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  • Christina72684
    Daycare.com Member
    • May 2011
    • 414

    Thanksgiving Craft Ideas?

    I asked the same thing around Halloween, and probably will again beginning of December for Christmas. This is my first year opened and wanted a couple simple Thanksgiving crafts to do with 1-4yr olds. Any ideas?
  • lil angels
    Advanced Daycare.com Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 643

    #2
    We just made turkey lurk eyes this morn. Take tp empty tp rolls and wrap in brown paper and trace their hands and staple to the back of the roll for feathers in different colors. Glue on wiggly eyes and a red piece of paper for that thing that hangs off the nose and you are good to go. Very cute

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    • SilverSabre25
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2010
      • 7585

      #3
      We will be making these:
      Instructions

      I also like the idea of doing placemats of some sort, and the Tree of Thanks that someone else mentioned.
      Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!

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      • karen
        Daycare.com Member
        • Sep 2009
        • 114

        #4
        Turkey's
        Cut out turkey pattern
        Glue on....
        Feathers
        Wiggle Eyes
        Beaks
        Waddle
        Feet

        Paper plate turkeys
        1 paper plate per child
        Outline of child's foot
        Cut outs of Feathers, Beaks, Waddle and feet
        Glue Feathers on Paper plate
        Cut out child's foot on brown paper this will be the turkey head and body
        Glue on top of feathers
        Add Eyes, Beak, Waddle, Feet


        Handprint turkeys
        Cut out hands of each child I staple the hands together thumbs facing down
        these will be the feathers. I use orange and yellow. 4 Hands per turkey.
        Glue to back of turkey body/ or you can use child's foot for the body.
        Glue on eyes, beak, feet, waddle

        Indian Corn
        Corn template still wrapped in leaves
        cut out different colored squares of construction paper and glue on.

        Bing Dab Paint a turkey

        Hanprint Turkey's
        Paint palm of hand brown
        Paint each finger a different color
        Place hand on construction paper-I used yellow construction paper
        when dry draw in feet
        Draw an eye on the thumb and a smile

        Cornucopia's-Makes a great bulletin board display
        Cut out different food shapes
        Cut out cornucopia template
        Glue food onto cornucopia
        You can make one as well and put this saying on it.....
        Each one of you is special
        I know that to be true.
        And that is why I want to say
        I'm so thankful for you!

        I have more ideas if you want them.....

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        • karen
          Daycare.com Member
          • Sep 2009
          • 114

          #5
          Very Cute!!!

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          • 3kidzmama
            Daycare.com Member
            • Feb 2011
            • 155

            #6
            Originally posted by karen
            Turkey's
            Cut out turkey pattern
            Glue on....
            Feathers
            Wiggle Eyes
            Beaks
            Waddle
            Feet

            Paper plate turkeys
            1 paper plate per child
            Outline of child's foot
            Cut outs of Feathers, Beaks, Waddle and feet
            Glue Feathers on Paper plate
            Cut out child's foot on brown paper this will be the turkey head and body
            Glue on top of feathers
            Add Eyes, Beak, Waddle, Feet


            Handprint turkeys
            Cut out hands of each child I staple the hands together thumbs facing down
            these will be the feathers. I use orange and yellow. 4 Hands per turkey.
            Glue to back of turkey body/ or you can use child's foot for the body.
            Glue on eyes, beak, feet, waddle

            Indian Corn
            Corn template still wrapped in leaves
            cut out different colored squares of construction paper and glue on.

            Bing Dab Paint a turkey

            Hanprint Turkey's
            Paint palm of hand brown
            Paint each finger a different color
            Place hand on construction paper-I used yellow construction paper
            when dry draw in feet
            Draw an eye on the thumb and a smile

            Cornucopia's-Makes a great bulletin board display
            Cut out different food shapes
            Cut out cornucopia template
            Glue food onto cornucopia
            You can make one as well and put this saying on it.....
            Each one of you is special
            I know that to be true.
            And that is why I want to say
            I'm so thankful for you!

            I have more ideas if you want them.....
            I do!!! Keep 'em coming!!! Thanks!!

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            • Sunchimes
              Daycare.com Member
              • Nov 2011
              • 1847

              #7
              I'm doing this one


              Also, look at this page


              If you haven't done pinterest yet, click on the picture, then at the top right, just above the picture, is a link to the original post, where it usually has directions.



              You might also try tipnut.com


              Hope these help.

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              • misspollywog
                Daycare.com Member
                • Sep 2011
                • 175

                #8
                We collected leaves, twigs and berries outside and then I printed out a large tree template that had no leaves (here: http://www.craftscope.com/images/aut...s-free-tr1.jpg ) which we cut out and pasted onto large pieces of construction paper. They then glued their collections onto and around the tree. Then they signed their names and added their own little touches.

                It was cheap, fun and quite time consuming.

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