Craft a festive paper cornucopia using our free printable template, adding seasonal charm to your décor with this fun and easy DIY project for all ages.
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This Paper Cornucopia Craft is a fun craft and makes for great Thanksgiving activities for both older and younger children.
Get ready to bring the magic of the season into your home with our Paper Cornucopia Craft. This delightful project is perfect for kids and will add a touch of autumn charm to your surroundings. With an easy-to-follow guide and a free printable cornucopia template, let's dive into a fun crafting adventure that celebrates the harvest season, the holiday season, the Thanksgiving Holiday, the month of November, and creativity!"
Holiday Traditions
One of my favorite holidays is Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving dinner in particular! I love making homemade cranberry sauce and shortbread biscuits and letting my crafty side come out this time of year.
A way that I get crafty is by setting up crafts for the children at the kids’ table. *note to parents: having crafts for children to do at November holiday gatherings is a significant help! One year, I printed off a painting titled Thanksgiving.
In this painting, you see kids helping and women cooking and prepping for the large meal to come. I had the kids talk about what they saw and what they liked about the picture, and then they got to draw their own Thanksgiving Day picture. We hung them up and it was great for everyone to see a mini gallery of drawings made by the kids.
Every year I make some sort of kids' craft available for the children and this Cornucopia Craft will be the craft this year!
History of the Cornucopia
The word "cornucopia" is derived from two Latin words: Cornu, meaning "horn," and Copia, meaning "plenty." Why is the Horn of Plenty a symbol of Thanksgiving though? It dates back to Greek and Roman traditions and was a symbol of abundance or overflowing.
Other cultures adopted the style, making horn-shaped baskets a symbol of abundance and a bountiful harvest, often for Thanksgiving. A Horn of Plenty indeed.
Now as styles have developed and changed over time, you may find different themes to cornucopias used as centerpieces at Thanksgiving or in the Fall season. I have seen these large horn-shaped containers at the kids’ tables that are filled with small toys for the kids to play with. My grandmother had one like this. She also had one that was designed with pumpkins, grapes, and other fruits and vegetables. It would lay in the center of the Thanksgiving table and pour out the “harvest”.
Fall Crafts for Fall Harvest
Sometimes for Thanksgiving, I will have my children make a Thanksgiving Tree and write what they are thankful for on the leaves. With this Fall craft, I would love to have my children write what they are thankful for on the construction paper used to make the fruit and vegetables that would then be attached to the cornucopia.
This would be a craft that I would date and write their names on. I use craft store-bought hat boxes to store certain crafts; this would be a new addition. This time of year is great to talk about thankfulness and though our harvests may differ from others, we can all find ways to be thankful and even share our bountiful harvest with others.
Easy Cornucopia Craft Supplies
- Free Printable Cornucopia Craft Template (bottom of post)
- Brown Construction Paper or Cardboard
- Colorful Construction Paper or Foam Pieces
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Hot Glue Gun
- Glue Stick
How To Make Thanksgiving Cornucopias
Start by downloading and print the cornucopia template on white paper. You can also print right onto brown paper for ease. Cut out your template pieces.
Trace the large horn-shaped container onto the cardboard or brown paper.
Cut out the template.
Using a pencil, shade along each of the rounded curved sections.
Trace each of the fruits and vegetables on different colored foam or colored paper.
Cut each of the items.
Glue each of the items to the top opening of the cornucopia by layering them. You can even have some of the pieces over the top of the cornucopia.
Viola, you have a fun cornucopia craft.
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Crafting
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Cornucopia Craft
Equipment
- Hot Glue Gun
- Pencil
Ingredients
- Free Printable Cornucopia Craft Template bottom of post
- Brown Construction Paper or Cardboard
- Colorful Construction Paper or Foam Pieces
- Glue Stick
Instructions
- Start by downloading and print the cornucopia template on white paper. You can also print right onto brown paper for ease. Cut out your template pieces.
- Trace the large horn-shaped container onto the cardboard or brown paper.
- Cut out the template.
- Using a pencil, shade along each of the rounded curved sections.
- Trace each of the fruits and vegetables on different colored foam or colored paper.
- Cut each of the items.
- Glue each of the items to the top opening of the cornucopia by layering them. You can even have some of the pieces over the top of the cornucopia.
- Viola, you have a fun cornucopia craft.
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