Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Thanksgiving is that cozy, heart-warming time of year when families gather, the table is filled with delicious food, and little ones are bursting with excitement! Whether you’re homeschooling this fall or spending the day with cousins at Grandma’s house, this is the perfect time to slow down, connect, and create Thanksgiving crafts for kids together!

All of these Thanksgiving crafts for kids are completely no-prep, just print and go! You only need simple materials you already have around the house like coloring supplies, scissors, and glue. But the best part? You can make them as creative as you want! Add paint, glitter, tissue paper, or craft scraps to give each project your own festive touch. However you choose to make them, these hands-on, skill-building crafts bring learning and laughter together in the sweetest seasonal way. Let’s get into the goodness!

 

Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft

Kids make an adorable scarecrow face using a paper plate, cutouts, and string. They’ll color, cut, and glue pieces together to bring their fall friend to life!

Skills developed:

• Fine motor control (cutting, gluing, coloring)

• Hand-eye coordination

• Creativity and self-expression

• Following multi-step directions
  
  

My Thanksgiving Dinner Fall Craft

Children color and cut out their favorite Thanksgiving foods like turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and more, then assemble their perfect plate!

Skills developed:

• Sorting and categorizing (food groups, shapes, colors)

• Fine motor skills

• Sequencing and spatial awareness

• Expressive language (“My favorite Thanksgiving food is…”)
  

 

Thanksgiving Party Pack

The Printable Thanksgiving Party Pack includes: coloring pages, turkey crowns, a thankful turkey craftivity, dress-the-turkey craft, dinner label match, word search, and November crossword! All in one easy donwload!

Skills developed:

• Fine motor skills (cutting, coloring, gluing)

• Early literacy and vocabulary building

• Creative thinking and imagination

• Emotional development (gratitude and thankfulness)

• Problem-solving and critical thinking

• Hand-eye coordination

 

Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Crafts

My Slice of Pumpkin Pie Craftivity 

Kids color, cut, and glue together their own slice of pumpkin pie, then trace seasonal words to build literacy skills. You could also let your child rip up tissue paper to use to color the pie!

Skills developed:

• Early writing and tracing

• Vocabulary building (fall, shape, or color words)

• Fine motor precision

• Seasonal awareness and theme connection
  

Pumpkin Pie Fold-Out Writing Craftivity 

Learners make a fold-out book describing pumpkin pie using sensory and descriptive words like orange, sweet, and triangle.

Skills developed:

• Descriptive writing and sensory vocabulary

• Early literacy comprehension

• Fine motor and sequencing skills

• Concept development (shape, color, taste)

• Tracing and pre-writing skills
  
  

How to Make a Pumpkin Pie Craftivity

Kids create a pumpkin pie topper and complete a writing or sequencing page about how to make a pie!

Skills developed:

• Step-by-step sequencing

• Procedural writing

• Logical thinking and order comprehension

• Fine motor and cutting practice
  
  

Sweet as Pie Craftivity 

This interactive lift-the-flap craft invites kids to finish the sentence: “___ is sweet as pie because ___.”

Skills developed:

• Expressive writing and sentence structure

• Social-emotional learning (identifying kindness and appreciation)

• Creativity and fine motor work

• Cognitive reasoning
  
  

Vote for Pumpkin Pie Craftivity 

Add a Thanksgiving twist on opinion writing! Kids “vote” for pumpkin pie (or not!) and share why.

Skills developed:

• Opinion writing and reasoning

• Early civics and decision-making concepts

• Fine motor skills

• Communication and confidence
  
  

Turkey Thanksgiving Crafts

Turkey Feelings Writing Craftivity 

Children create a turkey face showing different emotions, then write about how their turkey feels on Thanksgiving.

Skills developed:

• Emotional literacy and SEL awareness

• Writing and language expression

• Creativity and empathy

• Fine motor and assembly skills
  
  

Thankful Table Craftivity 

Kids create a Thanksgiving dinner place setting and write or draw what they’re thankful for.

Skills developed:

• Gratitude and reflection

• Writing and drawing expression

• Spatial awareness and cutting

• Social-emotional development
  
  

Turkey Fall Craft 

A classic and simple craft for younger kids: color, cut, and glue to build their own turkey!

Skills developed:

• Fine motor control

• Color recognition

• Hand-eye coordination

• Following directions
  
  

Dress the Turkey Fall Craft 

Children get to “dress” their turkey with cute outfits and accessories like scarves, hats, and more!

Skills developed:

• Imaginative play and creativity

• Vocabulary (clothing and accessories)

• Fine motor dexterity

• Decision-making and design skills
  
  

Why These Thanksgiving Crafts Matter

Thanksgiving crafts for kids are more than just fun! They help your child grow, learn, and embrace the holiday. Each activity strengthens early literacy, fine motor skills, and creativity while also teaching gratitude and self-expression. For homeschool families, they’re a perfect way to blend learning with family fun and seasonal celebration. Whether you’re hanging finished crafts on the wall or sharing them with family at dinner, these projects create memories (and skills!) that last long after the pumpkin pie is gone.

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