Edible Thanksgiving Crafts

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Edible Thanksgiving crafts are a fun way to get ready for the holiday season. While most are intended for children, both the young and the young at heart will love completing these simple projects!

Uses for Edible Crafts for Thanksgiving

Edible Thanksgiving crafts have many different uses:

  • Place cards for Thanksgiving dinner
  • Part of a larger holiday centerpiece
  • Party favors
  • Small gifts for neighbors
  • Treats for a child's holiday celebration at school
  • A hands-on learning activity for a school lesson about the meaning of Thanksgiving

Tips for Making Edible Thanksgiving Crafts

When making edible crafts, you'll want to keep in mind a few helpful tips:

  • Buy more supplies than you think you'll need. If you have young helpers for these projects, they're going to find it hard to resist sampling the goodies. You may also find that you end up with a few broken cookies or projects that just don't look quite right.
  • Planning ahead is normally a good idea, but you don't want to make edible Thanksgiving crafts too far in advance of the celebration. Ideally, these projects should be made a day before the big event.
  • Get everything ready before you begin. Little crafters are notoriously impatient, so it's important to make sure all your supplies are ready to go before the project gets started. Remove cookies from their packages, unwrap hard candies, and place jelly beans in a plastic bowl.
  • A covered container made for transporting cupcakes is the best choice for moving finished edible crafts to their final destination with the least amount of breakage.
  • Don't forget to keep a camera handy for taking plenty of pictures. Edible Thanksgiving crafts won't last long, so you'll want a photo to help remember the project!

Oreo Turkeys

Oreo turkeys are one of the most popular edible crafts for Thanksgiving. This craft is simple enough for a preschooler to make with just a bit of adult assistance.

Supplies:

  • Double Stuff Oreos
  • Candy corn
  • Raisinettes

Instructions:

  1. Open one Oreo. Keep the half with the filling as the base for the turkey; eat the other half if desired.
  2. Place a second Oreo upright on the filling to make the turkey body.
  3. Place five pieces of candy corn into the filling on the upright Oreo to make your turkey feathers.
  4. Add a Raisinette to the front of the turkey body to make a head.
  5. Enjoy your tasty Thanksgiving decoration.

You can find variations on the Oreo cookie turkey project by visiting the following links:

Edible Pilgrim Hats

Pilgrim hats are another fun treat for a Thanksgiving day celebration.

Supplies:

  • Round cookies
  • Large marshmallows
  • Jelly beans
  • Melted chocolate
  • Wax paper

Instructions:

  1. Dip cookies in melted chocolate and sit on wax paper.
  2. Dip marshmallows in melted chocolate, then attach to cookies.
  3. Add jelly beans to use as hat buckles.

Thanksgiving Cornucopia

A cornucopia is a traditional symbol of Thanksgiving, which makes it a wonderful choice for an edible holiday craft.

Supplies:

  • Sugar ice cream cones
  • Fruit-shaped fruit snacks

Instructions:

  1. Fill each ice cream cone with a small amount of frosting.
  2. Add fruit snacks to represent different elements of the Thanksgiving cornucopia.

If you want to make a healthier version of this craft, you could simply fill the ice cream cones with dried fruit and nuts.

More Thanksgiving Craft Ideas

Although they're not all edible, you can find more great Thanksgiving craft ideas by checking out the following articles from LoveToKnow Crafts:

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