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Thanksgiving activities and Crafts

Find many crafts related to Thanksgiving - make turkeys, pilgrims, coloring books, and more. Great projects and decorations for your Thanksgiving day celebrations!
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Thanksgiving Crafts and Activities

Find many fun Thanksgiving crafts, games, recipes, and other activities to help you celebrate your Thanksgiving feast.

Creative Thanksgiving Traditions

Does your family have any unique and creative Thanksgiving traditions? You can share them here and read about other family's traditions.

Homemade Thanksgiving Table Decorations

Make your Thanksgiving gathering fancy with these fun decorating and craft ideas.

Share Your Creative Thanksgiving Traditions

Does your family have any unique and creative Thanksgiving traditions? Please share them with us!

Thanksgiving Safety Pins

These Thanksgiving themed beaded safety pin patterns can be used to make fun jewelry to give and to wear.

Corn Collage Picture

Instructions to make a collage using popcorn.

Corny Ladies

Check out the photos of this unique decorating idea shared by Lucy McNeill.

Counting Your Blessings Ornaments

Here is a great ornament to make and Thanksgiving gathering activity shared by simplysimpl1.

Thanksgiving Diorama

Check out this Thanksgiving diorama Melinda helped her kids make for a school project.

Giving Thanks Jar Tradition

Jamie Prickett shares her family tradition and how they give thanks each year at the dinner table! A great Thanksgiving craft.

Giving Thanks Tree Craft

This is a great way for your family to celebrate Thanksgiving. Have all your friends and family members add leaves to your tree as they visit over the holidays.

Harvest Basket Craftst Collage

From your About.com guide, a fun collage craft.

Indian Corn Cob

From your About.com guide, make your own ear of corn using a toilet tissue roll.

Indian Corn Cob Craft

Follow these instructions and you can make a cob of Indian corn out of a toilet tissue roll.

Pine Cone Corn Cob Magnet

From your About.com guide, Make this unique fridge magnet using a closed pine cone.

Thanks for Dessert

Make this unique art project shared by Diana.

Thanksgiving Bead Patterns

Themed list of several free beaded safety pin patterns.

Thanksgiving Card from Kids

This is a great Thanksgiving card for kids to make for their loved ones, shared by Lady Scarlett.

Thanksgiving Collage

From your About.com guide, a simple project using a paper plate and magazines.

Thanksgiving Diorama

Sarah submitted a photo of a fun Thanksgiving-thmed diorama her family made.

Thanksgiving Frame

Here is a great Thanksgiving frame to make for decorating, gifts, or just for fun. A fun holiday idea shared by MaryEllen Flynn.

Thanksgiving Paper Chain

From your About.com guide, a fun Thanksgiving decoration that lets you show off all you are thankful for.

Thanksgiving Placemat

From your About.com guide, a personalized placemat.

Thanksgiving Tablecloth Craft

From your About.com guide, use your creativity and these ideas to make a fancy tablecloth.

Tree of Thanks

From your About.com guide, create this fun picture to help you celebrate everything you are thankful for.

Thanksgiving Dinner Craft

While you are waiting for your real Christmas dinner, why not make this pretend one!

Thanksgiving Woven Placemat Craft

This Thanksgiving craft is fun for all ages, and helps build motor skills in young ones. Watch how to weave a paper Thanksgiving placemat from scratch, and see how to paint a turkey onto each craft using your child's hand.

Hand Turkey Thanksgiving Placemat Craft

Follow these directions and make a cute Thanksgiving placemat craft - shared by Sami in NC.

Recycled Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

There are a variety of recycled Thanksgiving crafts for kids and adults to make. Check out this long list of Thanksgiving crafts that you can make by recycling items you might normally throw away. If you want even more crafts, sign up for my Family Crafts Newsletter.

Thanksgiving Toothpick Holders

Learn how you can use a clay pot to create a toothpick holder that looks like either a turkey or a pilgrim hat.

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