Thanksgiving Crafts

In celebration of Thanksgiving, our Cristo Rey Richmond High School work study students came up with several fun crafts you and your family can complete together!

Published on November 18, 2021

Thanksgiving crafts: Paper plate turkey and popsicle stick turkey with colorful feathers. Fun kids' activity.

By Kimoni, Carina and Mija, Cristo Rey Richmond High School work study students

In celebration of Thanksgiving, our Cristo Rey Richmond High School work study students came up with several fun crafts you and your family can complete together!

Craft 1: Paper Plate Turkeys

Paper plate turkey craft for Thanksgiving. Kids' Thanksgiving craft idea with colorful feathers.

Supplies

  • Big paper plate
  • Small paper plate
  • Construction paper
  • Googly eyes
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Brown marker

Thanksgiving craft: Colorful paper cutouts for a turkey craft project. DIY craft activity.

Step 1: Cut out your feathers.

Thanksgiving craft: Brown paper plate turkey body. Fun, easy holiday kids' activity.

Step 2: Color your plates brown.

Thanksgiving craft: Brown paper plate turkey with colorful paper feathers. Easy kids' activity.

Step 3: Glue your small plate to the big plate for the turkey’s head. Glue your feathers to the back of the big plate.

Thanksgiving craft: Yellow triangle and two orange hearts.

Step 4: Cut out two heart shapes for feet and a triangle for a beak.

Thanksgiving craft: Paper plate turkey with colorful paper feathers. Easy DIY Thanksgiving activity.

Step 5: Glue on your eyes, beak, and feet.

Craft 2: Thankfulness Bracelet

Supplies

  • Beads, any color
  • Letter beads
  • String

Step 1: Cut your string slightly bigger than your wrist size.

Step 2: Tie a knot on one end of the string.

Step 3: Add colorful beads to your string.

Step 4: Using the letter beads, write something you’re thankful for. It can be someone’s name, initials, your favorite food, etc.

Step 5: String the same amount of colorful beads on the opposite side of the letters.

Step 6: Tie the two ends of your string together.

Gratitude bracelet Thanksgiving craft. Gold beads and letter beads spelling TXP on a string.

Craft 3: Popsicle Stick Turkeys

Supplies

  • Brown and yellow construction paper
  • Brown, red, yellow and orange markers
  • Googly eyes
  • 7 popsicle sticks
  • Glue
  • Scissors

Thanksgiving craft: Turkey made of paper and popsicle sticks. Easy Thanksgiving craft for kids.
Thanksgiving craft: Cut out shapes for a turkey craft project. Pink circles and a yellow triangle.

Step 1: Cut out a big circle for the body, a small circle for the head, and a small triangle for the beak.

Thanksgiving craft: Popsicle sticks in yellow, brown, red, and orange colors. Turkey craft idea.

Step 2: Color your popsicle sticks: 2 orange, 2 red, w brown and 1 yellow.

Thanksgiving craft: Turkey made of paper and popsicle sticks. DIY Thanksgiving project.

Step 3: Glue the circles together, then glue the popsicle sticks on the back of the circles. Then glue your eyes and beak onto the small circle.

Craft 4: Scarecrow Paper Bags

Supplies

  • Paper bag
  • Construction paper or yarn
  • Colored pencil
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Step 1: Cut out strands of construction paper or yarn.

Step 2: Glue them onto the top of the paper bag. This will be your scarecrow’s hair.

Step 3: Draw a face on the scarecrow.

DIY scarecrow craft. Paper bag with a drawn face and paper strips for hair, a fun Thanksgiving craft.