Thanksgiving Crafting Fun & Easy with Kwik Stix!

Thanksgiving Crafting Fun & Easy with Kwik Stix!

Thanksgiving Crafting Fun & Easy with Kwik Stix!

Thanksgiving is the perfect time for family, food, and a little festive creativity! Whether you’re looking for an easy way to keep little hands busy while you’re preparing a feast or searching for meaningful crafts that capture the spirit of gratitude, we’ve got you covered.

Crafting together is a wonderful way to connect with kids, spark their creativity, and start conversations about thankfulness — without the mess! With Kwik Stix, Magic Stix, and Wonder Stix, kids can dive into vibrant, fun crafts without the need for water, brushes, or lengthy cleanup. From vibrant DIY decorations to personalized place cards, these Thanksgiving craft ideas are designed to bring color and creativity to your holiday while keeping the mess to a minimum. Gather your supplies and let’s get crafting!

Colorful Turkey

Materials Needed: empty toilet paper tube, Kwik Stix, glue, paper, and scissors

  1. Paint the empty toilet paper tube with brown Kwik Stix and place to the side
  2. Cut a piece of paper into a half circle
  3. Use a variety of Kwik Stix colors to create a pattern on the paper
  4. Glue the paper to the back of the toilet paper tube
  5. Add eyes and a beak to the turkey
  6. Display for Thanksgiving!

Check out this craft on Instagram @readyprintplay

Cute Turkey

Materials Needed: Kwik Stix, paper doily, brown construction paper, orange construction paper, glue, and scissors

  1. Paint the paper doily with Kwik Stix
  2. Cut brown construction paper into two circles- one small and one large
  3. Glue both circles onto the doily
  4. Cut small shapes for the turkey's beak and feet using orange construction paper
  5. Glue onto the turkey
  6. Draw eyes onto the turkey and display for Thanksgiving!
Check out this craft on Instagram @thegummymummy

Materials Needed: construction paper, scissors, black marker, glue, and Wonder Stix

  1. Draw a turkey onto a sheet of construction paper
  2. Color in with Wonder Stix
  3. Cut different colors of construction paper into shapes of feathers
  4. Use a black marker to write what you are thankful for on each feather
  5. Glue the feathers to the turkey body and display for Thanksgiving!

Check out this craft on Instagram @playbakecreate

Fall Leaves Turkey Craft

Materials Needed: Kwik Stix, fall leaves, mix media paper, and glue gun sticks
  1. Paint your leaves with Kwik Stix
  2. Transfer onto paper
  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have a bunch of feathers for your turkey
  4. Glue onto sheet of paper
  5. Use unpainted leaves to form the turkeys body
  6. Add googly eyes and feet to your turkey
Check out this craft on Instagram @meet_the_hric_family
   

Fall Clothespins

Materials Needed: Magic Stix, Fall Clothespins, and cardboard
  1. Color your fall clothespins with Magic Stix
  2. Place your clothespins on cardboard or around the house for decorations
Check out this craft on Instagram @this.little.learner.playground
   

Scarecrow

Materials Needed: Clear bin, Wonder Stix, corn kernels, scarecrow printable, and mini hay bails and pumpkins
  1. Print out an outline of a scarecrow
  2. Color with Wonder Stix
  3. Cut out each piece
  4. Place in your bin with fall accents
Check out this craft on Instagram @playingcreatingeducating
   

Cotton Round Turkey

Materials Needed: cotton rounds, Wonder Stix, hot glue gun, cardboard, and color/water mixture
  1. Draw your turkey onto the cardboard by using Wonder Stix
  2. Fold cotton rounds and glue onto cardboard
  3. Combine water and food coloring to make your desired colors
  4. Squirt onto cotton rounds to color your feathers
Check out this craft on Instagram @twotolove_bairantwins

Giving Thanks

Materials Needed: Wonder Stix, and placemats
  1. Use Wonder Stix Placemats to draw and wipe away
  2. Express what you are thankful for this Thanksgiving
Check out this craft on Instagram @mrsgreaux

Pumpkin Seed Crafts

Materials Needed: cardboard, Wonder Stix, pumpkin seeds, glue, and string
  1. Cut out shapes with cardboard
  2. Glue string onto the border of the shape
  3. Paint your pumpkin seeds with Wonder Stix
  4. Glue on the pumpkin seeds
Check out this craft on Instagram @twotolove_bairantwins
  

Turkey Plates

Materials Needed: paper plates, construction paper, googly eyes, glue, scissors, and Kwik Stix
  1. Cut your paper plates in half
  2. Paint with Kwik Stix
  3. Cut out the turkeys head with construction paper
  4. Glue on beak and eyes
  5. Glue onto plate
  6. Use as a festive decoration

Check out this craft on Instagram @thechildhoodglen

Turkey Hand Art

Materials Needed: Wooden pumpkin, Kwik Stix, and Thanksgiving stickers

  1. Paint your hand with Kwik Stix Paint
  2. Stamp onto wooden pumpkin to create the turkeys body
  3. Draw on eyes, beak, and legs
  4. Decorate the rest of the pumpkin with stickers

Check out this craft on Instagram @mamaknowsbestactivities

Turkey Wreath

Materials Needed: paper plates, googly eyes, Kwik Stix, feathers, foam shape stickers, glue, scissors, and ribbon

  1. Cut the inside of the paper plate out
  2. Paint the outside 
  3. Paint the circle that was cut out
  4. Glue onto the outside of the paper plate
  5. Glue on googly eyes, and use foam shape stickers to make the mouth
  6. Glue on feathers to the outside of the paper plate
  7. Tie a ribbon through to hang up as a decoration

Check out this craft on Instagram @teachtalkinspire

  

What I'm Thankful For

Materials Needed: watercolor paper, paper plates, glue, marker, Kwik Stix, and chunky yarn

  1. Cut the center out of two paper plates
  2. Glue the two outsides together
  3. Use water color paper to trace and cut out leaves
  4. Paint the leaves with Kwik Stix
  5. Write what you are thankful for on the leaves
  6. Glue to paper plates
  7. Tie a piece of chunky yarn to hang up for display!

Check out this craft on Instagram @playingcreatingeducating

Thanksgiving Print Out Cards

Materials Needed: Kwik Stix, construction paper, scissors, Printable turkey, glue, and Magic Stix

  1. Start by painting the turkey with Kwik Stix
  2. Cut out with scissors
  3. Glue onto a piece of construction paper
  4. Add a nice message in the card with Magic Stix

Check out this craft on Instagram @kindergartencoffeetalk

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