Thanksgiving is the perfect time to slow down, be grateful, and create lasting memories with your children. These 20 simple Thanksgiving crafts are easy to set up, use common household items, and are designed for family fun before or after the big meal!
Easy Crafts to Celebrate the Season
Pinecone Turkeys Glue googly eyes, a small red wattle, and colorful construction paper feathers to the back of a pinecone.
Handprint Turkey Card Trace a child's hand on brown paper and use the fingers as the turkey's feathers, adding details to the palm.
Paper Bag Turkey Puppet Decorate a small brown paper lunch bag with feathers, eyes, and a beak to create a simple puppet.
Thankful Tree Cut out paper leaves and have everyone write or draw what they are thankful for before hanging them on a small branch.
Corn Cob Painting Roll a paint-covered corn cob across paper to create a unique and textured fall pattern.
Crayon Rubbing Fall Leaves Place real or cut-out leaves under thin paper and rub the paper with a crayon on its side to reveal the leaf textures.
Paper Plate Pilgrim Hat Paint a paper plate black, cut out the center, and add a yellow paper buckle to create a classic pilgrim hat.
Coffee Filter Turkey Feathers Use markers to color a coffee filter, spray it lightly with water to blend the colors, then glue it behind a turkey body cutout.
Acorn Cap Mini "Candles" Glue a small piece of yellow paper or felt "flame" inside an acorn cap to make tiny battery-safe decorations.
Footprint Turkey Paint a child's foot with brown paint to stamp a turkey body onto paper, then add colorful feather prints from their fingers.
Yarn-Wrapped Pumpkins Cut a pumpkin shape from cardboard and wrap it tightly with orange yarn, leaving a hole for a brown stem.
Paper Chain of Gratitude Cut paper into strips, write something you appreciate on each one, and link them together to form a festive chain.
Tissue Paper Cornucopia Create a horn shape from construction paper and glue scrunched-up pieces of colorful tissue paper inside to represent harvest.
Q-Tip Dot Painting Turkey Dip Q-tips in various colored paints to create vibrant, dotted feather patterns on a turkey outline.
Toilet Paper Roll Scarecrow Cover a cardboard tube with brown paper, glue on yarn hair and a straw hat, and draw a happy scarecrow face.
Salt Dough Handprint Keepsake Make simple salt dough, press a hand into it, bake, and then paint it to save as a yearly tradition.
Beaded Pipe Cleaner Corn Thread colorful beads onto pipe cleaners and bundle them together to look like an ear of Indian corn.
Candy Corn Mosaic Draw a simple pumpkin or turkey outline and fill the space by gluing down candy corn pieces.
Washi Tape Place Cards Decorate folded index cards with colorful washi tape strips to create unique, personalized place settings.
Popcorn Kernel Necklace Thread popcorn kernels onto a piece of string using a large needle to create a simple edible decoration.
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