Thanksgiving CRAFTS: Fall Crafts for Kids
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This simple Harvest crafts for kids will leave them feeling very successful upon completing it. These cute little Thanksgiving characters are made from a paper towel roll and lots of imagination. They look hard but they are actually easy to make. Put together a harvest family!
Materials:
1 paper towel roll cardboard tube
2 small feathers
acrylic paint: brown, flesh,
black fine tip marker
felt: brown and choice of two or three of the following: gray, white, black, orange, peach, or green
scissors
hot glue gun
white craft glue
paintbrush
Optional: mini pom pom, puffy paints
Instructions for a Paper Tube Character
Indian
Paint the top 1/3 of the cardboard tube with brown paint.
Roll up tube in a piece of colored felt. Trim felt to 1/3 the height of the roll and be sure you have enough to wrap all the way around it as well, overlapping slightly.
Glue the another color of felt around the tube for his clothes, seam should be in the back. (tip: we cut fringes on the shirt to add variety..we did this BEFORE trying to glue it on)
Cut a piece of black felt wide enough to cover the top of the tube and long enough to reach the bottom of both sides of the tube. Use hot glue to attach the hair to the top of the tube. Dot a bit of glue at the tops of the sides as well, but not all the way down, just to hold it in place. Cut the hair on both sides into three pieces and braid together. Hot glue the braided ends and glue to the side of the tube.
Glue two feathers to the side of the head, then wrap headband around the head, seam in the back and glue in place. (TIP: we used small rubber bands to hold the hair in place until dry)
Feet can be added by cutting a small piece of brown felt and gluing to the bottom.
Glue on Google eyes OR Use the handle end of a paint brush dipped in white paint to dot on eyes. Do not add black until white is dry. Use a scruffy paint brush or a roughed up cotton swab to add cheeks using pink paint. Be sure to dab off excess pink paint before applying cheeks (dry application). Paint or draw a nose.
Add more detail after your native is dry by using puffy paints for beads and designs.
