30 Best Thanksgiving Craft Ideas That Are Easy To Make

Thanksgiving is a time for celebrating gratitude, warmth, and togetherness. This season, focus on creating memorable experiences with Fall crafts that become cherished heirlooms, holding family stories and lasting meaning.

You will find 30 unique Thanksgiving craft ideas designed to bring purpose and creativity to your celebration. There are thoughtful ways to decorate like a Thankful Tree or Thanksgiving Printables for fun. Choose to hang Thanksgiving Garlands and Banners, have a traditional craft, creative table setting, or Cute Fall Decorations that add a charm. Gather your supplies and make this Thanksgiving truly memorable with these meaningful projects. Get inspired by these Fall Photo Ideas for Family and Kids and keep your day in memories.

Thanksgiving Traditional and Keepsake Crafts

Make Thanksgiving traditional crafts that remind you of your tradition and hold some special and lasting memories with it. You can make a table runner that you can keep with you for years.

Thanksgiving Table Runner 

You can create a table runner with names and gratitude message for each of your family member or guests by using craft paper and marker. Think about sewing in the written messages on a fabric runner for keepsake memory.

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Engaging Thanksgiving Crafts for Family Gatherings

Engage everyone during the gathering with these interactive crafts. These crafts bring joy, conversation, and gratitude. You can create so many memories while creating these crafts. There are several types of crafts that you can make, these include napkin rings, place cards, ornaments, cards etc.

DIY Extra Thankful for You Notes Jar

You can create an engaging Thanksgiving activity by asking the guests to write heartfelt gratitude notes for you, which you can open and cherish later. You can create this by using an old mason jar at home.

Air Dry Clay Place cards 

Craft these beautiful clay place cards, paint initials, and personalize each guest’s table spot. You can make this with a rolling pin, air dry clay, cutter, alphabet stamp, paint brush, paint, leaf, and ribbon.

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Wood Slice Table Decor Ornament

Paint, wood burn, or engrave the name on wood slices for rustic Thanksgiving table décor.

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Pumpkin Napkin Ring 

You can make a pumpkin napkin ring with jute twine string. It adds a vintage and natural touch.

Peri Azizov

DIY Leaf Place Cards

Make a fabric pumpkin and attach a personalized chart paper leaf shaped place card to it, which adds a modern touch to your table decor. You only need chart paper, scissor and a marker.

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DIY Thanksgiving Gratitude Tree

You can make a tree by hanging written thankful notes on branches arranged in a vase centrepiece.

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Letter Place Cards

Print your guest or family members’ names on the card and add dried flowers to those cards. These place cards look elegant and make your guests feel special.

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Dried Citrus Place Cards 

You can use dried florals, dried orange slices, dried lime slices, and burlap twine as creative, fragrant name tags for each plate.

Lara Salamone

Thanksgiving Card Ideas 

You can make handcrafted seasonal cards with paper layering, stamps, and warm Thanksgiving greetings. You only need craft paper, scissors, and old book pages for a rustic look.

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DIY Gold Leaf Painted Rocks

These decorative stones use metal leaf adhesive to stick gold leaf. Seal them for lasting results. Idea for table accents, vase filler, or favors.

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DIY Thanksgiving Home Decor Ideas

Transform your home with unique, nature-inspired Thanksgiving décor that effortlessly combines warmth, elegance, and festive fall charm. These include mental decor, entryway decor, banner, plate decor, door swag, table setting idea, turkey door hanger, etc.

Thanksgiving Mantel Decor

You can decorate your mantel with candles, Maple leaves, and miniature pumpkins to add cozy seasonal warmth to your home.

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Entryway Decor 

You can decorate your entryway with a fall-themed vignette of lanterns, wreaths, and dried florals.

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DIY Pie Banner 

Take orange, brown, and beige color felt fabric, cotton, scissor, and glue to make this beautiful pie garland.

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Thankful Plate Decor

Paint Thanks on decorative plates to display on a stand in style. You can add flowers to add complete festive vibes.

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Table Setting Idea 

Combine neutral linens, gold cutlery, brown pumpkins, and greenery for an elegant Thanksgiving tablescape.

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Fall Door Swag 

To craft a rustic door decoration, bundle wheat stalks, ribbon, glue, and acorns.

Sand and Sisal

Thankful Pumpkin Wreath

To make a festive thanksgiving wreath, you may attach mini pumpkins and faux leaves to a grapevine wreath. You may cover the wreath with moss but that is optional.

Whimsical Tulle Turkey Door Hanger

To make a turkey door hanger, cover a foam wreath with tulle and yarn, add facial features with tennis balls, felt piece and cardboard cone.

Pressed Leaf Decor Frame

You can make preserved leaf specimen art for natural, timeless wall décor. Try these Creative and Easy Kids Fall Crafts with Pine Cone, Leaves, and Pumpkins.

DIY Thanksgiving Table Setting and Centerpiece Crafts

Make DIY table settings and centerpieces that reflect gratitude, creativity, and festive warmth. You can make a cornucopia, a table tree, tabletop decor pieces, a candle centerpiece, a mini pumpkin vase, etc.

Cornucopia of Abundance

You can fill a woven horn with fruits, greenery, and pine cones for a lush centerpiece to serve your guests at your gathering. You may also enjoy decorating Focaccia Bread with herbs and vegetables or Charcuterie Board.

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Thanksgiving Table Tree 

You can decorate your tree with this small tabletop tree with these colorful acorns.

Playful Petals

Tabletop Decor Piece 

You can make this beautiful piece by gluing a wreath door hanger on a plate and decorating it with candles, gourds, pine cones, and greenery with a floating teacup for instant autumn charm.

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Corn Centrepiece 

To add a rustic touch to your decor, you can tie colorful corn cobs, flowers, and leaves with twine into a vase or basket shape for a natural display.

Mackenzie Biehl

Harvest Leaf Table Setting

Use citrus slices and fresh herbs to create a fragrant, green silk napkin for a vibrant table setting.

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Terra Cotta Pot Scarecrow

You can paint small terra cotta pots and decorate them with candles, mini pumpkins, sunflowers, and acorns. It is a simple yet attractive scarecrow for holding treats.

DIY Cozy Autumn Candle Jar

To make this, add stickers and apply mod podge to sprinkle salt on the jar for snow affect. Use twine to make a bow, and add moss and a candle to it. It looks beautiful, especially at nighttime when you light the candles.

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Glow Pinecones 

Pinecones and string lights in a vase make a magical soft lit centerpiece accent.

Ashley Marie Savage

DIY Mini Pumpkin Vase

Take two vases, one large and one cylindrical jar, add mini pinecones, and fill the flower in it. It adds a colorful, vibrant touch to your decor.

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Menu Card

You can print a colorful autumn theme menu for your Thanksgiving gathering too and you can add it with each plate on the table.

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Leaf-Painted Wooden Coaster

Paint falls leaves onto wooden coasters using acrylics, and seal it with a gloss finish. You can reuse it yearly.

Kellyy Bellyy

Creative Thanksgiving Party Favors and Gift Ideas

You can share your gratitude by giving your loved one creative gift that they can enjoy using. You can make handmade gifts like favor cones, cozy jars, simmer pot bags, and painted gratitude rocks for loved ones.

DIY Fall Favor Cones

You can give gifts to your guests on Thanksgiving occasions. To make these favorable cones, fill paper cones with nuts or candies tied with twine for guests to take home.

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DIY Cozy Night-In Kit in a Jar 

Layer cocoa mix, candles, and socks for a thoughtful comfort gift in a jar.

Simmer Pot Gift Bags 

You can give your loved ones these simmer pot gift bags as a return gift. Combine dried citrus, cinnamon, and cloves in bags for aromatic simmer gifts.

Hannah Brianne

Gratefulness Rock

Hand-paint gratitude words on stones for personal keepsakes or table gifts.

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Simple and Fun Thankful Crafts for Kids

Give thanks wooden blocks

Have those home depot boys help you cut wooden blocks the size you want. Paint them and use letter stickers or vinyl to make Thanksgiving Blocks.

Thankful Garland

Decorate mantle with fall leaves and buckets for Thanksgiving day tradition.

Turkey napkin

Super cute no sew turkey kitchen towel. Make turkey with pom poms and felt. Stick it up on the stenciled towel to turn it into DIY Turkey Craft.

Thanksgiving Mantle

Find more ideas to decorate mantel.

Thanksgiving grateful wreath

Get your kids to write what they’re thankful for. And pin them to the wreath. Love this kids grateful wreath idea.

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Corn husk turkey

Make turkey with pumpkins and corn husk. Fun activity for kids.

Pinwheel turkeys

Make paper or Felt Pinwheels with drinking straws.

DIY Fabric Headband Turkey

Make this adorable head piece for kids to wear on Thanksgiving dinner table.

Kids Thanksgiving Turkey

Kids will enjoy this painted feet and hands fun activity.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How early should you start Thanksgiving crafts?

1-2 weeks ahead is ideal — some crafts (e.g., leaf garlands, clay leaves) require drying time.

2. How can you coordinate craft décor with my table/vibe?

Choose a colour palette (e.g., burgundy-green-cream, or copper-teal) and adapt materials (felt, clay, paper) accordingly.

3. Are there “grown-up” craft ideas beyond kids’ projects?

Certainly — felt pumpkins, wood decor, stamped linens and up-cycled pieces give more sophisticated look.

4. How can you involve guests in crafts during the dinner?

Set a craft station pre-meal (gratitude jar, place card making) to engage kids and allow adults to chat.

Make this Thanksgiving extra special by including handcrafted crafts, thoughtful gifts, and unique table décor. From gratitude jars to cozy night-in kits, each DIY creation brings warmth, personality, and purpose to your event. These simple yet lovely ideas not only bring your family closer together but also make your home feel festive and love filled. So, gather your tools, get creative, and let the spirit of gratitude reflect through in your Thanksgiving gifts and décor.

Do you have a Thankful Tradition at home? What do you do to teach your kids to be thankful for?

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