Toddler Activities:  Cornucopia Thanksgiving Paper Craft

Description

Toddler Activities: Make a Cornucopia with Fruits. Make your own Thanksgiving cornucopia with construction paper with a little glitter paint or glue. Simple paper craft that makes a pretty decoration or a card for Thanksgiving.

Materials

• Free Printable Cornucopia Pattern

• Construction Paper (brown, yellow, purple, red, orange, white) or use only white and color with choice of crayons, markers, color pencils or paint.

• Crayons or Colored Pencils (easiest)

• Sheer Glitter Paint in gold or silver or Glitter Glue and brush.

• Scissors

• Elmers Glue or Glue stick for best results

Steps

• Print out our free pattern or free hand cut fruit shapes in construction paper.

• Trace shape onto construction paper of color choice and cut out.

• Use crayons to add details to the fruit.

• Glue on the pieces onto a white construction paper.

• Use sheer glitter paint to cover entire picture.

Cornucopia Facts

The cornucopia is a sign of food and abundance. In modern day depictions, the cornucopia is a hollow, horn shaped wicker style basket filled with fruits and vegetables. In North America, the cornucopia has come to be associated with the Thanksgiving holiday.