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Are you looking for a way to get your child engaged in preparations for your Thanksgiving meal? Do you want to make Thanksgiving super special for your kid this year? Well, nothing would be more special than seeing their own handiwork featured at the center of the Thanksgiving table!
Crafting together with your child is a great way to make the holidays extra fun. Crafting also has a myriad number of benefits for kids of all ages. Arts and crafts activities for kids help develop sound fine motor skills with crafting tools such as safety scissors, markers, crayons, pencils, and pens.
Crafting also promotes creative thinking, which can aid your child in future academics and career endeavors by helping them think outside the box and solve problems in a unique way. And, what’s more, crafting and actually displaying what they’ve made or sharing it with others can improve your child’s confidence and self-esteem. So why not take advantage of this occasion of gratitude to be grateful for what you and your child can achieve together at the crafting table?
Read on to see some of our favorite Thanksgiving centerpiece crafts you can make with your child to bring new life to the holiday meal table. They’re so simple and easy to make that you can throw one together at the last minute and it will still look as though you’ve been planning for weeks!
Out of all the Thanksgiving traditions our country has developed, the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of the most anticipated and exciting! Recreate the fun and magic of the parade at home with these super simple balloon crafts from Oh Happy Day that serve as an incredibly clever Thanksgiving centerpiece. You’ll need some construction paper and pens or markers to decorate the balloons as iconic parade guests such as Santa, The Elf on The Shelf, and of course, the turkey! You can also get creative and design balloons based on your child’s favorite parade balloons. The possibilities are endless.
Get in on all the benefits of autumn nature crafting with your child. Autumn nature crafting is a great way to teach mindfulness by encouraging children to notice their surrounding and the changes in them that the seasons bring. Gathering fall leaves for this adorable turkey craft from Honey and Lime with your child is a terrific outdoor bonding activity will help both of you connect with the beauty of nature together.
Sitting Tabletop Thanksgiving Turkey This cute turkey craft for kids from Teaching Tiny Tots sits right on the end of your Thanksgiving table with a message greeting guests! Your child will love putting this craft together. The finished product looks so cute with his little paper legs dangling off the edge of the table! You may need to rearrange your table a little to accommodate this extra guest, but he’s a very welcome addition to any feast. This craft is especially fitting for the end of a buffet table, looking after the silverware.
Recycled Cereal Box Turkey Centerpiece
This recycled cereal box turkey from Crafts by Amanda, is a little more of an informal addition to the table, but still stuns with its ingenuity and cleverness. Recycling trash into crafting materials is a great way to get kids thinking outside the box (pun intended). It’s also a great way to practice gratitude for the environment and the earth by using sustainable practices in the home.
Simple and Stunning Paper Bag Turkey
This stupendous craft from Little Learners is unique because kids over the age of 3 or 4 can make it entirely by themselves. It requires very few materials and is tons of fun to make. All you need are some safety scissors for your little one to practice their fine motor skills with, some construction paper, pens or markers, string, and some tape or glue.
Another great way to practice sustainable crafting, these miniature turkeys from Kitchen Floor Crafts are an awesome reason to save up your wine corks throughout the year. If you have a supply handy, the rest is relatively simple. You’ll need some googly eyes, construction paper, and feathers to make these teeny table decorations a reality. You can also place one at everyone’s place setting as a party favor!
Looking for a centerpiece idea that doesn’t take up any table space? Anchor a few of these brilliant balloon turkeys to the center of your table and watch them preside over your dinner from above. Kids will love these unique and adorable little turkeys. Just some feathers, googly eyes, and a little paper transforms balloons into thrilling thanksgiving décor.
BONUS: Edible Turkey Centerpieces
Are you one of those people who is of the opinion that everything on a Thanksgiving table should be food? Would you rather not delegate valuable table space to a centerpiece? Then we have a solution for you. These edible centerpieces double as hors d’oeuvres for guests to munch on while waiting for the main meal. Look out though! They’re so darn cute you might not want to eat them.
Tiny Turkey Favors with Treats Inside
These petite paper turkey crafts from The Pin Junkie contain a sugary surprise. Hide little after-dinner chocolates inside these crafts and place them at each place setting or all in the center of the table for an extra-thoughtful party favor.
For a turkey-themed treat your guests can dig into before or after the main meal, try recreating this sweet potato fruit-skewer turkey centerpiece. Get a sweet potato (you’ll likely have some on hand anyway) and stick some delicious fruit skewers into the back to represent feathers. Add eyes and a beak made from berries on toothpicks, and a halved raspberry waddle, and you’re good to go!
Arrange your fresh-cut veggies in the shape of a majestic-looking turkey with instructions from Lil Luna. All the different colors and textures involved make this crudité platter a feast for the senses!
For more holiday-themed crafts for kids, keep up with The Holiday Helper on the Wondrfly blog.
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