Are you searching for some fun and festive turkey crafts for preschoolers? If so, you’ve come to the right place!
I love making crafts with preschoolers during the holidays, and I’ve found some fun crafts to add to your preschool Thanksgiving activities.
These crafts are perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners.
When you craft with little ones, you provide them an opportunity to get creative while practicing scissor skills, strengthening fine motor skills, and more.
Turkey Crafts for Preschoolers
Fun Thanksgiving Paper Plate Turkey Craft for Kids
If you're looking for a fun Thanksgiving craft to do with your preschoolers, look no further! This watercolor paper plate turkey craft is so easy to make.
This cute cardboard tube turkey craft is not only easy for even young children to make, but it is also a fun and festive Thanksgiving decoration to create.
You get to choose if you want to just do some painting with pinecones or if you want to use that painting to make a turkey craft, OR do multiple paintings and leave one as just that and create a craft with the other.
Painted Rock Turkeys for Thanksgiving – Happy Hooligans
Make one of these painted rock turkeys to serve as a paperweight, or make a whole bunch, and use them as place settings at your Thanksgiving dinner table!
This Turkey Puppet Craft will be the Star of the Show!
Create this cute little turkey puppet craft with notched craft sticks to get ready for Thanksgiving. These little guys are fairly sturdy and invite lots of pretend play.
Use construction paper to create a super simple paper turkey decoration for your home. If you make more then one you can string them together to decorate a mantel or make a big one for a larger room decoration.
Thanksgiving Turkey Craft – Fantastic Fun & Learning
Your child can use a plastic dough cutter to roll your turkey some feathers while using fine motor and artistic skills. Don’t have a dough cutter then maybe try a fork instead!
Egg Carton Turkey Art Project – Fun Thanksgiving craft for kids
Recycle an egg carton and turn it into an thankful turkey craft treat box. A very quick craft that’s perfect for last minute table decoration or party treat holder.
Wine Cork Turkey Decoration for Kids – Happy Hooligans
Colorful cupcake liners and wine corks create simple yet beautiful wine cork turkeys.Use your turkeys to decorate a tabletop or a window sill, or just use them for some silly turkey play.
Allow your child some creativity with an invitation to create turkey time. Set up your tray of supplies and let your child decide if their turkey will be traditional fall colors or maybe a rainbow!
These turkey decorations for Thanksgiving will add a special sweetness to your dinner table, mantel, or wherever you choose to display them. Using materials you already have on hand, have fun making these adorable egg tray turkeys!
Use a couple recycled paper rolls to create a stamped turkey. A parent will need to prep the feather stamp roll and the body stamp roll. Then let the child dip in paint and create a stamped turkey.
Fill your book basket with a great collection of Thanksgiving picture books. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.
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How to Catch a Turkey – A turkey is running loose in a school right before a Thanksgiving play. Can YOU help catch it? Follow along as students turn their school upside down trying to catch the turkey, ending with a twist that ensures no turkeys are harmed (or eaten!).
Turkey Trouble – Turkey is in trouble. Bad trouble. The kind of trouble where it’s almost Thanksgiving . . . and you’re the main course. But Turkey has an idea–what if he doesn’t look like a turkey? What if he looks like another animal instead?Â
10 Fat Turkeys – Girls and boys will gobble up this hilarious story about ten goofy turkeys and their silly antics: swinging from a vine, strutting on a boar, doing a noodle dance, and more.Â
Teaching Resources
Do you smell that? Is it fall or your new pumpkin pie play dough kit. This homemade pumpkin scented play dough kit is perfect as a party favor, holiday goody bag or even a fun activity at home.
Welcome autumn and encourage creativity in your children with this fall-themed felt creations busy bag. Practice counting and exploring patterns as you put on the turkey’s feathers.
Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.
