Handprint Cornucopia Craft with Cornucopia Template
Make a colorful Thanksgiving cornucopia craft using paper handprints, a printable template, and simple craft supplies. Includes a bonus coloring and cut-and-paste activity!
Yield: 1 cornucopia craft
Materials
- Cornucopia craft template printable PDF
- Brown construction paper
- Yellow construction paper
- Orange construction paper
- Red construction paper
- Purple construction paper
- Green construction paper
- Large cream or tan construction paper 12 × 18 inches
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Brown crayon or markers
- Optional: Cardstock for printing the templates and crayons or markers for the bonus coloring page.
Instructions
- **Step 1: Print the Template**
- Print the cornucopia craft template and trace the horn shape onto brown construction paper.
- **Step 2: Cut Out the Cornucopia**
- Cut out the cornucopia horn and its darker opening.
- **Step 3: Trace the Handprints**
- Trace your child's hand onto yellow, orange, red, and purple construction paper. Cut out each handprint.
- **Step 4: Make the Fruits and Vegetables**
- Turn the handprints into corn, a pumpkin, an apple, and grapes. Use markers to add kernels, pumpkin ridges, and grape details.
- **Step 5: Add the Details**
- Cut out and attach green paper leaves, stems, and corn husks using the printable accessories.
- **Step 6: Attach the Cornucopia**
- Glue the brown cornucopia onto a large sheet of cream or tan construction paper.
- **Step 7: Arrange the Handprints**
- Arrange the colorful handprint fruits and vegetables so they look like they're spilling out of the cornucopia opening. Glue them in place.
- **Step 8: Add the Finishing Touches**
- Use a brown crayon to draw curved lines on the cornucopia horn for a little extra detail.
Notes
Tips for Making This Cornucopia Craft
- Use an 11×17 mounting surface. Glue your cornucopia and handprint fruits and vegetables onto an 11×17-inch sheet of construction paper to give everything plenty of room.
- Pre-cut for preschoolers. Younger children can focus on arranging and gluing the pieces while an adult handles the cutting.
- Trace on the back. Trace handprints with a pencil on the back of the construction paper to hide pencil marks.
- Spread fingers wide. This makes the handprints easier to trace and decorate.
- Make a family keepsake. Use handprints from different family members to create a special Thanksgiving memory.
- Try the coloring version. The printable packet also includes a coloring page with grapes, corn, a pumpkin, and an apple to color, cut, and paste.