With just a week before Thanksgiving Day, it’s a great time to do a few simple crafts with the kids.
Looking for a few ideas? Here’s one we did recently:
- Hand Print Turkeys with a Twist:
A few days ago I got out the water color paints for the kids to play with after lunch. Before they became mini-Picasso’s I brushed paint on their palms and fingers and made a few hand prints.
Once the kids were done painting, and the hand prints were dry, I had my preschooler draw on beaks, waddles, feet, and eyes to make little painted hand print turkeys – a fun and easy twist to the old standard! 
Want some more ideas?
- Tree of Thanks
- Toilet Paper Tube Turkey
- Simple Construction Paper Turkey
- Thankful Turkeys (found on Lemon Drop Pie)
I’m thankful for the time I’ve had doing these crafts with my little ones.
What are you thankful for today? Got a great and easy Thanksgiving craft to share with us?
Ginny Marie says
Those handprint turkeys did turn out really cute! I love how the watercolors look.
admin says
They would probably be even better with a different kind of paint, but this mommy isn’t ready for paints that take more than water to come off hands (at least when working with 2 kids at once).
Kim says
Love those! I have twin 4 year olds who love making hand traced turkeys all year long – which makes me kinda sick of them!
This is a great idea! Thanks!
Kim
http://www.mytwintasticlife.com/
admin says
I bet that does get a little old! I have to say my 4 year old had fun doing these… The 2 1/2 year old is at a “don’t get my hands dirty” stage, so he only did one and wanted his hands cleaned right away!
Laughwithusblog says
They are SO adorable!
admin says
Thanks! Fun, too, for the most part… Sometimes I forget to have all the materials on hand and ready, and then it’s a little more hectic than I would like. 🙂
Rach says
So cute!