Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids – A Thankful Turkey Book

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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