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Pete the Cat Thanksgiving Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Kids can extend the fun of the book and bring this lovable character to life with this festive Pete the Cat Thanksgiving craft. They’ll love to dress the beloved blue feline up in his pilgrim’s hat using their creativity. 
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[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="EYJ4EiQR" upload-date="2023-11-09T00:00:00.000Z" name="Pete The Cat Thanksgiving Craft" description="Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, traditions, and feasting! It's also an opportunity for kids to learn the history of the holiday, including the story of the pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving. A fun way to introduce this bit of history to children is through the book, Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving. Kids can extend the fun of the book and bring this lovable character to life with this festive Pete the Cat Thanksgiving craft. They'll love to dress the beloved blue feline up in his pilgrim's hat using their creativity."]

Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Pete the cat template

Instructions

  • Download the template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  • Begin by gluing the outer eyes in the middle of Pete’s face.
  • Glue the inner eyes to the top of the outer eyes.
    hand gluing the inner eyes
  • Next, glue the triangle nose in between and just below the eyes.
  • Position the overalls on Pete’s body and glue it down.
  • Glue the arms to the back and sides of Pete's body.
  • Glue Pete’s tail to the back and lower portion of his body.
    hand gluing the tail
  • Place the hat at the top of Pete’s head and glue it in place.
  • Glue the white band on the hat just above the brim.
  • Next glue the outer buckle at the middle of the white band.
  • Complete the buckle by attaching the inner buckle to the outer buckle using glue.
    handgluing the buckle
  • Finish up by gluing his ears on the base of the hat.