Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts For Kids

Whether you want to have your kids' creations as part of your Thanksgiving decorations, or just want something to keep them busy while you're busy cooking the big meal, these cute turkey crafts we found on Pinterest are perfect! You might even want to make a few of them yourself! ;-)

1. Paper Plate Turkey Hat

2. Felt Hand Turkeys

3. Turkey Pinwheels

4. Turkey Trot Garland

5. Tootsie Pop Turkeys

6. Paper Loop Turkey

Want even more animal arts and crafts projects for you kids? Visit our Pinterest board!

Animal Figurines Arts & Crafts

We come across a lot of great animal-themed crafts and DIY projects on Pinterest - so many so that it was time to round some of them up and share them with you, our faithful blog readers. Today we're focusing on projects that use animal figurines.

Make colorful animal art by painting your figurines and attaching them to colored canvases. This could work well for a kid's room or even in the hallway, dining or living rooms if you went with a muted color scheme.

Storage containers instantly become whimsical and fun when you add a few animal figurines to the top!

A few modifications can make your figurines the perfect way to remind your children to do certain things, from brushing their teeth to making their bed.

Perfect for any animal-themed party you're throwing, these tiny gift boxes are a fun way to give favors to your guests.

For kids or the grown-up animal lover, these animal jewelry holders are perfect! And this is just one of several creative figurines crafts the blogger from Little Gray Fox came up with.

The Pleasant Note blogger also had several ideas, including turning your figurines into plant holders, shelf hooks and picture holders!

And once you finish up your crafts, don’t forget to head over to TheJungleStore.com to replenish your figurine collection! We have everything from animals to fantasy characters, historical figures to dinosaurs.

Summer Entertainment Ideas For Kids

School's out, the backpacks and books are away and... your kids are bored. Even with the pool and sports and camps, somehow, at some point during the summer, your kids manage to have "nothing to do".

But that's OK, because you'll be prepared! Melissa & Doug have some great arts & crafts sets that will keep your kids entertained for hours... or at least until it's time to hit the pool again.

Horse Stamp Set - This stamp set lets your child mix and match the stamps to create hundreds of horses scenes and pictures! The set includes 10 detailed stamps, a two-color stamp pad and 5 colored pencils.

Paint-Your-Own Dinosaur Figurine - This kit comes with two plain dinosaur figurines ready for kids to paint. They can try to recreate the look of their favorite dinosaur, or maybe make up their own new species!

Butterfly Friends Bead Kit - Your budding fashionista/jewelry designer will have a ball making necklaces and bracelets with these wooden butterflies and accessory beads.

50-Page Jumbo Coloring Pad - This is one coloring book they won't tire of quickly! Picture themes include animals, sports and vehicles.

Build Your Own Birdhouse Kit - Your kids will love all the new feathered friends they meet once they build this easy-to-assemble bird house!