It’s Thanksgiving and we’ve got a great craft for you to do with your preschooler that takes you outside to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Your little one will love coloring and decorating their leaf turkey!

What You’ll Need:
*One turkey coloring sheet per child (see below)
*Construction paper
*Leaves
*Glue
*Markers/crayons
*Scissors

Preparation:
*Print out one PDF or MS Word coloring sheet per child.

Turn your pumpkin into a turkey! No carving necessary for this cute craft.

What You’ll Need:
*Turkey Template, see attachment below
*Scissors
*Construction paper (brown, yellow, red, orange)
*Glue
*10 Wooden skewers (like those use for kabobs)
*Pumpkin (printed as is, this works best with a small pumpkin)

Preparation:

Decorate your house for Thanksgiving while keeping your kids busy with this fun activity & craft that is sure to keep their interest!

What You’ll Need:
*Leaves
*Paper
*Crayons
*Scissors
*Contact paper
*Ribbon, yarn, or twine
*Hole punch

Preparation:
*Head outside for a little walk and collect some leaves. Be sure to get various sizes and colors. You don’t want leaves that are too brittle and will break.

Activity:

Match letters and get into the Thanksgiving spirit with this great craft for preschoolers!

What You’ll Need:
*Wooden clothes pins
*Crayons
*Construction paper, various colors
*Contact paper, optional
*White paper
*Glue
*Black marker
*Scissors
*Dry erase marker, optional

Preparation:

Make these beautiful placemats to decorate your Thanksgiving table.

What You’ll Need:
*Black construction paper, 8.5 by 14 or 11 by 17
*Yellow, orange, and red tissue paper, cut into 3x3 squares (2 or 3 of each color)
*Scissors
*Glue
*Leaf template (see attachment below)
*Chalk
*Contact paper

Preparation:

Teach your children the importance of voting with these fun voting activities. And don’t forget to get out and vote this Election Day, November 2.

What You’ll Need:
*Shoebox
*Brown craft paper or construction paper
*Tape
*Paint, stickers, markers, etc.
*Scissors
*Paper

Preparation:

Read the book The Turkey Ball by David Steinberg and make this colorful turkey! (If you don’t have the book, you can still do this great craft!)

What You’ll Need:
*Paper plate
*Paint or bingo daubers: red, orange, and yellow
*Turkey template, optional, see below
*Construction paper or markers: orange, red, brown
*Scissors
*Glue

Preparation:
*Cut each paper plate in half -- you need one half for each turkey.

Wrap strips of gauze or cheesecloth around a plastic container. Add google eyes. Make our Coffee Filter Ghosts and decorate for Halloween!

Fill a black sock with cotton balls or batting. Stick two pip cleaners into the open end and then sew or glue shut. These will be the bat's legs. Flip it over and glue or sew black craft foam for the ears and wings, white craft foam for the mouth, and add some google eyes. Make our Mummy Treat Holder and be ready for Halloween!