This Thankful Turkey Book Thanksgiving Craft post was contributed by Jamie of Hand Made Kids Art.
The Thanksgiving holiday is the perfect time to teach kids about gratitude, and what better way to do it than with some cute Thanksgiving crafts for kids? This adorable Thankful Turkey Book Kids Craft is the perfect opportunity for your child to explore what they’re thankful for.
Teach Gratitude with a Thankful Turkey Book Kids 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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One of Our Favorite Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids: A Thankful Turkey Book
Did you know you can make a BOOK from brown paper lunch bags? It’s such a clever way to make a quick homemade book. You could use the technique to make a memory book for each holiday!
All you need is…
- 3 brown paper lunch bags
- hole punch
- rubberband
- craft stick
- brown, red, and yellow construction paper
- brown card stock
- googly eyes
- glue
- scissors
- recycled cardstock packaging (such as from cereal boxes)
With just a little folding, hole-punching, cutting, and gluing (which I highly recommend you get your kids involved in), you’ve got an adorable handmade Turkey Book for your little ones to record all that they are thankful for this Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is a fun time to create and craft together as a family. A Thankful Turkey Book makes a sweet 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. Or just have your child use crayons, markers, and stickers to illustrate what they are most thankful for.
Print & Share this Thankful Turkey Book Craft:
Thankful Turkey Book Thanksgiving Kids Craft
Materials
To Make the Book
- 3 paper lunch bag
- 1 rubber band
- 1 4.5" wooden craft stick
- 9x12" construction paper (brown, red, and yellow)
- 8.5x11" cardstock (brown)
- recycled food box (e.g., cereal box, cake mix) (such as from cereal boxes)
- 2 googly eyes
- glue
To Use Inside the Book
- family photo (optional)
- Thanksgiving-themed stickers (optional)
- crayons (optional)
- washable marker (optional)
Steps
- With the lunch bags stacked on top of one another, fold them in half to form a "book". Punch two holes along the folded edge of the bags.
- From the back, insert each end of one rubber band through each hole. Insert the craft stick through the rubber band loops to secure it to the folded edge of the book.
- Create the turkey face on the front of the book by cutting out and gluing on a yellow triangle for a beak and a red teardrop shape for the wattle. Add googly eyes.
- Add the tail feathers by cutting feather shapes from recycled cardstock (such as cereal boxes) and gluing them onto the top edge of the back of the book.
- Cut a piece of brown cardstock paper a little bit larger than the size of the book and glue it onto the back of the book, over the tail feathers, to add support to the book.
- Use photos, Thanksgiving stickers, collage, coloring, drawing, and/or writing to document what you are thankful for on the pages of your Thankful Turkey Book!
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More Thanksgiving Crafts & Ideas for Kids:
- 18 Awesome Turkey Crafts for Kids
- Thanksgiving Traditions [From the Mouths of Moms]
- 35 Fun Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
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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!