Thanksgiving Kids Crafts

Episode 235

Thanksgiving kid’s crafts are so much fun! I love crafts – especially holiday crafts like Thanksgiving crafts for kids. In this episode of Vintage Homeschool Moms, I’ll share some great Thanksgiving crafts that are easy to make. So much fun and so decorative.

Stack up on different colors of foam – it is easy to cut and available at craft stores or online.
Glue is a must, with paint brushes to apply

Ideas for Thanksgiving crafts for kids:

1. Crafts for fun:
   1. Turkey bag puppets – cut-out construction paper shapes – turkey.
   2. Door hangers – cut a hole for the know, put on a turkey head and feathers (of course). Use a thick paper or craft foam.
   3. Turkey table decorations – layer the front (a turkey head), then scallop shapes – then the feathers. Use craft foam.
   4. Turkey shapes out of a pie plate.
   5. I am thankful – use two paper plates, and divide one with a marker into six or eight pie shapes (like a pizza). Have the children label each triangle and draw a picture about something they are thankful for…Take the “top” plate and cut only one triangle out. Then, layer each plate on top of the other.
2. Crafts for decorations
   1. Collect pine cones for a natural arrangement. Glue pinecones to popsicle sticks and fit them into a flower arrangement.
   2. Collect fall leaves – glue them onto clear glass jars (or containers). Use glue or a permanent adhesive like Modge Podge – it dries clear and hard. Use as gift containers or place flowers or for table decorations.
   3. Use smaller glass containers, glue on leaves, and use these on tables with battery-powered lights or flower arrangements.
   4. Give Thanks – or Happy Thanksgiving – use one sheet of paper (thick or watercolor paper). Color background and hand letter or stencil letters to each sheet of paper, then thread with rope – hang on the walls, on the mantle or in bedrooms.
   5. Name tags with pilgrims
   6. Thyme – make into a wreath and tie it with twine, then decorate with ribbon. Place it on each place setting.
   7. Thankful wreath – create a wreath with construction paper shapes of leaves. Have the children label each with a “thankful word.”
   8. Use leaves (construction paper or craft foam) and label each with a thankful word. Glue in the shape of a wreath.
   9. Glass containers with  cut-out (tissue paper) leaves. Use glue to affix. Place a battery-powered candle in each container.
   10. Cut out a pumpkin, fill it with floral foam, and use it as a vase for flowers.
   11. Use the words Happy Thanksgiving – use one sheet of paper for each letter. Use glue and glitter or fancy letters.
   12. Pine cones – paint the edges with paint and use them for table decorations.
   13. Cut out shapes – turkeys, pilgrims, etc. and string them together as a garland.
3. Crafts for gifts
   1. Fall leave containers
   2. Bracelet – with orange, brown, and yellow – “fall” colors – give to guests or have this as a craft for kids.
   3. Trail mix – have the kids fill festive containers they’ve decorated. Use stickers on dollar store plastic containers.
   4. Party favors – decorate an envelope with foam cutouts (turkey, fall leaves, etc.) and slip in a candy bar or other treats.
   5. Glass container (above) with leaves
   6. Candy corn or candy with a clear baggie – tie it with a ribbon and have the children write a poem, use a scripture verse, etc.
   7. Use a circle sheet of tissue paper, place candy in the middle, and gather it in the shape of a pumpkin. Use green tape to make a stem.
   8. Paper cups with a scripture verse on the front or a “thankful” word – fill with candy. Use a popsicle stick to glue a “Thanksgiving character” and place in the cup with candy. (Fill a small planter or vase as well.)
   9. Oranges. Use a knife (or a special utensil) to carve our designs, dot with cloves. Give as gifts. (It does not work well in Florida and will mold – but it is great in cold climates.
   10. Turkey coaster. Take a circle of cork and glue it to a turkey shape. A great gift.
   11. Use craft foam and cut out a rectangle for a photo. Decorate with Thanksgiving designs, etc. Give it as a gift.
4. Crafts that encourage character
   1. Thankful jar – daily, add a card about what you are thankful for that day.
   2. Read a card to the family (randomly draw it out) at dinner
   3. Write one word (or more) and slip it under a plate. Each person does this for the members of the family. If you have a larger family, maybe assign numbers (select randomly) or assign.
   4. Placemats – A Thankful scene or things the children are thankful for…you can cover it with clear contact paper to make it last longer.
   5. Thankful tree – use construction paper for the tree trunk. Use this as an ongoing project during the month. Each leaf holds one thing the children are thankful for.  [Listen to this podcast encouraging children to be thankful here.]
   6. Use a tree branch and place it into a vase or a planter. Decorate the branches with cut-out leaves with “thankful” words on each leaf.

Websites to check out:

Thanksgiving Desserts for Kids

Turkey Napkin Folding

Extra thankful gift tags with printable

Pumpkin bread with free printable

Gratitude Pumpkin Craft

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