Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Use seasonal and everyday household items for these kid-friendly Thanksgiving craft projects from HowStuffWorks.com.

Thanksgiving Napkin Rings
Now here's an easy-peasy craft idea that leaves plenty of room for creativity and imagination-stretching.

Materials:
Paper towel tubes
Construction paper
Scissors
A ruler
Craft glue
Craft supplies of your choosing – from feathers to markers and paint.

Measure and cut paper towel tubes so each ring measures 2 inches in length. Cover each of them with 2-inch wide colored paper strips. From there, get creative! Make them all different or all the same. Decorate them with ribbon, beads or feathers or draw on them – it's up to you.

Fall-colored Popcorn Balls
A great centerpiece, this edible creation is a feast for the senses – and so simple!

Materials and Ingredients:
16 cups of plain popcorn (already popped)
1/4 cup butter
16 oz. of caramels or melted caramel sauce
Autumn-colored sprinkles or candy
Extra large mixing bowl

Cook and stir caramels and butter over low heat, until melted and smooth. While mixture is warm, pour over popcorn. Mix until popcorn is evenly coated and wait until it is cool enough to handle. Grease hands with butter or cooking spray and dig in, shaping mixture into varying sized balls. Roll each ball in sprinkles or candy. Allow to dry on wax paper. Arrange on a plate in a pyramid, with larger popcorn balls at the bottom and smaller ones at the top.

Frosty the SnowPunkin'
Wait! Don't throw those uncarved pumpkins away. We've got a simple way to recycle those gourds into a fun – and super easy – winter decoration.

Materials needed:
Three pumpkins of ascending sizes (large to small)
White paint
Black marker or paint
Black felt or cardboard
Toilet paper roll
A carrot
Glue

Stack and glue together the three pumpkins from large to small. When the glue is dry, paint the pumpkins white – if an adult is helping, spray paint might be easiest; for children, a few bottles of acrylics should do. When dry, your pumpkin stack should resemble a snowman, and you should feel free to get creative! Paint or draw eyes and a smile on the head. Glue the tip of a carrot in the center of the face for a real snowman-like nose. Finish off your Frosty the Snowpunkin' with a hat made from a toilet paper roll (painted black) and black cardboard for the brim.

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