Make this for Thanksgiving!
Dear Readers,
Here are some Thanksgiving crafts I thought you might enjoy with your children or students.
HANDPRINT TURKEYS
This is a popular and easy craft for ages 3 to 9.
Paint your child's hand with washable poster paint. Print on white or colored paper. Let dry. The thumb will be the turkey's head. The palm is the body and the fingers are the tail feathers. Use a permanent marker (like a Sharpie) to add a comb, beak, and eyes to the thumb and feet to the body. Discuss things you and your child are thankful for and write one thing on each feather.
FLANNEL BOARD with ONE IS A FEAST FOR MOUSE
Pre-School--1st Grade
One is a Feast for Mouse is a type of book called a cumulative book, meaning the events add on to one another--in the case of Mouse, he continues to stack up more and more foods. This type of book benefits from repeated readings as children love the predictability.
A flannel board is a nice way to retell the story, and allow children to act it out. Retelling enhances vocabulary development and sequencing skills--important skills for learning to read.
--make Mouse character and each type of food out of paper. Cut and color. Glue felt or Velcro on the back of each piece. It's easy to make a flannel board from a sheet of cardboard covered with flannel and taped on the back. Stack up the foods up as you tell the story. Kids especially love to watch Mouse DROP all the food when he sees the cat!
CHOCOLATE BALL MOUSE
All ages!
These make great table favors for the Thanksgiving dinner table!
Take one toothsome malted milk ball
1 cupcake paper
1 pretzel stick
1 Tbsp of chocolate frosting
1 red M&M candy
2 round or star-shaped candies (cake decorations)
Use the malted milk ball for the body. Put in cupcake paper. With a toothpick, use frosting to glue on a red M&M for a nose, and round or star shaped candies for eyes. Stick on a pretzel stick tail. Enjoy!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Judy
