November is already here! For those of you who enjoy arts and crafts projects, here are some cute ideas for decorating your home classroom for the Thanksgiving holiday :)
Paper Pilgrim Creative Writing
This is such a cute idea. You can use it to write Bible verses about thankfulness, list reasons why you're thankful, do a mini-report on pilgrims, etc. So don't box this in as only a Kindergarten craft!! Older elementary students will enjoy this project as well. It's pretty easy once you cut out all the pieces you need. Here's a photo of the pieces:
For male Pilgrim you will need: 1 sheet of black contstruction paper (for body), 1 sheet of lined paper (trimming hole punches off will make it look neater), 1 brown paper circle (for head), 2 brown paper arms, 2 brown rectangles (for legs), 2 black paper shoes, 1 white paper collar, 1 black paper hat, 1 white paper belt (for hat), 1 brown paper buckel (for hat).
For female Pilgrim you will need: 1 sheet of black contstruction paper (for body), 1 sheet of lined paper (trimming hole punches off will make it look neater), 1 brown paper circle (for head), 2 brown paper arms, 2 brown rectangles (for legs), 2 black paper shoes, 1 white paper collar, 1 white paper hat, 1 orange or yellow paper "U" shape (for hair).
Have your child write the topic of your choice on the lined paper (before gluing! If you write after it's glued the pencil can sometimes tear the damp paper). We chose "10 things I am thankful for:" as our topic and had the kids make a list. I wrote Samuel's for him because he is only 3yrs old but he told me each item. Savanna (5yrs old) wrote her own. Then once they're done writing, glue it all toghether! That simple. And don't forget to have them draw a face for their pilgim :)
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| Samuel gluing together his pilgrim |
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| Samuel drawing a face on his pilgrim |
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| Savanna thinking about what to write :) |
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| Samuel's finished pilgrim |
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| Savanna's finished pilgrim
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We used the pilgrims to decorate our bulletin board in our classroom. After we finished the pilgrims I decided to make an American Indian girl, too. I put her in the middle of the bulletin board with a Bible verse about being thankful.
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| For the Indian girl you will need: 1 sheet of green contstruction paper (for body), 1 sheet of lined paper (trimming hole punches off will make it look neater), 1 brown paper circle (for head), 2 brown paper arms, 2 brown rectangles (for legs), 2 green paper shoes, 1 black "U" and 1 long black paper strips (for hair. You will need to share the tips of the strips to look like hair and also round the top of her head), 2 small strips of orange paper (for braid ties), 1 strip of orange paper (for head band), 3 multi color feathers (for head piece). Don't forget to draw a face. |
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| Savanna's list |
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| Samuel's list |
Paper Plate Turkey
We added turkeys to our bulletin board as well! This is such an easy craft :) Here's a photo of what you will need to get started: |
| For your turkey you will need: 1 paper plate, 1 piece of brown construction paper cut into a shape of an egg plant, 1 orange paper diamond (for the beak), 1 red paper tear drop shape (for the wattle), 2 wiggley eyes, 2 orange paper feet, 2 strips of white paper crinkled (for legs), and 5 strips of colored paper (for feathers). |
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| Savanna's turkey |
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| Samuel's turkey |
We attached our turkeys to the bulletin board as well.It turned out really cute (FYI I used an old receiving blanket as the background for the board!)
Fall "Garland of Thankfulness"
Super easy, super cute. Get an 8pk of foam fall shapes (leaves, pumpkin, acorn) from the Dollar Tree. Punch a hole in each one. Have your child write on each shape something he/she is thankful for. If you want, you can make this a family activity where each member of the family gets a shape to write on. I split ours between my two oldest kids so they each had 4 shapes. Once they're filled out, string them up and display them for all to see!
Happy Fall Y'all!!
Bye for now,
Kristina
