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Fall and Thanksgiving Crafts

Gold, orange, red and brown!

Fall and Thanksgiving Crafts

Gold, orange, red and brown!
 
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About the projects

This series features projects with the colors of fall and to decorate for Thanksgiving. Have fun with these crafts and checkout the fall and Thanksgiving digital papers and leaf templates!

The projects range in difficulty from EASY to EASY.

Browse down this page for descriptions and illustrations of the projects, then select a project and have some crafting fun! Or jump to the category index for a listing of all crafts.

Fall and Winter Quilling Cards

Fall and Winter Quilling Cards
Description ↓

Build on the Basics of Quilling and the quilling design patterns in the project to decorate greeting cards with quilling motifs for fall and winter—snowflake, acorn and pumpkin. The card ideas are based on the easy-to-make Four Patch Card, and use ePapers you can download and print.

EASY

Apple Turkey

Turkey place card made from an apple and a napkin
Friday Fun Description ↓

Make a turkey for displaying Thanksgiving dinner place cards. The turkey is made with an apple, a paper napkin, some nuts and candy, and wiggly eyes. It’s fun and easy to do and all your guests will be delighted with this colorful turkey.

EASY

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3D Stuffed Paper Turkey

Click to see Stuffed Turkey craft project
Description ↓

In this project, you will make a three-dimensional turkey that stands on its own feet. It is made of paper and stuffed with facial tissue. The printable patterns come in two sizes, and in black-and-white or color. The turkeys make nice Thanksgiving decorations, and several smaller turkeys can be made into a mobile.

EASY

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Miniature Turkeys

Set of miniature turkeys
Description ↓

In this project, you'll make miniature turkeys modeled from Homemade Modeling Dough or air-dry clay to use as playing pieces for the game of Turkey Trot. Or make the turkeys for a diorama, to decorate for Thanksgiving, or just for fun!

EASY

Turkey Trot

Closeup of Turkey Trot game board
Description ↓

Why did the turkey cross the road? You’ll find out with this fun race game for the whole family. It’s easy to make the Turkey Trot board—just print, cut, and glue. Challenge your family to a game of Turkey Trot after Thanksgiving dinner, or whenever you want to fowl around!

EASY

Thanksgiving Pop-Up Cards

Thanksgiving pop-up cards
Description ↓

Use printable patterns to make a greeting card for Thanksgiving with a turkey pop-up inside. The project includes black-and-white and colored patterns for two Thanksgiving card designs. There is also a printable pattern for separate turkey pop-ups that can be added to your handmade or commercial cards.

EASY

Fall and Thanksgiving Refrigerator Magnets

Fall and Thanksgiving magnets from modeling dough
Friday Fun Description ↓

See how easy it is to make seasonal refrigerator magnets for fall and Thanksgiving with Homemade Modeling Dough. Make the dough in less than 15 minutes, and then use your fingers to shape magnets using ideas in the project or design your own creations.

EASY

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Leaf Silhouette Cards

Leaf Silhouette Card
Description ↓

In celebration of the fall season, this greeting card tutorial uses leaf silhouettes to make a simple and elegant card. The design concepts of positive and negative space are introduced in this tutorial along with how to make your own unique decorative paper by sponging with paint.

EASY

Pine Cone Turkey

Pine cone fashioned into a turkey by using bump chenille stems
Friday Fun Description ↓

Turn a pine cone into a colorful turkey to brighten your Thanksgiving table. This is an easy craft project for children that can be combined with some outdoor fun. Take a walk in the woods to find pine cones; then, with a little pipe cleaner and glue magic, turn them into little turkeys.

EASY

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Thanksgiving Napkin Rings

Thanksgiving napkin rings
Friday Fun Description ↓

Thanksgiving is a time for the family to gather and share experiences. You can start the sharing by making these simple napkin rings with your child. Not only will you have fun, but you will also make something special for the Thanksgiving table. Use the same basic idea with simple variations for other holidays

EASY

Stained Glass Leaves

Stained glass maple leaf suncatcher
Friday Fun Description ↓

The colors of fall are warm and cheerful. Capture these colors with this stained glass-like decoration! Combine the craft with a walk through the woods for an enjoyable fall afternoon.

EASY

Decoupage Box

Decoupaged Box craft project - fall leaves
Description ↓

In this project, you will learn the basics of decoupage by decorating a box made from cardstock with images printed on your color printer. Learn how to make your own decoupage paper with fall leaves collected from your yard or neighborhood.

EASY

Mittens from Sweatpants

Mittens from sweatpants
Description ↓

In this project, use old sweatpants to make mittens for kids. This is a great way to recycle the fabric from all those holey and stained sweatpants (and sweatshirts) that no one can wear anymore. This is a good project for new sewers. As an added bonus, the project includes instructions for making a scarf from sweatpants.

EASY

Fall Colors Pillow Boxes

Pillow boxes with fall colors
Description ↓

Make pillow boxes for gifts you give this fall. Choose from leaf or stripes printable patterns. These boxes also look great on the Thanksgiving dinner table and are the right size for a snack mix of nuts and dried fruit or a cookie or two.

EASY

Leaf Patterns and Templates

Leaf Patterns

Pattern for leaves
Description ↓

This pattern sheet includes oak, maple and sweet gum leaves. Print the pattern to colored paper, cut out the leaves, and add a hanger. Use the leaves to decorate around the house or use them in your craft projects. These leaves look great hung in the window with the Stained Glass Leaves or Halloween Suncatchers.

 

Large Leaf Templates

Templates for leaves
Description ↓

These are half-leaf templates for aspen, maple, oak and sweet gum leaves. Print the pattern to cardstock and cut out the templates. Use with folded paper by placing a template along the folded edge, trace, and cut out. Open the folded paper to reveal a leaf shape.

 

Leaf Templates

Pattern for leaf templates
Description ↓

This printable page includes templates for aspen, maple, oak and sweet gum leaves. Print the pattern to cardstock and cut out the templates. To use, place a template along a folded edge, trace and cut out. Open the folded paper to reveal a leaf shape. Use the pattern to make Leaf Silhouette Cards.

 

Small Leaf Patterns

Pattern for small leaf templates
Description ↓

Use this pattern to make templates for cutting out leaves from colored paper, or print the pattern to white paper, color the leaves in fall colors, and then cut out the leaves to decorate place cards, greeting cards, or Thanksgiving Napkin Rings.

 

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