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Celebrate Thanksgiving with these Mayflower Cups

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Inside post: Do you want a super simple and festive Thanksgiving craft for your kids at the Thanksgiving dinner table? Try these easy Mayflower Cups to celebrate Thanksgiving this year.


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My daughter eyed the cocktail that my husband made me on Thanksgiving.

“Can I have a fancy drink too?” my youngest daughter begged me.

Well, no to the cocktail. But yes to the fancy.

And what better way to sip your Thanksgiving Shirley Temple than in a Mayflower cup?

Want to dress up your kid’s table for Thanksgiving too?

Get festive with these Mayflower Cups! You can also keep your kids having fun with this Thanksgiving scavenger hunt.

Related: Want more Thanksgiving Crafts?

You’ll love these Pointillism pumpkins and Pumpkin beginning sewing projects.

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Mayflower Cups to Celebrate Thanksgiving

The Pilgrims sailed over to the New World on their tiny ship, the Mayflower.

As we celebrate the Pilgrims’ journey, the Native Americans who taught the Pilgrims how to survive in the New World, and the spirit of giving thanks, kids can enjoy their Thanksgiving turkey dinners with a little Pilgrim spirit!

Related: Help Give Kids Thanks with This Gratitude Pumpkin and these Kindness Gratitude Notes 

Gratitude kindness notes

These Mayflower Cups are perfect to make ahead of time OR make them on Thanksgiving to give the kids something to do while the turkey cooks!

To make your Thanksgiving table even more fun, your kids will love these kids Thanksgiving jokes. 

Supplies needed for these super simple Mayflower Cups to Celebrate Thanksgiving:

  1. Brown paper cups (or purchase at a party store)
  2. Brown or black sharpie
  3. White foam sheet (or purchase at a craft store)
  4. Orange straws
  5. Hole Puncher
  6. Scissors

Focus on Gratitude This Thanksgiving with our Gratitude Pumpin! 

Encouraging gratitude is fun and festive with this Thanksgiving tradition of a gratitude pumpkin. Fill it out every November evening. It's a great family tradition to focus on gratitude. #gratitude #gratitudepumpkin #grateful #Thanksgivingidea #Thanksgivingtraditions #Thanksgivingforfamilies #Novembertraditions #coffeeandcarpool

Or get a printable version here! 

This Gratitude Pumpkin helps you write down and focus on what they're thankful and grateful for. This is a great Thanksgiving gratitude activity for classrooms and families

Steps to Create the Thanksgiving Mayflower Cup Craft:

  1. Draw lines around the cup with a sharpie to create the wood paneling of the ship.Thanksgiving Craft for kids...mayflower cups to use during Thanksgiving dinner. www.coffeeandcarpool.com #thanksgivingcraft #thanksgivingkids #mayflowercraft #thanksgivingdinnerkids #thanksgivingcraftkids
  2. Cut a 2.5 inch x 2.5 inch square out of the white foam sheet.
  3. Punch a hole in the top of the square and the bottom of the square (it’s an adult job so the foam doesn’t tear!)
  4. Thread the orange straw mast through the foam square mainsail.Want a cute craft for Thanksgiving the kids can make? Let them make Mayflower cups! www.coffeeandcarpool.com for instructions

Bonus Step: To avoid spills, cover the drink with Saran Wrap Press and Seal and pop the straw through the wrap.

Thanksgiving Craft that kids can use at the Thanksgiving table...Mayflower Cups. Get instructions at www.coffeeandcarpool.com

Shirley Temple “Recipe:”

If your kids want a “fancy” drink to celebrate Thanksgiving, our family’s favorite treat for the holidays is a Shirley Temple.

All you need is Sprite, a splash of grenadine, and a maraschino cherry.

Great Mayflower Stories to Celebrate Thanksgiving (and my Favorite Thanksgiving Movie):

If you Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

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You Wouldn’t Want to Sail on the Mayflower

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The Mayflower

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A to Z Mysteries: Mayflower Treasure Hunt

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Peanuts The Mayflower Voyage (my favorite from when I was a kid!)

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Cheers to the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving!

Want to include Gratitude into your Thanksgiving festivities?

Grab these free Gratitude Kindness Notes

Celebrate Thanksgiving with this Thanksgiving activity for kids so they can have a fun and festive cup on the Thanksgiving kids table. #thanksgiving #thanksgivingactivityforkids #thanksgivingactivities #mayflower #thanksgivingkidstable #novemberactivity

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 Thanksgiving Craft for kids...mayflower cups to use during Thanksgiving dinner. www.coffeeandcarpool.com #thanksgivingcraft #thanksgivingkids #mayflowercraft #thanksgivingdinnerkids #thanksgivingcraftkids

Thanksgiving Craft for kids...mayflower cups to use during Thanksgiving dinner. www.coffeeandcarpool.com #thanksgivingcraft #thanksgivingkids #mayflowercraft #thanksgivingdinnerkids #thanksgivingcraftkids


 

Encouraging gratitude is fun and festive with this Thanksgiving tradition of a gratitude pumpkin. Fill it out every November evening. It's a great family tradition to focus on gratitude. #gratitude #gratitudepumpkin #grateful #Thanksgivingidea #Thanksgivingtraditions #Thanksgivingforfamilies #Novembertraditions #coffeeandcarpool

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I’m Nicole and am a recovering elementary school teacher, a mom to three super busy kids, and the founder of The Raising Kind Kids Club where we share strategies and resources with busy parents and educators to intentionally focus on kindness, family connection, and bullying prevention.

We have hundreds of paid and free done-for-you resources to make teaching kindness and social emotional learning to kids easy, fun, and hands-on. Email me at nicole@coffeeandcarpool.com if there’s a resource that you wish you had.

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