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Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

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Turkeys, pilgrims, and gratitude. Those are the things I always think of once Thanksgiving rolls around.

What do you think of?

We’ve used all of these things when creating our Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids.

You'll find turkeys, pilgrims, gratitude activities and more with this fun selection of Thanksgiving crafts for kids and families.

So, when you’re ready to get creative and make some fun crafts, I’ve got some ideas for you.

Make some fun turkeys or simple pilgrim hats. And, while you’re at it, find a fun gratitude craft to do.

There’s plenty of fun ideas for kids of all ages from preschoolers to tweens.

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Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Make turkeys, gratitude crafts, or even a parade float with this fun collection of Thanksgiving crafts for kids.

1

Cardboard Tube Turkey Craft

Transform a couple of empty toilet paper tubes into a fun and colorful turkey.

2

Cardboard Tube Pilgrim Hat Craft

Make a few cute pilgrim hats out of empty cardboard tubes.

3

Turkey Suncatcher Thanksgiving Craft for Kids

This turkey suncatcher is easy to make and looks beautiful hanging in your window.

4

Telling Time with a Turkey Clock

Use a paper plate to make a colorful turkey clock that you can use for telling time practice.

5

Acorn Gratitude Banner Craft for Kids

Display all the things you are grateful for with this pretty Acorn Gratitude Banner.

6

Balloons over Broadway: Book and Craft

Create your own parade balloon with this fun STEAM activity inspired by the book Balloons Over Broadway.

7

Simple DIY Gratitude Journal

Make a simple DIY gratitude journal that you can use to document the things you are thankful for this year.

8

Thankful Jar

Transform a simple mason jar into a pretty Thankful Jar you can use to keep the things you are thankful for. Or, you can use it to hold your Gratitude Conversation Starters!

9

Learning Gratitude: A Simple Thank You

Create simple thank you cards you can write to share the things you are grateful for.

10

Get Crafty: Gratitude Leaves

Use an empty cardboard tube to make a tree to display leaves which display the things you are grateful for.

11

Thankful Trees

Make simple Thankful trees to list all the things you are thankful for.

12

In November: Book and Craft

Make pretty leaf-printed placemats inspired by the book In November.

13

Hand Print Turkey Cards

Make simple hand print turkey cards to send to friends and family.

More Thanksgiving Craft Collections

There are so many ways to make a cute turkey. You’ll find several fun Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts here.

Or, would you like to try an art project? Try some of these awesome Turkey Art Projects for Kids.

You'll find turkeys, pilgrims, gratitude activities and more with this fun selection of Thanksgiving crafts for kids and families.

Best Thanksgiving Crafts for Preschoolers:

Many of these ideas are perfect for preschoolers. But, your best options are the simple thankful tree, turkey suncatcher, handprint turkey cards, or the In November place mats.

Best Thanksgiving Crafts for Elementary Kids:

Elementary kids are at the perfect ages for all of these Thanksgiving crafts. But, my favorite choices for this age are the pilgrim hat, cardboard tube turkey, turkey clock, or a fun Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon.

Best Thanksgiving Crafts for Tweens:

I’ve even got some great craft choices listed that your tween will love.

They’ll enjoy making a simple gratitude journal, a thankful jar, or decorating with the acorn gratitude banner.

Which of these awesome Thanksgiving crafts for kids are you going to try this year?

You'll find turkeys, pilgrims, gratitude activities and more with this fun selection of Thanksgiving crafts for kids and families.

Recommended Resources for Thanksgiving Crafts

If you’re looking for easy crafts, I love the limited addition Thanksgiving Box from Green Kid Crafts. It comes with all the supplies and instructions you need to make some cute Thanksgiving Crafts. We’re big fans of Green Kid Crafts boxes. They’re fun, easy, and contain only natural and sustainable materials. And, if you’re not interested in their Thanksgiving Box, there are plenty of other art and STEM boxes (including a monthly subscription) to choose from.

Find the Thanksgiving Box here.

Check out all the other boxes here.

More Holiday Crafts for Kids:

Salt Dough Candy Cane Christmas Ornament

Gingerbread Man Paper Doll Decorations

Stained Glass Star Suncatcher

The Cutest Thanksgiving Toilet Paper Roll Crafts at Crystal & Co.

Panda Mini Notebook Craft

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My house is full of notebooks. My kids love them and so do I.

We’ve got big notebooks, little notebooks, store-bought notebooks and homemade notebooks, like this fun panda mini notebook.

This craft is simple to make and fun for both kids and tweens.

Record all your thoughts and ideas in this fun and simple Panda Mini Notebook craft that is perfect for kids and tweens to make.

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Supplies Needed

White cardstock
Ruled loose leaf paper
Scissors
Black marker
Stapler

How to make your Panda Mini Notebook

You’ll need to start with two identical circles. To make it easy, find something to use as a template. I just used a drinking glass.

Trace your template twice on your white cardstock leaving room to draw your panda’s ears.

Draw two rounded ears on the top of each of your circles.

Cut out both of your panda heads.

Next, trace circles on your lined paper. You won’t need to create ears on your inner pages.

You’ll want about 10 – 20 pages for your notebook.

Cut out all of your lined paper.

Now it’s time to draw your panda’s face.

On one of your cardstock heads, draw two slanted ovals for the eyes. Inside of these ovals draw a smaller circle in each one. Color in the large oval with your black marker and add a small black dot in the inner white circle to complete the eyes.

Make a smaller black circle in between and below the eyes for your panda’s nose and draw a mouth underneath it.

Finally, color in your panda’s ears. Color in the ears on both sides of the paper.

On the second card stock head, you’ll only want to color in the ears on both sides. Use my picture below for reference.

Finally, it’s time to put your notebook together.

Stack all your lined circles on top of the back of your panda’s head and place the front of your panda’s head on the top. Make sure all your circles are lined up.

Attach the notebook together with a staple. It only took one staple to the side of my panda notebook to hold my notebook together and make it easy to use.

Panda Mini Notebook Craft for Kids

What can I write in my Panda Mini Notebook?

There are so many things you can write in your mini notebook!

Use it to make lists or write your thoughts.

You can also turn it into a book about pandas. You can write a fact about pandas on each page and add a few illustrations. Or you can write a story starring panda bears.

What would you write in your notebook?

Record all your thoughts and ideas in this fun and simple Panda Mini Notebook craft that is perfect for kids and tweens to make.

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Find all your supplies here

You may already have all the supplies you need for this panda mini notebook craft, but if not, here are some supplies I recommend.

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Panda Reading Pointer Craft

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A reading pointer is a great tool for beginning readers. It helps them track the words on a page and trains the eyes to follow along.

You can grab any sort of reading pointer, but if you’ve got a kid that loves animals, they’re going to definitely love this fun panda reading pointer.

Use a craft stick to make this simple panda reading pointer for kids. It's a fun tool for beginning readers and animal lovers!

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Also, CraftProjectIdeas.com sent me some of the supplies used on this project. All ideas are my own.

Supplies needed for your panda reading pointer

Jumbo craft stick
White craft paint
Black craft paint
Black felt
Glue
Small googly eyes

How to make your panda bear reading pointer

First, paint the entire front and back of your craft stick with white paint. Allow it to dry completely.

While your paint is drying, cut two small circles from your black felt to use as your ears.

Once your white paint is dry, add your details with the black craft paint. Add too ovals for the eyes and a small circles underneath for the nose. Draw your simple mouth details. Finally, add two half circles under your face for your paws. Let all your black paint dry.

If you need something to do while your waiting for paint to dry, read a great book about pandas! Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim is a fun choice. It’s a Chinese American retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

After your paint is dry, glue your felt ears to the back of the top of your craft stick.

Attach your googly eyes on your eye ovals. I found that using self-sticking googly eyes made this step really easy!

Once your glue is dry, your reading pointer is ready to use! Let this cute panda help your child practice reading.

Make this simple panda bear reading pointer for your beginning readers.
Yield: 1 Reading Pointer

Panda Reading Pointer

Panda Reading Pointer

Make this simple panda reading pointer out of a craft stick. It's a great tool for your beginning reader.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost Under $5 (depending on the supplies you already have on hand)

Materials

Tools

Instructions

  1. Paint your entire craft stick with the white paint. Let dry.
  2. While your paint dries, cut two small circles out of your black felt for your panda's ears.
  3. Once the paint is dry, add details with your black paint. Add two ovals for your eyes and a small circle for the nose. Add a simple mouth and two half circles for your paws. Let dry.
  4. Once your black paint is dry. Glue your two ears to the back of the craft stick at the top.
  5. Add your two small eyes to the black ovals.

Notes

If you don't have any black felt you can use craft foam or black card stock instead.

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© Terri Thompson
Project Type: reading pointer / Category: Crafts
Use a craft stick to make this simple panda reading pointer for kids. It's a fun tool for beginning readers and animal lovers!

You may also like one of these animal crafts

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Use a craft stick to make this simple panda reading pointer for kids. It's a fun tool for beginning readers and animal lovers!

Use your panda bear reading pointer with one of these great books:

It would be so much fun to use your new reading pointer with a great book about pandas.

For nonfiction, try National Geographic Readers – Level 2: Pandas by Anne Schreiber.

Or, if you’re up to chapter books, try Magic Treehouse: A Perfect Time for Pandas by Mary Pope Osborne.

Here are some other books you may like:

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Panda Bookmark Craft for Kids

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What do you like to use to save your place in your current book?

Do you just grab a scrap of paper or do you prefer a cute bookmark?

At our house, we love a cute bookmark, like this simple panda bookmark craft. It’s so cute and so much fun!

Save your spot in your current book with this easy panda bookmark craft for kids using this simple drawing tutorial and a few supplies.

Let’s grab a few supplies and get ready to create. You’ll have a new, fun bookmark to use in just a little bit of time.

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Supplies needed for your panda bookmark craft

White cardstock
Pencil
Ruler
Scissors
Black marker
Craft knife

How to make your panda bookmark

Start with drawing a circle for your head at the top of your piece of cardstock. If you want to use a template, a milk carton lid is about the right size.

Next draw two parallel lines coming down from your head, approximately 5 inches long. Make sure they are wide enough apart to give your bookmark some support, about 1-3/4 inches apart.

Join the two parallel lines with a straight line across the bottom.

Add two rounded ears at the top of your head.

Next, add your paws underneath the head. Make a simple u-shape.

Now, it’s time to add our facial features.

For your eyes, add two large ovals with smaller circles inside.

Add a small circle nose and a simple mouth.

After you’re satisfied with your drawing, trace all the lines with the black marker.

Use the marker to color in your paws, ears, nose, and larger ovals around your eyes.

Use the scissors to cut out your bookmark.

Save your spot in your current book with this easy panda bookmark craft for kids using this simple drawing tutorial and a few supplies.

Finally, use your craft knife to cut around the paws. Leave your paws connected at the top so that you can slide it over your pages.

Note: I have this ceramic craft knife that I love to use. It’s easier to hold, stays sharper, and is much safer than a retractable craft knife. If you are ready to let your child use a tool like this, this is a great choice. If not, have an adult do this step.

Your panda bookmark is ready to save your place in your current book! Let’s get reading!

Save your spot in your current book with this easy panda bookmark craft for kids using this simple drawing tutorial and a few supplies.

You may also like one of these animal crafts

Koala Bookmark Craft

Cardboard Tube Panda Craft

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Panda Mini Notebook Craft

Fork Print Panda Bear Craft

Use your bookmark to save your place in one of these great books!

Are your looking for a great book for your new panda bookmark? Here are some fun choices that I would recommend.

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Preschool Paper Plate Umbrella Craft

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Winter is winding down and spring is on it’s way.

It’s time for flowers, birds, and rain!

To celebrate this upcoming season, we decided to make a fun paper plate umbrella craft that is perfect for preschool and toddlers.

Preschoolers and toddlers will have so much fun making this simple paper plate umbrella craft that is perfect for a rainy day!

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Supplies needed for your umbrella craft

Paper plate
Tape
Paint
Cotton Balls
Black Construction Paper

How to make your Paper Plate Umbrella craft

To prep your project you will need to cut a paper plate in half. Then, I gave one half to each girl.

I let each of my girl picks out a couple of colors of paint. I then poured a little bit of each color onto an old plastic lid. This makes it so much easier and neater than putting brushes into the little pots of paint.

But, for this project, we used cotton balls to paint with instead of the paint brushes. It’s always fun to paint with different things!

The girls got to work. My 2-year-old dabbed her paint while my 4-year-old decided to smear hers.

To finish the project, I used the black construction paper to cut out the handles. Once the paint was dry, we attached out handles to the back of our umbrellas with tape.

We then hung our paper plate umbrella craft in the window to remind us that the snow was going away and rain would come with the changing season.

Preschoolers and toddlers will have so much fun making this simple paper plate umbrella craft that is perfect for a rainy day!

You may also like one of these fun weather crafts:

The Snowy Day Book & Craft

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Rain and Raindrop Crafts for Kids

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How to make a paper plate umbrella. This is such a fun and simple craft for preschool.

My recommended craft resources

It’s so easy to have a successful craft time with your kids, if you keep some simple supplies on hand. Here are the supplies we used for this project, that you can also use for many other kids crafts.

Do you want to do more activities with your kids?

Join our fun Facebook community, Creative Family Fun for Busy Families, for daily activities that are great for kids and families. We’ll chat, share, and have fun. It’s a safe and private place to share ideas for family and kids activities.

I’d love for you to join me! Just click the link below, request to join, and answer the questions (they’re easy, I promise). Come join the fun! Join the Creative Family Fun for Busy Families community here.