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A Thanksgiving Craft with the Kids

11/14/2019

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Another fun craft with the kids and grandkids~

I'm always looking for a craft to do with my grandkids, especially for holidays. I found this one online, and I'll provide the link at the end of this blog. I thought it was cute, and something that my six-year-old grandson could help me with. Then he would have a gift for his mother, teacher, and bus driver.

Once again it involved a trip to the craft store to get the silk leaves, small clay pots and raffia. 
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Wooden spoons and two sizes of wooden hearts.
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Leaves and raffia.
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The terra cotta pots--I got the smallest size they had.
More supplies~

It also involved some wooden hearts--two sizes; and some wooden spoons. Remember those? They're like the wooden spoons that used to come with ice cream cups back in the day. And yes, they have them in the craft store.


Next? The painting!

That's where my grandson really had fun. And he added ideas of his own. The sample cup online wasn't painted, but he decided that painting the clay pot would make for a really colorful turkey. And I agreed. I like all his creative ideas. 
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No worries, grandparents. The paints are water-based and washable.
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He thought painting the pots would give the turkeys colorful feathers. I agreed.
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Don't forget to give them an old tee-shirt to wear so they don't get paint on their clothes.
Finished turkey cups~

I assembled them as it involved a hot glue gun and I didn't want him to burn his fingers. He was content with all the painting, and picking out the prettiest leaves for tail feathers. 
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Wooden buttons are also cute on the raffia bows.
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I like the way my grandson painted the wooden hearts for embellishments. And he painted the pots for colorful turkey feathers. Children have much better ideas than we do.
The many uses of turkey cups~

We came up with a few things these cups could be used for:
  1. Name cards at place settings
  2. Party favors
  3. Gifts for teachers and bus drivers
  4. Holders for mints and/or nuts at the Thanksgiving table
  5. Family could write their thankful thoughts and put them in their turkey cup
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Final thoughts~

It's always fun to do a craft with your grandchildren. And to be able to add their art work to the seasonal decor around their home or grandmother's home is especially nice. They beam with pride when telling others that they made it. And to be able to tell the teacher that they personally made the small gift brings them such satisfaction.

This blog is all about sharing ideas of things you do with your grandchildren. Please write and share any ideas you have that have worked in the past. 

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!
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Website for turkey cups~

​bingecrafter.com/2011/11/turkey-pots.html
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