Skip to content

Creative Turkey-Themed Projects for Thanksgiving Celebrations

Crafting turkeys for Thanksgiving with kids: Discover our top 10 creative ideas! This article includes affiliate links to generate a minimal income for the blog. Let's delve into some fun and engaging turkey crafts for kids this Thanksgiving!

Creative DIY Projects for Thanksgiving Featuring Turkish Themes
Creative DIY Projects for Thanksgiving Featuring Turkish Themes

Creative Turkey-Themed Projects for Thanksgiving Celebrations

Top 10 Creative Turkey Crafts for Kids to Make for Thanksgiving

Get ready for a fun-filled Thanksgiving with these creative turkey crafts that kids will love! Here are our top 10 picks based on recent ideas and projects:

  1. Paper Plate Turkey Craft Transform a paper plate into a turkey with half as the body, and feathers made from red, orange, and yellow paper strips. Complete the look with painted or googly eyes for a stand-alone decoration.
  2. Handprint Turkey Craft A perfect keepsake for toddlers, this craft involves painting their handprints to create turkey feathers and bodies. It's an easy way to capture Thanksgiving memories.
  3. Pumpkin Turkey Craft Combine a pumpkin shape with turkey features using a free printable template. Kids can paint, cut, and glue parts like eyes, snood, beak, wings, and feet to create a unique turkey disguised as a pumpkin.
  4. Disguise a Turkey as a Cupcake Encourage creativity with textures by decorating a turkey to look like a cupcake using frosting and icing techniques with craft materials.
  5. Paper Bag Turkey Craft Decorate a paper bag with turkey parts so kids can put their hand inside and make the turkey talk "Gobble! Gobble!". This interactive craft enhances imaginative play.
  6. Turkey Headband Craft Create colorful turkey headbands using cutouts and coloring materials. Kids will love wearing these festive crowns to celebrate Thanksgiving in style.
  7. Thankfulness Wheel Print and cut out a wheel where kids draw and write what they’re thankful for. They can spin the wheel to display their thankful thoughts, combining creativity and gratitude.
  8. Tissue Paper Turkey Craft Glue colorful tissue paper pieces on a paper plate to form turkey feathers, then color or decorate the turkey’s head for a unique, textured craft.
  9. Mayflower Handprint Craft Trace children’s hands to make sails for a Mayflower ship craft. This ties Thanksgiving history with a hands-on art project.
  10. Thanksgiving Coloring Pages Coloring turkey-themed pages with crayons or markers is a simple but creative activity that allows kids to customize their own holiday art.

In addition to these crafts, there are also activities related to corn and turkey themes. For younger children, there are crafts like the Shape Turkeys from Housing a Forest, the Play Dough Turkey from Craftulate, and the Fine Motor Turkey Craft from Dirt & Boogers.

For a complete Thanksgiving experience, the article also includes a list of other harvest and Thanksgiving-themed activities, including sensory activities, time savers, leftover ideas, recipes, printables, and books.

So, gear up for a creative Thanksgiving with these fun and engaging crafts!

*Pin12*

Read also:

Latest