8 Thanksgiving Crafts for Children

Thanksgiving crafts for children have a special place at FaveCrafts. Kids enjoy the holidays just as much as the adults, especially when they can help out by creating beautiful Thanksgiving crafts. This list of 8 Thanksgiving crafts for children are easy to make and will look great in your home. Your friends will all be asking you where you found such fun Thanksgiving crafts for children. Use these Thanksgiving crafts to decorate your home for the entire fall season.

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Thanksgiving Crafts for Children: At the Dinner Table

Featured Article - "Be Thankful" Pins

Thanksgiving Crafts for Children: Just for Fun

Thanksgiving Crafts for Children: At the Dinner Table

Easy Turkey Napkin Rings - For unique Thanksgiving craft ideas, try these fun little Turkey Napkin Rings that your guests will love as they sit down to feast. Enjoy the ease of thanksgiving crafts for children.

Indian and Pilgrim Table Toppers - Invite these cute early Americans to your Thanksgiving table. This is a great project to do with kids.

Turkey Table Accents - This fun Thanksgiving craft project for kids uses a fresh take on the age-old method of tracing your hand to create a paper turkey. This free Thanksgiving craft idea for kids is fun and decorative.

Featured Article - "Be Thankful" Pins

Thanksgiving crafts to make you more thankful for those around you. Create a pin that shows off who and what you are thankful for this year. It's a fun Thanksgiving kids craft.

Materials:

• Fabric Glue
• Scissors
• 12 - 1" Long Pinbacks with Safety Clasp
• 1 Red EZ Felt Sheet, 12 x 18
• 1 Yellow EZ Felt Sheet,12 x 18
• 1 Tangerine EZ Felt Sheet, 12 x 18
• 1 Cocoa EZ Felt, 12 x 18
• Stick-It Felt 1" Letters
• Leaf Patterns

Steps:

1. Cut out 1 Each of Leaves on all 12 x 18 Sheets of EZ Felt. You should have 4 Oak Leaves, 4 Maple Leaves, and 4 Standard Leaves
    
2. Pick out what you are thankful for. Use the 1" Stick-It Felt Letters to arrange on your leaf of choice.
   
   TIP: If size becomes an issue, you can always glue pictures of items that people are thankful for on the leaf.
    
3. Remove adhesive-backing from Letters and place on Leaf.
    
4. Glue 1" Pinbacks to back of Leaf. Let dry.

Thanksgiving Crafts for Children: Just for Fun

Autumn Squirrel Wood Box - This cute squirrel box is a a great project to do with kids! Decorate a wood box for the autumn season or Thanksgiving with punched paper shapes.

Mom and Me Thanksgiving Aprons - What better way for a youngster to spend Thanksgiving but in the kitchen helping Mom? The matching aprons are a snap with fabric paint.

Turkey Pinata - Need a use for leftover Halloween candy? Make a papier-mache Turkey piñata to entertain the kids on Thanksgiving.

Scarecrow Wood Box - Use paper punches to create a fun scarecrow box for autumn, Halloween or Thanksgiving. This easy craft is great to do with kids.