Pilgrim Craft (with Free Template)

Are you ready for an easy Thanksgiving Craft for kids? Quickly make the supplies for this Cute Pilgrim craft for preschoolers with step-by-step instructions and Free Printable Template.

Get the Free Pilgrim Printable below and you will be able to make enough supplies for a group of 20 kids (or more!) with only about 10 minutes of cutting.

These Pilgrims are so cute. I especially like the buckle on the boy’s hat, it’s just a white rectangle glued on top of a bigger yellow rectangle, which means no complicated cutting. They’re also much bigger than he looks.

Watch the Pilgrim Craft video and see how easy it is to make the supplies and assemble this Thanksgiving craft:

Did you know that pilgrims is the term for English settlers who travelled to North America on the ship Mayflower? Get more facts on Wikipedia.com.

Do you want more Thanksgiving fun? These Printable Thanksgiving Activities are so much fun. They even include printable placemats.

Here’s What You Need

Here’s your Cute Pilgrim Craft supply list (This post contains affiliate links to the products mentioned. Read my disclosure policy for more information):

• Free Pilgrim Printable <— Get it Here
• colored copy paper, colored cardstock, or construction paper
• scissors
• stapler
• glue sticks
• marker (to draw on face)
• white school glue and gold glitter (optional)

Improving Fine Motor Skills

We all know that crafting is super fun, but it’s also great for improving fine motor skills. As your little ones cut-out shapes, and draw on faces, not only will they get to express their creativity, but their little hands will also get some fine motor practice.

Make this Easy Pilgrim craft for Toddlers while reading these Fun Books:

Step 1: Download and Print the Free Pilgrim Craft Template

Download the Free Pilgrim Printable. In the next step, learn how to quickly cut out as many shapes as you need.

Step 2: Staple and Cut Out the Craft Shapes

Once you have the pilgrim template printed out, staple it to construction paper and cut out multiple shapes at a time.

Note: If you want to make this craft with a group of kids, you can staple the template to up to 10 sheets of copy paper, 5 sheets of cardstock or 6-10 sheets of construction paper.

So, did you know, you can staple together 10 pieces of copy paper and cut out 10 shapes at a time?! That’s my SECRET to fast & easy crafting.

Stapling the paper is very important because it makes sure it doesn’t move as you cut. The more staples the better. Cardstock is the thickest so you may only be able to cut 5 sheets at a time.

Step 3: How to Assemble

The kids will have so much fun making this cute Thanksgiving craft.

I recommend having a craft that is already put together so the children can see what the final version will look like.

1. Start both pilgrims by coloring the face a skin tone color (if you’re not using skin-tone paper).

Girl Pilgrim Instructions

1. Start assembling the girl pilgrim with her hair.
2. Draw or glue on her eyes. You can even use googly eyes if you want.
3. Next, draw on her smile.
4. Finally, Glue on her hat.
5. Don’t forget to write your name on the back. And you’re finished

Boy Pilgrim Instructions

1. Start the boy pilgrim with the hat. Glue the long white rectangle at the bottom of the black cone. Make sure the slanted sides match the black hat underneath. See the image below
2. Glue the square gold buckle onto the center of the white stripe.
3. Glue the white square into the center of the yellow square. That way it looks like you cut out a hole.
4. Glue the hair to the top of the head. Only a little will show under the hat.
5. Glue the pilgrim hat onto the top of the head.
6. Draw on the eyes and mouth with a marker. Optional: glue on his eyes. You can even use googly eyes if you want.
7. Draw on a face or glue on eyes and draw a smile. Don’t forget to write your name on the back.

Girl Pilgrim Step 1: Start assembling the girl pilgrim with her hair.

Step 2: Draw or glue on her eyes. You can even use googly eyes if you want.

Step 3: Next, draw on a smile.

Step 4: Finally, glue on her hat.

Boy Pilgrim Step 1: Glue the long white rectangle at the bottom of the black cone. Make sure the slanted sides match the black hat underneath.

Step 2: Glue the gold square buckle onto the center of the white stripe.

Step 3: Glue the white square into the center of the yellow square. That way it looks like you cut out a hole.

Step 4: Glue the hair to the top fo the head. Only a little will show under the hat.

Step 5: Glue the hat to the top of the head – on top of the hair.

Step 6: Draw on a face or glue on eyes and draw a smile. Don’t forget to write your name on the back.

And you’re finished

This is such a fun and simple Thanksgiving craft for your kiddos. This Cute Pilgrim craft is perfect for kindergarten classrooms, preschool, nursery school, elementary school, cub scouts or just a fun craft at home idea.

You can choose to make the boy or girl version of this adorable paper pilgrim craft.

More Thanksgiving crafts

If you liked this craft, check out some of my other Thanksgiving Crafts:

• Easy Turkey Craft
• Grateful Sunflower Craft for Kids
• Candy Corn Craft for kids
• Apple Tree Craft
• Thankful Tree Printable
• Pumpkin Holiday Truck Craft
• Toddler Pumpkin Craft
• Kids Thanksgiving Placemat
• Tissue Paper Pumpkin Printable

As always, I try to make my crafts fast, easy & inexpensive. Enjoy.

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