Thanksgiving Place Holder Craft for Kids

Very Simple Thanksgiving Craft That All Children Can Enjoy

Thanksgiving Day is a great time for families to spend some quality time together and catch up. However it can also be a very hectic day for the host. So if you have kids the Thanksgiving Place Holder craft is an excellent way to keep the kids entertained and out from under your feet, while at the same time still including them in the Thanksgiving festivities. The Thanksgiving Place Holder Craft is very simple and fun, making it suitable to even young children.

For a smooth Thanksgiving Place Holders craft execution it is probably best to do a little planning in advance. Go through the list of craft supplies to make sure you have enough of each item for all the children and to make each person a Thanksgiving placeholder. If possible set up a craft table for the children to work at that is near everyone else, that way they are still part of the Thanksgiving happenings, you can keep an eye on them and it might even encourage a few of the “big” kids to get involved.

Your craft supplies should include the enough of each item listed here: white construction paper, scissors, thin felt tipped markers, foam stamps in fall shapes such as leaves, pumpkins, turkeys and more. It’s not necessary to have all the shapes mentioned, use what you have or manage to find. You will also need some stickers with a fall theme. Again the same rule applies, leaves, pumpkins, turkeys are all good additions. Finally you will need some acrylic paints in brown, yellow, red and orange.

Start off the Thanksgiving Place Holders craft by cutting each piece of construction paper in half. Then take each half and fold it in half creating one placeholder. The next step is to write the name of the person on the placeholder. Very young children may have trouble with this part so you may want nominate an older child to help with this or do it yourself.