Teach your children to name their blessings—with a paper plate pumpkin craft they color, fill, and build.
Thanksgiving is the season for teaching little hearts to be grateful, and this free paper plate pumpkin craft makes it something they do with their hands. It’s an easy, hands-on way for your kids to name their blessings and thank God for each one.
Children color and cut the stem, the sunflower, and the “Thank You God for…” banner, then glue them onto a paper plate pumpkin. On each leaf tag they write or draw one thing they’re thankful for, and tuck it into the top until the pumpkin is full. A full-color version makes it simple to start.
It’s the kind of craft that turns a Sunday School lesson on gratitude into something your children take home and remember.
What makes thankfulness hands-on
Built on a paper plate — a real plate becomes the pumpkin, round and full instead of flat
A pumpkin that fills with thanks — kids write or draw each blessing on a tag and tuck it in
Color it their own way — a black-and-white version to color, plus a full-color one ready to go
Thanks to God, right on it — the “Thank You God for…” banner keeps the craft pointed at Him