Thanksgiving Centerpieces You Can Make With Your Kids

There is no more family-oriented holiday than Thanksgiving. You may want to include even your youngest guests with the preparations and decorations for the big meal. If you are at a loss as to how to decorate your tables this year, consider these ideas that can involve kids of almost any age. And the added bonus just may be keeping those little hands happy until dinner can be served! Here are some ideas for Thanksgiving centerpieces you can make with the kids.

Thanksgiving table runner-this project is one of the easiest to assemble the materials and put together.

What you will need:

A length of finished or hemmed material that will run down the center of your table.
Fabric stamp pads in a variety of autumnal colors
Several stamps with a Thanksgiving theme (for example turkey, pilgrim hat, cornucopia etc.)

Place the material out flat and allow the kids to stamp to their hearts' content. Cover the fabric with a collage of the stamps for a great look or if the kids are older considering laying out a pattern for them to follow. Allow the ink to dry and you then have a spectacular one of a kind table runner.

Thanksgiving Cornucopia-Instead of having one big centerpiece in the middle of the table consider using several small centerpiece. This way you have more chances for the kids to be able to help put them together.

What you will need:

Several small cornucopias depending on the size of the table
Assorted gourds, nuts, and leaves
Seasonal fruit and vegetables if desired

Place the empty cornucopias on the table where you would like them. Divide up the materials for them to be filled with and let the kids exercise their creativity in filling them. If you have several kids you can make this a contest with prizes for biggest, most unique, fastest cornucopia filled etc. In addition you can make changes on what you use to fill the cornucopia depending on what is available or reflective of your area.