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I LOVE making holiday crafts with our kids. So much so that we collect different colored paper, ribbon, stamps, and other craft supplies throughout the year. We’ve often checked out craft books from the library, but we also collect some of our favorites from Amazon and local used book stores.
Holiday craft time is the perfect occasion to talk about a holiday’s origin and why it is important. You can even consider this time as school (history and social studies).
We can also count down the days until the holiday as we prepare various projects (calendar review and math).
Crafting fulfills those “hands on” needs elementary children (and older children!) have and provides a happy break from some of the more academic things we do. And if you have a child that’s more artistically inclined, even better!
The presence of extended family and friends and the chance to make and eat our special holiday recipes (like our family’s huge pumpkin gingerbread cookies) all make Thanksgiving special, but the chance to examine and talk about what we are grateful for leading up to Thanksgiving is a not-to-be-missed opportunity (character training).
As far as crafts go I especially LOVE paper crafts – they are fun for multi-age siblings (and mom!) , inexpensive, and not terribly time-consuming.
If you love them, too, here is a must-have book that has simple, inexpensive Thanksgiving crafts that kids (and moms) love to make.
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This useful Thanksgiving craft book has plenty of patterns and clear, simple, illustrated instructions for making turkey pop-up cards, a “Happy Thanksgiving” table greeting, a 3D “I am Thankful for my Family” sculpture, a cute reuseable turkey stencil, and much more.
The book begins with a easy-to-understand history of the Thanksgiving holiday and suggestions for using recycled paper to complete the projects.
In the “Read About” section at the back there are further book suggestions and website links to places where you can read more about Thanksgiving and see additional Thanksgiving crafts.
My favorite project is the pop-up turkey card.
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I love the crafts in this book!
Does your family have specific crafts you love to make for Thanksgiving? I would love to hear about them in the comments!
