Monday, November 7, 2011

15 MINUTE THANKSGIVING CRAFTS (PERFECT FOR SMALLER CHILDREN)



Here are a few toddler and/or preschool Fall/Thanksgiving crafts I have done with my 2 and 4 year old. I put them together and made them 15 minutes start to end.  


(left is my preschooler's, right my toddler's - she needed more help with her's than my 4 year old did)
Super Easy Toliet Paper Roll Turkeys
Supplies
Toliet paper holder
googly eyes
construction paper (orange)
feathers
glue
brown marker

I had my kids color their tubes with their brown markers, them they glued their feet and beaks on which I just quickly made out of construction paper, had them glue feathers on the backside of the turkey, then they glued their googly eyes on.




Mosaic Pumpkin
Supplies
paper plate
orange construction paper
small piece of cardboard (I used part of a cereal box)

My 2 year old and I ripped up paper, she used a glue stick to coat her paper plate, glued down the paper pieces, I cut out a stem and taped it to the back of the plate.

Stay tunned I will have more Thanksgiving crafts within the next week or so to share with you!




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12 comments:

  1. L2LNovember 7, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    Oh, I have to tuck away the mosaic pumpkin for next year!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

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  2. Rose @ Walnut AcreNovember 7, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    I love the turkeys!

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  3. LindsayNovember 7, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Cute ideas! Thanks!

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  4. AnonymousNovember 7, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Too Cute!! Thank you for sharing.
    Discovering Montessori

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  5. Charlene @ Adventures In Mommy LandNovember 7, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Love these. Come link up at Hey Mom, Look What I Did at Adventures In Mommy Land (http://adventures-in-mommy-land.blogspot.com/2011/11/hey-mom-look-what-i-did-5.html) We would love to have you!!

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  6. Deb ChitwoodNovember 7, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Great ideas, Nicole! And it's nice that you can easily keep these sorts of activities on activity trays throughout the month. Thanks for linking up with Montessori Monday! I pinned your post to my Kids' Thanksgiving Activities Pinterest board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-thanksgiving-activities/

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  7. UnknownNovember 7, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Cute ideas! I love ideas that are easy to implement like this!

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  8. UnknownNovember 8, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    These are both so cute and look so easy. Thanks for sharing!

    Dropped in from the Link & Learn

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  9. UnknownNovember 11, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    What a cute pumpkin craft! We did something similar today, only we made a turkey. Ripping is easier for the littles than scissors but still a great fine motor activity.

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  10. PrairieJennNovember 12, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    The turkeys are too cute!

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  11. KellyNovember 13, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Cute Turkeys!
    stopping by from 1+1
    believingin1.blogspot.com
    Kelly

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  12. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    I love the mosaic pumpkin - and it could be used to fit many themes. Maybe we'll try a Christmas tree next month. Thanks for the idea.

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Nicole, the mama behind the Mama to 5 Blessings blog, is a mom to 5 children. Three boys: ages 8 years, 5 years, 2 years, a daughter 4 years and a new baby girl born April 19th 2013. She has been married to her husband Fritz for 11 years. Here at Mama to 5 Blessings you will find quite a variety of topics: recipes, crafts for moms and children, homeschooling, parenting, reviews and giveaways, thrifty tips and much more! Mama to 5 Blessings can also be found on Twitter @mamato3blessing, Facebook and Pinterest.