Elevate your holiday celebrations with delightful Thanksgiving turkey crafts for kids and the young at heart.
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Turkey Time: Easy and Creative DIY Projects for Thanksgiving
As I step into the heart of the holiday season, there’s an infectious excitement in the air, and what better way to embrace it than with a delightful array of turkey-themed crafts? From transforming humble cardboard into a vibrant centerpiece to crafting whimsical pop-up cards that will bring smiles, these projects promise a festive touch to your Thanksgiving celebrations. So gather your supplies – cardboard, paint, glue, and scissors – and let’s embark on a creative journey that promises adorable turkeys aplenty!
Transform a cardboard box into a colorful and festive turkey with this cardboard thankful turkey craft. You can use this craft as a centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table or as a gratitude activity with your kids. All you need are some cardboard, paint, glue, and scissors to make this adorable turkey.
Surprise your family and friends with this turkey pop-up card that is easy and fun to make. This card has a cute turkey that pops out when you open it, along with a message of thanks. You can customize the card with your own colors and designs. Follow the simple instructions and video tutorial to make this craft.
Add some whimsy to your Thanksgiving table with these DIY crayon turkeys. These turkeys are made from crayons, feathers, googly eyes, and glue. They are perfect for kids to make and play with. You can also use them as place cards or favors for your guests.
Decorate some rocks with paint and markers to make these rock turkeys. These turkeys are easy to make and look adorable. You can use them as paperweights, magnets, or ornaments. You can also hide them around your neighborhood for others to find and enjoy.
Fill some plastic buckets with candy and treats to make these turkey treat buckets. These buckets are decorated with foam, felt, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes to look like turkeys. They are great for kids to make and give as gifts. You can also use them as centerpieces or party favors.
Make some cute and simple turkey treat bags with paper bags, cardstock, scissors, and glue. These treat bags have a turkey face and feathers on the front. They are perfect for filling with popcorn, candy corn, or other snacks. You can also add a tag with a message of thanks or a joke.
Create some adorable handprint and footprint turkeys with paint, paper, and googly eyes. These turkeys are made from your child’s handprints and footprints. They are a fun and memorable way to capture your child’s growth. You can also frame them or turn them into cards.
Recycle some old CDs or DVDs to make these shiny turkey suncatchers. These suncatchers are made from CDs, tissue paper, glue, and construction paper. They are easy to make and look beautiful in the sunlight. You can hang them on your windows or walls to brighten up your home.
Turn some mini pumpkins into these pumpkin turkeys with feathers, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, and glue. These turkeys are a fun and festive way to use pumpkins for Thanksgiving. You can use them as decorations or as toys for your kids. You can also paint the pumpkins different colors if you like.
Collect some leaves from your backyard or park to make these leaf turkeys. These turkeys are made from leaves, paper plates, paint, glue, and googly eyes. They are a great way to celebrate the fall season and nature. You can also write what you are thankful for on the leaves.
Make some colorful turkey windsocks with tin cans, paint, ribbon, googly eyes, and glue. These windsocks are a fun and easy craft for kids of all ages. They are perfect for hanging outside your door or on your porch. You can also make them in different sizes and colors.
Use some real or artificial leaves to make these turkey leaf crafts. These crafts are made from leaves, paper plates or circles, glue, googly eyes, and markers. They are simple and cute. You can use them as decorations or as puppets for storytelling.
Sponge paint some paper plates to make these sponge painted turkeys. These turkeys are made from paper plates, sponges, paint, glue, googly eyes, and construction paper. They are a fun and creative way to make turkey art. You can also add some glitter or stickers for extra sparkle.
Make some cozy turkey leaf lanterns with mason jars, leaves, mod podge, tea lights, and twine. These lanterns are made from mason jars covered with leaves and mod podge. They create a warm and inviting glow when lit up. You can use them as table decorations or as night lights.
Print out some free turkey templates to make various turkey crafts with paper, scissors, glue, crayons, and other materials. These templates have different shapes and sizes of turkeys that you can cut out and decorate. You can use them for cards, banners, garlands, or anything else you can think of.
Make some funny paper bag turkey puppets with paper bags, construction paper, scissors, glue, and googly eyes. These puppets have a turkey head and feathers on the paper bag. They are great for kids to make and play with. You can also use them for acting out stories or songs.
Use some apples to make these apple turkeys with toothpicks, marshmallows, candy corn, raisins, and pretzels. These turkeys are made from apples with toothpicks inserted to hold the other ingredients. They are a yummy and healthy snack for kids. You can also use different fruits or candies for the turkey parts.
Make a festive paper plate turkey wreath with paper plates, paint, glue, scissors, and construction paper. This wreath is made from a paper plate with the center cut out and painted brown. Then, you glue some colorful paper feathers and a turkey face on the plate. You can hang it on your door or wall to welcome your guests.
Use some popsicle sticks to make these popsicle stick turkeys with paint, glue, googly eyes, and feathers. These turkeys are made from popsicle sticks glued together to form a triangle. Then, you paint the triangle brown and add the eyes, beak, wattle, and feathers. You can also add a magnet or a string to the back of the turkey.
Make a beautiful paper plate leaf turkey with paper plates, paint, glue, scissors, and artificial leaves. This turkey is made from a paper plate painted yellow and orange. Then, you glue some artificial leaves around the edge of the plate to form the feathers. You also glue a turkey face and feet on the plate.
Recycle some toilet paper rolls to make these toilet paper roll turkeys with paint, glue, googly eyes, and construction paper. These turkeys are made from toilet paper rolls painted brown and decorated with paper feathers, face, and feet. They are cute and easy to make. You can also use them as napkin rings or pencil holders.
Make some adorable pot belly paper turkeys with paper cups, tissue paper, glue, scissors, and googly eyes. These turkeys are made from paper cups covered with tissue paper and stuffed with candy or treats. They have a paper head and tail attached to the cup. They are perfect for giving as gifts or using as party favors.
Make some fun balloon turkeys with balloons, yarn, glue, googly eyes, and construction paper. These turkeys are made from balloons wrapped with yarn and dipped in glue. They have a paper face and feet glued on the balloon. They are a great way to use up leftover balloons and yarn. You can also pop them for a surprise.
Make some sweet turkey handprint crafts with paint, paper, scissors, glue, googly eyes, and markers. These crafts are made from your child’s handprints painted in different colors. They have a turkey face and feet glued on the palm of the handprint. They are a lovely way to preserve your child’s handprints and express your gratitude.
Ingredients
- Grateful Turkey Craft from Cardboard
- Craft a Pop-Up Turkey Card for Thanksgiving
- Crayon Turkeys: Perfect for Your Thanksgiving Kids' Table
- Transform Rocks into Turkeys
- Turkey Treat Buckets
- Turkey Treat Bags for Thanksgiving
- Adorable Handprint and Footprint Turkey Craft for Kids
- Mini Roast Turkey Piñatas
- Thanksgiving Pumpkin Turkey Craft for Kids
- Leaf Turkey Craft
- Turkey Windsocks
- Thanksgiving Turkey Leaf Craft Template
- Sponge-Painted Thanksgiving Turkey Craft
- Turkey Leaf Mason Jar Lanterns
- Free Turkey Templates for Creative Crafts with Kids
- Craft Your Own Paper Bag Turkey Puppets
- Thanksgiving Apple Turkey Craft
- Paper Plate Turkey Wreath
- Turkey Popsicle Stick Craft for Kids
- Paper Plate Leaf Turkey Craft
- Craft a Turkey from a Toilet Paper Roll
- Pot Belly Paper Turkeys
- Kid Craft Monday: Let's Craft a Turkey!
- Create a Cute Turkey Handprint Craft for Kids (Free Template)
Instructions
- Select your favorite Thanksgiving Turkey Craft.
- Gather all the necessary materials.
- Guide kids through delightful Thanksgiving crafts using simple steps and ignite their creativity!
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