This post was contributed by Jamie of Hand Made Kids Art.
The Thanksgiving holiday and Thanksgiving crafts for kids are a great way to teach kids about gratitude. And this Thankful Turkey Book Craft is the perfect opportunity for your child to explore what they’re thankful for.
Teach Gratitude with a Thankful Turkey Book Craft!
Plus, it will be a sweet keepsake for you! You may be surprised by your child’s answers in the book of what she’s thankful for. My three year old was thankful for orange juice and apples but my 5 year old added family and friends. It is fun to see how their values change as they get older.
Let me show you how to make one with your kids…
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Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids – A Thankful Turkey Book
Materials:
- 3 brown paper lunch bags
- hole punch
- rubberband
- craft stick
- brown, red, and yellow construction paper
- brown card stock
- googley eyes
- glue
- scissors
- recycled paper or magazine pages
Steps:
Step 1: Fold each brown lunch bag in half. Punch two holes along the folded edge of the bags.
Step 2: From the back, insert the rubber band through each hole. Insert a craft stick through one loop of the rubber band and then through the other loop.
Step 3: Create the turkey face. Cut a yellow triangle for the beak. From the red construction paper cut the turkey’s wattle. Add googley eyes.
Step 4: Create the tail feathers by cutting a feather shape from recycled paper or magazine pages.
Step 5: Glue the tail feathers to to the back of the last page of the book. Cut a piece of brown cardstock paper a little bit larger than the size of the book to cover the back of the tail feathers and help support them.
Step 6: Illustrate your book. Add drawing and writing to the inside pages of the book. Write about what you are thankful for or tell your own turkey story!
Thanksgiving is a fun time to create and craft together as a family. A thankful turkey book would be a great family keepsake to look back on each year. Add photographs of your Thanksgiving day meal or photos of your family Thanksgiving traditions to record your favorite memories.
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Leah says
Love this idea as a gratitude journal we revisit every year! We made ours and will add to it for years to come. I’m inviting those present on thanksgiving to write what they’re thankful for and will add a quick photo from the day to look back on!
Krissy of B-Inspired Mama says
Oh, I love the idea that you’re adding to it each year! So special!!
Debra Renauer says
How do you rubber band the book on the opposite side of the popsicle sticks?
Krissy of B-Inspired Mama says
The rubber band goes around the top of the stick on the front of the book, through the top hole to the back of the book, down the back of the book, then through the bottom hole bringing it back to the front of the book and around the bottom of the stick.
Amy @ Life to the Full says
This is such a cute idea! We have plenty of extra paper or cereal boxes to use – definitely need to do this craft 🙂
Christina @There's Just One Mommy says
This is so cute!
We have lots of brown paper craft bags just waiting for a use, and I think I just found it.
Pinned.
Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says
Oh you’ll have to share a pic of yours once you make them!
Deebi27 says
Love, Love, Love! Gonna Making one for Thanksgiving at my sister-in-laws, I want this to go around all the tables for EVERYONE to write in…BIG and small! Thanks so much. I know my sister-in-law with cherish this!
Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says
Such a sweet idea to have everyone write in it!
molly says
I can’t figure out the instructions for the rubberband part, lol. But cute project! We’ll improvise.
Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says
You could also just staple it, I think!
JDaniel4's Mom says
This is super cute! What a wonderful book to store thanks in.
Marti says
I love this….was looking for something different to do with my children’s church kids and this is great. They will love it – as I do.
Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says
So glad you found some inspiration!
Aubrey says
Ahhh! This is ADORABLE. I love it! Totally pinning this… and making it if I get around to it. Haha!
Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says
So glad you’re inspired! Definitely show us if you get around to making one!