Stocking Lacing Card

Buy some red card stock, yarn, and cotton balls.

Cut out the shape of a stocking.  Hole punch holes around it.  Glue (or have the kids ) cotton balls of a strip of felt at the top.  Cut a length of yarn long enough to lace around the entire stocking.

Wrap a strip of masking tape around one end (it will make it easier to lace) and knot the other end with a large knot (or knot it to a large bead. )  The kids can then practice lacing/sewing around the stocking.

 

This craft is also courtesy of ServingPinkLemonade

Baby Jesus in the Manger

I found this ADORABLE baby Jesus in the manger craft on ServingPinkLemonade's blog.

Here is the link to her instructions

http://www.servingpinklemonade.blogspot.com/2010/12/away-in-manger.html

Thanksgiving Crafts and Songs

Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts
There are a number of variations of the "thanksgiving turkey" that you can make.

Version #1
Cut out a turkey head and body out of brown construction paper. Cut out "feathers" from orange and yellow construction paper.  Glue the body on a paper plate and write "I'm thankful for". Have the kids glue the feathers around the body.
Ask the kids some of the things they are thankful for.  Write them on the feathers.

 Version #2
Cut out a turkey head and body from brown construction paper. Glue it on a paper plate. Use up that extra halloween candy corn by gluing it around the body as "turkey feathers".

Version #3

Cut out a turkey body and head from brown construction paper. Glue it on a paper plate. Cut out a bunch of hearts shapes from colored construction paper. Have the kids glue the hearts around the turkey body as turkey feathers.

Thanksgiving Song

I taught this song to my kids last year and they did a "thanksgiving show" for the adults by singing it. They picked it up really quickly and learned about the first thanksgiving at the same time!

The First Thanksgiving (Tune:The Muffin Man )

The Pilgrims came to America
America, America.
The Pilgrims came to America
a long, long time ago.

They sailed on the Mayflower
the Mayflower, the Mayflower.
They sailed on the Mayflower
a long, long time ago.

They made friends with the Indians
The Indians, the Indians.
They made friends with the Indians
a long, long time ago.

They planted seeds. The corn grew tall
The corn grew tall. The corn grew tall.
They planted seeds. The corn grew tall
a long, long time ago.

They had a great Thanksgiving feast
Thanksgiving feast, Thanksgiving feast.
They had a great Thanksgiving feast
a long, long time ago.

Here is a link to my kids singing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIXPS6QoXVE