20+ Easy Thanksgiving Crafts and Activities for Kids

Fun Idea: Thankful String

1. With a felt needle, string 2-cm felt balls ($10 for two needles, $20 for 60 balls; handbehgfelts.etsy.com) onto a thin 30-inch hemp cord; tie a knot at each end.
2. Trim shaft ends of five feathers to be 1 inch.
3. String two wooden beads onto each shaft.
4. Place a 6-inch piece of braided cording against feather shaft (below beads), then secure to shaft by wrapping with hemp cord; tie off securely. Repeat with remaining feathers.
5. Have everyone write what they're most thankful for on a small piece of paper; punch holes in papers and thread onto cording. 
6. Tie each feather between two felt beads on string; trim excess cording.
7. Hang string between tepees.

Thankful String alternative: Create a paper chain and write what you're thankful for on each of the links.