While I vaguely remember the details the I learned about Thanksgiving as a child (it was somewhere between second and fourth grade), I do remember that I was taught that it was a positive experience between the Pilgrims and Native Americans. We were told that, upon arriving in Plymouth, the Pilgrims were ravished with disease and a lack of food until they were taught by the Native Americans how to hunt and grow crops. We were also taught about the treacherous journey that they were faced with when sailing from England to America. I remember celebrating the holiday with arts and crafts, such as covering our hands in finger paint and using the handprint to make colorful turkeys.