DIY Crafts for Thanksgiving
Hand Turkey
Supplies:
A piece of each color construction paper: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black and brown.
Scissors
Glue
Steps:
- Body: Take the brown construction paper and cut out two connecting circle shapes, top smaller than the bottom.
- Feathers: Trace your hand on each of the remaining pieces of paper, then cut out.
- Glue the hands to the back of the body.
- Eyes: Cut two small circles out of the white paper, then cut two smaller circles out of the black paper. Glue the black circle onto the white circle
- Using the remaining orange paper, cut out a small triangle (beak) and leg like shaped (see above image for reference), and glue them on
- Finish off your turkey by cutting out a curved oval-like shape for under the beak, and glue it on
Felt Pumpkin
Steps:
- Cut off the end of the Styrofoam ball so that the sphere will sit up straight.
- Pierce ball with the stick straight down the center.
- Cut a leaf shape out of the green felt, then using a pin, fold the end of it and attach it to the ball.
- Cut 64 3-inch circles out of the orange felt. Fold the circles in half twice and then pin through all layers to the ball at random
Leaf Pennant Garland
Supplies:
Felt
Glitter letters stickers
String or ribbon
Scissors
Steps:
- Cut out leaf shapes with a stem at the end to attach the string to
- Tie the string/ribbon to the end of the leaves
- Stick the letters onto the leaves. You can put any word, some examples are thanks and happy thanksgiving.