The Thanksgiving is celebrated every year where we take the time to reunite with the family, to commemorate all the blessing we received, and to eat –a lot! Over the years, it has become a special time of the year for many cultures. We usually decorate our homes for the holiday, and Thanksgiving is no different. That is why Thanksgiving crafts are very popular not only in our schools, but for many creative people who like to make handmade decorations for the home.
There are many ways to design your home for Thanksgiving. To begin with, you will need a few supplies that are good to have on hand all the time. Having certain supplies on hand makes it easier on you and makes crafting on spur of the moment very possible. Here are some of the staples we have found help to have on hand:
- Construction paper – all colors, all sizes
- Glue sticks and white glue
- Glue gun
- Pipe cleaners (chenille stems)
- Poster or tempera paint
- Crayons, markers, and colored pencils
- Hole punch
- String (yarn is fine)
- Scissors
- Wiggly eyes
- Various craft items like feathers, beads, glitter, etc.
- Poster board
- Paper
You can start out with transforming your home into a Pilgrim Mecca. If you really involve your child in these projects, think of how much fun it would be to have all of your dinner guests dressed in Pilgrim hats or Indian headbands!
Since the turkey is the most prominent symbol of Thanksgiving, it only follows that we will make turkey crafts to decorate our homes. They are all cute and easy and will make the home or classroom look really festive for Thanksgiving – all at the hands of a child!
Thanksgiving wreath is a great craft specifically directed towards children, but can be made by adults as well. All you need for this craft is a paper plate, some scissors, glue, and various colors of construction paper. It can help tremendously if you have a pre-made template for leaves to cut out. A good way to do this is to download some Thanksgiving coloring pages that have leaves on them. Then transfer those images to the paper for you or your child to cut out.
There are a lot of ideas on how to decorate your home for Thanksgiving and how much better fun it is to spend your time with your family and kids creating your own thanksgiving crafts.
