Get kids into the Thanksgiving spirit with a festive turkey hat that's as much fun for kids to make as it is to wear. Use our easy-to-follow instructions to show you how.
What You'll Need: * White paper plate * Scissors * Assorted paint colors * Cotton swabs * Paper: dark brown, light brown, black, orange, red * Glue stick * Brown crafts foam * Stapler
Cut a 6-inch-diameter circle from brown paper, and cut it in half.
Glue one of the halves to the plate.
Cut out a 3-inch-diameter circle from light brown paper for the turkey's head, two small circles from black paper for the eyes, a small diamond from orange paper for the beak and fold in half, and a comma shape from red paper for the wattle.
Glue all the pieces to the plate as shown.
Cut two 8-1/2x2-inch strips from orange paper and cut two slits at the bottom of each strip.
Accordion-fold the strips to make legs and fold up the strips at the bottom for the feet.
Glue the legs to the flat edge of the plate, positioning each one just inside the rim on opposite sides.
Help your little girl dress up like a pilgrim this Thanksgiving with a sweet white bonnet made from a single sheet of white crafts foam. Check out our easy instructions to see how to do it.
What You'll Need: * 11.81 x 17.71-inch piece (standard single sheet) of white crafts foam * Stapler * Scissors * Hole punch * 1-3/4 yards of white grosgrain ribbon
Fold over one long edge of a piece of white crafts foam to create a 2-inch-wide brim. Staple it once on each side to hold it in place. The fold will not lay completely flat until the hat is completed.
Make seven evenly spaced 4-1/2-inch-long cuts on the long unfolded edge for a total of eight flaps
Editor's Tip: Help younger children by drawing the lines on the crafts foam as a guide for cutting.
Fold a full sheet of newspaper in half and fold the top two corners down to meet at the center.
Tape with masking tape.
Fold up one bottom edge of the newspaper to meet the edge of the folded-down corners, then fold the folded edge up again to meet the edge of the folded-down corners.
Fold the folded edge over to create a brim.
Flip the paper over and fold up the opposite bottom edge in the same manner.
Put a feather in your kid's cap with this turkey headband.
What You'll Need: * brown, tan, red, yellow, and green felt * scissors * needle and thread
Make it: Cut a piece of tan felt to fit around your child's head and sew closed at the back. Then, cut seven feathers from different colors of felt and sew them in a fan shape onto the front of the headband. Add a turkey head, beak, and a wattle all cut from felt. Draw on two eyes with a black maker to finish.
Tap into nature for this season's fashions! Adding a couple of acorns to a fall-inspired headband will have your daughter looking super chic while celebrating Thanksgiving.
What You'll Need: * variegated yarn in fall colors * Tacky Glue * plastic headband * clothespins * felt * ribbon * scissors * acorns
Make it: Coat your headband with Tacky Glue and wrap the yarn tightly around, attaching the ends with clothespins while the glue dries. Then, cut two teardrop shaped pieces of felt (one slightly smaller than the other) and glue the smaller piece on top of the larger. Add a few sprigs of ribbon at the top of your teardrop, and then glue on two small acorns. One dry, add your fall arrangement to the headband and adhere with the Tacky Glue.
Your kids will love making this silly craft as much as they'll enjoy wearing the finished product. Get everyone at the table to don a drumstick for a fun family photo.
What You'll Need: * brown grocery bags * white paper napkins * small brown lunch bags * tape * scissors * stapler * scrap paper
Make it: Create the headband base by cutting a 5" wide strip from a grocery bag and folding it in thirds lengthwise. Wrap it around your child's head for sizing, cut off the excess, and tape to secure. To make each drumstick, trim the top of a brown lunch bag so it's about 7" long. Wrap the bag around your fist and scrunch it into shape around your wrist; then, stuff it half full with balled-up scrap paper. Make the bones by crumpling one white napkin into a ball and covering it with a second, unfolded, napkin. Twist the napkin at the bottom of the ball and insert the excess into the stuffed bag. Twist and tape the two parts together to secure. Staple the legs to the headband and use tape to cover any staple ends inside the band.
Make it: Use cardstock to make the base of your crown: measure to the size of your child's head and tape together two pieces of cardstock if it won't fit all the way around. Next, draw a zigzag at the top of the crown and cut out the triangles to make pointed peaks. Staple leaves in place on the crown (cover the staples on the inside with tape for safety), then wrap the crown around your child's head and tape closed at the back.
