The Thanksgiving Dinner Cornucopia Centerpieces activity is an engaging craft that doubles as a delightful Thanksgiving centerpiece. Residents use construction paper and tissue to create cornucopias, enhancing stability by filling them with craft foam. By crafting a cone from construction paper and gluing fringed tissue paper onto it, residents form the cornucopia. The creative part involves decorating with items like corn, pumpkins, candy corn, twigs, and dried leaves, providing numerous options for personalization. Encourage residents to collect materials during a fall walk to add a unique touch to their cornucopias.

1. Emotional Engagement: Foster positive emotions through creative expression.
2. Social Engagement: Promote a sense of community by crafting together.
3. Physical Engagement: Improve fine motor skills through cutting, gluing, and decorating.

1. Encourage residents to collect materials during a fall walk for a personalized touch to their cornucopias.
2. Provide construction paper, tissue, and craft foam to residents.
3. Instruct residents to create a cone from construction paper and glue fringed tissue paper onto it.
4. Fill the cornucopia with craft foam for added stability.
5. Let residents unleash their creativity by decorating with corn, pumpkins, candy corn, twigs, and dried leaves.

• 1 staff member.
• Additional staff/volunteers to assist participants if needed.

• Construction paper.
• Tissue paper.
• Craft foam.
• Glue.
• Decorative items (corn, pumpkins, candy corn, twigs, dried leaves).
• Optional: Materials collected during a fall walk.

• Physical Strain: Be mindful of residents' physical abilities during crafting.
• Allergic Reactions: Ensure that materials collected during a fall walk do not trigger allergies.

1. Increased positive emotions through creative expression.
2. Strengthened sense of community through collaborative crafting.
3. Improved fine motor skills through cutting, gluing, and decorating.
4. Enhanced creativity by exploring various decorative options.