Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays for helping children be mindful of the abundance in their lives. During this season, we take some time to sit and reflect on our greatest blessings. For many of us, our family is one of the best things we have.

One of our favorite ways to celebrate family is to sit down together and do a fun activity like this brown paper bag turkey craft! For even more ideas, check out our turkey activities for kids.

Turkey Paper Bag Puppet

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It’s a simple craft that will bring the family together, allow for creative expression, and set the tone for the Thanksgiving season.

Read on below or watch our video to see how simple it is to make this turkey at home or in the classroom!

Supplies

• Brown paper bag
• Colored card stock (in shades of red, orange, yellow and blue)
• Black marker
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Turkey template (unlock the image to go to the download page)

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this turkey to life!

First, prepare the brown paper bag for the craft by cutting off about 3″ on the bottom.

Next, have your child glue the turkey’s beak to the bottom of the brown paper bag’s flap so that half of it hangs off.

Now, help your child to glue the red turkey’s snood onto the top, side of the turkey’s beak.

Glue or draw on the turkey’s eyes above the beak. Alternatively, you can also draw them on with markers.

Finally, encourage your child to arrange the turkey feathers in a fan along the back side of the brown paper bag. Once you’re happy with the arrangement, glue them in place.

Isn’t this such a cute and simple paper bag puppet craft?!

Cute Turkey Handprint Craft

Thanksgiving Unit For Kids

Don’t let the fun stop here! Add in more activities to create a mini Thanksgiving unit study. Read below for some ideas to get started.

Thanksgiving Themed Books For Kids

Reading aloud to kids is a great experience. It helps them with their curiosity, helps them learn new vocabulary, and allows them to develop a love of reading. For all those reasons and more, we suggest starting with books.

Below are some of the top Thanksgiving books for kids!

Turkey Trouble – If you’ve never read this book, you have to add it to your holiday collection! It’s so cute and fun and kids just love it! Follow the turkey around the farm as he disguises himself as different animals so the farmer doesn’t catch him for Thanksgiving dinner!

How To Catch A Turkey – Kids who love the How To Catch books will want to see all the crazy contraptions kids make to try to catch a turkey loose at the school!

Pete The Cat: The First Thanksgiving -Every Pete the Cat book is fantastic, but this one takes it up a notch with flaps for the kids to open. It’s a great way to get the kids excited about reading and Thanksgiving!

Paper Thanksgiving Crafts

Crafting with kids helps develop important skills like patience, focus, and creativity. It can also help them learn to follow directions, use scissors properly, and it’s fun!

Related: Turkey Worksheets

Add in more crafts with our favorite ones below:

Turkey Headband Craft – This is such a cute Thanksgiving craft! You only need some simple craft supplies, and your kids will love wearing their own turkey headbands. Kids from preschool age to elementary school will have so much fun with this activity!

Pilgrim Craft – Add this craft to your lesson plans for educational fun this November! It’s also a great opportunity to talk about what it means to be grateful. Download the printable template and let your little ones get creative with this easy craft.

Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft—Scarecrows are always associated with this time of year, so why not make one with your kids? This simple craft is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. It’s inexpensive and uses paper plates and other simple supplies you probably already have at home.

Paper Bag Corn Craft – Here’s another craft that uses paper bags! Kids will love making their corn with this easy and fun paper craft. With a little creativity and imagination, they can make a corn paper bag puppet to use in imaginative play.

Children’s Thanksgiving Activities

These Thanksgiving pattern blocks are a great activity to do with your kids this fall! They’re an easy way to teach them about shapes and colors while also helping their fine motor skills.

Kids will love these Thanksgiving color-by-number printables. They’re a perfect activity for this fall season, and you can even use them in the classroom.

Try this Name Turkey Craft

Just download, print off, and start coloring in your favorite Thanksgiving traditions like turkey, pilgrims, and more!

This roll a turkey printable will help your kids work on their counting and color recognition skills while having fun! It’s a simple and easy game that kids of all ages will enjoy. Just roll the dice and see who can complete their turkey first!

These Thanksgiving cutting practice worksheets are great fun for kids who are learning to use scissors. They help with fine motor skills, coordination, and dexterity.

Plus, they’re Thanksgiving-themed, so your little ones can practice cutting while also getting into the holiday spirit!

Toilet Paper Roll Pilgrim Craft

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