Free Kids Handprint Easy Turkey Craft for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving will be here in no time and that means it's time to break out the craft supplies and plan a fun Thanksgiving craft for quality time with loved ones.  Handprint crafts make a great craft but are a perfect keepsake of your child's hand at a certain age.  Family members will love these sweet gifts of their little hands and it is so much fun to complete with kids of all ages!  

Handprint turkey craft ideas are an easy thanksgiving craft to complete at school or daycare and send home as a Thanksgiving gift for families.  Make this holiday season full of great memories thanks to turkey crafts and lots of fun!  These great ideas for Thanksgiving handprint crafts will keep you busy and having so much fun!

Free Kids Handprint Easy Turkey Craft for Thanksgiving

If you are planning on completing Thanksgiving activities / craft projects and prepping for a trip to the craft store the following craft supplies are important to grab while you are out:

• acrylic paint (brown paint!)

• white cardstock paper

• brown construction paper

• googly eyes

• paper plate

• craft feathers

• washable paint for younger children (fall color paint recommended).

• Coffee filters  (My kids LOVE this Coffee filter turkey craft and request to do it every year!)

• paper towel rolls

11 Turkey Handprint Crafts for Thanksgiving

Turkey Handprint Craft with Free Template

This cute turkey handprint craft is suitable for kindergarten students or older who can use the template to cut and make a craft. For younger kids, you can pre-cut the pieces using the template so that the toddlers and preschoolers also would be able to do this craft.  Preschoolers will enjoy using a glue stick to apply the turkey body parts!  Young kids could do this project at school to send home or while holiday preparations are underway to keep them busy!  

Handprint Pilgrim Craft For Kids

I love this unique handprint pilgrim craft that will be fun and engaging to create, and also give you an opportunity to introduce the story of the First Thanksgiving. 

It’s a time to chat with your children about the Thanksgiving feast and what it means to be thankful.  Trace your child’s hand two times on white or cream paper, then cut it out. Arrange the handprints with the fingers pointed down and slightly angled outward. Glue the two handprints together, at the pinky side. This is the pilgrim’s collar.  For older children, they can trace their own handprints too for fun!  

Handprint Acorn Craft For Kids

This handprint acorn craft is perfect for kids of all ages and requires no paint, making it a great indoor activity on chilly fall days. Simply gather some brown paper, scissors, and glue, and let your little ones get creative.  They’ll love seeing their handprints transformed into cute acorn characters, and you’ll end up with a sweet keepsake to cherish for years to come. Parents will love comparing the last year handprint to the current years in a Thanksgiving momento!  These would make amazing gifts for teachers to complete with student and send home!   This post has 9 other fun acorn crafts as well to check out!

Turkey Hand Print Craft 

Fall crafts are such a fun way to get into the holiday spirit. This unique great keepsake is one of the best ideas for creating a unique Thanksgiving craft by using themed printed paper.  Having fun paper options is a great way for children to express themselves and their personality for tail feathers!  Different color options and patterns for the turkey's feathers are a great addition to using empty toilet paper rolls in a new favorite handprint craft!  

Turkey Handprint and Footprint Craft

This turkey handprint craft uses both handprints and a footprint to create a fun handprint turkey craft that will help you remember how big or small your little one’s hands and feet are when you look back at it each year. There is also a fun poem to go along with this craft.  I love the addition of the footprint turkey on this painted handprint a a one of the best unique thanksgiving craft ideas. 

Thanksgiving Poem: 

This isnt just a turkey

as anyone can see

I made it with my hand

which is a part of me

now each year

when you prep for the big feast

youll look back and recall

Thanksgiving of _________

When my hands and feet were this small.

Turkey Handprint Craft

This cute turkey handprint craft is really easy to make! Turn it into a handprint card, or simply just make the craft. You can even make paper feathers and have kids write on the feathers what they are thankful for. If using this as a Thanksgiving card or note, add this free turkey handprint poem as a wonderful way to add a sentimental touch to handprint turkey cards!

This Thanksgiving turkey,

Was made with love by me,  

I made this from my hand to say,

I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving Day!

6 Free Thanksgiving Cards

Cover your child's hand with paint and place their hand upward from the turkey’s body. Press down all along their hand to make sure the handprint transfers fully.

Pull the child’s hand up carefully making sure you don’t smudge the handprint.  These are easy craft ideas and have easy clean up.  Download all 6 printable options at no extra cost!

Thanksgiving Turkey Tile Keepsake

This fun fall craft idea is so easy and can be whipped up in a few minutes. It makes a wonderful gift for grandparents or just a cute thanksgiving crafts and keepsake for you to cherish forever. You can make this craft using either a handprint or a footprint.  If you are working with a tiny baby, footprints are much easier as they tend to curl up their fingers making painting the hand and printing the turkey really tricky. 

Handprint Candy Corn Turkey Craft

Here’s one of the most fun crafts that the older kids can help the younger ones with. It’s like a traditional handprint turkey art, but glue on candy corns to make the colorful feathers. 

Have your child color in the main part of the hand however they want.

If you want to get really creative, hand over the sequins, gems or whatever craft supplies you have on hand for them to fill in the hand.

11. Paper Plate Turkey Hand Craft

Paper Plate Turkey Hand Crafts are a timeless November craft that seems to be a right of passage for many kids for a reason! They’re easy to make, allow kids to express themselves and look adorable on the fridge.

Whether you are looking to make a Thanksgiving turkey handprint card, a fun place card for Thanksgiving dinner, or just looking for a fun handprint art or easy crafts to celebrate November, you cannot go wrong with handprint or footprint crafts as a special momento.  Happy crafting!