Mayflower Ship Snack Cup

1 min read September 14, 2026 Jamie Bare
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Add some fun to the Thanksgiving Kids' Table with this Mayflower Cup and Straw! Add a sweet personalized sail to the top of a straw to create this Mayflower Cup for Thanksgiving. Kids love seeing their name at a place setting. This was a simple DIY craft to make that went along perfectly with our Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Playdate!

 

Project Time
15 to 30 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

With scissors, cut a trapezoid shape from a foam sheet. The trapezoid shape should be about 4 in. x 4 in.

Mayflower Ship Snack Cup step 1
Step
2

Add white foam letters to the front of the trapezoid to spell out a child's name.

Mayflower Ship Snack Cup step 2
Step
3

Cut a small slit at the top and bottom of the foam sail. Slip an orange and white striped straw through the back.

Mayflower Ship Snack Cup step 3
Step
4

Add the Mayflower straw sail to an orange polka dot cup.

Mayflower Ship Snack Cup step 4
Step
5

Place the Mayflower cups at your Kids' Thanksgiving Table place settings. Use this cute idea at your own Charlie Brown® Thanksgiving Playdate. Keep kids busy and fed with DIY Turkey Crayon Holders and made-from-scratch Turkey Tray Vegetable Dip.

Mayflower Ship Snack Cup step 5

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