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Thanksgiving Gratitude Craft: Extra Gum Container Thank You Notes

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This time of year is one of our favorites for obvious reasons: the holidays! It offers an opportunity to get together with family and friends to share food and gifts, but more importantly, a chance to reconnect and give extra thanks.

There are so many people to be thankful for…but it’s usually those whom we interact with on a daily basis we sometimes forget to stop and give thanks to for all they do.

When I got the chance to participate in this Extra Gum campaign, I knew it was the reminder I needed to reach out with a simple “thank you” to my husband. He works so hard to provide for our family, so I wanted to give back and show the kids how to give thanks to daddy with a fun gratitude craft.

Turkey Gum Cup

Because he has to travel every now and then for his job, I wanted to make something special for him to take along as a reminder of this gratitude…from the kids and I. So I thought, what better gift than a few thank you notes he could keep with him while away…as a reminder of our appreciation. That’s where the Turkey Gum Cup craft came to mind.

Here’s what I used to create this gift of thanks:

  • Craft foam sheets – 3 sheets (red, brown, green)
  • Foam cup
  • Hot glue
  • Scissors
  • Pen
  • Posted notes
  • Straw
  • 3 packs of Extra Gum

Here’s what we did:

  1. I drew a round and oval shape to make a turkey body by freehand on the brown foam. (I was pleasantly surprised to find the smooth surface made it easy to draw on too!)
  2. Next, I used a hot glue gun to attach the body to a foam cup I purchased at Michael’s.
  3. As that dried, I cut out feathers to attach to the back of the cup. I drew one feather by hand and then traced that one so all the others would match.
  4. I glued the feathers to the cup and added googly eyes, a beak and wattle to complete the turkey.
  5. I used posted notes to write our thank you messages on. These worked well because they were just the right size to wrap over individual gum pieces and could be closed with the adhesive end.
  6. My posted notes focused on the big and little things my kids and I were thankful for and appreciate from daddy.
  7. I attached a pack of Extra Gum to a straw and filled the cup with gum pieces – interspersed with personal thank you messages my kids helped me think of — even the smallest things are good to appreciate!An easy gratitude craft for Thanksgiving kids can help make. This DIY gum container is the perfect way to send thank you notes!!This is a great way to teach kids about being thankful and showing appreciation for loved ones – plus the gum stash is pretty awesome too :)!

extra thanks with gum cup

How will you give extra to those you love this Thanksgiving?

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Ana @ Mommy's Bundle

Ana, a mom to three rambunctious little boys, has supported hundreds of thousands of women throughout their pregnancy and motherhood journey since 2012 as a blogger and maternal health advocate at MommysBundle.com.

Filed Under: Crafts, Holidays, Sponsored, Thanksgiving | 11 Comments

Comments

  1. Lauren says

    November 10, 2014 at 9:55 pm

    very cute idea! If I wasnt annoyed with my son’s teacher right now maybe I would make this for her.. HA!
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    • Ana says

      November 11, 2014 at 3:56 am

      You’re too funny! It would make a good teacher’s gift though 😉

      Reply
  2. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    November 11, 2014 at 5:42 am

    Kids would love this! Cute idea!
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  3. Ashley says

    November 11, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    So cute!!! I love fun stuff like this. And gum. I love gum.
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  4. David @ Spiced says

    November 12, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    What a fun gift idea! It’s so important to remember everyone who gives a little “extra” every day. And this gift is perfect for Thanksgiving, too! #client
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    • Ana says

      November 14, 2014 at 4:57 am

      Thanks! I’m so glad I had the opportunity to participate in this Extra campaign!

      Reply
  5. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    November 15, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    What a super-cute idea!
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  6. courtney b says

    November 18, 2014 at 7:33 am

    love it! extra is our favorite gum, not sure why, I think the flavor lasts longer!!

    LOL but love the turkey!!

    Thank you!

    Reply
  7. Alyssa says

    November 21, 2014 at 10:33 pm

    What a fun gift idea! I just wanted to let you know that I have a kids activities submission site (Simply Creative Kids) and I am linking to this post if you don’t mind. You are welcome to share your projects at my site if you’d like. Alyssa

    Reply

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