Handmade Thanksgiving Ideas

Get recipes, photo tips, crafting tutorials, and everything else you need to create a feast to remember.

Want even more easy ideas for a handmade Thanksgiving holiday? Download our Handmade Thanksgiving book filled with how-tos and tips.

You can print and enjoy it, or download a copy to your desktop for reference and inspiration.

A heartfelt celebration begins with invitations and greeting cards that you can easily and affordably print at home.

Yes, you can send the Thanksgiving feast details via email or create an online party invitation. But imagine how hungry with anticipation your guests will be when they receive handmade Thanksgiving invitations like this Shared Acorn 4" x 6" Thanksgiving Invitation.

Or, skip the annual holiday card this year and send Thanksgiving greetings, like this Autumn Bounty Half-Fold Card, instead.

You can print your Thanksgiving greetings on HP Advanced Photo Paper, available in several sizes (like 4" x 6"). This sturdy, glossy, and even water-resistant photo paper dries instantly for passing around and stacking.

Be sure to take photos of all the Thanksgiving fun—including cooking together.

Documenting Thanksgiving is about more than just turkey shots. Photograph the celebration from beginning to end to help you tell a complete story with your photos—from cooking in the kitchen to carving the turkey to post-dinner pie.

Get more tips for photographing celebrations.

Some pictures are so good that everyone will want a copy. Send all your guests home with photos. Just pull the memory card out of your camera, pop it in the memory card slot on your printer, and print. It’s so easy, even the kids can do it! Learn how to print photos without a PC.

Make sure you have plenty of high-quality HP Premium Plus Photo Paper on hand, which features exceptional fade resistance and produces vibrant, professional-quality photos that last for generations.

Send Thanksgiving photo greetings to loved ones far away with HP ePrint. ¹

If you’re far from friends and family this holiday, use HP ePrint to share memorable moments across the miles.

Most HP Photosmart e-All-in-Ones, like the HP Photosmart 5510 e-All-in-One, feature HP ePrint.

ePrint is a free mobile printing technology that allows you to print to any HP ePrint-enabled printer (like your Aunt Tracey’s printer) using any e-mail-enabled device (like your smart phone). So you can print your favorite photos to any ePrint-enabled printer from virtually anywhere.¹

Learn more about sharing and printing photos with ePrint. And check out the HP Photosmart buying guide.

Find make-ahead recipes like Spicy Herb Roasted Nuts (these are from Sunset magazine) via the MyRecipes.com Print App—available on select HP Photosmart e-All-in-One printers.

Need an easy, make-ahead appetizer for your Thanksgiving celebration? Spiced or herbed roasted nuts are easy and delicious.

Just toss the nuts with a mix of spices and herbs along with maple syrup and roast in the oven. Make days ahead as an appetizer or package in jars or tins for a hostess gift. You’ll find recipes like Spicy Herb Roasted Nuts in our Handmade Thanksgiving book.

You can also find them on the MyRecipes.com Print App—available on select HP Photosmart e-All-in-One printers—which contains recipes from Cooking Light, Sunset, Real Simple, and other popular publications.

HP Print Apps provide shortcuts to content, allowing you to print online materials without using a PC. You can print recipes, maps, craft and coloring pages, online photos, or even the latest news.²

Get more tips for using HP Print Apps to prep for Thanksgiving.

Collect favorite Thanksgiving recipes in a family cookbook. You can print it yourself with these cookbook templates.

Your homemade cookbook will become a treasured collection of recipes, photos, and memories.

Favorite recipes have the power to stir memories and connect families. Create your own family cookbook from cover-to-cover with these cookbook templates. You’ll find cover, recipe, and photo pages you can customize with your signature dishes.

If you are going to print multiple copies as gifts, save money by using HP high-capacity (XL) ink cartridges, which allow you to print up to three times more pages than standard HP ink cartridges.³

Get free next business day shipping with no minimum when you order from the HP Home & Home Office online store.

Get more tips and step-by-step help for creating your own cookbook.

Make bookmarks and other instant-print projects, play activities and games—even practice your Spanish—with Puss in Boots print projects.

Keep the kids busy with projects you can print in minutes on your HP Photosmart e-All-in-One with HP Print Apps.

Keep the kids busy over the holidays with print projects from the new DreamWorks movie Puss in Boots. There are masks, door hangers, 3D stand-up characters, games, and learning activities the whole family can complete together.

You can also find HP Print Apps featuring activities from DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, LeapFrog, Sesame Street, Disney, and more!

Just use the touchscreen on your HP Photosmart printer (like the HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One) to select and print projects. On many Print Apps for kids’ content, you can even sort and search activities by age group.

You’ll be thankful that this lovely Autumn Bounty Thanksgiving Kit is so easy to print and make.

You can get a cornucopia of Thanksgiving themed printables at your finger tips from HP Creative Studio, including decorations, centerpieces, and plenty of fun activities for the kids table!

The Autumn Bounty Thanksgiving Kit comes complete with everything you need to set a beautiful table, including votive wraps, napkin ring place cards, and a gratitude garland.

You can even bypass the computer and get these crafts and activities delivered to your printer via the Thanksgiving Printables app on your Web-connected printer.2

Learn more about Web-connected printing and HP Print Apps.

This centerpiece from the HP Creative Studio doubles as a family activity, where everyone can reflect on and record what they are thankful for.

For most of us, this holiday is about giving thanks for the bounty of love and friendship in our lives—and gratitude for the shared feast and friendship.

Take some time to ask your guests to record their thoughts. It can be as simple as pieces of construction paper in a decorative glass bowl. To make it a little fancier, ask people to write their thoughts on leaves for a Tree of Gratitude, which can be found in the Feast of Thanks Party Kit.

Or create a centerpiece, like this Thanksgiving Turkey Centerpiece, that doubles as a Thanksgiving activity. Everyone can record what they are grateful for on the big bird’s feathers.

When printing things like these centerpieces, try using thicker paper, like HP Brochure and Flyer Paper—it will make centerpieces and decorations more durable.

Little pilgrims will race to the table when they see place settings filled with fun and colorful activities like these—designed by Shindig Parties To Go, available for download on Catch My Party.

You can decorate the kids’ table with the same care you do the big-kids’ table. Use coloring sheets for placemats and add a colorful centerpiece.

You can find instructions for this printable Mayflower—and all the other print projects pictured—at Catch My Party.

Keep plenty of HP Inkjet Multipurpose paper on hand. You can use it for printable activities and coloring pages—and it’s an affordable choice for drawing and doodling

Record the good times with the Family Roots Scrapbook from the HP Creative Studio Scrapbook app.

You have the photos—now do something with them! Use your photos and memories to create something to share with your family and keep as a reminder of your time together.

Visit the HP Creative Studio to find the Family Roots Scrapbook and other designs that include pages, backgrounds, borders, photo corners, and stickers.

With a large-format printer like the HP Officejet 7500A Wide Format e-All-in-One, you can print scrapbook pages on various paper types and sizes, including 12" x 12" and up to 13" x 19". Get more tips for printing 12" x 12" and 8" x 8" scrapbook pages.

Print up to three times more pages than standard HP ink cartridges when you use XL ink cartridges.³

Before you begin printing invitations and decorations, make sure you have plenty of ink on hand. To save money, consider HP high-capacity (XL) ink cartridges, which allow you to print up to three times more pages than standard HP ink cartridges.³ Plus, get free next business day shipping with no minimum when you order from the HP Home and Home Office online store.

Now that you’re stocked up on ink, get creative! Download our Handmade Thanksgiving book filled with how-tos and tips.

Not sure what supplies to get for your printer? Just enter your printer model, or your ink or toner cartridge number, to find the specific supplies for your printer directly from the HP Home & Home Office online store!