Keep the kids busy this festive season with our easy Thanksgiving paper crafts! Gather all your colored paper and basic craft supplies – let’s begin!

Thanksgiving is a busy time of the year, especially for adults who have to plan trips, prepare large meals and host friends and family. We don’t want our little ones to feel left out, so here are some fun things for them to do this season!

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Fun Activities for Kids during Thanksgiving

Make a list of things they’re thankful for this year
Watch Thanksgiving-themed movies, like ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’
Make a simple dish or help out with the Thanksgiving meal
Try out fun activities with Thanksgiving printables
Making Thanksgiving crafts with things lying around the home

Coming to that last bit, we’ve got just the thing for you – a list of easy Thanksgiving paper crafts! Yes, the main thing you need for these is just colored craft paper, so gather your supplies and let’s begin!

15 Easy Thanksgiving Paper Crafts for Kids

1. Turkey Hug Bookmark Papercraft

How cute are these turkey hug bookmarks? They’re really easy to make and add just the right amount of festivity to your fall reading journey!

2. Thanksgiving Corner Bookmarks

Corner bookmarks are a fun project to try, especially if you’re thinking of getting into Origami. Use our printable template to get your Thanksgiving motifs and hand out some to your friends too!

3. Native Headband Printable Papercraft

Thanksgiving is a great time to learn about the Pilgrims and the Natives, and if you’re putting up a Thanksgiving show, these DIY headbands will make for some colorful props!

4. Mini Paper Teepee Craft

These Thanksgiving paper crafts can also help you learn about Native American culture, and you’ll see that wigwams and teepees were quite popular among the indigenous people. With this craft, you can try making a mini version of your own!

5. Easy Paper Pumpkin Craft

You can’t have a list of Thanksgiving paper crafts without featuring a paper pumpkin craft! This one here uses an accordion folding technique along with paper coiling, making it quite an interesting project!

6. DIY Thanksgiving Turkey Popup Card

Planning to give someone a Thanksgiving card this year? Well, look no further than this DIY pop-up card, with a colorful turkey popping up to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

7. Tissue Paper Turkey Thanksgiving Craft

If you’ve got colorful tissue paper on hand, we recommend trying out this easy turkey craft! Don’t miss the googly eyes that give your turkey some character!

8. Adorable Handprint Turkey Craft

We love handprint crafts, which is why we had to include this turkey handprint craft in our list of Thanksgiving paper crafts! Great project for preschoolers and kindergarteners!

9. Rolled Paper Turkey Craft

We have a full set of crafts that you can make with rolled paper, and our pick for Thanksgiving is this fun turkey one that has quite a colorful tail!

10. Printable Thankful Turkey Headband

Fancy being a turkey for a day? Well, this printable headband will help! Get the printable, print and assemble, and you’re all set to go gobble gobble!

11. 3D Thanksgiving STEAM Papercraft

Little Bins for Little Hands shows us that you can incorporate STEAM learning in your Thanksgiving paper crafts with a gorgeous 3D craft project!

12. Easy Paper Pumpkin Pie Craft

What’s Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie? And what’s a list of Thanksgiving paper crafts without a pumpkin pie papercraft? Thankfully, The Best Vinyl Cutters shows us exactly how to make this cute craft!

13. Frosted Paper Honeycomb Pumpkins

Lia Griffith brings us a project that would make a gorgeous Fall or Thanksgiving centerpiece for your table. You can also use these pumpkins to decorate your mantle, shelf or coffee table.

14. Paper Pilgrim Hat Craft

We’ve shown you how to make Native American headbands, so it’s only fair that we feature a craft for pilgrim hats too! This one is from Our Kid Things and is really easy to make.

15. Thanksgiving Table Decoration Papercraft

Impress your guests with a stunning paper centerpiece featuring turkeys with googly eyes! Super Simple has all the instructions, so check it out!

Looks like you’re all set for the coming weeks with these Thanksgiving paper crafts! Kids of all ages can try these, and you can use them to decorate your space or give out as gifts to friends and neighbours. Of course, they also turn into fun activities for your next Thanksgiving party!

If you’re looking for more projects to try this Thanksgiving, check these out: