Thanksgiving Story Bracelet Craft

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet Craft – Mom’s Lifesavers

Gather up your little ones – it’s time to tell the story of Thanksgiving!

Looking for a Thanksgiving craft that can be adapted for a variety of ages and skill levels? We have one for you! Fpr young cragters, Our Thanksgiving Story Bracelet can be made on a pipe cleaner. Older children can use a string! Each bead represents part of the Thanksgiving story.

It’s likely you already have all the supplies in your crafting drawer – it seems pony beads are a crafting staple in our home!

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet Craft – Mom’s Lifesavers

Supplies

1. Colored plastic beads – we used ‘pony’ beads (brown, white, blue, dark green, light green, red, orange, yellow).
2. Pipe cleaners – for the youngest hands.
3. Stretchy beading cord – we used a ‘spaghetti like’ string, gimp would also work.
4. Bowls – We set the table up with small plastic bowls filled with beads.

Where to find supplies: we found our beading supplies at Michaels, other places to look for them, DollarTree, or Walmart

TIP – Have the kids sort the beads for you – I found they were ready and willing to help!

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet Craft – Mom’s Lifesavers

TIP – when using the string method, start with the first bead (brown in this case) and find the center point of the string, add the next bead by putting each end of the string through the opposite side of the bead. (See below) Continue creating this ‘chain like’ beading.

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet Craft – Mom’s Lifesavers

Getting Started

I have found that depending on the age of the child, each one has something to contribute to the story and with a little guidance you can help them fill in the blanks and create a story bracelet that will allow them to share the story with others.

Our story time

•  A red bead for cranberries
• A yellow bead for corn
• A brown bead for turkey
• An orange bead for pumpkin

Finishing The Bracelet Using a Pipe Cleaner

To finish the bracelet off, if using the pipe cleaner, fit it to your child’s wrist, leaving room so that they can remove it easily.

Be sure to tuck the points of the pipe cleaner into a bead to prevent any poking.

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet Craft – Mom’s Lifesavers

Finishing the Bracelet Using String

Place the bracelet under the child’s wrist and thread both stings through opposite ends of the first brown bead. Finish with a square knot. (See images below)

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet Craft – Mom’s Lifesavers

 Happy Thanksgiving!