Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

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Tell your children about Thanksgiving. Tell them that they can make crafts to thank anyone and make them happy. These crafts can be made of old materials or from new things. But you will find immense joy in making every craft.

Let your kids learn creativity as well as moral values. Let them work on the crafty things and help them to develop their skills.

If you need help with this we are here to help. Here, we are giving some easy ways to make Thanksgiving crafts that you can use as gifts or they can act as centers for Thanksgiving.

Just have a look at the given ideas and choose what you want.

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Thanksgiving Craft Ideas for Kids

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Creative Cupcake Paper Owl

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Creative Cupcake Paper Owl 🦉
Image Source/Tutorial: Artsy Craftsy Mom

To make this simple and beautiful owl, please follow the following steps with enthusiasm:-

Materials required: 

  • Cupcake liners
  • Colored papers
  • Googly eyes
  • Sketch pens
  • Glue
  • Scissor

Procedure:

  1. Take the cupcake liners and fold them from both sides leaving a space between them.
  2. Less fold the upper portion and wider the lower one.
  3. Now fold the top of the cupcake paper upside down. Stick it.
  4. Take the eyes and stick them in their appropriate positions.
  5. For the nose take colored paper and cut out a triangle of it. Stick it in the middle.
  6. Use your Sketch pens to draw the shades of an owl.
  7. Now, make the branches for owls by using brown paper. Cut out the leaves also and stick them on the branches.
  8. Paste your owls on branches just like they are sitting on them.

Your cupcake paper owl creativity is ready!

Wooden Spoon Scarecrow Craft

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Wooden Spoon Scarecrow Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: The Best Ideas For Kids

Have you seen the scarecrows standing in the fields? If yes then try it in your creativity. Use your wooden spoons to make it and have fun.

Materials required:

  • Two wooden sticks
  • Twine
  • Burlap Ribbons
  • Acrylic paint
  • Felt sheets
  • Glue gun
  • Scissor

Procedure:

  1. Take the yellow felt sheet and cut out the strips to make the hairs of the scarecrow.
  2. Take the burlap ribbon and cut a small part of it to make the hat of the scarecrow.
  3. Also cut a small piece of it for the middle portion of the wooden spoon.
  4. Now it’s time to paste them all.
  5. First glue the strips of the felt sheet at the top of a spoon then glue the hat upon it.
  6. Tie the burlap ribbon, which you had cut previously, in the middle of the spoon by using twine.
  7. Paste the googly eyes. Use the colored paper to cut the triangle for the nose and paste it.
  8. Use a marker to draw the mouth.
  9. Take a glass jar and put the scarecrows in it.

Enjoy!

Toilet Paper Roll Thanksgiving Craft

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Toilet Paper Roll Thanksgiving Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: The Best Ideas for Kids

Crafting is more enjoyable when we make crafts using used materials. So, use the toilet paper roll to do your creativity. Make turkey by using it. This is a Thanksgiving craft that you can make for your kids to learn them some morals.

Materials required:

  • Toilet paper roll
  • Brown paint
  • PaintBrush
  • Googly eyes
  • Colored papers
  • Black marker
  • Glue
  • Scissor

Procedure:

  1. Paint the roll with brown paint.
  2. Cut out a triangle from yellow paper and paste it on the roll to make its beak.
  3. Cut the paws of Turkey by using the same paper and paste them on the lower portion of the roll.
  4. Also, paste the googly eyes.
  5. Use the colored papers to make the feathers of Turkey or you can use the template.
  6. Paste these feathers at the back of the roll.
  7. Write the things for which you are great fun.

Your turkey Thanksgiving craft is ready!

Pumpkin Jars Craft

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Pumpkin Jars Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: The 36th Avenue

I am sharing the procedure of making pumpkin jar crafts. You can use it as a gift and it is also perfect for Thanksgiving. So let’s start!

Materials required: 

  • Acrylic paints
  • Jars
  • Colored papers
  • Glue
  • Scissor
  • Goodies

Procedure:

  1. First of all paint the jars with different colors of pumpkins using acrylic paints. You can also use spray paints.
  2. Take the green colored paper and cut out the shapes of leaves from them. Fold them from the middle to make the middle vein.
  3. Cut out the thin strips of the same paper and curl them using a pencil.
  4. Glue the leaves on the wood peg and also the strips near it.
  5. Fill them with the goodies that you prefer.

You are done with your craft! Enjoy!

Owl Hand Print

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Owl Hand Print
Image Source/Tutorial: The Best Ideas for Kids

Givin owl theme to your Thanksgiving craft can be the best idea. You can make an owl handprint craft and believe me you will enjoy it a lot during the making process. So start by here.

Materials required:

  • Newspapers
  • Paint colors
  • Colored papers
  • Black marker
  • Feathers

Procedure:

  1. Take the newspapers and roll them vertically to give them the shapes of branches and trunks.
  2. Paint them with brown color.
  3. Get your colored sheets and trace your hands on them. Cut them out.
  4. Paste these hand traces on the branches.
  5. Stick the feathers, one on the thumb and another one on a small finger.
  6. Now, take the white paper and cut medium circles to make eyes. Draw 2 dots in them.
  7. Cut a triangle for the beak.
  8. Paste the eyes and beak on hand and trace accordingly.

Your owl handprint is ready!!

Corn Craft

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Corn Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: Glued to My Crafts

Making corn crafts can be so enjoyable for kids. So let them make it on their own. Tell them the given procedure for help!

Materials required:

  • Colored papers
  • Glue
  • Scissor
  • Circular cereals

Procedure:

  1. Print the corn template or make it on your own. For this cut 2 big leaf-like shapes and a different colored same shape. paste them accordingly.
  2. Now glue the yellow sheet and lay the cereals on it.
  3. Let them dry.

Here is your craft ready!

Turkey Cup Craft

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Turkey Cup Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: Craft Create Cook 

This is a craft using your pudding cups. It is so simple and enjoyable. Let your kid make this by using his creativity. For help follow the given guidelines.

Materials required:

  • Pudding cups
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Googly eyes
  • Glue gun
  • Scissor

Procedure:

  1. Take the pipe cleaners of different colors and bend them by half. Twist them to give them the shape of feathers.
  2. Cut out a triangle from the Orange sheet.
  3. Now paste the eyes and that triangle for the nose on the pudding cup.
  4. Take another pipe cleaner and fold it. Paste it on the triangle.
  5. Paste the feathers at the top back of the pudding cup.

Handprint Card

Handprint Card
Image Source/Tutorial: Frugal Fun for Boys

It is the best idea for making a Thanksgiving card. It is so simple and easy. Simply follow the given ways.

Materials required:

  • Colored papers
  • Paint Color
  • Glue
  • Scissor

Procedure:

  1. Take a colored paper and fold it to make it a card.
  2. Now take a white paper and cut out a big rough circle of it.
  3. Now put your hand in paint color and print on that white circle. Let it dry.
  4. Get the Orange sheet and cut a circle bigger than the white one.
  5. Cut a stem shape of white paper to make the stem of the pumpkin
  6. Now glue all the pieces. First, paste the Orange circle in the middle of the card then paste the printed hand to make the pumpkin.
  7.  Also, stick the stem on the top of the pumpkin.
  8. You can write a thanks message on this card.

Turkey Hat For Thanksgiving Craft

Turkey Hat For Thanksgiving Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: Crafty Morning

Kids like hats! You can make a hat using your crafty skills. If you don’t know the procedure, you are in right place! Just follow the given ways to make it.

Materials required:

  • Colored papers
  • Scissor
  • Glue
  • Black marker

Procedure:

  1. Cut two wide strips of brown paper according to the size of the head of your kid and paste their ends.
  2. Cut out the template for turkey and two circles for eyes. Paste the eyes.
  3. Trace your hands on colored papers and cut them out.
  4. Make the beak using colored paper.
  5. Stick the handprints on the folded hat. On these handprints paste the turkey. Stick the beak to it.
  6. Take another piece of colored paper and make a long thin hand. Fold it alternatively to make zig zag. Paste them on both sides of the hat.

Give this hat to your kid and make them happy!

Turkey Craft

Turkey Craft
Image Source/Tutorial:  Fireflies + Mud Pies

Follow the given procedures to make the beautiful turkey craft. On any occasion, you can try this idea. For sure your kids will enjoy making this craft!

Materials required:

  • Pinecones
  • Ribbons
  • Pom pom
  • Twine
  • Eyes
  • Scissor
  • Glue

Procedure:

  1. Make the loops of ribbon. Shape the loops into an arc. These are the feathers.
  2. Place the feathers into the pine cone.
  3. Attach two wiggly eyes to pom-pom.
  4. Cut a triangle from the Orange ribbon and stick it to the pom-pom.
  5. Stick the head of Turkey to pine.
  6. Make the loop from twine for turkeys gobbler. Attach it to pine.

You are done!

Colorful Turkey Cones

Colorful Turkey Cones
Image Source/Tutorial: Crafty Morning 

Crafts having turkey themes are the beautiful ones. It is one of them. If you try it simply follow the given ways. Make it and give it as a Thanksgiving craft and make others happy!

Materials required:

  • Feathers
  • Colored sheets
  • Scissor
  • Glue
  • Black marker

Procedure:

  1. Take brown paper and cut a circle of it. Roll and paste the ends to make a cone.
  2. Take the feathers and glue them to the back of the cone.
  3. Take white paper and make two small circles for the eyes. Color them using a black marker. Paste them on a cone.
  4. Also cut a triangle for the beak and paste it.
  5. Use a red ribbon to make the tongue.

Your beautiful turkey craft is ready!

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