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A 30–45 minutes craft for ages 3–12, using supplies you likely already have — Sharpie Markers, Staplers, and Scissors.

GlueStick supports kids from setup to cleanup. After they choose a project, we guide them through gathering the supplies, making it, and cleaning up when they're done. We'll even help them share it safely with trusted family and friends.

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    Find Supplies

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    Make Thanksgiving Mini Scrapbook

    Your creative buddy says:
    "Let's stick together and make this one!"

    Step 1: Make your scrapbook book.

    Take 4 paper lunch bags. Put them on top of each other, turning each one a little bit. Fold them in the middle to make a book. Ask a grown-up to help you staple along the folded part.

    Step 2: Decorate Binding

    Cover the staples with washi tape to make a pretty binding

    Step 3: Make colorful turkey feathers.

    Cut 5 feathers from the paper plates. You can draw them first or use a template. Cover each feather with different colored washi tape. Trim off any extra tape. Use your glue stick to stick the feathers onto the back of your scrapbook.

    Step 4: Make the turkey's face.

    Cut a brown circle for the turkey's head, about 1 1/2 inches big. Cut a small yellow triangle for the beak and a red wattle shape. You can draw these shapes or use a template. Glue the turkey's head, beak, and wattle onto the front of your scrapbook. Then, stick on the two small googly eyes.

    Step 5: Create special tags for your scrapbook.

    May need grown-up help
    Cut out tags from different colored construction paper. You can draw them or use a template. To make a colorful ribbon for each tag, fold a piece of washi tape in half. Trim the ends of the tape to look like a ribbon. Fold the ribbon in half and ask a grown-up to help you staple it onto the tag.

    Step 6: Decorate the inside pages.

    Use construction paper and washi tape to decorate the inside pages of your scrapbook. Cut bigger squares of construction paper to cover any bottom flaps inside the pages.
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    Clean up

    Put things away so your space is tidy for next time.

    Tidy up our space

    Put away our supplies

    Check off each supply when it is put away — and any clean-up tips underneath are done too. You might find a fun surprise!

    • A cartoon of Sharpie Markers
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Disposable Plates
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      • — Don't forget! Disposable plates may be compostable or recyclable! Do your part to keep trash out of the landfill.
    • A cartoon of Googly Eyes
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    • A cartoon of Construction Paper
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    • A cartoon of Construction Paper
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    • A cartoon of Washi Tape
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    • A cartoon of Paper Lunch Bag
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    • A cartoon of Glue Sticks
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Put cap on glue sticks tightly.
    • A cartoon of Staplers
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    • A cartoon of Scissors
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    Celebrate

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    "Way to stick with it!"

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