5 Simple Thanksgiving Crafts That Will Make Your Child’s Birth Family Feel Loved

Turkey hand art is a classic craft. Trace your child’s hand on paper then color each finger red, yellow, brown, and orange. The thumb is the turkey’s head, so add glued on pieces of paper in the shape of an eye, mouth, and wattle. In the center of the hand, write birth mom’s name, or, “Grateful for you, (Susie).” On each finger, write in black marker nice adjectives your child uses to describe birth mom (nice, creative, funny, etc.) On the back write “Love, (child’s name).”

If your child is still tiny, send birth family a photo of them wearing something like this.

Your child can color these and send their artwork to the birth family. Free downloads and print outs can be found on numerous sites.

This is a cute way for the child’s artwork to be on display in Birth Mom’s home.