When I was a kid, my sister and I invented a Thanksgiving game called "Catch the Turkey" that involved taking a blanket and throwing it over our younger brother and yelling "Catch the turkey!" It was meant to just be a one-time antagonistic act, but over the years it became a tradition. Maybe I should introduce my two year-old to Catch the Turkey this year…
Everyone knows about the classic Hand-print Turkey, but what about other less celebrated activities for the kids at the Thanksgiving kiddie table? What great activities have you planned, or done in past years?
What's your great crafty idea for Thanksgiving? Share it here and don't forget to link to your blog or website, and I will feature a few next week!
Heather Mann brings you a daily dose of cool and cheap craft ideas at Dollar Store Crafts, and is the Editor and Publisher of CROQ Zine, a print magazine devoted to hip crafts and indie business. She’s the mother of two small boys and likes argyle, pirates, tea sets, finger puppets and miniature anythings!
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My kids and I have been doing a lot of Thanksgiving crafts.I have posted them on my blog at http://www.jennwa.blogspot.com
My mom always made a turkey out of a big brown paper bag. It had a slit in it's back which we "stuffed" with our blessings written on slips of paper. Usually we did this through the entire month of November. On Thanksgiving, we then dumped them out the turkey's contents and read them before our thanksgiving meal.
Turkeys in Bloom is a tissue flower turkey project. Help the kids make a bouquet for your centerpiece, or use them as napkin rings by wrapping the stem around a napkin.
http://www.craftplayground.com
Here's my fave…it's a turkey countdown craft!
http://ohamanda.com/?p=914
My 2yo LOVES it!
I have 3 turkey projects on my blog:
http://www.everythingexceptthegrill.blogspot.com