Educational Thanksgiving Crafts and Activities for Kids

Make Thanksgiving learning more memorable with hands-on crafts and activities that combine creativity with history, reading, writing, Bible lessons, and other learning opportunities. These Thanksgiving projects are designed for classrooms, homeschool, Sunday school, libraries, and families looking for more than just a seasonal craft.

 

This is a fun and easy craft for all ages. This craft can be used in many ways:

1. Children can send notes written on the leaves to their friends. They can write one word on each leaf and see if their friends can put the leaves in order to find figure out the message.

2. Children can write their vocabulary, math facts, or spelling words on the leaves and use them to review.

3. They can use them on Thanksgiving, and write thankful things on the leaves.

For directions to this craft go to the Fall Crafts Page.

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Candy and Crackers are placed in the basket to represent different parts of the Thanksgiving story.

Children color the baskets and then staple the sides together by overlapping the pointed ends. Staple the basket handle to the sides.

Print out the basket patterns.

 

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Introduce each of the following objects and ask your students how they might relate to the First Thanksgiving story.

Chocolate Earth Balls - The pilgrims lived in England where the king made all the laws and the people had to obey them. He told them what church they had to go to and how they had to worship. The pilgrims believed that they should be free to worship God the way they wished. When they heard about the New World in North America they thought it would be a great place where they could go and live in freedom.

Tiny Twist Pretzels - The pilgrims believed in God and felt that they should be free to worship God the way they wanted to. They should be able to pick their own pastors and make their own laws. The pretzels represent praying hands. The pilgrims prayed for a place they could go to be free to worship God the way they wanted to. They prayed for Gods protection on their trip across the ocean and for God to help them in the new land.

Oyster crackers or Other Dried Bread and Jerky - If the weather was bad on the Mayflower, the pilgrims had to eat cold biscuits and salted meat.

Stick Pretzel - The pilgrims cut down trees and used logs to build their homes.

Mini Marshmallows - Reminds us of snow and the first winter in the new land in which only half the pilgrims survived.

Candy Corn and Gold Fish Crackers - Squanto showed the pilgrims how to grow corn by placing four seeds into a little mound of earth and placing fish around the seeds.

Life Saver Candies - God helped the pilgrims survive in the new land. He sent Squanto to help the pilgrims and show them how to find food. He was their life saver.

Maple candies - Squanto showed the pilgrims how to tap the maple trees to get their sap.

Teddy Grahams - The pilgrims had to learn to defend themselves against wild animals like bears.

Trix Fruity Flavors or Other Fruit Shapes or Dried Cranberries - Squanto taught the pilgrims where to find wild berries and fruits and how to dry them for the winter.

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What an excellent opportunity to teach children about the true spirit of Thanksgiving! Sharing our abundance with others is a powerful way to express gratitude. With these delightful Thanksgiving treat baskets, children can prepare treats for their neighbors and friends.

These baskets are the perfect way to appreciate those who have supported you throughout the year. Have your children help you fill the baskets with delicious treats like cookies, candy, and small gifts, and include a personal "thank you" note to make an even bigger impact.

What you will need: Card Stock, Colored Pencils, Paper, Glue, Scissors, Tissue Paper, and Treats - Such as Candy or Cookies

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Looking for more Thanksgiving ideas? Visit our other Thanksgiving craft and activity pages:

1. Thanksgiving Turkey Paper Plate Crafts

2. Creative Thanksgiving Crafts and Activities

3. Thanksgiving History Crafts and Activities

4. Thanksgiving Bible Crafts

5. Cheap and Easy Thanksgiving Crafts

6. Beat the Greedies Bible Thanksgiving Crafts

7. Thanksgiving Games