With the holidays not far away and winter weather closing in, kids’ projects can fill some hours in the house. Some stormy afternoon, have the kids make this turkey napkin holder for your Thanksgiving table.
Turkey Napkin Holder
Materials Needed:
- 1 surgical glove
- Scraps of felt
- Rock salt
- Craft glue
- Napkins
Fill the surgical glove with the rock salt. Tie end closed with a twist tie or a knot. Using scrap felt, cut out eyes and wattle. Glue in place on the glove thumb. Using the opened napkins, weave them in between the fingers of the glove to form the tail. Place the dinner napkin in between the neck (thumb) and the tail (fingers) of the turkey.
Creating an Indian village can be another entertaining activity for an afternoon.
Indian Village Craft
Materials Needed:
- Paper towel tube
- White paper cups (cone-shaped) or white paper oil funnels
- Paper
- Toothpicks
- Plastic Indian figurines and ponies
- Markers
- Construction paper
- Glue
- Scissors
Children will enjoy constructing their own Indian village. Make tepees by decorating cone-shaped paper cups with Indian symbols and poking 2 to 3 pieces of toothpicks through point to form poles. Cut small slit up one side from wide end of cup and fold back for entrance. Paint some cups green, setting them around village as pine trees. Make totem pole from cardboard tube decorated with faces, paws and wings cut from construction paper. Plastic Indians and ponies complete a fun and colorful Indian village.
