Handprint Turkey

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet

This is a great activity to teach to preschoolers about the first Thanksgiving.
Mason really enjoyed this and we even made bracelets for his class.

Styrofoam Turkey

What is needed;
1. Styrofoam Ball(Cut in half)
2. Brown Paint
3. Template for Turkey head
4. Template for I'm thankful for feathers
5. Googley eyes
6. Beak (foam)
7. Wattle (foam)
8. Different colored construction paper for the feathers.
9. Popsicle Sticks


First the children painted the ball brown,while drying the kids then added the eyes,beak, and wattle to the turkey head.I wrote down what the kids were thankful for on the feathers and then I cut out bigger leaves out of the construction paper and then glued the thankful for feathers onto the colored leaves. I laminated them and hot glued the popsicle sticks to the feathers.Then we added the feathers to the styrofoam ball(turkey's body).Then the kids glued the head to the body.Just make sure the paint is completely dry.

Leafy Pine Cone Turkey

Do a Dot Turkey

How to:
1. First I had the kids paint a sheet of painting paper with do a dot markers in different colors.
2. I printed a turkey template on brown card stock and then cut out the turkey.
3. Glue the turkey on the painted paper.
4. Cut the painted paper into leaf shapes surrounding turkey.
5. Glue onto a jumbo craft stick.

Thankful Tree

Pine Cone and Acorn Turkey

This is such a stinking cute idea and the kids are crazy about their turkeys.

Thanksgiving Corn Craft

Today we made these corn crafts and the children really enjoyed this activity.

How to make:
1. Cut 2 green leaves out of construction paper for each corn craft.
2. Cut 1 yellow corn shape out of construction paper.
3. I crumbled up several pieces of tissue paper(yellow,red,and orange).
4. Glue the 2 leaves together and glue the corn in the center of leaves,then attach to a jumbo craft stick with glue.
5. Glue the different colors of tissue paper to the corn.
6. Fold over the leaves at the bottom and glue.

Thanksgiving Placemat

Today the kids made these Thanksgiving Placemats. I found the printable from Alphamom. First the children colored them and then I laminated them.