25 Independent Living Skills to Practice This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Chores and Tasks to Have Your young adult Help with this Holiday

There is a lot that goes into pulling off a successful Thanksgiving meal and with that come a lot of tasks you can involve your young adult with intellectual disabilities in to help and practice their independent living skills. Use the task ideas below or add your own.

Tasks to-do BEFORE the Thanksgiving Meal

1. Rake leaves outside
2. Tidy house
3. Clean the guest bathroom
4. Sweep & mop floors
5. Clean out the fridge to make space for holiday groceries
6. Assist in meal planning
7. Write the grocery list
8. Go grocery shopping
9. Put groceries away
10. Wash and chop vegetables
11. Bake a simple dessert by following a recipe
12. Cook a side dish or casserole
13. Set the dining table
14. Make a table centerpiece
15. Write and arrange place cards for the table
16. Take drink requests and pour beverages for guests
17. Bring dishes to table/serve the food

Tasks to-do AFTER the Thanksgiving Meal

18. Clear the table
19. Put leftovers in storage containers
20. Load the dishwasher
21. Take out trash and recycling
22. Launder used dish towels and cloth napkins
23. Clean the microwave
24. Write thank yous to guests who brought dishes
25. Address and mail thank you cards

Check out our Interactive Cleaning Manual for how-to-step-by-step cleaning instructions for cleaning the bathroom, loading the dishwasher, and more!