Thanksgiving Ideas...

[kendallina]

Hi, do you all have special activities regarding Thanksgiving? I don't do worksheets or coloring pages, but do you do any crafts or, like friendship soups or anything? And if you do a friendship soup, how do you do it??

[DCMomOf3]

Yesterday we made placemats with pics of food from magazines that we are thankful for, then laminated for wear and tear. I am also trying to find a cute table-topper to make. I was hoping to use these gourds and make them into some kind of turkeys.

[kendallina]

Yesterday we made placemats with pics of food from magazines that we are thankful for, then laminated for wear and tear. I am also trying to find a cute table-topper to make. I was hoping to use these gourds and make them into some kind of turkeys.

Oooh...the placemat's a good idea. I've never used gourds for anything, I wonder what people use them for usually...I'm heading to google to figure it out. Maybe someone here can help me with gourd ideas....

[Lilbutterflie]

Yesterday we painted paper plates by sponging red, yellow and orange. Let them dry over night.
Today we glued red, orange, yellow, brown felt squares around the edge of the paper plate to frame it. This was good b/c the older ones got to practice how to make a pattern.
Then I painted their palm and thumb with brown, and each of the other fingers with either red, yellow, green or blue. Placed their handprint in the center to be a turkey. Then you paint the beak, eyes and legs. Very cute and looks like a framed handprint turkey!
Here's a link:

http://crafts.kaboose.com/framed-handprint-turkey.html

Last year I made thankful turkeys that turned out amazing! They were on the expensive side to make, but were the most amazing table centerpieces! I attached a picture (my first time so I hope it worked).

[nikia]

Oooh...the placemat's a good idea. I've never used gourds for anything, I wonder what people use them for usually...I'm heading to google to figure it out. Maybe someone here can help me with gourd ideas....

The really cool think about gourds IMO is that if you store them for a year they dry out and become shakers, so you have fun noise makers, not that many of us need more noise but my kids love them. But as far as ideas for the year before they dry out I have none ::

[VTMom]

We'll be making apple turkeys, using the apple as the body and tail feathers from orange peel, and the head and feet from heavy colored paper.

[SandeeAR]

We'll be making apple turkeys, using the apple as the body and tail feathers from orange peel, and the head and feet from heavy colored paper.

You can also use toothpicks with 3 or 4 gumdrops on each toothpick for the tail feathers.

[VTMom]

You can also use toothpicks with 3 or 4 gumdrops on each toothpick for the tail feathers.

I like that idea better!

[SilverSabre25]

My group is mostly too young for crafts, but I might feel brave enough to try handprint turkeys with them, or something. Any ideas for really simple crafts (for one 3 year old and a bunch of 1.5-2?)

[kendallina]

The really cool think about gourds IMO is that if you store them for a year they dry out and become shakers, so you have fun noise makers, not that many of us need more noise but my kids love them. But as far as ideas for the year before they dry out I have none ::

I love that idea...I might pick several up this year to store. Thanks!

[momofsix]

You can make a cornucopia by having a sugar cone for each child and having everyone bring something to make a "friendship mix" like raisins, cheerios...any small healthy snack to fill the "cornucopia" with.

[DCMom]

You can make a cornucopia by having a sugar cone for each child and having everyone bring something to make a "friendship mix" like raisins, cheerios...any small healthy snack to fill the "cornucopia" with.

This is a really cute idea, mind if I borrow that?

We are working on a 'Thankful Tree' which is a construction paper trunk and everyones hands traced on construction paper as the leaves. On each hand I write who's hand and what they are thankful for. I'll get a photo when it is done. I have done a class turkey like that also.

We also did handprint turkeys to take home this week

[momma2girls]

My group is mostly too young for crafts, but I might feel brave enough to try handprint turkeys with them, or something. Any ideas for really simple crafts (for one 3 year old and a bunch of 1.5-2?)

I have 2- 2-3 yr. olds, we are doing hand prints, making them turkey like, then gluing them onto an empty toilet paper roll. That way they can stand up!! It's cute, easy and cheap!!!!!

[Michael]

This is a really cute idea, mind if I borrow that?

We are working on a 'Thankful Tree' which is a construction paper trunk and everyones hands traced on construction paper as the leaves. On each hand I write who's hand and what they are thankful for. I'll get a photo when it is done. I have done a class turkey like that also.

We also did handprint turkeys to take home this week

Nice picture. Well done.

[WImom]

We are doing indian headbands with feathers, hand print turkey's, and a thanksgiving food collage on a printable cornucopia. We are also making mini pumpkin pies as a cooking activity.