Origami Turkey Bookmarks
Bonus: Thanksgiving Myth Busting
These little bookmarks are perfect for Thanksgiving, but they can also be decorated in different ways to work for a wide variety of occasions.
Each kiddo will need a square of paper and some scraps in different colors at minimum. You could also include eye stickers, washi tape, or any other flat material for decoration you desire. If doing this as a program, you’ll also need to provide scissors, markers, and glue sticks or tape.
To extend this activity, incorporate it into a program or story time about Thanksgiving. Talk about the myth surrounding the holiday and read or suggest some books that confront it. Here is a good list from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC): Thanksgiving Books Without the Myth. Here is a very thorough and enlightening list from Raising Luminaries: Decolonizing Thanksgiving Is An Oxymoron – Kids Books Dismantling The Myth of a ‘First Thanksgiving’.
Click the button below to download the instruction sheet, which also includes book recommendations from the above lists to go along with the theme.
Happy crafting!