How to Make Thanksgiving Crafts

These DIY Thanksgiving crafts will lend festive fun to your holiday decor.

Before the turkey is in the oven, the dining room table is set and your family is on their way, making Thanksgiving and fall crafts is a fun way to pass the time. Thanksgiving crafts will keep little hands busy and provide family-friendly fall decor to your home. Try any of these crafts to add fun to your Thanksgiving table. OREO TURKEY  WHAT YOU NEED: WHAT YOU DO: HANDPRINT TURKEY WHAT YOU NEED: WHAT YOU DO: YUMMY ACORNS WHAT YOU NEED: WHAT YOU DO:   TELL US: Do you have any fun Thanksgiving crafts you make with your kids? Share your favorites in the comments below.  

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Raising Lexington: Teaching Kids to Be Thankful

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to teach kids about being thankful and with all of the distractions their generations has it may be a bigger lesson plan than anticipated.

I don’t know about you, but Thanksgiving snuck up on me this year. With the Nor’easter, Halloween and both kids birthdays, I am halfway into the month and just starting to think about Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is such a great time to talk to kids about being thankful because there really aren’t a lot of distractions to this holiday. You have turkey and family, and that is about it. No gifts, no big man in a red suit, no lighting candles for eight nights (we celebrate both Christmas and Chanukah) and no weekends filled with parties. Thanksgiving is pretty basic when you think about it -- and I like that. It’s a day dedicated to giving thanks and with kids we need a day like that. Now that both of my kids are old enough to understand that …

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Audra Myerberg

1:16 pm on Thursday, November 17, 2011

Thank you both for the great feedback! I love your thoughts and appreciate your ideas. I really want to push this year round and will write about it in different forms again. Happy Thanksgiving to you both!   more ›