Crafts

THANKSGIVING TURKEY CRAFTS

Posted on November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 by Whimsically Angie

These cute turkey crafts are proof that the craft aisle is optional when you have cardboard and paper scraps.

Each one comes together with materials you already have, making this the perfect low prep Thanksgiving DIY for kids. It’s colorful, fun, and delightfully imperfect in a way that says, “Yes, we crafted today and yes, we used recycling to do it.” We’ll start off by keeping it simple…

Cereal boxes & construction paper

Cardboard box and cardstock

Medium-weight packaging and colored paper

Thankful turkeys, but make them personal…

This craft turns a handful of paper feathers into a tiny gratitude time capsule your kids can actually handle without emotionally overheating. Just draw or glue together a turkey body, cut feathers from scrap paper (construction paper, old books, junk mail, whatever sparks joy), and let everyone write what they’re thankful for on each feather.

Thankful Turkey by A Dab of Glue Will Do

Another fun idea is to turn your thankful turkey into something even more memorable by swapping paper feathers for printed photos. Use pictures of family, pets, favorite places, or the everyday moments you actually want to glue to your heart (and your craft table).

Just put together a turkey body using whatever you have—cardboard, scrap paper, paint, you know the drill—then clip or glue photos into feather shapes and add them one by one. It’s sentimental, adorable, and wildly scroll-stopping because people love crafts that double as mini family albums.

Whatever option you choose, those Thankful Turkey ornaments aren’t about doing it right, they’re about doing it together.

The magic is in the conversation, the creativity, and the tiny hands helping glue feathers slightly crooked. Paper or photos, simple or extra, planned or winged — it all works, and it all matters.

What you make becomes the tradition, the memory, the moment you’ll look back on and smile at later. So choose the version that feels fun today, and know that no matter which one you try, it’s already enough.

Christmas, Kid's Crafts, Lifestyle

Printable Nativity Ornaments for a Meaningful, Low Stress Christmas Craft

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Whimsically Angie

There’s something really grounding about slowing down with a simple Christmas craft, especially one that tells a story.

These printable nativity ornaments grew out of one of those “let’s make something meaningful but also easy” moments, using cardstock, scissors, and whatever string I could find in the junk drawer. They’re sweet, kid friendly, and just nostalgic enough to feel special without being fussy. If you’re looking for a calm, creative way to bring a little tradition into the season, this is such a lovely place to start.

Building a simple tradition around the nativity story is one of those things that doesn’t have to be big or elaborate to matter. Sitting together, crafting, and talking about each character in the Christmas story gives kids a gentle way to understand why we celebrate in the first place.

It becomes less about the rush of the season and more about creating a moment of connection—something quiet, hands-on, and centered on faith. Over time, these little rituals become the memories they carry with them, year after year, long after the glue sticks have dried.

If you decide to grab the printable set on Etsy, it simply makes the whole process easier. Everything downloads instantly, the files stay saved in your account, and you can reprint them year after year as your kids grow. It also supports a real human (hi, it’s me) who designs these with moms and messy craft tables in mind. Etsy keeps the checkout simple and secure, and you get a polished, ready-to-use set without having to hunt for templates or reinvent the wheel during an already busy season.

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Christmas, Kid's Crafts

ADVENT CRAFT CUBBIES

Posted on November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 by Whimsically Angie

27 of our favorite kid friendly craft ideas

Every year, we pull out our Craft Cubby Advent, a little DIY project made completely from recycled food boxes, and fill it one day at a time. Nothing prepped weeks in advance, nothing overwhelming. Just one small moment added to the cubby each morning. Some days it’s a tiny craft idea. Other days it’s a prompt like “watch a Christmas movie,” “drive around to see lights,” or “make hot cocoa.”

It keeps December fun without turning it into a second job. The boys never know what’s coming, and I love that it gives us permission to slow down and choose something simple instead of trying to plan the entire month in one go.

Since we’ve made so many Christmas crafts over the years, I pulled together 27 of our favorite kid friendly ideas that are quick, cute, and use what you already have at home. These aren’t complicated projects. They’re memory makers disguised as crafts.… just little things that turn an ordinary Tuesday in December into something cozy and intentional.

You can sprinkle these ideas into your own Craft Cubby Advent or save them for a quiet afternoon. Either way, they keep the season magical without overwhelming you, and that’s the whole point.

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