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Thankful Turkey Craft
This thankful turkey craft would make a beautiful centerpiece
for
the Thanksgiving table. Not only is it fun for the children to make,
but it gets them thinking about things they are thankful for. Each
feather can be written with a word or phrase. Another nice tradition is
to have a feather at each person's place setting, and then each person
can write what they are thankful for, and the feathers can then be
added the turkey.  Things Needed to make a Thankful
Turkey Craft:
1.
Begin this thankful turkey craft by painting two bowls and the toilet
paper
roll the color you want your turkey to be. 2.
When they are dry, glue the rims of the two bowls together. You can use
clothespins or paper clips to keep them together if needed. 3. Next, glue the toilet paper roll to the bowl. This will be the turkey's head and neck. So glue it so that the bowl will stand up when the toilet paper roll is attached. Allow to dry.  4. To make the turkey's face, you
can cut black dots from construction paper or glue on googly eyes. 5. To make the beak, take a small square of yellow or orange card stock and fold it into quarters. Then, cut off a triangle, with one edge along the fold (see photos). Open up the card stock, and then cut the resulting diamond in half. This becomes the beak, and it can be glued on as shown.
 6. Take the red balloon and cut
off the stem of it, where you would normall blow, into a "V" shape.
Glue on the red balloon below the beak to become the gizzard. 
 7. For the hat, use a small dixie
cup or other small paper cup. Paint it black. For the brim, draw a
circle on black card stock, which is a little larger than the hat. Cut
out the circle and glue it carefully to the hat. Then, glue the hat to
the turkey.  8. For the feet, have your child
trace her hand on brown card stock and cut it out. Then glue the hand
to the bottom of the turkey. The fingers are the turkey's toes! 
 9. To make the feathers, stack a
few sheet of colored card stock on top of one another, then fold them
in half. Cut out a feather shape. You will end up with duplicate
feather shapes for each color. Apply glue to one whole side of the
feather, then add a toothpick near the bottom, with half of it hanging
out. Then apply the other side of the feather, so the toothpick is
“sandwiched in”. Allow to dry. 
  10. Poke holes in the back paper
bowl, near the rim, with a nail or thick pin. Make the holes about 1.5
inches apart. This is where the feathers can be poked through the
turkey. 
 11.
This thankful turkey craft is complete! He will
look great
as a centerpiece this Thanksgiving, and is something your child will be
prould of! Return from Thankful Turkey Craft to Thanksgiving Crafts Return to Home Page
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