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Thanksgiving Paper Piecing Craft for Kids - Pilgrim Couple

After reading the story of the first Thanksgiving to your kids, you can then sit together and enjoy making this paper Pilgrim couple.

Ages 9 and up

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Paper Craft - Pilgrim Couple

For this project you will need the following materials:

White, black, brown, flesh and green cardstock

Scissors

Gold dimensional paint

Black marker (thin)

Red marker (for the lips)

Red color pencil (for blushing the cheeks)

Stick glue

 

Pilgrim Templates: (click on the image for a larger pattern)

Pilgrim Boy Pattern

Pilgrim Girl Paper Piecing Pattern

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

1. Click on the template thumbnails and print out the patterns to fit the printer paper. You can then create permanent templates by gluing each pattern page to the back side of a cereal box or similar type of cardboard. Then cut out each piece out. This is recommended when working with a group.

2. Trace the permanent templates on the appropriate colored cardstock and cut each piece out.

3. Now you will start dressing your pilgrims.

For the female pilgrim, you will first glue the boots onto the body piece. Then glue the remaining pieces on in the following order: dress, apron, bow, hair, white bonnet piece, black bonnet piece (glue this behind the head) and then glue the hands underneath the arms of the dress. Add the facial features now to the pilgrim girl. Take a white pencil and enhance the black outlines of the dress.

For the male pilgrim, you will first glue the boots onto the body. Then glue the remaining pieces on in the following order: pants, white belt (cut a strip out that measures 1 cm high and the width of the body), the jacket with arms, the jacket piece without arms, the collar, the hat, the hat band and then the hands underneath the arms. Add the facial features now to the pilgrim boy. Take a white pencil and enhance the black outlines of the dress. Use dimensional paint to add a buckle to the hat band and buttons to the jacket.

 

 

Thanksgiving Paper Craft - Pilgrim Couple 2

Thanksgiving Paper Craft - Pilgrim Couple 3
Recommended age for this project is 9 and up and the project requires about one hour time.

 

 

 

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