This Thanksgiving, help your child think of all that they are thankful for with this easy cornucopia craft for kids!

The cornucopia is a great base for this craft, as the horn of plenty represents an abundance of good things and an appreciation for what we have.

And this cornucopia craft is a perfect way to help your child identify the abundance of good things in their own life!

You can do this activity all at once, or as a lead up to Thanksgiving, adding a new thing that you’re thankful for every day the week before the holiday.

Cornucopia Kids Craft

Materials

Cornucopia printable (download below)
Cardstock paper (optional)
Scissors
Black marker/pen
Colored pencils
Glue

Instructions

This craft is simple and fun: write what you’re thankful for on the food, color the food and cornucopia, add the food to the cornucopia.

That being said, there are a couple of different ways you can approach the assembly and implementation.

Pocket or no pocket

Your first option for assembly is to simply glue the fruit and vegetables onto the cornucopia. This is a fast and easy way to go about this Thanksgiving thankful craft.

However, if you want a more interactive version, you can also make a pocket so that you can actually stick the fruit and vegetables into the basket. To do this, cut along the inside rim of the horn on the left side and bottom.

Then glue your cornucopia paper to a piece of cardstock paper, securing the outer edges of the paper and visible interior of the cornucopia (the right side), but leaving the length of the cornucopia (the left side) unglued.

This will leave a little pocket where you can insert the fruit and vegetables into the cornucopia craft.

Once your paper is glued down, you’re ready to place your fruits and vegetables inside the cornucopia!

Week of thanks or one-time craft

This is a craft that you can easily sit down and complete all in on sitting.

However, you can also use this cornucopia craft during the week leading up to Thanksgiving. Have your child think of one new thing they’re thankful for each day in the week and add it to the cornucopia.

Then on Thanksgiving, you can sit down together and look at all of the things they are thankful for!

All in all, this cornucopia craft is not only fun and simple to make, but it also helps kids to think about all that they are thankful for! And when it comes down to it, that’s the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

Cornucopia Craft for Kids

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Active Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

This cornucopia craft is the perfect way to teach kids about gratitude this Thanksgiving!

Materials

Cornucopia printable (download below)
Cardstock paper (optional)
Scissors
Black marker/pen
Colored pencils
Glue

Instructions

Print out the cornucopia printable.
Color the cornucopia and food. Cut out the food.
To create a pocket: cut along the inside rim of the horn on the left side and bottom. Glue the cornucopia paper to a piece of cardstock paper. Make sure to glue down the visible inside of the cornucopia but leave the outer part of the cornucopia unglued so that there is a place to insert the fruit and vegetables. Also, glue the white outer edge securely to the paper.
Use a felt-tip pen to write down something you're thankful for on each item of food. This can be done all at one time or once a day in the days leading up to Thanksgiving.
Place each food item in the cornucopia basket once it has been written on.