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Thanksgiving
and Fall Crafts Crafts and Learning Activities Relating to Fall and Thanksgiving
The Story of Thanksgiving Turkey Craft
The Story of Thanksgiving Paper Plate Turkey Craft
What to do: 1. Color the pictures and cut them out. 2. Print out the turkey patterns, cut them out, and fold back on each line to make the placeholders stand up. Glue the bottom fold to the back of the top fold to form a wedge shape. Patterns: Pilgrim Man Turkey, Indian Turkey, Pilgrim Woman Turkey Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns.
"For each new morning with its light, Children color the picture and glue it to a piece of construction paper. Laminate it to use it as a place mat. This activity sheet is available to members only on The Resource Room.
This activity sheet says, "I made a little turkey so everyone can see that I am very thankful that God's been so good to me." ©Carolyn Warvel Children trace their hands and color in the turkey shape and the leaf boarder. This activity sheet is available to members only on The Resource Room. Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns.
What you will need: foam egg, feathers, golf tees, fun foam, googly eyes, fun foam leaves. You can buy the fun foam leaves from Oriental Trading Company. Just type in 48/10500 to find the foam fall leaves. What to do: 1. Paint the egg brown and the golf tees orange. When they are dry stick the golf tees into the eggs as shown in the picture. Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns. Thanksgiving Coloring Card From Memory Cross Memory Cross has a unique Thanksgiving card that will help you teach your kids why we give thanks and to whom we give thanks. Memory Cross - The most innovative way to share the Gospel
Foam Leaves and Marshmallow Thanksgiving Turkey Craft for Kids What you will need: foam fall leaves, foam marshmallows, craft spoons, brown paint, black and yellow paper or foam for the hat. You can buy the fun foam leaves, craft spoons, and foam marshmallows from Oriental Trading Company. Just type in 57/2058 to find the marshmallows, 48/10500 to find the foam fall leaves, and 57/1019 to find the craft spoons .
1. Paint the foam marshmallow and craft spoon brown. Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns.
What you will need: potholders and permanent makers or fabric paint. You can buy cotton potholders from Oriental Trading Company. Type in 48/2148 in the search box at the top of the page to find this item. What to do: 1. Decide what you would like to draw on the potholder and draw the picture with a pencil. 2. When you have the picture the way you would like it to look, trace over it with permanent markers or fabric paint.
Children help the squirrel count his blessings and then think of ways they have been blessed. Patterns and Directions for this craft are available to members only. What you will need: printer paper, fun foam leaves, dried leaves, or leaf stamps, and glue. What to do: Print out the poem pattern (Available to members only) and make copies. Glue leaves around the poem to make a frame. You can buy fun foam leaves from Oriental Trading How to dry leaves: 1. Collect fall leaves when they are dry. Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns. It is illegal to copy this poem and place it on another web site even if you include the author. Candy and Crackers are placed in the basket to represent different parts of the Thanksgiving story. Print out the basket patterns: blank basket (large file or small file), pattern shown basket (large file or small file), or triangle pattern basket (large file or small file). Color the baskets and then staple the sides together by overlapping the pointed ends. Staple the basket handle to the sides. Introduce each of the following objects and ask you students how they might relate to the First Thanksgiving story.
Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns. It is illegal to copy this poem and place it on another web site even if you include the author. Candy
Corn Stars "One
candy corn just for me. It is illegal to copy this poem and place it on another web site even if you include the author.
Directions
and patterns for this craft are available to members only. Sweet Treat Candy Corn Frame with Bible Verse Go the the Candy Corn Crafts and Activities Page for directions and a pattern. Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns. It is illegal to copy this poem and place it on another web site even if you include the author.
"There's
power in the acorn and there's power in me. It is illegal to copy this poem and place it on another web site even if you include the author. What you will need: Brown and tan construction paper or card stock, brown yarn, hole punch, Scotch tape, and glue. What to do:
This craft goes along with the book The Boy Who Dreamed of an Acorn by Leigh Casler, Illustrated by Shonto Begay, published by Penguin Books, 345 Hudson, NY, 10014. In this book a young Indian boy goes on a spirit quest to discover what his gifts are. He wanted to dream a powerful dream of a bear or mountain lion, but he only dreamed of a tiny acorn that seemed to him to have no power at all. He went to a wise man who told him, "To each a different gift is given, and to each a different dream does come. Be happy with with your dream." This story is about how a boy learns to accept his gifts and learns that each gift has a different kind of power. (This book is currently out of print, but you may be able to find it in your library. If your library doesn't have this book, ask them to place a request for this book. If the publishing company gets enough requests, they just might put it back into print.) Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns. It is illegal to copy this poem and place it on another web site even if you include the author.
Emma shows
off her Thanksgiving Display
These cute paper dolls come with all kinds of accessories, turkey, hats, head bands, horse, papoose, pumpkins, and more.
Teepee Table Place Holders for your Thanksgiving Table
What to do:
What you will need: Craft spoons, wiggly eyes, wooden shapes for the turkey's wattle and beak, red, brown, black, and white paint, and glue. What to do:
Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns.
What you will need: Different colors of paper, tag board or poster board, scissors. What to do:
Comment from subscriber: I used the Leaf Wreath Craft idea
and pattern to make a special set of paper dishes with my class. In
the middle of the plate they wrote a Thanksgiving Prayer to read before
the meal. The first grade children were very exited and went wild
on thanking God. What you will need: Paper Grocery bags scissors and white paint, white ties cut from material.
Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns.
1) Place apple on hard surface with stem up. Take off stem if there is one. 2) On each toothpick, you will have 2 raisins and 1 marshmallow. The marshmallow will be at the top (or rounded tip of the pick) and the raisins will be below the marshmallow. (Nearest to the pointed end of the pick) 3) Evenly space the toothpicks directly behind where the stem would have been. 4) Directly opposite of where the marshmallow/raisin toothpicks are is where you will place the large marshmallow face. To make the face: Use 2 raisins for the eyes; push them into the large marshmallow. Use the 1 candy corn for the nose; push the corn into the marshmallow using the pointed end. Mount the head and you're done!! Sent in by Roberta G. Thank You Boxes Another good Thanksgiving craft is to make Thank You God boxes. The kids decorate small boxes (check boxes or small gift boxes or any other kind of box of an appropriate size) that are large enough for a small pad of paper and a short pencil. During the year, the children and their families use the paper to write down things they are thankful for and put the paper in the box. On Thanksgiving, all of the "thank you's" are read during the families prayers. Mary Funderburg--Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Blessing Mix *Each ingredient in this snack mix symbolizes something associated with Thanksgiving. 2
cups Bugles brand corn snacks - shaped as a cornucopia, a horn
of plenty. In a large bowl mix all ingredients together. Other ingredients such as dry cereals, candies, or marshmallows can also be added. Make this mix as a family and eat while discussing each ingredient and how it relates to Thanksgiving. Nance from Reno
Legend of the 5 Kernels We did the Legend of the 5 kernels for "Fun Day, Sunday" last year. We got several ears of decorative corn (the ones with the rainbow colored kernels). We drew a cornucopia and printed the poem on paper. Had the children cut out the poem with decorative scissors and color the cornucopia. They glued the 5 kernels of corn on the paper. Nance in Reno - For the Legend of the 5 kernels go to Nuttin But Kids Web Site.
What you will need: Fun foam (Red, yellow, brown, black), napkins, glue, wiggly eyes. What
to do: Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns.
What
you will need: Peanut in shell, walnut in shell, unpopped pop corn
kernels, wiggly eyes, ribbon, and glue. What you will need: Colored craft sticks, short craft sticks, craft spoon, wiggly eyes, wooden shapes for the turkey's wattle and beak, pipe cleaners, red paint, black and yellow construction paper and glue. What to do:
Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns.
What you will need: Large dinner size paper plates, small snack size paper plates, red fun foam or construction paper, paint, scissors, hot melt glue, and googly eyes. What to do: 1. Print out the tail feather pattern and the head pattern and cut them out. Trace the tail feather pattern onto a dinner sized paper plate and cut it out. Then cut away the outside pattern to make the smaller pattern. Trace that pattern onto another dinner sized paper plate and cut it out. 2. Cut the center out of one dinner sized paper plate. You may want to use a heavy duty paper plate for this part of the turkey. Turn the paper plate with the hole cut out right side up. Glue the smaller tail feather onto the paper plate so that the feathers are curved downward. (See the picture above.) Glue the larger tail feathers onto the smaller tail feathers so that it is curving downward also. 3. Cut out a wing shape from another large paper plate so that the outer part of the wing is cut from the outer edge of the paper plate. Use that wing as a pattern to make another wing only turn it upside down so that both wings will be curved in the same direction when you glue them to the paper plate. Glue the wings to the paper plate with the tail feathers as shown in the picture. 4. Cut a 1" by 4" rectangle to make a neck from the left over circle you cut from the inside of the paper plate. Glue that onto the same paper plate that you glued the tail feathers and wings. 5. Turn another dinner sized plate upside down and glue it onto the paper plate with the tail feathers, wings, and neck glued to it. Turn the whole thing over. 6. To make the head use the head pattern to cut the slits out of a small snack sized paper plate. Roll the paper plate up so that the beak comes to a point and glue where indicated, overlapping the sides of the paper plate. Glue where indicated on the pattern and bring the flap you created by cutting the two slits over the two glued areas. Glue the head to the neck. 7. Paint the turkey. Glue on googly eyes and a waddle cut from red fun foam or construction paper. Add crackers or other snacks to the bowl. Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns.
Spray Tie Dye - Here's another craft you can make using fall leaves. You will find the directions for this craft on the Material Craft Page.
What you will need: Newspapers, brown grocery bags, brown lunch bag, paper bowl, construction paper, tape, glue, stapler, paint, and markers. What to do: 1. To make the main stake, roll up 6 sheets of newspaper to make a tight roll. Roll another sheet of newspaper around the roll and tape it closed. For the arms, roll up 5 sheets of newspaper to make a tight roll. Roll another sheet of paper around the roll and tape it closed. Glue or tape the arms across the main stake to make a cross shape. 2. To make the head stuff a brown lunch bag with crinkled up newspapers. Place the top of the bag on the top of the main stake and gather it around the stake. Tape it to the stake. Draw a face on the bag. 3. To make the clothes. Open up some brown grocery bags and flatten them. Place the scarecrow frame on the grocery bags. Draw around the frame to make an outline of a shirt and pants. Draw the outline at least 3" from the edge of the frame. Cut out the shirt and pants shapes and use them to trace another pattern for the back of the shirt and pants. Paint a design on the shirt and pants and then glue or staple the front and back shapes to each other onto the frame. Leave the arm holes and leg holes open. 4. To make the straw for the hands, feet, and hair. Fold a piece of yellow construction paper in half lengthwise. Cut slits down the short length of the folded paper, but do not go all way through stop about 2" before you get to the fold. Roll the paper up and crinkle up the cut paper slightly. Place some glue on the folded end and shove them into the arms. Glue or staple some straw in the arm and leg holes, and around the neck, and on the head. 5. To make the hat, lay another grocery bag out flat on a table. Place a paper bowl in the center of the bag. Trace around the edge of the bowl and then draw a large circle around the bowl. Cut out the circle and the inter circle. Glue the circle onto the hat. Paint the hat and glue it to the head. 6. To display your scarecrow, pound a stake into the ground and slide the scarecrow on the stake. Thanksgiving Sunday School Bible Lessons
Thanksgiving Games 1. Play a Matching Game - Print thanksgiving pictures such as: pilgrims, Indians, fish, corn, a papoose, dog and pony. Glue them onto cards and play a match game with them. 2. Play a toss game - Make eight of the teepee place holders shown above and mark them with numbers, 5 points, 10 points, etc. Make rings from pipe cleaners. Have the children throw the rings over the teepees to score points. 3. Play Pin the Tail on the Turkey - Draw a turkey without feathers. Cut out feathers from construction paper. Place double sided tape on the feathers and have the children try to tape them onto the turkey blindfolded. 4. Play a bean bag game - Make no-sew pumpkin bean bags. Just glue them together and then decorate them on the outside. Draw a Thanksgiving theme picture on cardboard and cut holes in it. Children can throw their bean bags at the picture and try to get them through the holes. 5. Fishing Game - Children fish for items they can put into a cornucopia like pictures of apples, corn on the cob, little pumpkins, grapes, etc. Attach a paper clip to the end of the line for a hook so the item cab be attached (and removed) easily. As they lower their line on a pole over a wall, (or some kind of poster board) a person on the other side attaches a picture to the hook. Then the lucky fisherman can place their prize in the cornucopia. 6. Unscramble the Words - (For older kids) Write words related to Thanksgiving such as: pilgrim, turkey, and feast on cards with the letters all jumbled up. The kids try to unscramble the words. Or they can match the scrambled words to the correct counterparts on a list. 7. Write the word THANKSGIVING on the board and see how many words
you can make out of it in a 5-minute relay race.
Ready-to-Assemble Crafts Great
for Parties, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts, Sunday school and any kind
of get-together!
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What you will need: Printer paper, construction paper, paper glue, crayons or markers, brass brad, hole punch, and scissors.
What you will need: 3 snack-sized paper plates, paper, glue, paint, a brass brad, google eyes, and scissors.
2. Cut another snack-sized paper plate in half. Fold one half in thirds to make the turkey's head. Fold the other half in half to make the turkey's wing. 
a waddle from red construction paper and glue to the turkey's face. 
Paper Plate Turkey Craft 
Thanksgiving Napkin Holders 
What you will need: Card stock (Heavy Paper), colored pencils, and scissors.
This place mat has a Thanksgiving
poem written by Ralph Waldo Emerson
What to do:
The Bible verse in the frame is -- “How sweet are your words
to my taste; they are sweeter than honey.” (Psalms 119:103) Written
on the candy corn, fun foam shapes from 
What
you will need: Paper, tape or glue, large toothpicks, and crayons
or markers.
Craft
spoons Turkey Craft 
Leaf
Wreath Craft 
What
to do:
Materials
for each student: 
The Pumpkin Patch Parable, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Parable Series #1
Fun
Foam Turkey Napkin Holder Craft
Craft
Stick Turkey Craft
Garden
Scarecrow
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