Great Christmas Books

Hand Wreath

Trace and cut out hands from green construction paper and glue like shown to a large paper plate (cut out center) and add red tissue paper for berries (or torn pieces of red paper).

Santa (Song)

(to the tune of "Mary had a Little
Lamb")
Guess whose beard is long
and white?
Long and white? Long and white?
Guess whose beard is long and white?
It's Dear old Santa.
Guess whose suit is red and white?
Red and white? Red and white?
Guess whose Suit is red and white?
it's Dear old San-ta!
Guess who comes on Christmas Eve?
Christmas Eve? Christmas Eve?
Guess who comes on Christmas Eve?
It's Dear old San-ta!

Santa Magnet

Tape together glue sticks like shown and paint white (beard). Paint 2 craft sticks red and one more white for the hat. Glue hat to a piece of foam or construction paper like shown. Color a circle "peach" and attach behind like shown. Add white pom pom for top of hat and googly eyes. Use a sharpie for the nose.

Paper Plate Gingerbread Man

Use a large paper plate, construction paper, yarn, googly eyes,and pom poms to create this adorable gingerbread boy!

Hand Print Native American

Hand Turkey

Paper Plate Scarecrow

Use the template here to trace the hat,nose and cheeks. Trace hands onto yellow paper and cut out. Glue together as shown. Add yellow strips of construction paper for "straw hair"

Turkey Headband

Create this super cute headband using construction paper, glue, and googly eyes. Assemble like the picture above.

Thanksgiving

The year has turned its circle,
the seasons come and go.
The harvest is all gathered in,
and chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
the fields, their yellow grain.
So open wide the doorway,
Thanksgiving comes again!

Turkey Stick Puppet

Use foam pieces, Large craft stick and googly eyes to create this cute Turkey puppet. Use in conjunction with poem below:
Turkey
The Turkey is a funny bird
It's head goes bobble bobble,
and all he knows is just one word ...and
that is gobble-gobble!

Paper Plate Native American

Paint a small paper plate brown. Cut out feathers from construction paper and small strips of white paper to make the headband. Decorate the headband. Add braids made from yarn. Assemble like above.

Turkey In Disguise

Send home a Turkey body like the one pictured above and ask your students to "disguise" the Turkey so he won't be eaten for Thanksgiving.

Tissue Paper Indian Corn

Use the template here and trace the husk onto green construction paper and cut out (or you can trace it onto white paper and have the children color it green. Glue husk onto white paper. Crumple up various colors of tissue paper and glue to paper to form Indian corn kernels.

Mr. Turkey

This is Mr. Turkey (hold hand up)
His feather's are so bright (wiggle last four fingers)
This is Mr. Turkey (Keep hand up)
Hiding late at night (close hand)
This is Mr. Turkey on Thanksgiving Day (hide hand behind back)
Hiding from the farmer far far away!

Debby Hill

Pine Cone Turkey's

Create these super cute pine cone Turkey's with glue,feather's,pipe cleaners,googly eyes,and construction paper. Assemble like picture's above.

More Great Thanksgiving Books/Click Here!

One Little Two Little Three Little Pilgrims $6.00

The Story Of The Pilgrims $3.42

The Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving $4.82

The Best Thanksgiving Ever! $5.14

Thanksgiving Place Mat

This is one of my favorite activities to do with the children each year. It is a timeless keepsake their Parents will treasure forever! This place mat can be used everyday (its laminated) or just Thanksgiving each year. Paint the child's hand as shown below and press down on the very left side of the paper. On the right side I draw an outline of corn and the children color the stalks green and use Q-tips to make the kernels. In the center (not shown) I put a picture of the child (framed). On the bottom write "I am thankful for (ask child what they are thankful for and write it here). Laminate! They can decorate around the edges to add their own creative flare.

Great Thanksgiving Books/Click Here

Thanksgiving Mice $4.68

10 Fat Turkeys $6.00

Thanksgiving Is For Giving Thanks $3.42

Mini Cornucopia

Create this mini cornucopia with brown construction paper and fruit shaped candies.If you prefer use an ice cream cone for the cornucopia.

Paper Plate Turkey Craft

Paint one paper plate brown and cut another paper plate in half and paint it as shown in picture. Cut out shapes to form body, head and wings. Glue together and add eyes. (paint beak orange)

Fingerprint Turkey

Simply Adorable! Use fingerprints to make this Turkey! Add eye and legs with a marker or paintbrush.

Turkey Craft

Trace body Template onto Brown construction paper and cut out. Trace feathers onto multi-colors and cut out.Glue together, add googly eyes and beak. Attach brown construction paper legs by linking together strips like shown.

Paper Bag Turkey

Stuff a lunch sized paper bag with newspaper to make the body of this cute Turkey. Cut out head and stick into the opening of the bag, close with a rubber band. Add feathers (you can use the template in the templates tab or use fake feathers. Glue on eye.

Five Little Turkey's

 

Five little Turkeys by the front door, (hold up 5 fingers)
One waddled off,and then there were four (put one finger down)
Four little Turkeys out under a tree, 

one waddled off and then there were three (put another finger down)

Three little Turkeys with nothing to do,
one waddled off and then there were two (put down another finger) 

Two little Turkeys in the noonday sun,

one waddled off then there was one (put down another finger)

One little Turkey, he better run away,for soon it will be
Thanksgiving Day!! (hide finger behind back)

Paper Plate Turkey

Simple to make! Paint a paper plate brown, add feathers,head,legs and googly eye to make this cute Turkey! Gobble Gobble!