Simple Turkey Day Crafts

Here are a few Thanksgiving crafts your little pilgrims will love to make!
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What a Turkey
Aimee Herring
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What a Turkey

Ask each child to write what she's thankful for on a paper feather, then stick it into this cute turkey centerpiece.

How to make it: Cut a 1-inch sliver off the bottom of a 9-inch polystyrene ball. Wrap sphere neatly in thick dark-brown yarn, covering surface completely; knot on bottom. Make a 4-inch ball from light-brown yarn and attach to body with a wooden craft stick. Create simple facial features using felt: white circles (approximately the size of a quarter, with 1/8-inch pom-poms for pupils) for eyes, yellow triangles for the beak, and long red felt teardrops as the wattle. Cut feather shapes from colored craft paper and bend in half lengthwise to create seam. Glue wooden craft stick to the bottom third of the feather and insert in a fan shape on turkey body.

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Comments (20)
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anonymous wrote:

WOWZA THAT IS SOOOOO COOL

11/24/2009 07:43:19 PM Report Abuse
bdezado wrote:

We used 5" florist balls instead (green ones found in the fake flower section). They were much cheaper.

11/22/2009 10:33:41 PM Report Abuse
christyholimon wrote:

My three-year-old grandson and I had a blast making the turkey! He did all the gluing and came up with sixteen "thankfuls".Yes, it tipped and I used the craft sticks to make four legs. They look like chicken legs but they work!

11/20/2009 08:52:40 PM Report Abuse
anonymous wrote:

Did anyone have trouble with the "turkey" tipping over when attaching the head? If so, how did you handle?

11/20/2009 02:18:54 PM Report Abuse
elisadebraham wrote:

I made that cute turkey for my daughter`s 4th grade class and they love it so much that now we are doing it again in 5th grade!!!....it was a hit!

11/19/2009 02:14:32 PM Report Abuse
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