Encourage creativity and thankfulness in your children with fun fall activities! Here are some of our favorites.
Gratitude Chain
Have your students write what they are thankful for on separate strips of colored paper. Then, staple the strips of paper together in loops to create a chain. The more students write down, the longer the chain. Let’s see how long they can make it!
Items to use:
- Colorful Construction Paper
- Marker
- Stapler
Thanksgiving Hunt
Our Lord has blessed us in so many ways! Lead your children on this hunt to encourage thankfulness for what God has given them.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
The Gratitude Game
Play pick-up sticks for a fun way to encourage gratitude among your students! Have each stick’s color represent a category. A student who successfully picks up a stick must name an item he or she is thankful for in that category before keeping the stick.
Items to use:
- Colorful pick-up sticks
- List of colors and what they represent
Clothespin Turkey
Teach a character trait of Christ with this cute turkey craft! Cut a circle and square out of construction paper. Fold the square in half to create a beak. Glue all paper parts and googly eyes together. Glue the head to the clothespin. Place your leaf in the clothespin. Write down a character trait and a verse associated with the trait.
Items to use:
- Scissors
- Marker
- Glue
- Googly eyes
- Construction paper
- Clothespin
- Decorative leaves
Pinecone Turkey
Get your lower-level students ready for Thanksgiving with this fun and easy craft! Cut a circle, handprint, and square out of construction paper. Fold the square in half to create a beak. Write items to be thankful for on hand and glue to the pinecone. Glue paper parts and googly eyes together and glue to the pinecone.
Items to use:
- Pinecone
- Glue
- Googly eyes
- Construction paper
- Markers
- Scissors
Thanksgiving Jar
Enjoy decorating fall-themed jars with your upper-level students. Students can use the jars as decoration, reminders of their favorite verse, or as pencil holders by removing the tea light.
Items to use:
- Glass jars
- Decorative leaves
- Hot glue gun
- Paper for Bible verse
- String
- Tea light
Thanksgiving Plate Activity
Have your children help you make this craft for a simple, fun, and meaningful way to encourage thankfulness. On one plate, grab a pen and a ruler and divide the plate into 8 sections. In each space, write what you are thankful for. On the second paper plate, cut to create an opening. Add the title “I am thankful for…” and attach the brass fastener in the center of both plates.
Items to use:
- Two paper plates
- Ruler
- Pen
- Scissors
- Brass fastener
