15 DIY Thanksgiving Crafts

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Thanksgiving is the best time of the year to show your craft skills. The kids are also excited to show their creative talent. Let’s find the best DIY Thanksgiving crafts that are easy to make and look impressive too.

Thanksgiving Crafts

1. Family Gratitude Pumpkin Idea

It is a great way to express your thoughts and is easy to make. If you try to make something unique to thank each other, people get excited to participate, and that’s what I try to do every year on Thanksgiving.

I was looking at a pumpkin and wondered, there is so much space to write your thoughts, why not use this idea?

You need a faux pumpkin, ribbon, scissors, and a Sharpie marker.

2. Mason Jar Craft

This is one of the coolest mason jar craft ideas. Look for wide-mouth mason jars as you need to place candles inside.

You have a variety of color options to choose from: aqua, golden brown, mustard and Spanish Olive.

The supplies needed are mason jars, contact paper, and spray paint.

3. Turkey Craft

This is one of the cutest DIY Thanksgiving crafts. The kids and adults both love to be a part of it.

To make this, you need a cork, glue, felt, and black beads. You can buy these from a local craft store or online.

4. Dough Bowl Centerpiece

This is one of the most beautiful Thanksgiving centerpieces. You can use this centerpiece all year round.

To make this, you need a dough ball, cotton stems, floral foam, fall stems, and oatmeal linen pumpkins.

5. Coffee Filter Turkeys

It is one of the easiest Thanksgiving crafts for kids. The kindergarten and preschool kids are going to love this.

You can make these in just half an hour, including 5 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of active time.

The supplies needed are a paintbrush, wooden spring clothespins, brown acrylic craft paints, coffee filters, and googly eyes. You need a water spray bottle and non-stick craft mat.

You can use these as place cards and write people’s names on it, or you can fix a magnet to the feather and stick it on your refrigerator.

6. Beaded Pipe Cleaner Indian Corn

It is one of my favorite ideas for Thanksgiving crafts. The idea is unique and looks adorable too.

To make this, the supplies needed are pipe cleaners and plastic pony beads. Since these are multicolored, it attract kids’ participation too. They want to be part of it, and it makes your job easier.

7. Sponged Painted Thanksgiving Turkey Craft

It is one of the most interesting and fun craft ideas. The best thing is it’s affordable. You can get the supplies from Dollar Store or online.

To make it, you need a paper plate, paint, scissors, glue, and a sponge.

8. DIY Pumpkin Decor

This is one of the easiest craft ideas but it looks immensely beautiful.

The supplies needed are faux pumpkin, spray paint, leaves, a paintbrush, and spray glue.

9. Wood Slice Turkey Craft

Kids will simply love it. You can use these as place card holders or for photo holders too.

The supplies needed are googly eyes, brown pipe cleaners, red and orange felt, a hot glue gun, and wood slices.

These are unique and that’s what I love about them the most. I want my guests and their kids to have a unique experience when they visit for fall dinner or for Thanksgiving.