Are you looking for exciting and fun activities this Thanksgiving for your kids? You’re in for a treat because these Thanksgiving-themed past times will surely be a great addition to a fun-filled day with your kids! It’s time for some fun turkey activities for kids.

Turkey Activities for Kids 

It’s just a few weeks until Thanksgiving and we are getting so excited to see family and have our big Thanksgiving feast. My kids have made some adorable Thanksgiving crafts at preschool and in school over the years and I love hanging them around the house to decorate and enjoy during November. 

Today I’m sharing a few Thanksgiving activities for kids that we’ve put together at home this season. We have a handprint (we love holiday handprints!), a funny turkey hat, and even something for your Thanksgiving dinner: turkey juice boxes. Enjoy! 

Thanksgiving Activities for Kids

Turkey Handprint Craft 

Supplies: 

• White paper or cardstock
• Brown, yellow, red, blue, green paint
• Paintbrush (we like sponge brushes)
• Orange and red markers
• Small google eye

Directions: Use the paintbrush to paint the child’s palm and thumb brown. Use the other colors to paint their remaining fingers. Make the handprint. Once dry, glue on the eye and draw on the beak and snood. 

Silly Thanksgiving Turkey Hat Activity 

Supplies:

• Brown, yellow, blue, green, and red paper 
• Large google eyes (or draw your own)
• scissors
• Glue or tape
• Stapler 

Directions: Cut 2 strips of brown paper and staple them together to make a crown shape for the child’s head. Cut a large circle (I traced a cereal bowl) for the turkey’s head. On the head glue the eyes, beak, and snood (cut those from the orange and red paper). 

If you want a beak that opens, cut the triangle on the fold. Glue the head to the crown.

Cut out 2 strips of red paper and fold them like an accordion for the “bouncy legs”. Staple those onto the crown. Last cut out some feathers from the colored paper. Make tiny cuts along the outside of the feather to make it more “feathery” and glue those to the crown too. 

Want a few more turkey crafts? Here are 5 more we created: Turkey Crafts for Kids 

Turkey Juice Boxes

Supplies: 

• Juice Pouch
• Feathers
• Brown & Yellow Construction Paper
• Google Eyes
• Glue or Tape
• Scissors

Directions:

Wrap the juice pouch with brown construction paper. Tape or glue into place

Add google eyes & a beak. Glue feathers on the back of the pouch.

This is a super-easy way to add a fun and festive touch to the kids’ Thanksgiving place setting. You could also personalize with the kids’ names or let the kids assemble while the turkey is in the oven. This would also be fun for a Thanksgiving class party at school.

 

We used Juicy Juice Fruitfuls Organic. They are my kid’s new favorite and even I really enjoy a glass of the grape! We used the juice boxes for this craft but Juicy Juice Fruitfuls Organic also comes in a larger multi-serve bottle which is great to quickly hydrate a Thanksgiving Kids table. 

Juicy Juice has some cute Thanksgiving activities for kids on their site too. We love this Turkey Cone Craft and these cute Thanksgiving Owls. 

And there you have it! Hope these Thanksgiving activities will bring joy to your little ones. If you’re looking for fun Thanksgiving activities for older kids, stay tuned because there are some very fun posts coming over the next few weeks. We’ll have plenty of ways for kids of all ages to be involved in the family thanksgiving celebration. 

 

Hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving! 

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