Mommies Point Of View: Thanksgiving & Christmas Decorations Kids Can Make

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Thanksgiving & Christmas Decorations Kids Can Make

Once again I was looking through the Parents Magazine I receive online to see if there was anything Charlie and I could do to start to decorate for Christmas and Thanksgiving and we found some crafts that would be easy enough he could help me with them. So I thought I would share some of the pictures with you and see what you think of them. Let me know if you do make any of them and how they turn out.

Give Thanks banner

I like the ideal of a Banner to hang up and Charlie would be able to help we with it only underneath it I would have everyone write on a piece of paper what they are grateful for.

Turkey Crayon Holder

Display this creative character at each kid's place setting, along with a paper tablecloth or a card stock place mat, and there won't be a shortage of fun during dinner.

Make It: Cut a 4-inch-diameter plastic foam ball in half twice for the body and trim a sliver off a 2-inch-diameter plastic foam ball for the head. Paint both pieces brown with the exception of the bottom of the body. Add a card-stock beak and googly eyes for the facial features, then trim off the ringed end of a red balloon and glue it below the beak for a wattle. Use an unsharpened pencil to poke holes in the body, and attach the head to the body with a toothpick. Finish it off by inserting crayons in the holes.

Since it is going to just be Charlie and I for most of the day on Thanksgiving I think I am going to help hm make one of these so we can spend the morning coloring and he will not keep asking me when we are going to eat or when will his dad be home.