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Gobble Gobble! It's that time of year for the turkey crafts again, Thanksgiving Day! Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Canada and United States. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving day on the second Monday in October while Americans celebrate it on the fourth Thursday in November.
Turkey crafts are very popular on Thanksgiving Day because that is what people eat on that special day. With a little imagination you can make a turkey from anything around the house or outside in the yard. You can make an adorable turkey from a pine cone and pipe cleaners or construction paper, craft sticks/ Popsicle sticks and paint.
To make the above turkey mask, go to this page and print out the turkey face pattern.
While at first glance they appear to have no resemblance to animals and birds, just a few additions will convert pine cones into charming little figures. By using beads for eyes, acorns for heads, twigs for legs, and a little paint to add reality, you can shape various figures, surprisingly real. For example, this pine cone turkey is made of a cone with pipe cleaner neck and legs. The end of the cleaner that comprises the neck is curled to represent a head. The carmen wattles are daubed on with vermilion paint, or red ink. The ends of the legs are curled substantially to give enough surface so that the figure will stand.
Make a colorful Thanksiving turkey with 2 paper plates and the following template. Open up this Turkey template to get the parts to make it. You can use either paint, markers, crayons, or colored pencils to color the turkey's body (however paint works the best). Meanwhile, trace and cut out the parts of the turkey. You can draw an eye or cut out a paper eye for the turkey. Color in the beak and top of its head. Trace the template feathers and then paste them inside the two plates along with the turkey's head. Paste the two plates together.
Free Thanksgiving Turkey Paper Toys Model : Make Printable Foldable Turkeys Paper -Have a free afternoon and want to make the coolest craft you have ever made? All you need are a printer, paper, scissors, glue, and patience and you will have a fun Thanksgiving arts and crafts activity to keep you busy. This printable paper turkey would also be great as a Thanksgiving dinner table decoration craft.
Pinecone Turkeys with Pipecleaner Feathers - Learn how to maket his adorable thanksgiving turkey with a pine cone and pipe cleaners.
Thanksgiving Turkey Pop Up Card Making Craft : Turkeys Beak Opens and Closes - This is a unique Turkey pop up card in that this one has an open and closing beak. My kids said that it is the coolest pop up card that they have ever seen, so I decided to share it with all of you nice kids and parents.
Give Thanks Yarn Turkeys Centerpiece - These yarn turkeys are sooo easy to make and so cool to look at. Everybody at teh Thanksgiving table gets a paper feather...writes what the yare thankful for...and then sticks it into the back of the Turkey.
4 Different Ways to Do Handprint Turkeys - There are 4 different methods of making turkeys from handprints...if you are a teacher or mother and are sick of doing it the same exact way each year...find out other ways to do it.
Stand-Up Thanksgiving Turkeys from Paper - You can print out these standing paper turkeys and fold and put together for Thanksgiving.
Turkey Plant Poke Garden Thanksgiving Crafts Plant pokes are a great way to brighten up and decorate plants in your house and gardens in your backyard. Now that Thanksgiving is getting closer, how about we make a Thanksgiving Turkey Plant Poke to decorate your garden. This turkey plant poke is easy to make and lots of fun to look at. Easy directions for this crafts project follow below.
Thanksgiving Turkey Pencil Topper Crafts - Here’s a great idea to celebrate thanksgiving at school- a turkey on the top of your pencil…a Turkey pencil topper craft for kids!! This craft is really easy to make and will surprise your teacher and your friends.
Thanksgiving Thankful Pinecone Turkeys - Put thankful feathers into the pinecone turkey.
Polymer Clay Turkey Brooch - Make a Polymer Clay Turkey brooch pin for Thanksgiving time.
Thanksgiving Printable Turkey Craft - This is a printable craft where you print out and cut out the turkey. Then you cut out feathers and paste them on the turkey. You can also write what you are thankful for on each feather.
Thanksgiving for Turkey Craft - This is a great lesson in what you are thankful for by placing the feathers on the turkey and each feather writing what you are thankful for.
Free Printable Thanksgiving Turkey Cards - Print out this cute turkey printable card for a Happy Thanksgiving message to someone special.
How to Draw Cartoon Turkeys Step by Step Lesson - Learn how to draw this cartoon turkey with this step by step drawing lesson for kids.
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Bird on your Hand - Draw a colorful peacock, parrot, or even a turkey for your
Thanksgiving table - all starting with your handprint. Fly with your
imagination!
Colors
Turkey Paper Crafts - This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for
fun", colors practice, a Thanksgiving theme, a farm theme, a
birds theme, or an animals theme.
Craft
Stick Turkey Crafts - What
you will need: Colored craft sticks, short craft sticks, craft
spoon, wiggly eyes, wooden shapes for the turkey's wattle and beak,
pipe cleaners, red paint, black and yellow construction paper and
glue.
Craft
spoons Turkey Crafts - What
you will need: Craft spoons, wiggly eyes, wooden shapes for the
turkey's wattle and beak, red, brown, black, and white paint,
and glue.
Easy
Thanksgiving Kleenex Box Covers - All
you need is thin cardboard, paper, scissors and glue.
Fall
Leaf Turkey - This simple craft is made with natural materials (leaves and a
pinecone.
Fingerprint
Turkey Craft - A finger and a bit of paint are all you need to make this
super-cute turkey.
Foam
Egg Turkey Crafts - What
you will need: foam egg, feathers, golf tees, fun foam, googly eyes,
fun foam leaves.
Foam
Fowl : Thanksgiving Turkeys - This turkey craft is a little harder to do since it requires pretty
steady hands and most toddlers and younger preschoolers will need a
lot of help if they participate. Older kids will enjoy it and how
layering the foam sheet really makes the turkey cartoonish and fun.
Foam
Leaves and Marshmallow Turkeys - What
you will need: foam fall leaves, foam marshmallows, craft spoons,
brown paint, black and yellow paper or foam for the hat.
Food
Bank Turkey - This is the perfect craft project to make for participating in the
food drive in your school or community.
Fun
Foam Turkey Napkin Holder Craft for Kids - What
you will need: Fun foam (Red, yellow, brown, black), napkins,
glue, wiggly eyes.
Give
Thanks Turkey Paper Crafts - This
is a fun craft to do with the entire extended family. The child can
hand a slip of paper (tail piece) to each family member and ask them
to write what they are thankful for. After everyone has made their
contribution, the child can assemble the turkey.
Handprint
and Footprint Turkey Craft - Here is an easy craft project that will not only help improve
your children’s motor skills but give them enjoyment as well.
Handprint
Turkey Craft - This is yet another craft that uses handprints. You can really make
any animal with wings this way, but it's always nice to have a
printable template on hand for the rest of the critter.
Handprint
Turkey with Poem #1 - This is the standard handprint turkey craft that we've all been
making for years!
Handprint
Turkey with Poem #2 - Materials you will need are a printer, paper (I prefer construction
paper or another heavier paper), scissors, glue, and something to
color with.
Handprints
Turkey Craft (Large Version) - These are two crafts in two size versions that can help introduce
the turkey. The smaller version is easier for younger children and
can be used for the same purpose. A set of large and small version
can be made to make a turkey family. It can be assembled in various
ways and the process can be made more challenging and creative
depending on the age of the children.
Letters
Turkey Paper Crafts - This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for
fun", letters practice, a Thanksgiving theme, a farm theme, a
birds theme, or an animals theme. There are different types of
turkeys you can make: Lower Case Alphabet, Upper Case Alphabet,
Spelling Words, and Vowels (AEIOU).
Maple
Leaf Turkey Craft Activities - This is a very simple craft for young children to introduce a very
special animal, the turkey. It is also an opportunity to address
many other concepts, themes and skills.
Maple
Leaves Turkey Craft Activities - These are two crafts in two size versions that can help introduce
the turkey. This smaller version is easier for younger children and
can be used for the same purpose. A set of large and small version
can be made to make a turkey family. It can be assembled in various
ways and the process can be made more challenging and creative
depending on the age of the children.
Numbers
Turkey Paper Crafts - This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for
fun", numbers practice, a Thanksgiving theme, a farm theme, a
birds theme, or an animals theme. There are four different numbers
turkeys available: Count by Ones, Count by Twos, Count by Fives, and
Count by Tens.
Nut
Turkey Craft for Kids - What
you will need: Peanut in shell, walnut in shell, unpopped pop corn
kernels, wiggly eyes, ribbon, and glue.
Oak
Leaves & Acorn Turkey Craft - This is a very simple craft for young children to introduce or
revisit a very special and beloved North American bird- the turkey.
It features two overlapping autumn oak leaves (ordinary oak) to
represent the turkey's feathers and tail; the turkey's head is an
acorn, the oak's fruit and seed. The oak tree is an important source
of food for wild turkeys - acorns are one of their favorite treats.
Pine
Cone Turkey Craft - This cute turkey is made from a pine cone, an acorn, and
construction paper. It makes a very nice Thanksgiving table
decoration.
Pinecone
and Feathers Turkey Craft - This is a very simple paper craft for young children to present a
very special bird, the turkey. It is also an opportunity to address
many other concepts, themes and skills.
Tabletop
Gobbler - Make an edible centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table with this
tabletop gobbler (adult help needed).
Thankful
Turkey Craft - This cute construction paper turkey lists what your child is
thankful for. It makes a very nice Thanksgiving decoration.
Thanksgiving
Napkin Ring Crafts - This
makes a good craft for a Thanksgiving party. It's fairly quick to do
if you do the first four steps prior to the party. Then let the
party-goers glue on their own turkeys, use stickers and sparkles to
decorate, and inscribe their names.
Tiny
Turkey Pillows -bPlace these tiny turkey pillows on the couch during the
Thanksgiving holiday for a soft, turkey touch. These soft little
pillows are just the thing to brighten up the furniture during the
Thanksgiving season.
Turkey
Blow-Ups - These Thanksgiving turkey blow-ups are full of hot air! Make a
whole flock of these terrific party decorations. (Balloons are
choking hazards so keep them away from small children.)
Turkey
Costume - Entertain the Thanksgiving crowd at your house by turning into a
giant turkey with this turkey costume.
Turkey
Door Decoration for Preschoolers to Make - A bag with handles is a perfect fit over a doorknob. Make this
turkey door decoration, and give thanks for the holiday.
Turkey
Fan Toilet Paper Roll Craft - This is a cute three dimensional turkey craft suitable for a
Thanksgiving theme, farm theme, birds theme, animals theme or letter
T theme. This particular project uses a fan as the tail, which makes
it a bit more complicated than a typical toilet paper roll craft, but
it looks really cute!
Turkey
Fuse Bead Patterns - We
used a large circular peg board for this Turkey fuse bead design. The
main body is made with light brown beads, and we have chosen bright
colors (green, blue, red and orange) to make the turkey's feathers.
Yellow beads are used for the claws, and we have drawn in the
turkey's features with black, pink and red. The turkey makes a cute
badge or "pin" or table decoration, and looks great in a
Thanksgiving mobile, too.
Turkey
Napkin Ring Craft - This makes a good craft for a Thanksgiving party. It's fairly quick
to do if you do the first four steps prior to the party. Then let
the party-goers glue on their own turkeys, use stickers and sparkles
to decorate, and inscribe their names.
vTurkey
Paper Plate Craft Instructions - Tying 'younger' crafts in with learning while crafting is a good
way to make projects suitable for older children. The older children
are able to work independently and divide their attention between
listening and crafting which leaves the adults free to read a book,
share a slide show or have a Q&A time about the topic being
shared.
Turkey
Table Favor - Spruce up the Thanksgiving table with these turkey table favors.
This turkey table favor will definitely add holiday cheer to your
dinner table.
Turkey
Wreath - This is a fun turkey wreath to do by yourself or with a group. If
you are doing it with a group, each person can write something they
are thankful for on one of the strips of construction paper before
making it into a loop.