19 Cool Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids
While you're baking pies and whipping potatoes, keep your kids busy with some cool Thanksgiving crafts. Floating Mayflowers and surprise-filled turkeys will bring some kid-friendly fun to the holiday — and just might score you a few extra uninterrupted minutes to finish that stuffing. Keep reading to check out all the Thanksgiving craft cuteness.
Thanksgiving Photo Booth
We're loving the idea of a Thanksgiving photo booth to creatively capture your family's holiday memories.
Fall Leaf Turkey
This turkey made from real leaves requires a two-part process: the outdoor foraging for your supplies and the indoor "composition."
Sugar and Spice Handprint Turkey Banner
Giggles Galores' Handprint Turkey Banner smells as festive as it looks. The secret ingredient? A dusting of cinnamon-sugar on each little turkey.
Gratitude Turkey Craft
The only thing better than the cute look of this paper turkey? The messages of gratitude hidden behind his feathers!
Mayflower Ship
This printable Mayflower can turn into a napkin clip when glued to a clothespin. Download the pattern yourself, or use the design as a template and let your kids go crazy designing their own ships.
Feather Headbands
So cute and so easy, these turkey feather headbands from Mer Mag allow kids to express their creativity. Cut your own out of card stock, or download Mer Mag's headband template.
Alphabet Pie-Topper
Oh Happy Day's charming pie-topper might take a little help from Mom, but coming up with personalized sweet sentiments — made from alphabet pasta — will delight older kids. (And it will add some cuteness to the humble pie!)
Paper-Bag Turkey
One Charming Party's paper-bag turkey would make the perfect kids' table centerpiece, with predinner snacks included!
Thanksgiving Leaves
Mirabelle Creations created the cutest kids' table with tons of printables, but the branch centerpiece is the easiest to re-create for your own Thanksgiving celebration. Cut out leaves, add a message about what you're grateful for, hang them on branches, and voilà: Thanksgiving cuteness that embraces the holiday's spirit.
Thanksgiving Dinner
Lisa Storms's Thanksgiving "dinner" includes multiple adorable paper crafts that will delight kid guests. Why not have your own kids make them?!
Turkey Toilet Paper Rolls
Fantastic Fun and Learning's turkey fine motor activity and craft turns a toilet paper roll and some color feathers into a fun turkey!
Pinecone Turkeys
A Pumpkin and a Princess's pinecone turkeys are a great excuse to go on a nature walk, then come home for some cute crafting!
Maple Leaf Turkeys
The leaves are falling, so you might as well collect a few before Thanksgiving to create these cute turkeys from Almost Unschoolers.
Corn Wreath
The blogger behind Real Life, One Day at a Time created this cool corn wreath using paper, paint, bubble wrap, and twine!
Turkey Bowling Pins
How creative is this turkey bowl-ing idea from Makes and Takes? Turn plastic bowling pins (plastic soda bottles work, too) into turkeys using feathers, tape, and foam stickers. You can remove the turkey decorations after Thanksgiving is over.
Turkey Finger Puppet
This adorable turkey is a craft for all ages that fits all little fingers!
Clothespin Turkey
Before you toss out those old books or a newspaper, use the pages to create this supersimple turkey. If you want a more colorful creation, use construction paper.
A Thankful Family
End your Thanksgiving feast by documenting everything your family is thankful for this year.
Paper Plate Pilgrims
Turkeys aren't the only game in town. Making paper plate pilgrims with your tots is a great opportunity to teach them about the first Thanksgiving.