Thanksgiving is coming fast and if you’re like me you want to make the most of all of the holidays with your kids. Filling the days leading up to Thanksgiving with fun activities, crafts, and traditions!
Today the kids and I made a countdown to Thanksgiving and on each day we included a Thanksgiving Craft or Activity we want to do leading up to the holiday.
Thanksgiving Countdown
To make your thanksgiving countdown all you need is some construction paper and tape. You can make a cute countdown hanger using felt stickers and string.
We found these adorable felt stickers and they were perfect for our countdown. We put a loop of twine at the top and the bottom and then stuck two stickers together with the twine in the middle.
Now we can easily hang up our countdown and we can use the loop on the bottom to start our countdown chain.
We used orange and yellow construction paper to make our countdown chain. I dated each strip of paper and then we decided what activities we would be doing each day and added them to the strip.
Then using some scotch tape we made our chain. It’s now hanging under the mantel in our living room so we remember to take off a link each day.
Now that I’ve told you all about our fun Thanksgiving Countdown let’s get on to some fun Thanksgiving Craft Ideas. These would be perfect to add to your countdown or to just make for a fun holiday activity.
Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts and Printables
We all know that Turkey is a big deal at Thanksgiving and of course, there are a ton of cute Turkey crafts to make with your kids. Today I wanted to share just a few of my favorite turkey crafts with you.
Many of these turkey crafts take little to no prep time and are a great way to make memories with your kids. Plus enjoy using the turkey printable activities as part of school lessons or as an independent activity for kids while you get things done.
Design Your Own Turkey
Get the turkey printable over at Fireflies and Mud Pies along with inspiration to design your own turkey.
Handprint Turkey
This fun Handprint turkey is fast and easy to make with a free printable template for the turkey body. These turkeys can then be used to make this adorable turkey garland or fun turkey card.
Turkey Dot to Dot Printable
Have fun doing the turkey dot to dot printable as you get ready for Thanksgiving. Plus you can print out all the other Thanksgiving dot to dot printables for even more Thanksgiving Fun.
Thanksgiving Activity Set
Dina-Marie from Cultured Palate shares a Free Thanksgiving Activity Set with bookmarks, puzzles, place cards and thankful sheets.
Thanksgiving Color By Number
This fun set of free printable Thanksgiving Color by number worksheets includes a couple of different turkey coloring pages as well as some other fun Thanksgiving images.
Tissue Paper Turkey
This tissue paper turkey is a cute craft and it’s a great fine motor skills activity for kids. Get the free printable turkey template and find out how to make your own turkey in this post.
Quilled Thanksgiving Turkey
Angela at The Inspiration Edit shares how to make this Easy Paper Quilled Thanksgiving turkey that turns out looking amazing!
Colorful & Cute Turkey
Sam at Simple Everyday Mom shares how to make this Colorful and Cute Turkey with your kid’s handprints.
Acorn Handprint Kitchen Towels
Handprint crafts are some of my favorite and this simple Acorn kitchen towel is so cute. Find out how to make this cute kids craft at Creative Green Living.
Turkey Popcorn Treat Bag
These turkey popcorn treat bags would be perfect for a family game night or movie night. Find out how to make them at When is Dinner?
T is For Turkey
Erin at Sixth Bloom shares this fun T is for Turkey Preschool Craft that uses your kid’s fingerprints for the feathers. How cute is that?
Thanksgiving Turkey Cutlery Holder
Find out how to make this cute felt Turkey for Thanksgiving dinner at Party with Unicorns.
Paper Bag Turkey
Kate at Crafts on Sea shares how to make this cute turkey using a paper bag. Using a bag allows the turkey to stay standing up and just look at the bright fun feathers.
DIY Thanksgiving Napkin Rings
Susan at Organized 31 shares how to make these adorable turkey napkin rings. Wouldn’t they be such a fun addition to your Thanksgiving dinner decor?
Chocolate Kiss Turkey
Jaclyn at Crayons and Cravings shares how to make these adorable Thanksgiving turkeys using Hershey’s kisses! My little chocolate monsters are going to love making these!
Turkey Toes
Kristie at Saving Dollars and Sense shares this adorable Free Printable to make your own bag of Turkey toes.
Turkey Spoon Puppet
Ann at Ann’s Entitled Life shares how to make this fun turkey puppet using a wooden spoon. Wouldn’t this be a fun prop to have while reading A Turkey for Thanksgiving?
Grateful Turkey
Deanna at Honey and Lime shares this fun Grateful Turkey craft. Using a toilet paper roll you can make this Thanksgiving turkey and share what you are grateful for.
Handprint Turkey and Poem
On the best ideas for kids, you will find instructions to make this adorable handprint turkey card along with a turkey poem you can write inside the card.
Button Turkey
Kimberly at Natural Beach Living shares this fun Montessori Button Turkey. It looks so adorable and is a great way for your kids to practice life skills. Check out her post for making your own Button Turkey for your Preschooler.
Thanksgiving Activity Pack
This free printable activity pack includes a Thanksgiving journal page, coloring page, a Thanksgiving Questionnaire, Thankful alphabet, Thanksgiving Ispy, and Thanksgiving Fact or Fiction.
Thanksgiving Wreath
How cute is this Thanksgiving Wreath? Get the free printable to make this wreath over at Party with Unicorns.
Paper Plate and Yarn Turkey
I love how simple and fun this Turkey craft is, the big googly eyes are awesome. Find out how to make your own yarn turkey at Non-Toy Gifts.
Pom Pom Turkey
This fun Pom Pom turkey is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. All you need is the free printable, pompoms and some googly eyes.
Pilgrim Turkey
I love this fun Turkey with his pilgrim hat it would be such a fun and simple craft to do with the kids as we count down to Thanksgiving. Find out how to make this turkey at Non-Toy Gifts.
Turkey Game
Find out how to make and play this turkey game at Get Your Holiday On.
Paper Bag Turkey
I love how cute this Turkey made out of a paper bag. I love finding a simple, cute and inexpensive craft! Find out how to make one of these at Mommy Made That.
Thanksgiving Tic-Tac-Toe
Making a Tic-Tac-Toe game for thanksgiving using rocks is such a cute idea. Find out how you can make one at I Love Painted Rocks.
Toilet Paper Roll Turkey
Find out how to make this cute turkey using a toilet paper roll over at Simple Everyday Mom.
Orange Turkey
How fun are these turkeys made using mandarine oranges? Find out how to make them at Modern Mom Life.
Thanksgiving Paper Plate Wreath
Paper plate wreaths are so easy to make and so fun. The dancing turkey in the middle is the best part of this wreath.
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So many great ideas here! I love the paper chain countdown! We are big fans of paper chains around here and my oldest LOVES getting to take off a link each day!
These are all such cute ideas! Super fun to incorporate into our homeschool lessons this month!