Paper Plate Pilgrims

Paper plates are turned into pilgrims for Thanksgiving with all kids network.  She then adds a paper pilgrim hat to the colored in plate face.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/thanksgiving/paper-plate-pilgrims.asp

Turkey Crayon Holder

Styrofoam is painted brown and then given holes for colorful crayon feathers with this fun parents.com tutorial.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parents.com/holiday/thanksgiving/crafts/thanksgiving-decorations-kids-can-make/#page=8

Alpha mom shares a printable crayon pouch with a turkey the kids can color in.

Get the instructions here:
http://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/thanksgiving-crafts-for-the-kids-table/

Turkey Lollipops

Burlap is the secret ingredient to these cute turkey lollipops from nothing but country.  She then ties a ribbon bow to define the head, adds googly eyes and colored paper feathers.

Goo for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.nothingbutcountry.com/2011/11/turkey-lollipops-thanksgiving-friends/

Crafts n coffee uses the lollipops as the feathers.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2011/11/15/we%E2%80%99re-talking-turkey-today-two-easy-turkey-crafts-for-kids/

Mayflower Cups

White foam turns into a sail when strung on a straw and placed into a brown cup with fiskars.  A good craft for little hands and fine motor skills. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www2.fiskars.com/Crafting/Projects/Holiday/Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving-Kids-Table

Sock Turkeys

A brown sock is transformed into a cute little turkey stuffed animal.  Christian games and crafts also adds orange feathers, googly eyes and a felt nose and feet.  Everything is glued and not sewn. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://christiangamesandcrafts.com/items/view/42

Playdoh Turkeys

Feathers, orange pipe cleaner feet, googly eyes, and a felt nose turn orange playdoh into a turkey.  Dennas stuff packages everything separately and makes kits for kids.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://deannasstuff.blogspot.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-day-2for-kids-again.html

Thanksgiving Popcorn Gift

Popcorn kernels are poured into long candy bags and tied up with raffia to look like Indian corn to make a cute Thanksgiving Day gift.  The partiologiest shares all of the details. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thepartiologist.com/2012/11/thanks-for-poppin-in.html

Turkey Magnets

Leaves are crumbled, mixed with paint and then painted onto paper shapes which then turn into turkeys.  Next magnets are glued onto the back to make Thanksgiving magnets with sow sprout play.

Good for ages 5+.

Get the instructions here:
http://sowsproutplay.com/activities/leaf-art-turkey-magnets/

CD Turkeys

CDs make a body for a thanksgiving turkey craft with crafts by amanda.  She then uses glitter glue and paper to complete the feathers, face and feet.

Good for ages  7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2013/11/glitter-cd-turkey.html

The resourceful mama uses colored leaves for feathers and adds orange pipe cleaner legs.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theresourcefulmama.com/recycled-cd-turkey-kid-craft/

Egg Carton Turkeys

Cut up egg carton cups make the bodies for cute little turkeys with buzzmills.  She then adds feathers, googly eyes and a felt bead and feet to make them complete.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://buzzmills.typepad.com/blog/2013/11/last-year-we-made-these-turkeys-for-our-thanksgiving-decorations-and-had-so-much-fun-and-this-year-we-decided-we-wanted-to-m.html

Paper Turkey Utensil Holders

Construction paper is folded with paper leaves glued on as well as given a turkey face with it happens in a blink.  She then stuffs the silverware inside for cute table decorations.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ithappensinablink.com/2013/11/kidsthanksgivingturkeycutlery.html

Plastic cutlery is stuck between two brown colored plates with make it fun crafts.

Get the instructions here:
http://makeitfuncrafts.com/projects/kids/kids-table-gobbler/

Thanks a Leaf

Leaves convey a thankful message with Jill Dubien's Thanksgiving leaf bouquet.  Kids write what they are thankful for on pretty autumn leaves and attach them to branches.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2013/10/a-thankful-tree.html

Crafty mama in me uses hand cut outs and glues them to a painted tree trunk.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftymama-in-me.com/give-thanks-for-each-day-thankful-tree/

Handprint Turkey Card

The traditional turkey hand print turns into a card with melissa and doug.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.melissaanddoug.com/2013/11/12/easiest-ever-handprint-turkey/

Envelope Turkeys

Brown paper envelopes, ribbons and colorful jeweled stickers make cute little turkeys from eighteen 25.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2013/11/little-turkey-craft.html

Thanksgiving Playing Cards Printable

Play games such as memory, go fish and old maid with these free downloadable playing cards from the mother huddle. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.themotherhuddle.com/printable-thanksgiving-playing-cards-for-kids/

Pumpkin Turkeys

Repurpose your pumpkins into cute turkeys by adding paper feathers, hands, face and feet with the learn English ESL blog.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://learningenglish-esl.blogspot.com/2010/07/thanksgiving-crafts-2.html

 All you creates their turkeys out of tissue paper and a shapely gourd.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/crafts/paper-turkey-crafts-00411000069772/ 

Plenty of paprika uses a pine cone for the head.

Get the instructions here:
http://plentyofpaprika.blogspot.com/2014/11/pumpkin-pine-cone-turkey-craft.html

The resourceful mama paints the whole pumpkin brown.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theresourcefulmama.com/turkey-pumpkin/

Spice Scent Playdoh

Playdoh takes on a new orange spice scent with nuture store's version.  Leave off the small adornments for the younger kids. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://nurturestore.co.uk/orange-spice-christmas-play-dough-recipe  

 

Housing a forest makes some super sticky fun with her pumpkin spice dough using marshmallow fluff as the base.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.housingaforest.com/pumpkin-spice-marshmallow-dough/

 

Printable Thanksgiving Activities

Features 4 free downloadable activities and folds into a cute book.  From u-create crafts.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2013/11/thanksgivingactivitybook.html

Dia De Los Muertos Sun Catchers

Sun catchers highlight the colorful attributes of the traditional skull symbols of day of the dead.  The artful parent shows how to make these with a wood frame and melted beads.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.artfulparent.com/2013/09/melted-bead-suncatchers-7-new-ways.html

Dia De Los Muertos Plastic Cup Lanterns

White plastic cups make great bases for Day of the Dead lanterns.  Kids simply need to draw on the skull faces.  Visit growing up bilingual for inspirations and ideas.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://growingupbilingual.com/2013/holidays-and-traditions/dia-de-los-muertos-kid-friendly-lanterns-craft/

Dia De Los Muertos Coloring Pages

Gerbera designs shares a free Day of the Dead coloring page -- a great simple way for kids to recognize Dia De Los Muertos.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.gerberadesigns.com/triedandtrue/?p=2793

Day of the Dead Skull Masks

Download and print this free Day of the Dead printable from my very educated mother.  After printing kids can color in and cut out the eyes to make a nifty mask.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.myveryeducatedmother.com/2013/09/free-day-of-dead-printable.html

Day of the Dead Spoon Kids Craft

Wood spoons make a great canvas for skull Dia De Los Muertos crafts.  Visit scrumdillydillly for colorful ideas and inspiration.   

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://scrumdillydilly.blogspot.com/2012/10/spoons-la-dia-de-los-muertos.html

Q-Tip Skeleton

Q tips turn into bones with crafts for all seasons and her q-tip skeletons.  She uses paper for the skull.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/Q-tip-skeleton.html

 

Dilly dali art makes just the hands. 

Get the instructions here:

http://www.dillydaliart.com/2011/10/negative-art-and-cotton-swab-bones.html

Felt Bat Finger Puppets

Felt is cut into bat shapes, given googly eyes and stuck onto felt rings to make Halloween finger puppets with inner child fun.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://innerchildfun.com/2009/10/five-little-bats-finger-puppet-playset.html

Projects for preschoolers makes bats, pumpkins and ghosts.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.projectsforpreschoolers.com/easy-halloween-finger-puppets/

Halloween Treat Bags

Felt sheets are turned into cute trick or treat bags for Halloween with utah county mom. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.utahcountymom.com/2011/10/halloween-goodie-bag-tutorial-free.html

Skull Candy Containers

Plastic eggs turn into skulls with the help of some black and white paint.  Tallys treasury shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/10/skeleton-head-halloween-treat-containers-from-plastic-easter-eggs/

Mummy Lanterns

A glass votive holder is wrapped in white raffia and given googly eyes to make a mummy lantern.  Details on hill country homebody.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://hillcountryhomebody.blogspot.com/2011/10/getting-in-spirit.html

Crafting a green world uses flour encrusted gauze tape.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftingagreenworld.com/2011/09/23/how-to-mummified-glass-jar-candle-holder/ 

 The gold jellybean wraps glass jars in gauze.

Get the instructions here:

http://thegoldjellybean.com/2012/09/mummy-candles.html

Vampire Bat Napkin Rings

Black felt is cut into bats and glued onto paper cardboard tubes with she knows.  She also provides a template.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/810882/bats-and-cats-halloween-napkin-rings

Crafty journal uses just felt.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftyjournal.com/vampire-bat-napkin-ring/

Pumpkin Trick or Treat Bags

Cardboard containers turn into jack o'lantern treat holders with colorful strips of magazine paper, black face cut outs and a cord to carry.  Visit makezine for the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://makezine.com/craft/project_candy_tote_from_a_cart/

 Laura kelly designs uses a popcorn box for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.laurakellydesigns.com/laurakellydesignsblog/index.php/2013/09/30/my-halloween-movie-popcorn-box-party-post-a-jacko-bag-for-little-laura/ 

She knows uses felt to make her jack o'lantern trick or treat bags.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/842163/how-to-make-a-personalized-trick-or-treat-candy-bag

 All free kids crafts uses orange bags and glues on paper eyes, nose and mouth.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.allfreekidscrafts.com/Kids-Halloween-Crafts/Painted-Jack-o-Lantern-Treat-Bags

Halloween Tombstones

Paper gray bags are cut to look like tombstones with somber messages etched into them as only Martha Stewart can. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/852618/tombstone-decorations-your-lawn?czone=holiday/halloween-center/halloween-center-decor

Paper Plate Black Cats

A paper plate is painted black and cut to look like the kitty's front and hind paws with crafts by amanda.  She then attaches the kitty's head and tail to make a black cat for Halloween.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2011/10/paper-plate-black-cat.html

Puffy Paint Ghosts

White puffy paint (shaving cream and glue) is added to ghost cut outs to make a fun and easy Halloween craft for the preschool set.  No time for flashcards then adds googly eyes and a black paper mouth. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/10/ghost-kids-craft.html

Frankenstein Lollipops

Rectangle lollipops are wrapped up in green tissue paper with cindy derosier to make Frankensteins.  She draws on hair and scars and adds googly eyes and glues on black cardstock bolts.

Good for ages 9 and up.   

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2011/10/halloween-costumes-for-your-candy.html