Looking for a Thanksgiving craft for kids? Check out this cute pumpkin pie paper plate craft that’s fun and easy to make for kids in preschool and kindergarten.
Pumpkin Pie Paper Plate Craft
Now that Halloween is over we can look forward to Thanksgiving at the end of November.
To get into the holiday mood we’ve been doing a lot of seasonal crafting.
We’ve already made a paper plate turkey craft, leaf puppets and a funny Thanksgiving cootie catcher.
So, we’re very excited to add another simple craft to our growing collection of screen free Thanksgiving activities for kids.
This cute pumpkin pie paper plate craft is in honor of one of our favorite yummy Thanksgiving desserts!
We love to make and eat pumpkin pie so we figured it would be cute to have kids get in on the fun and make their own pumpkin pie!
Made with basic kids’ crafting supplies young children will have lots of fun making this pumpkin pie paper plate craft for Thanksgiving.
Supplies
Making our pumpkin pie paper plate craft requires very basic kid’s crafting supplies.
You can pick up these materials at your local dollar store or online via Amazon.
Here’s what you’ll need to make your own paper plate pumpkin pie:
- Paper plate
- Orange paint – we love this Cra-Z-Art washable tempera paint.
- Paintbrush
- Brown construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue – school glue or glue stick work just fine
- Cotton balls
- Protective covering for the work area – optional but highly recommended to contain the mess
Book Recommendations
We love to read!
Reading is such an important skill that teaches young children about the world around them by building on language and critical thinking skills.
We love to pair all our screen free activities with books!
From crafts to free printable games – we do our very best to recommend some fun books to our readers that make screen free play even more engaging.
Here are some of our favorite book suggestions that pair wonderfully with this easy pumpkin pie paper plate craft.
I Am Thankful – an adorable rhyming book that looks at how Thanksgiving traditions including acts of kindness and giving can differ between different families. Such a cute book for your children.
How To Catch a Turkey – a fun book from the How To Catch series has children turning their school upside down trying to find an escaped Turkey.
The Story of the Pilgrims – an excellent book that tells young children the history of Thanksgiving in kid friendly language.
Balloons over Broadway – the charming story of the puppeteer behind the giant balloons we see floating during the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving – the classic story of Charlie making a Thanksgiving feast for his friends! Can he pull it off?
Little Critter: Just a Special Thanksgiving – celebrate Thanksgiving with Little Critter and his family in Critterville.
Instructions
Take your paper plate and paint it orange. Depending on what kind of paint you are using you may have to do a second coat to get a vibrant orange color.
If you are doing multiple coats make sure to let each coat dry for about 5 minutes before applying a new layer of paint.
Once you’ve completed painting your plate let it dry completely. Depending on the thickness of the paint this can take up to 30 minutes.
While you are waiting for your paint to dry start creating the crust for your pumpkin pie paper plate craft.
Take your brown construction paper and cut it into squares about 1 inch x 1 inch.
You’ll need enough brown squares to go around your pie plate.
Once the paint on the paper plate is dry, apply a thin line of glue around the outer edge of the plate. Or, you can glue the squares on one by one. Either method works fine.
Attach the brown construction paper squares around the edge of the plate, slightly overlapping them to resemble the crust of a pumpkin pie.
Press each square firmly to ensure they stick well to the plate. Allow the glue to dry for a few minutes.
Apply a few dots of glue to the center of the painted paper plate.
Arrange the cotton balls on the glued area to represent the whipped cream topping of your pumpkin pie.
Press the cotton balls down gently to ensure they adhere to the plate. Allow the glue to dry completely.
Inspect your pumpkin pie paper plate craft to make sure that all the parts are securely glued and dried.
Make any necessary adjustments to the crust or whipped cream cotton balls if needed.
More Screen Free Thanksgiving Activities
Here are some more screen free Thanksgiving themed activities we’ve created.
All these simple Thanksgiving themed crafts and activities pair well with our pumpkin pie paper plate craft.
Click on the link to be taken to the blog post where you’ll get all the information you need about each screen free activity.
Paper plate candy corn craft – an adorable pom pom craft that works on fine motor. Kids have loads of fun gluing colored pom poms to a paper plate candy corn shape.
Paper plate turkey craft – a fun little craft that uses a paper plate, some paint and construction paper to create a colorful turkey.
Easy fall leaf puppets – one of the easiest craft ideas we’ve made! Perfect for really young crafters. The best part? kids will have so much fun putting on a puppet show!
Thanksgiving scavenger hunt – kids love seek and find games and this scavenger hunt does not disappoint!
Thanksgiving joke teller – playing with cootie catchers are so much fun! Especially when the jokes found inside are funny tut
Thankful turkey craft – help children express thankfulness and gratitude by making their own thankful turkey craft.
Thanksgiving placemats – a must for kids during Thanksgiving dinner! Packed with fun activities these placemats are perfect for the kids table.
Pilgrim hat craft – kids of all ages enjoy making their own paper pilgrim hats!
Thanksgiving bingo – the perfect game to play after a big meal on Thanksgiving day.
Thanksgiving coloring pages – pair these coloring pages with some of our other free Thanksgiving activities to create a holiday busy book.
Paper bag turkey craft – an adorable turkey puppet preschool and kindergarten kids really enjoy making.
Thanksgiving color by number worksheets – we love how these Thanksgiving themed worksheets work on number and color recognition.
I spy Thanksgiving – we love to play I Spy! Create an activity pack by combining I Spy with our other free printable Thanksgiving activities.
Thanksgiving word search puzzle – loaded with Thanksgiving vocab, this word puzzle is a great choice for early finishers!
Let’s Stay In Touch
This easy pumpkin pie paper plate craft was really fun to make. We love eating pumpkin pie so it’s only fitting that we come up with a pumpkin pie craft for Thanksgiving.
This pumpkin pie paper plate craft is the perfect craft for teaching younger children about the meaning of Thanksgiving traditions.
Plus, it’s a really simple craft that’s lots of fun to make which makes it a great choice for preschool and primary school teachers.
Are you planning to make your own pumpkin pie paper plate craft?
We’d love to see the finished product. Snap a photo and reach out to us on our Facebook page to let us see your pumpkin pie!
We may even share your pumpkin pie paper plate craft with our readers!
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🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
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