanksgiving finger puzzles are simple to fold and fun to play with. They require nothing but the one page printable and a pair of scissors to make.
Best of all, your kids will be encouraged to remember the true reason that we celebrate Thanksgiving – to give thanks to God!
The exterior of this finger puzzle features short phrases to spell. The interior features gratitude questions and Bible verses to read, reminding all of us to praise the Lord for His goodness. The puzzle comes in six different Bible versions – CSB, ESV, KJV, NASB, NIV, and NKJV.
How to Play the Thanksgiving Finger Puzzle:
To play, have your child insert their thumb and index finger from each hand into the flaps in the back. Open and close the finger puzzle in different directions as you spell one of the words from the outer layer. Then, pick a picture from the inside. Open and close the finger puzzle the number of times indicated on the picture you chose. Choose one more image. Open that flap and choose a number from one to four. Read the verse or question from the chosen number.
I would love to hear how you use this Thanksgiving finger puzzle. Please scroll down to comment.
May God bless you!
I would like to use this on my school classroom. I teach 5th grade at a Christian School
Thank you for this project
This reminds me of when I was a little girl@
Cute!
Looking forward to having my Sunday School class make this craft.
So excited to share with my littles at class today.
This craft will really bring my lesson for tomorrow to the next level.
Thank you!
Looking forward to trying this.
Excited to try this
Adorable!
Love!!
What a neat idea! Hoping to use for a Religious Education lesson
I am a substitute Wednesday night teacher. I like learning tools that are fun. Plan on using this tonight.
These are beautifully drawn!
looks great! Blessings Wednesday project for elementary kids.
We would like to add a few of these fun activities in our Thanksgiving Blessing bags of dry goods, toiletries and extra special treats for our community feeding giveaways.
Thanks for the activity
We would love to use this for our Thanksgiving Sunday school class which has varied ages from 5 all the way to 12. I believe kids from all ages would enjoy creating and playing this finger puzzle while learning the meaning of Thanksgiving.
The kids love these and how nice to find one like this.
Using this product for "KIDS CLUB" — an after school club on Wednesday in our small community.
Wonderful idea
I would love to use this
We will use this as a togetherness activity as we discuss what it means to be thankful for others
Thanks!
Thanks!
Anna Joy always has wonderful ideas.
Look forward to using this for Sunday school
Look forward to using this for Sunday school
For my AWANA kids
Perfect for my Childrens church program
Thank you for providing a fun learning tool for my grandchildren!
Thank you for the Thanksgiving Finger Puzzle!
So cute!
This is wonderful! Thank you!
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I got the same error message, can a new link that works be e-mailed please?
The link I get in the email says
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cool used to do this when i was a kid
This looks like so much fun!
Looking forward to use this
We hope this will be a good activity for the kids to use at home too
Looks great! Thanks
Looks fun!
Preschool
for Sunday school
Pinterest??
On Pinterest ??
Can't wait to see this. Thanks
Excited to try this out!
Thanks for a great idea!
My Sunday school class made one similar but it was for memory verses…I can’t wait for them to make this craft/verse reminder
This looks great
Leading up to thanksgiving, our church is doing a series on thankfulness. I feel this activity will
Be great for the kids to do, and to use to apply to everyday life at home.
I am a Sunday school teacher. I think this would be perfect.
I am planning on doing this with my kids and nieces and nephew on Thanksgiving day. 7 kids between 4 and 16. The older ones will make them and help the younger ones. We will do this before dinner.
I was searching for an activity for the kid in Children's Church and ran across this wonderful, bible based craft. Our children will receive a "Thanksgiving appreciation bag;" this finger puzzle will be a fun, learning activty and fitting addition to their bags. Thanks so much for making this a craft available.
I am excited to receive this project to share with the kids during our “Children’s Story” during worship service.
Thank you for sharing. I teach Childrens Church grades K-5. This will be very helpful and a lot of fun for the children. God Bless you for your talents and desire to share.
I’m looking forward to using these with my Sunday school class!
Thank you for this cute puzzle. My third grade Religious Ed class will enjoy these !
Cant wait to try this !
Blessings, Joanne
Thank you very much. My Sunday School kids love these puzzles!May God Bless You.
Here again,
Would also like a copy of the Thankful Finger Puzzle page 🙂 I have been gone for a bit and missed these somehow.
Thank you,
Ruth
Sure, Ruth. When you sign up again, you will get just the downloads that you want. Think of it as if your email is the password for any download on the site. You will not receive duplicate newsletters. This way, people can access any downloads they want. I hope this helps. May God bless you! -Anna Joy
Thank you for offering these, i use them for my Sunday School class!
I would like finger puzzle. Thank you for new idea. I need five fingers puzzle.
I would love to have your five finger puzzles. I work with third graders in an after school Bible club and I am a grandmother. Thank you for your offering of this tool.
Thanks
I will use it with my sunday school students this sunday to help make teaching about thanking God for his blessings more hands on.
Thank you very much for these printables. My 5th and 6th graders really enjoy doing them.
God bless.
Nancy
Eager to get the Thanksgiving finger puzzle!
Thanks!
This craft is just right for our children’s church because it’s appropriate for all ages.
Will use for children’s church!
Thank You. You are truly blessed with a beautiful talent.
Thank you. I will use this finger puzzle for Sunday School.
Thank you so much for such beautiful resources that you share with so much love. It makes it easy to implement in Kindergarten classes as well as Bible Club for Foundation Phase.
May God continue to guide you and many blessings to you and your family.
Shalom
Roleen
Thank-you
I will use it for Boys’ Brigade
Thank you! Looks great for our Junior Church class
thanks
Love when people are so willing to help with ideas and do it for free. God bless
These would be great reminders for the kids.
thank you!
thank you
These will be wonderful at the table on thanksgiving!
Great Idea! I remember making these as a kid. I’m sure they will be a big hit for the youth at my church.
I still never got my finger puzzle. What did I do wrong?
Me either.
Jean and Mel, if you sign up in the box above, the finger puzzle printable will be delivered to your email inbox. Sometimes these emails can end up in spam or under “promotions” if you have gmail, so please check there. When you open the email, you will see a button that says “Thanksgiving Finger Puzzles”. Click that and you will be taken straight to a page with the links for the finger puzzles in the different Bible versions. I hope that helps.
these look like so much fun – thank you! Hope to use them for some of our Disciples of Christ kids
This looks like so much fun. I would like the Thanksgiving finger puzzle printable.
Thanks!
Ann, if you sign up above, the finger puzzle will be delivered to your email. May God bless you!
Such great ideas on this website. Love them all.
this is adorable and my granddaughters will love it!!
Thank you
Excited to do this with my Sunday School class. They will love it. Thank you!
Thank you. My granddaughters will love it.
What a neat teaching tool!
Wow, thank you so much for doing this. I always have trouble finding good ideas for my class. You do a wondeful job. Can’t wait for them to work on these. They will love them I’m sure and I’ll use them for Thanksgiving for the little ones. Thanks again.
You are so welcome, Jean. May God bless you as you teach these little ones His Word.