Craft a Pilgrim collage, which makes a wonderful Thanksgiving decoration.

Note: The buckle on the Pilgrim’s hat is not authentic. Wearing buckles was not widely done until much later. Also, this type of hat was worn by men and sometimes by women.

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Supplies Needed:
  • Printer
  • Construction paper (black, white, yellow, and pink for the Pilgrim + a piece of paper for the background)
  • Pencil
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Markers or crayons

Instructions

1.

Print out the Pilgrim template (or draw your own). Cut out the parts of the pilgrim, the head, hat, hat band, buckle, and collar. Use these as your templates.

The Pilgrim template printout.
2.

Trace the hat on black construction paper. Trace the face on pink construction paper. Trace the collar and hat band on white construction paper. Trace the buckle on yellow construction paper. Cut out the pieces.

Tracing and cutting out the images on colored pages.
3.

Assemble the Pilgrim and glue the pieces onto a piece of background paper. Let older students figure out what order they should place the pieces (collar first, then head, hat, hat band, then the buckle).

Gluing the paper Pilgrim together.
4.

Using crayons or markers, draw eyes, a nose, and a mouth on your Pilgrim.

This pilgrim makes a great Thanksgiving decoration!

The finished Pilgrim collage.