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Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Rudolph Family Craft

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November 7, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

published date: November 07, 2019
modified datt: November 07,2019

Elf on the Shelf turned the entire family with this Rudolph family craft idea using wiggly eyes and red noses! Find more new creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas with eyes.

Elf Rudolph Family Craft

Elf on the Shelf Craft Ideas - Wiggly Eyes and Red Pom Pom

We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past six years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.  You also can sign up for all of our Free Elf on the Shelf Printables here.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas Rudolph Family Red Pom Pom and Googly Eyes

Rudolph Family Elf on the Shelf Idea

Do this idea because it will make you laugh every time you look at the photo (and you will have a picture, because capturing this memory in your Timehop is inevitable!) Enjoy that forever photo!

Elf turned the entire family into Rudolph. We picked up Googly Eyes from Michaels and Red Pom Pom Noses from Michaels. They had smaller wiggly eyes but I liked how it make the eyes look large and buggish. I had poster putty to hold up the facial features.

After Elf was gone, I took everyone’s disguise off except for my second daughters. She often doesn’t pay attention to detail sin the home, details in general, and it stayed for a couple days while the rest of the family enjoyed the chuckle. She has such great humor that she let us keep it up longer! It makes me giggle when I walk by. If you have a child that is good with such humor too, consider leaving it up. Enjoy the laughter for as long as you can!

Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Rudolph Supplies

There are many Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Rudolph. You can turn picture frames into reindeer, consider stuffed animals and lovies, or turn items in the refrigerator into Rudolph!

  • The Elf on the Shelf
  • Googly Wiggly Eyes
  • Red Pom Poms
  • Poster Putty


Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Eyes

In the past, other Elf in the Shelf Ideas with eyes including Wiggly Eyes on fruit! We turned apples into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Other Googly Eyes Elf on the Shelf Ideas including our Apple Train. You can see our full Elf on the Shelf Master List for elf ideas with wiggly eyes.

Free Elf on the Shelf Printables

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Elf on the Shelf on Social Media

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Facebook Page

Multiple ideas are added each day to our Elf on the Shelf Ideas Facebook page. This is a great way for you to share your own Elf on the Shelf Ideas and share our ideas to your page. There are some good ones! Be sure to like the page!

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Boards

We also are in charge of a Elf on the Shelf Ideas Pinterest board. On this board, we have invited other bloggers to share their ideas and free Elf on the Shelf Printables too! Be sure to follow the board!

Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD.


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We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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Boys Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks

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November 5, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

published date: November 05, 2019
modified datt: November 05,2019

Boys Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks. If you have a boy, you know his love for a construction dump truck. This outdoors Elf on the Shelf Idea is all things construction. New ideas daily plus free Elf printables.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks

We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past six years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.  You also can sign up for all of our Free Elf on the Shelf Printables here.

Elf on the Shelf Construction Truck

Dump Truck Elf on the Shelf Idea

Sometimes the easiest ideas are the most loved. My boys love trucks, so imagine their delight when they saw Elf in their Cat Dump Truck. As a reminder, when you take your Elf outside of the house have clues to lead your child to find Elf. Muddy footprints might be a great way to hint construction and trucks. If you hate mud and what just isn’t an option (let’s be truthful, I won’t be doing that), I might use our orange cones to lead to Elf or leave a not that says “Help me dig the garden!” There are lots of ways to give hints!

Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

  • The Elf on the Shelf
  • Dump Truck


Boys Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks

We have more Boys Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks. One of our very popular ideas if Elf on the Shelf as a Mechanic. Grab mini tools and put Elf to work under a truck.  Turn a truck into something for Elf to climb like this Elf on the Shelf Monster Truck.

Speaking of boys, check out our Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Free Elf on the Shelf Printables

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5. Enjoy your Elf on the Shelf Printables.

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Elf on the Shelf on Social Media

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Facebook Page

Multiple ideas are added each day to our Elf on the Shelf Ideas Facebook page. This is a great way for you to share your own Elf on the Shelf Ideas and share our ideas to your page. There are some good ones! Be sure to like the page!

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Boards

We also are in charge of a Elf on the Shelf Ideas Pinterest board. On this board, we have invited other bloggers to share their ideas and free Elf on the Shelf Printables too! Be sure to follow the board!

Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD.


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Don’t forget all of our daily Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Christmas and Elf Boards.

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We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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Simplistic Wire Holly Wreath Craft for Christmas

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November 3, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

published date: November 03, 2019
modified datt: November 03,2019

DIY Minimal Christmas Wreath. Tutorial on how to make a simplistic wire Holly Wreath craft for Christmas. A few simple steps and supplies create a beauty farmhouse wreath.

Holly Wreath Craft

We wanted to add our own ideas to last year’s DIY Christmas Wreaths. Because we are pretty pumped about simplistic crafts, this wreath was just that – easy.

Using wire, felt, and pom-poms, create an easy and elegant Christmas Wreath for the door, to hang from Kitchen cabinets to display to adorn a Christmas vignette in your home.

Christmas Wire Wreath Supplies

Just a few simple supplies make this elegant holly wreath.

  • Copper craft wire – 14 or 16 gauge (we used this Copper Wire)
  • Craft pliers (this pack of three is highly rated)
  • Felt fabric (we used two sades of green)
  • Scissors
  • Craft glue or hot glue gun
  • Pom poms

You can actually find these red pom poms at the Dollar Store!


Christmas Holly Wreath Directions

You can use 14 gauges or 16 gauge wire to make the wreath base. Determine the size of the wreath and circle the wire 2 to 3 times creating the determined round wreath base. Coil the open ends of the wire around the base band. (Our wreath is about 8 inches across.)

Next, cut small pieces of wires from the same wire bundle. These small wire pieces will be used to create branches around the wire base.

Like the image below, take any one of the wire pieces and coil half of the wire around the base tightly. Keep the other half (more or less than half as you prefer) of the coiled wire facing outside or inside of the round wire base.

Continue to add the small wire pieces to the wire wreath base. Keep the branches relatively close (but not too close) to each other. Spread apart like branches on a bush or tree.

Personalize your wreath: You can coil and fill the whole wreath base with the small wire branches or you can fill one fourth of the base like I did.

Next, we chose two different shades of green colored felt fabrics (or you can chose one color if you want to). Trace small leaf shapes on the selected felts and cut them out nicely.

If using hot glue, prepare the hot glue gun. Take a felt leaf cutout and attach it with a small wire branch on its outer edge by gluing any one of the open ends of the leaf. Glue half of the leaf with the wire branch, keeping the other half intact.

Continue to glue felt leaves with the wire branches.

Once the open ends of the wire branches are filled take the remaining felt leaves and slightly fold the half of the leaves along the middle line. This is to give the leaves a cute 3-D look. Apply glue along the fold to secure it.

Now attach the half folded leaves between the previously glued leaves on the wire base. Try filling the wire branches.

Done attaching the leaves? Finally, select some red or white pompoms and attach them on the leaves.

Display and enjoy!

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Wire Wreath Craft craft.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!


Take a look at this full list of Homemade DIY Christmas Wreaths including our Rosemary Wreath. Pin to Pinterest.

Also save this Farmhouse Christmas Decor – Ideas for decorating your home this holiday season! Pin to Pinterest.



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Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas Basketball Hoop

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November 3, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

published date: November 03, 2019
modified datt: November 03,2019

Two points for this Sports Elf on the Shelf Idea Basketball Hoop. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily plus free printables.

Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas | Basketball Hoop

Dribble, dribble, dribble, shoot, shoot. Put that Elf in the hoop, hoop! (Any other former cheerleaders know this cheer?)

We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past six years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.  You also can sign up for all of our Free Elf on the Shelf Printables here.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas Basketball Hoop

It wasn’t a night I could invest much effort. You get it. You have been there. If you have a sports or basketball fan, this is a cute idea for him. He might even want to shoot hoops with Elf – just be careful!

Don’t forget, if your Elf falls, we have Elf on the Shelf Magic Grippers! This ensures no magic is lost when you move your elf.

Sports Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

  • The Elf on the Shelf
  • Basketball Net
  • Basketball Hoop
  • Other Sports Equipment


Add a Basketball Printable for Elf on the Shelf

So I looked through Pinterest (because that is what I do!) While we did not use a basketball printable, we found a couple of cute basketball printable for you. Not free, but really cute, I really fell in love with this Basketball Scoreboard Printable. You could put your own numbers on the top of the board and personalize it for your elf! It’s an instant download, so personalize it and then print it right away.

Want to step up your game. You can also get creative with a fruit basketball pizza! Or you could just print these free printables, Slam Dunk and Go Team, from The Littles and Me! Check out all of our Slam Dunk Recipes if you are staying with the basketball theme.

Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Etsy also has other Sports Elf on the Shelf Props and Accessories. Turn Elf into your #1 fan with a Sports Jersey and #1 Hand.

Additionally, Scout Elf has their own Elf on the Shelf Claus Couture Winter Sportsman Set. This includes a Fishing Hut with a warm sportsman vest, candy-cane fishing pole, and attachable felt beard. Additionally it comes with Orna-Moments DIY papercrafts including a fun Holiday Rowboat and Snowmobile for your Scout Elf.


One sports Elf on the Shelf Idea we love is our Foosball Table. (That was fun to spell!) Elf is ready for some fun. You can see more in our Elf on the Shelf Master List.

Free Elf on the Shelf Printables

We have printables too! (No, we do not have basketball printables… yet.)  Get all of our free Elf on the Shelf printables by entering your email address below. Look for an email to confirm you signed up. One you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!


Free Printables Step by Step Directions

1.) Enter your email address here.

2.) Look for a confirmation email in your inbox and confirm you requested a sign up.

3.) We will send you a Free Printables Welcome Email with link and passcode to all of our free printables.

4.) Enter your passcode at the top of the page here and click “Access Printables”

5. Enjoy your Elf on the Shelf Printables.

Shop Elf Printables + Digital Downloads


Elf on the Shelf on Social Media

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Facebook Page

Multiple ideas are added each day to our Elf on the Shelf Ideas Facebook page. This is a great way for you to share your own Elf on the Shelf Ideas and share our ideas to your page. There are some good ones! Be sure to like the page!

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Boards

We also are in charge of a Elf on the Shelf Ideas Pinterest board. On this board, we have invited other bloggers to share their ideas and free Elf on the Shelf Printables too! Be sure to follow the board!

Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!


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Don’t forget all of our daily Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Christmas and Elf Boards.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas

We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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WHAT’S TRENDING? Looking for a few engaging activities? Grab Minute to Win it Games – Traditional, Holiday, Group, and more! Use these fun activities in the office, classroom, or at your next birthday party.

Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids

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November 2, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

published date: November 02, 2019
modified datt: November 02,2019

Our Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids gives elf permission to move at night or while the kids are in school. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids

Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids

The Christmas Tree is up! The Christmas Season is back – and guess what; we are back with Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past six years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

Shop Elf Letter to Older Kids + Digital Downloads

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.  You also can sign up for all of our Elf on the Shelf Printables here.

Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids

Are your older kids involved in Elf on the Shelf. As the kids got older and still wanted visits from Elf, ideas became complicated. For one, sometimes I was in bed before the kids. That meant, either Elf did not move, or he/she moved when they were at school.

Elf on the Shelf Letter Template to Older Kids

This letter fully explains why Elf might move at different times of the day.

Maybe you knew it, or maybe not,
But I have been back awhile and watching you a lot.
Now that you’re older and staying up late,
Some of my trips to Santa, may have to wait.
I may travel at night, when you’re snuggled in tight.
I may travel when you’re in school, and out of my sight.
So please be patient when you’re looking for me,
Here or there we will have lots of Elf fun, you will see!

Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

  • The Elf on the Shelf
  • Printable Elf on the Shelf Letter for Older Kids (see below)

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Download a Free, Printable Letter from Santa

Of course, this letter is from Elf, but did you know you can also Download a Free, Printable Letter from Santa from ElfontheShelf.com? Your elf may bring this letter from Santa back from the North Pole. Want to write the letter yourself, that works too! Check out our Printable Elf on the Shelf Postcard!

Free Elf on the Shelf Printables

We love sharing Elf on the Shelf free printables! Get all of our free Elf on the Shelf printables by entering your email address below. Look for an email to confirm you signed up. One you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!

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1.) Enter your email address here.

2.) Look for a confirmation email in your inbox and confirm you requested a sign up.

3.) We will send you a Free Printables Welcome Email with link and passcode to all of our free printables.

4.) Enter your passcode at the top of the page here and click “Access Printables”

5. Enjoy your Elf on the Shelf Printables.

Elf on the Shelf Social Media Page

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Facebook

Multiple ideas are added each day to our Elf on the Shelf Ideas Facebook page. This is a great way for you to share your own Elf on the Shelf Ideas and share our ideas to your page. There are some good ones! Be sure to like the page!

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest

We also are in charge of a Elf on the Shelf Ideas Pinterest board. On this board, we have invited other bloggers to share their ideas and free Elf on the Shelf Printables too! Be sure to follow the board!

Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD.


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Don’t forget all of our daily Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Christmas and Elf Boards.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas

We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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Easy Turkey Pretzels – Thanksgiving Kids Food Craft

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November 1, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Halloween, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Thanksgiving

published date: November 01, 2019
modified datt: November 01,2019

Adorable turkey pretzels. This Thanksgiving Kids Food Craft is perfect for little hands. Chocolate dipped pretzels, cookies, and candy corn make an adorable Thanksgiving treat for kids – gobble, gobble!

Chocolate Covered Turkey Pretzels

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I love sharing kids food crafts with you on the Rachael Ray Show last October. This year we have another fun one – a Thanksgiving Turkey Pretzel Candy Corn Stick. It’s a great way to recycle leftover Halloween Candy!

These will be a huge hit at your Friendsgiving Thanskgiving.

Turkey Pretzels Ingredients:

  • 12 Pretzel Rods
  • 12 Grasshoper Cookies (or other chocolate covered cookies)
  • 24 Candy eyes
  • 84 Candy Corns
  • 12 Orange Reese’s Pieces
  • 1/2 cup Chocolate Melting Chips or Bark
  • 1/8 cup red Candy Melting Chips



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Turkey Pretzels Directions:

  1. Lay cookies out on wax paper leaving room for pretzel rods to lay on top of each cookie without touching each other.
  2. Using a spoon drizzle a little chocolate around on cookie to glue candy corn in place.
  3. Heat Chocolate Chips in tall glass or cup by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Dip pretzel 2/3 way in melted chocolate and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
  5. Lay on wax paper on top of cookie as shown in picture.
  6. Place candy corn in fan shape on cookie around pretzel rod.
  7. Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
  8. Using a spoon place a little chocolate to “glue in place eyes and Reese’s Piece on end for beak.
  9. Place Red Candy Chips in corner of zippered sandwich bag and microwave for 45 seconds. Knead to make sure it is smooth and melted.
  10. Clip corner of bag and pipe a waddle under the beak of each turkey.
  11. Immediately place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.

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Turkey Pretzels – Thanksgiving Kids Food Craft

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
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Description

Adorable turkey pretzels. This Thanksgiving Kids Food Craft is perfect for little hands. Chocolate dipped pretzels, cookies, and candy corn make an adorable Thanksgiving treat for kids – gobble, gobble!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 12 Pretzel Rods
  • 12 Grasshoper Cookies (or other chocolate covered cookies)
  • 24 Candy eyes
  • 84 Candy Corns
  • 12 Orange Reese’s Pieces
  • 1/2 cup Chocolate Melting Chips or Bark
  • 1/8 cup red Candy Melting Chips

Instructions

  1. Lay cookies out on wax paper leaving room for pretzel rods to lay on top of each cookie without touching each other.
  2. Using a spoon drizzle a little chocolate around on cookie to glue candy corn in place.
  3. Heat Chocolate Chips in tall glass or cup by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Dip pretzel 2/3 way in melted chocolate and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
  5. Lay on wax paper on top of cookie as shown in picture.
  6. Place candy corn in fan shape on cookie around pretzel rod.
  7. Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
  8. Using a spoon place a little chocolate to “glue in place eyes and Reese’s Piece on end for beak.
  9. Place Red Candy Chips in corner of zippered sandwich bag and microwave for 45 seconds. Knead to make sure it is smooth and melted.
  10. Clip corner of bag and pipe a waddle under the beak of each turkey.
  11. Immediately place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.

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Take a look at these Thanksgiving Food Treats featured on Rachel Ray (seen here!)

Turkey Sugar Cookies (Pin it to Pinterest)

This recipe is the most simplistic. Make the attached sugar cookie recipe or grab a pre-made store brand. Use icing as glue and create decadent feathers with candy corn.

Turkey Nutter Butter Cookies (Pin it to Pinterest)

The most popular Thanksgiving Food Craft, the flexibility of this food craft is nice. How much you want to go with this cookie is up to you. You can have a stand up turkey or a lay down turkey instead.  Add left over Halloween candy to spruce up the design or keep it simplistic with icing and candy corn.

Rolo Pilgram Hats (Pin it to Pinterest)

On the show we made these with chocolate peanut butter cups but you can also do with caramel cups. Pick up store bought frosted fudge cookies and glue on the top of the hat to make the perfect little snack for your little Pilgrim.

Chocolate Covered Oreo Turkeys (Pin it to Pinterest)

This turkey craft is likely for experienced and steady of hands baker. Mix colors and create bright feathers on your Oreo Turkey using a pretzel as a template. Again, how little or how much of the activity and design you want to do is up to you.

Also save these Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Save these Thanksgiving Gift Tags and Gift Ideas for Teachers. Pin to Pinterest.

Post originally published 10/25/14.


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Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

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October 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Thanksgiving

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From preschool crafts to big kids, these Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids will create adorable fall decor for your home. Turkeys to leaves, lanterns, harvest vegetables, pilgrims and more. 

Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Little hands make the most adorable fall decor. We have an adorable list of Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids. Preschool craft ideas to art projects for bigger hands. Turkeys, leaves, harvest vegetables, pilgrims, lanterns and more.

Happy Crafting.


Collect fall leaves and make this turkey leaf craft. Print the turkey template and let your child personalize. | Easy Peasy and Fun

Gobble, gobble. Kids will love making this turkey headband as a fun Thanksgiving craft. How cute is that red balloon gobbler? | I Heart Crafty Things

Give kids the opportunities to count their blessings with this thankful pumpkin craft. | The Moffatt Girls

List everything for which you have thanks on this brown bag turkey craft for kids. | Crafty Morning

Beautiful leaf turkey Thanksgiving lanterns. No turkey is the same. These mason jar luminaries would be so nice lit up in the home. | Rhythms of Play

Paint with harvest vegetables like corn, apples, pumpkin, squash and more. | Natural Beach Living

Save a hand and footprint in time with these adorable Turkey foot and hand print craft. | A Little Pinch of Perfect

This Thanksgiving turkey craft uses a fun sponge painting technique on paper plates for the turkey’s feathers that kids will love. | The Resourceful Mama

These folded paper strips make the most adorable pumpkin for little hands. | DIY Inspired

Grab some black cups and you can whip up these cute kids’ table crayon holders in no time. Great for the kids table. | Lil Luna

Take your child’s face and turn it into a turkey, pilgrim, or Native American. | Source

Use your resources outside to make this adorable painted pinecone turkey craft – a classic! | Live Craft Eat

Do you love Dot Paint? It is one of our favorite craft supplies. Using dot paint and constriction paper, make this cute turkey! | The Resourceful Mama

Teach kids about table manners and place settings with these kraft paper place mats. | Say Yes

Did you love our rock painting ideas? Incorporate that into Thanksgiving with these turkey rock painting ideas. | Crafty Morning

I used to make this fall tree with my students only we did it a little different. First, we cut out our own leaves. Second, we wrote things we were thankful for on the leaves. | Coffee Cups and Crayons

Now this is something I would hang. These turkey windsocks are adorable. Start collecting your cans! | Happinesss is Homemade

Use apples to make these pumpkin stamps. Might be fun to sing 5 Little Pumpkins while you make them. | Made to be a Momma

Upcycle egg cartons into these fun little turkey. | Steam Sational

Collect sticks pine cones and maybe some acorns to create a Thanksgiving wind chimes craft. | The Benson Street

This paper plate pilgrim craft is a great Thanksgiving craft for kids and a fun way to teach them about history. | All Kids Network

Easy peasy and cute. I love the different size eyes on this turkey cone craft for kids. | Crafty Morning


Preschool Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids

Save these Thanksgiving Food Crafts for Kids. There are some yummy bites! Pin to Pinterest.

Also save these 31 Free Thanksgiving Printables. Pin to Pinterest.



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