Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays — as it involves lots of quality time with friends and family, football games, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and of course, lots of delicious food. But above all of that, it provides the opportunity to reflect and remember all there is to be thankful for. From simple things like coffee and sweaters, to more important things, like a roof over our heads and incredible relationships, there is so much to be thankful for. And it’s so important to pass along a spirit of gratitude to the littlest members of our family!
Get crafty this year by creating one of these fun, simple Thanksgiving crafts, all of which are focused on expressing gratitude in unique ways. This is an interactive way to keep your little ones busy while helping them reflect on all the things they are thankful for. That’s the reason for the holiday after all!
Gratitude Turkeys
From Happiness is Homemade
This colorful turkey is made with a few simple supplies, including things you might already have on hand, like an empty toilet paper tube, a paper plate and a paper cup. And the best part? Your child gets to write all the things they’re thankful for on each of the feathers!
Thankful Thanksgiving Wall Hanging
From Charleston Crafted
This project doubles as an exercise in gratitude and adding festive fall decor to your wall! This thankful Thanksgiving wall hanging has a rustic feel to it, using natural materials like a stick, leaves and acorns. It has “THANKFUL” across the top and little tags dangling below, where you can write down what you’re thankful for.
Thankful Pumpkin Centerpiece
From Burlap + Blue
If you have an uncarved pumpkin left over from Halloween, repurpose it and create a thankful pumpkin centerpiece for your Thanksgiving feast! This simple project will only take a few minutes to complete. And you can even display small blank pumpkins for your guests to fill in themselves!
Thanksgiving Handprint Tree
From Crafts By Amanda
Kids grow up so fast, so it’s important to savor each stage they go through. Capture their current age by tracing their tiny handprints to create a family Thanksgiving handprint tree! You’ll love looking back on this in the years to come, as you remember all you were thankful for — and how much everyone has grown.
Thankful Turkey (& Treat Box)
From Red Ted Art
This adorable turkey craft is both easy to make and eco-friendly, as it utilizes egg cartons — something we usually have plenty of in the recycling bin. Plus, it serves as a display of all you’re grateful for and a storage container for your favorite fall treat, like candy corn! This makes for an adorable addition to each place setting — and you can leave the feathers blank for guests to fill out.
3-D Thankful Tree
From Messy Little Monster
This bright, cheerful thankful tree makes for a 3-dimensional, eye-catching table centerpiece. You can opt to use silk leaves, DIY paper leaves, or even real leaves if you can!
Pumpkin Pie Thankfulness Activity
From Crafts on Sea
Recreate everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving dessert — pumpkin pie — with this cute and simple pumpkin pie thankfulness activity. You’ll paint on a paper plate, write down what you’re grateful for on the dollop of “whipped cream,” and display the pieces of pie on a garland for everyone to see!
Framed Thankful Tree
From Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls
Create a special keepsake you can treasure for years to come by making this framed thankful tree. You’ll create your own tree shape and fill the branches with colorful scrapbook paper leaves, where you’ll write what you’re grateful for. Each family member could have a specific leaf color or you can mix and match!
Gratitude Box
From My Joy-Filled Life
We love this simple gratitude box made using an empty tissue box and pieces of festive scrapbook paper. Once your masterpiece is complete, have each member of your family write down something they are thankful for each day leading up to the holiday, place them in the box, and then read them together around the Thanksgiving table!
Turkey Spinner Craft
From ConservaMom
This fun, interactive turkey spinner is a unique way to display what you’re thankful for — and is easy enough for kids to complete with minimal adult supervision! The end result allows you to rotate the spinner to reveal all there is to be grateful for.
Thankful Paper Bag Placemats
From C.R.A.F.T.
These easy-to-make paper bag placemats kill three birds with one stone: helping guests of all ages express what they’re grateful for, keeping the little ones entertained, and marking who should sit where. You’ll use crumpled brown paper bags to make placemats each guest can draw and write on!
Simple Gratitude Tree
From Kids Activities Blog
If you want your kids’ crafts to blend in with your neutral decor, this one’s for you! This simple gratitude tree utilizes real branches and small rocks for a natural look — and you can use any pattern for the leaves made out of scrapbook paper.
Marbled Clay Gratitude Leaves
From Rhythms of Play
All kids love playing with clay — and the end result of these marbled clay gratitude leaves is stunning! You can either hang the leaves on a mobile or bare branches to create a gratitude tree effect.
Brown Paper Bag Turkey
From Crafty Morning
Paper bag puppets are a classic, interactive craft that will entertain for hours — and this brown paper bag turkey has a special sentimental twist. After adorning your turkey with colorful feathers, eyes, a beak and a gobble, you’ll write what you’re thankful for on the body.
Happy Thanksgiving!
May you have a joyous holiday filled with lots of turkey, time with family, and thankfulness.
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