Welcome to the month of November!
Let's prepare for more of the fall season,
football season and Thanksgiving!
There are some autumn corn decorations! The corn are colorful!
That apple pie smells delicious! Yummy.
Lift the Flap Apple Pies!
Do you see the turkeys walking along outside at the farm?
Turkey Finger Leg Puppets
Seeing turkeys dressed up as pilgrims encourages learning about pilgrims!
Pop Up Pilgrims!
It's always this time that we learn and remember the pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower and settled in the colonies!
Rocking Mayflowers!
While learning about the pilgrims and the Mayflower, it's nice to see the different colored feathers of turkeys!
Pop-Up Turkey!
I see candy canes in the stores! It's that time of year where after Thanksgiving, there is preparation for Christmas and Hanukkah!
Paper Candy Canes!
November is a month where there is an abundance of food from harvests! What is inside the cornucopia?
Lift-the-Flap Cornucopia
Seeing all of the food and leaves in the cornucopia makes me think of turkeys. Let's talk turkeys!
Turkey Talk Shadowbox!
football season and Thanksgiving!
There are some autumn corn decorations! The corn are colorful!
Supplies: One small cardboard tube (toilet Paper size), yellow paper, green tissue paper, fake brown hay, crayons/markers, scissors and glue/tape.
Instructions:
1. Wrap the cardboard tube in yellow paper.
2. Draw a design on the yellow tube to look like corn.
3. Wrap the paper corn in green tissue paper but make certain that the corn design is sticking out in the front.
4. If you have fake brown hay, then stuff some fake hay at the top of the tube. You can use shredded brown paper too if you wish.
Enjoy the autumn corn below designed by the children at the library!
That apple pie smells delicious! Yummy.
Lift the Flap Apple Pies!
Supplies: Card Stock, Construction Paper, Brown Tissue Paper, White Tissue Paper, Scissors, Crayons/Markers and Glue/Tape.
Instructions:
1. Cut out a pan outline shape from card stock. Cut out a shape that resembles the top of the apple pie filling from yellow paper.
2. Attach the yellow top of the pie filling along the top of the paper pan but only attach them by the top sides. Make sure you can still lift the bottom of the filling up and down for a lift-the-flap effect.
3. Cut out brown paper strips and attach them vertically and horizontally along the top yellow filling to make it look like cross crusts.
4. Scrunch up a piece of white tissue paper into a ball and place it onto the top of the pie filling to resemble whipped cream.
5. Cut out 2 apple slice shapes from beige or tan paper and color in an apple design, such as the pits and red outline. Attach the apple slices onto the top of the pan underneath the paper filling.
6. Scrunch up brown pieces of tissue paper into balls and attach onto the bottom of the pan under the filling for the rest of the crust.
Now you have a lift-the-flap paper apple pie! Enjoy the paper apple pies below created by the children at the library!
1. Cut out a pan outline shape from card stock. Cut out a shape that resembles the top of the apple pie filling from yellow paper.
2. Attach the yellow top of the pie filling along the top of the paper pan but only attach them by the top sides. Make sure you can still lift the bottom of the filling up and down for a lift-the-flap effect.
3. Cut out brown paper strips and attach them vertically and horizontally along the top yellow filling to make it look like cross crusts.
4. Scrunch up a piece of white tissue paper into a ball and place it onto the top of the pie filling to resemble whipped cream.
5. Cut out 2 apple slice shapes from beige or tan paper and color in an apple design, such as the pits and red outline. Attach the apple slices onto the top of the pan underneath the paper filling.
6. Scrunch up brown pieces of tissue paper into balls and attach onto the bottom of the pan under the filling for the rest of the crust.
Now you have a lift-the-flap paper apple pie! Enjoy the paper apple pies below created by the children at the library!
Do you see the turkeys walking along outside at the farm?
Turkey Finger Leg Puppets
Supplies: Card stock of bright colors, fabric, crayons/markers, glue/tape and scissors.
Instructions:
1. Cut out a sizable circle from card stock of a bright color. Cut out a small round hole on the bottom of the circle and make sure you can fit two fingers through the hole.
2. Cut out the body of the turkey and place it on the front of the circle in the center and above the hole.
3. Cut out 8 feather shapes from card stock of bright colors and attach them onto the top back edge of the circle behind the turkey's head so that they stick out like turkey feathers.
4. Draw a face on the turkey. Cut out a snood or waddle from red fabric and attach onto the face.
5. Cut out a pilgrim hat from dark paper and attach onto the top of the turkey head.
6. Cut out a round piece of fabric and attach onto the belly of the turkey to make it feel soft. Now place 2 fingers through the hole and now the turkey has legs.
Enjoy the turkey finger leg puppets below created by the children at the library!
1. Cut out a sizable circle from card stock of a bright color. Cut out a small round hole on the bottom of the circle and make sure you can fit two fingers through the hole.
2. Cut out the body of the turkey and place it on the front of the circle in the center and above the hole.
3. Cut out 8 feather shapes from card stock of bright colors and attach them onto the top back edge of the circle behind the turkey's head so that they stick out like turkey feathers.
4. Draw a face on the turkey. Cut out a snood or waddle from red fabric and attach onto the face.
5. Cut out a pilgrim hat from dark paper and attach onto the top of the turkey head.
6. Cut out a round piece of fabric and attach onto the belly of the turkey to make it feel soft. Now place 2 fingers through the hole and now the turkey has legs.
Enjoy the turkey finger leg puppets below created by the children at the library!
Seeing turkeys dressed up as pilgrims encourages learning about pilgrims!
Pop Up Pilgrims!
Supplies: Brown paper, light colored card stock, black or blue paper, white paper, scissors, glue/tape and crayons/markers.
Instructions:
1. Cut out 2 small Mayflower boat shapes from brown paper and attach them together but make sure that there is an opening at the top of the paper boat.
2. Cut out a thick strip from dark colored card stock. This will be the body of the pilgrim. Attach a small strip of card stock of the same color horizontally on the back center of the body for the arms.
3. Cut out a circle from beige paper and draw a face on it. Attach it onto the top of the body. Cut out a pilgrim shape hat and attach it onto the top of the face.
4. Attach the bottom part of the body inside the top opening of the paper boat. If you wish to create a pop up effect, then fold down the body in a zigzag vertical way so that the pilgrim springs up and down for a jack-in-the box effect.
5. Color in decorations on the boat and pilgrim.
Enjoy the pop up pilgrims below created by the children at the library!
It's always this time that we learn and remember the pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower and settled in the colonies!
Rocking Mayflowers!
Supplies: One paper plate, scissors, one picture of pilgrims, blue tissue paper, crayons/markers, glue/tape and stickers.
Instructions:
1. Cut out the center of a paper plate and fold it in half. Stand up the folded center of the plate so that the edges are on the bottom and it rocks back and forth. This will be the boat part of the Mayflower.
2. Use the left over edges of the paper plate to cut out masts and sails. Attach them onto the top of the boat.
3. Attach blue tissue paper along the bottom of the boat to resemble water.
4. Print out and color in a picture of pilgrims and attach it towards the top of the boat in front of the sails.
5. Adorn the boat and sails with stickers of your preference.
Enjoy the rocking Mayflowers below created by the children at the library!
While learning about the pilgrims and the Mayflower, it's nice to see the different colored feathers of turkeys!
Pop-Up Turkey!
Supplies: One paper plate, tissue paper, a paper cut out of a turkey, paper cut out of a Cornucopia, crayons/markers, glue/tape, one strip of paper and stickers.
Instructions:
1. Fold a paper plate into a basket by following the directions in the image below.
2. After the plate is folded into a basket, cover it with tissue paper.
3. Color in a picture cut out of a turkey.
4. Fold a strip of paper in sections from one end to the other end in a zigzag way.
5. Attach the turkey onto one end of the strip of paper. Attach the other end onto the bottom inside of the paper plate box. Now your turkey can pop up and down like a puppet!
6. Color in a picture of a cornucopia. Attach onto the front of the box.
7. Adorn the turkey and box with stickers of your choice.
Enjoy the pop-up turkeys below created by the children at the library!
I see candy canes in the stores! It's that time of year where after Thanksgiving, there is preparation for Christmas and Hanukkah!
Paper Candy Canes!
Supplies: White construction paper, scissors, ribbon, glue, hole puncher and tissue paper.
Instructions:
1. Cut out 2 candy cane shapes from white construction paper. Glue the 2 shapes together so that both candy cane shapes form one candy cane. Punch a hole at the top of the candy cane.
2. Glue pieces of tissue paper onto one or both sides of the cane. Use tissue paper of any colors and attach to the cane in any design.
3. Pull a ribbon through the hole and tie a bow with both ends.
Enjoy the paper candy canes below designed by the children at the library!
November is a month where there is an abundance of food from harvests! What is inside the cornucopia?
Lift-the-Flap Cornucopia
Supplies Used: Brown construction paper, card stock, tissue paper, leaf shaped foam stickers, glue/tape, scissors, string/yarn and anything else of your preference.
Instructions:
1. Cut out 2 cornucopia shapes from letter-sized brown construction paper. Attach both the shapes together at the tip of the cornucopia horn handle. Now the cornucopia should open up as a book or lift-the-flap shape.
2. Color in and decorate a design onto the top front of the cornucopia. You may draw lines, a face or any other pattern. You may use leaf stickers, tissue paper, etc.
3. Cut out fruit and vegetable shapes from card stock. You may color designs on them. Lift up the front part of the cornucopia and attach the fruit and vegetable shapes as well as stickers and pieces of tissue paper onto the inside of the cornucopia.
4. Attach one end of a string onto the bottom front of the cornucopia and when you pull the string, the front part should lift up revealing an abundance of the fruits, veggies and leaves inside the cornucopia.
Enjoy the lift-the-flap cornucopias below created by the children at the library!
Seeing all of the food and leaves in the cornucopia makes me think of turkeys. Let's talk turkeys!
Turkey Talk Shadowbox!
Supplies Used: An empty box, brightly colored masking tape, 2 paper turkey shapes, paper pilgrim hat, pumpkin shape, glitter foam stickers, glue/tape, crayons/markers and anything else you wish to use to embellish the craft.
Instructions:
1. Cover the inside of an empty box with brightly colored masking tape.
2. Cut out 2 paper turkey shapes and color them in and decorate with glitter stickers or any other stickers of your preference.
3. Cut out an orange pumpkin shape and color a face or design on it.
4. Cut out a pilgrim hat shape. The pilgrim hat can be cut from dark paper or you can color it in.
5. Cut out an image of a vase with a flower.
6. Attach the paper turkeys, pumpkin, hat and flowers onto the inside of the box on top of the masking tape. Stand up the box.
Enjoy the turkey talk shadow boxes below created by the children at the library!
1. Cover the inside of an empty box with brightly colored masking tape.
2. Cut out 2 paper turkey shapes and color them in and decorate with glitter stickers or any other stickers of your preference.
3. Cut out an orange pumpkin shape and color a face or design on it.
4. Cut out a pilgrim hat shape. The pilgrim hat can be cut from dark paper or you can color it in.
5. Cut out an image of a vase with a flower.
6. Attach the paper turkeys, pumpkin, hat and flowers onto the inside of the box on top of the masking tape. Stand up the box.
Enjoy the turkey talk shadow boxes below created by the children at the library!
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