The Thanksgiving holiday is always enhanced by the creativity of a well-designed Thanksgiving craft. Creations can be elaborate, gorgeous Thanksgiving centerpieces or simple, paper holiday creations made by the kids for fun. This page offers some great links to help with the design and creation of terrific Thanksgiving-themed crafts to decorate home and hearth for the holidays.
Thanksgiving Crafts Ideas
Gourds, miniature pumpkins and squashes can be glued together to form a colorful and unique decoration for virtually any room in the home.DIY Network: Great Gourd Arrangements
Pinecone turkeys can serve a place holders at a festive holiday table.MarthaStewart.com: Pinecone Turkey
Construction paper turkeys are a great way to get the kids involved in helping to decorate for festivities.
Construction paper and/or poster board can also be used to help children create decorative, personalized Thanksgiving place mats.
If children are involved in helping to create Thanksgiving crafts, be sure they are closely supervised, especially if they are using scissors.
Introduction to Thanksgiving Crafts
This video clip features instructions on how to make various Thanksgiving Day crafts. There are crafts you can make with children ahead of time or crafts that you can have kids make on Thanksgiving, as everyone prepares the Thanksgiving meal. Some easy crafts ideas include making pinecone turkeys and decorating beautiful Thanksgiving place mats.
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Fast Facts
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In the United States, Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November
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Thanksgiving will be observed on November 25, 2010
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Thanksgiving crafts often incorporate traditional images from the holiday, including turkeys, pilgrims and Native Americans
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Thanksgiving or harvest wreaths can be created using pinecones, grapevine, dried fruit, ribbon and a glue gun
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Pinecones can also be used to create whimsical turkeys to display around the home
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Construction paper turkeys are a great way to get the kids involved in helping to decorate for festivities
