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The Easiest Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids for the Un-Crafty Mom

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, ya’ll. This is one of my favorite holidays. I love the traditions, the decorations, and most importantly, the food. This time of year always brings back so many fond memories of deer camp and gathering at Grandma and Papa’s.

I also remember all the Thanksgiving crafts we did in school. Holidays were my favorite time of the school year. I loved all the crafts we did.

Since my children don’t go to public school the craft part is on my shoulders. I want my children to remember celebrating holidays with fun crafts and have fond memories of it.

I’m not a crafty person. I hate to take on a craft that takes hours and hours to accomplish, so I’ve put together a list of easy Thanksgiving crafts for those of you who aren’t exactly craft extraordinaires, so to speak.

Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Fall Table Centerpiece

fall centerpieces - table decorations

This is crazy easy. All you need is a vase, candy corn, flowers, and a papertowel tube placed in the middle to hold the flowers. Isn’t this beautiful?

Leaf Turkey Craft for Kids

I taught an arts and crafts class at our local co-op one semester and the kids loved leaf crafts. Fall leaves make the best craft projects don’t they? All you need for this craft is paper, a piece of felt, googly eyes, glue, and pretty fall leaves. Voila, simple and easy for your kiddos.

Family Thankful Tree

Creating a family thankful tree at Thanksgiving time to help kids think about and remember all they have to be thankful for during the holidays

This one may not be as simple as the others, but it’s well worth your time if you want to focus on thankfulness this Thanksgiving. This is something we’ll be using this year. I’ve used many ways over the years to practice thankfulness and I’ve never seen one quite like this one. Go check it out.

Thanksgiving Turkey Pinecone Craft

Turkey Pinecone Craft

This cute craft uses pine cones, feathers, pipe cleaner, and googly eyes. It’s super easy. This is a fun way to dress up your mantle or Thanksgiving table.

Turkey Treat Bags

Thanksgiving Turkey Treat Bags with Free Printable Template at artsyfartsymama.com

These would be a great thank you gift for your kids to make for Sunday School teachers, teachers, or anyone else who helps your children.

Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft

Learn how to make this Scarecrow Paper Plate Craft for Thanksgiving or fall! This kid craft is perfect for preschool and elementary school aged kids.

I don’t know what it is about this craft, but it has always been one of my favorite to do. No matter the mistakes it always turns out super cute. There’s no way to mess it up.

Another Turkey Treat Bag

Thanksgiving Turkey Treat Bags for Kids | Turkey Candy Bags

Here’s a little different take on a turkey treat bag. All you need is fall colored candy,Turkey Popcorn Treat Bags, googly eyes, and baggies from the dollar tree to finish it out.

Turkey Popcorn Treat Bags

Turkey Popcorn Treat Bags for Thanksgiving

Movie and popcorn night while watching your favorite Thanksgiving movie? Here’s a treat to go with it.

Pine Cone Napkin Rings

Pine cone napkin rings create natural beauty for your table any time of year. They are simple to make, and also double as name tag holders.

At first glance I thought these would be too difficult, but they’re really easy. Involve your kids in getting the Thanksgiving table ready with this elegant craft.

Pine Cone Napkin Rings

Bring some natural elements to your holiday decor this year with these beautiful pinecone place card holders. This is a simple craft that kids of all ages will be able to do and will have fun making! A perfect decoration for your holiday table that can be used year after year.

These are a little different take on pinecone napkin rings. If your table isn’t quite as elegant or maybe a little more colorful these are perfect. They would go great on my Thanksgiving table. I love the hand stamped lettering.

Thanksgiving Turkey Toilet Roll Craft

Grateful turkey craft for kids

Here is a super easy craft to practice gratefulness. You should have all the supplies right there at home. Do it today.

Thanksgiving Table Flower Pumpkin Centerpieces

Thanksgiving Table Pumpkin Flower Centerpieces Recipe

How pretty are these? These are another when I saw it I thought “there’s no way I could do this one.” But upon looking at it, this would be super easy and super pretty. Just use pumpkins or squash and clean them out. This calls for real flowers, but let’s be real here, we’re working with young kids and un-crafty moms, so I’d use artificial flowers. Place a floral block inside and stick your flowers in. Super easy and your kids will love cleaning out the pumpkin. Maybe.

Pumpkin Turkeys

pumpkin turkeys

I can’t get over how cute these are. All you need is leaves, pumpkins, skewers, and googly eyes (draw them on if you don’t have any).

Turkey Bead Pin

Thanksgiving Turkey Bead Pin Design

Help your little ones celebrate Turkey day with these cute bead pins. This is a simple and easy way to craft for Thanksgiving. Beads and safety pins. How much simpler can it get?

Fall Leaf Lanterns

Fall Leaf Lanterns

These lanterns are absolutely gorgeous. Ya’ll, all you need is glass, leaves, and mod podge. They are a great way to decorate for Thanksgiving and your kids will have so much fun making them.

Easy thanksgiving crafts for kids and preschoolers.

Thanksgiving Crafts for Preschoolers

Turkey Handprint Craft

Thanksgiving Hand Turkey

Grab you some feathers, construction paper, and googly eyes for this fun little craft.

Thanksgiving Flower Pot Turkey

Thanksgiving Flower Pot Turkey

Only 5 supplies are needed for this Thanksgiving craft. 6 if you count your child’s hand. Supplies needed are a terra cotta potstraight wine cork, googly eyes, foam paper, and a hot glue gun.

Fine Motor Turkey Craft

Aren’t these the cutest little turkeys? The supplies are simple and the how-to is easy. Your kids will really get into making these.

Turkey Hand and Foot Print

I have a soft spot for hand and foot print crafts. I love to look back after a few years and see how tiny their little hands and feet were. Cue the water works.

Turkey Juice Box Craft

Turkey Juice Box Craft (1)

If your preschooler loves juice boxes this is the craft for you. With just construction paper, scissors, glue, and googly eyes this is sure to make snack time fun.

Easy Fist Bumpkins

Fist BumpKins Pumpkin Craft

I’ve seen tons of hand print crafts but never a fist bump craft. Here’s you something a little different to try.

Paper Plate Turkey Hats

Thanksgiving crafts for kids, make these DIY Thanksgiving paper plate hats

If you have paint, paper plates, glue, and scissors at home your good to go. Just add in ribbon and googly eyes and your kids will have a cute hat to wear Thanksgiving day.

Paper Plate Turkey Craft

Construction paper, paper plates, scissors, and glue is all you need for this. Can it get any easier?

Thankfulness Turkey Placemats

This is a great way to help your littles think about what they’re thankful for and get involved in getting ready for the holidays.

Printable Thanksgiving Crafts and Coloring Pages

My Thankful Cards

Help your kids remember how thankful they are with these free printable cards. We are such a blessed people and our kids need to remember that with these reminders.

Thanksgiving Coloring Pages

Looking to add a little fun to your Thanksgiving study in your homeschool this holiday? Here are 11 FREE coloring pages to help you out.

DIY Thanksgiving Printable

DIY Thanksgiving Printable

Let your kids in on decorating your house for Thanksgiving. This is a pretty printable to showcase at your get together.

Thanksgiving Activity Set

okmarks, Crossword, Place Cards

This Thanksgiving set includes bookmarks, puzzles, place mats, and more.

Thanksgiving Kids Table Printables

Thanksgiving kids table free printables, an easy no prep acitivty for kids to help decorate for Thanksgiving. Adorable printable napkin rings for kids to color, cards for kids to color and write or draw what they are thankful for this year.

These are the best idea. Kids will help decorate the table with these napkin rings then keep busy with coloring and writing what they’re thankful for.


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