Stitch Some Love With This Fun Thanksgiving Craft

We don’t normally spend Thanksgiving with family because they all live a plane flight away, so I thought this year it would be a lovely idea to have the kids make a card to send to their grandparents.  Instead of having them draw pictures like we would normally do, I decided to make this a learning experience and gave them a sewing lesson at the same time with this fun Thanksgiving craft.

A hand-stitched Thanksgiving card.

What you will need:

• Blank cards (I found a pack of square cards with rounded corners at Walmart for $1)
• Yarn (in assorted colors)
• Pencil
• Plastic yarn needle
• Fall cookie cutters (or some imagination)

To make:

Place the cookie cutter on the front of the card and trace around it with the pencil.  Place dots around the shape and then punch a hole using the yarn needle.  Younger children will be able to help with tracing, older children can assist with punching the holes.

Use a cookie cutter, pencil and yarn needle to create a card for stitching.

Cut yarn and thread the yarn needle for younger child to begin sewing.

A plastic yarn needle is perfect for children so they don’t prick their fingers.

Tie off colors if they are going to be changing them as they go along.

And there you have it, lovely fall cards perfect for sending to family and friends you won’t have a chance to see this Thanksgiving.

Cards stitched with love, can be framed by loved ones after the holiday.

Who will you spend Thanksgiving with?  Do you make Thanksgiving cards to send to family and friends?  Let me know in the comments below.

Tonya
KidZui Mom

Tonya Staab is a freelance writer, and the creative mind behind Create-Celebrate-Explore where she shares craft tutorials, recipes, party planning and travel tips.  She has three kids (twin kindergarteners and a teen) and can often be found covered in flour and glitter.