Whether kids are crafting or cooking the day away, they will need an apron to save their Thanksgiving attire from paint, glue, or gravy. Make your child an official holiday helper and craft one of these three DIY Thanksgiving aprons in advance of turkey day. Choose one of the the three themes for these Thanksgiving apron ideas: turkey, acorns, or leaves and get crafty! Be sure to download the Free Thanksgiving Apron Printable Templates here!
Download our templates to make this easy, pocketed apron craft. Choose whatever color felt you like to make the acorns. Hot-glue the small acorn shape to the larger one, and then glue the scalloped acorn caps onto the base in order of size. Hot glue around the edges to make the pockets. Now fill them with markers or mixing spoons!
Send the kids outside to collect leaves, and then gather around the table for this easy and satisfying project. Paint the textured side of the leaves with acrylic paint, then flip them over onto the apron, paint-side down. Grab a paper towel or a scrap piece of paper and rub your hand over the leaf, pressing down to transfer the paint to the apron's fabric. Make sure to apply the paint the veiny side of the leaf!
Make this simple Thanksgiving apron craft for those little turkeys running around your house! Apply acrylic paint to feathers and lay them paint side down onto the apron, one at a time, in a fanned-out shape. Use a paper towel or scrap paper to cover the feather in order to press down and transfer the paint. Print and cut out the templates for the turkey; cut and trace them to their corresponding felt colors. Cut out the felt shapes and glue them on top of the feathers.