Mayflower craft

This Mayflower ship goes along perfectly with a lesson about Pilgrims. Fun Thanksgiving craft for kids. The paper plate ship even rocks back and forth. #shipcraft #boatcraft

Find easy and creative DIY craft ideas for celebrating Thanksgiving.

Create a fun mini pirate ship using paper plates, wooden dowels, paper and a few other materials. You can also tweak a few things and make the Mayflower ship, an English ship that brought the first pilgrims to America.

I don't know about you, but I have had a tough time over the years finding any decent free Thanksgiving themed papercraft. Most of it is too simplistic for my taste. Although still an easy build, this Mayflower paper model is a step up from the usual fare. The template for the model is offered by the Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre and may be downloaded here. The city of Dorking, by the way, is the city in England that six of the Mayflower's passengers called home before departing for North…

Build Your Own Mayflower Thanksgiving Science STEM Activity

Paper plates and popsicle sticks create a moving Mayflower craft your students will love. It's a great craft to do when learning about the Pilgrims or the first Thanksgiving. Want to take the craft a step further? Have students write a few sentences about the Mayflower or the Pilgrim's journey on the back of the plate.

Learning about the Mayflower Paper Plate Craft

Thanksgiving Mayflower DIY Craft Centerpiece Gratitude Ship Fun for Kids & Adults to Make

I made this printable over a week ago, but we just got around to doing it this afternoon. Lorelai was excited about her "boat" craft and just plowed on through it. The story behind the craft wasn't as