{"id":5650,"date":"2015-11-23T20:40:53","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T04:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=5650"},"modified":"2023-10-27T03:01:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:01:55","slug":"give-thanks-with-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/give-thanks-with-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Thanks with Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Give Thanks with Code<\/h2>\n<p>Ah, Thanksgiving break. A time to relax, give thanks for friends and family, and eat (perhaps not in moderation). But between the feasting and sleeping, kids often have a lot of free time (you\u2019ll know this is the case if you find them plopped down in front of the television).<\/p>\n<p>Encourage them to use this free time to do something at least as fun but much more rewarding! Check out our Thanksgiving projects for kids to create and customize. 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