With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, it’s time for some fun Thanksgiving crafts to make your guests smile as they sit back, full of stuffing, and stare into space.
This week we had fun creating with our very own collage Paper Plate Turkey Craft to decorate our doors.
To create your own turkey, with plenty of personality and style, start with a paper plate with a wedge cut out of it, like the picture below. This will become the base of the turkey’s tail feathers.
To decorate the feathers you will want a variety of magazine pictures, stickers, crayons, and colored tissue paper for your child to choose from.
All them to glue these items to cover the paper plate in a collage that represents their own interests.
My son grabbed up every car picture he could find, and a few super hero stickers to fill in the gaps. I love how the turkey reflects his interests.
Once the feathers are decorated, cut a squash-shape for the turkey body from brown construction paper.
Have your child glue it to the front of their feathers.
Cut a beak, wattle, and feet from colored paper to glue on to the turkey. Add googly eyes and this Thanksgiving craft is complete.
This unique paper plate turkey craft will have the guests smiling once they finish their plates this Thanksgiving.
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Donna DM Yates says
Boy, he sure loves those crafts, doesn’t he? It’s because you’re so creative and make them such fun. I love the turkey idea.
OneMommy says
He really does! He asks every day if we can do a craft. Usually it is something pretty basic, like painting. But sometimes we get creative!
thedoseofreality says
We will definitely do some of these crafts when the kids are home for Thanksgiving break! :)-Ashley
Natalie F says
I love that his collage reflects his interests. Mayflower boat looks great! Thanks for sharing with Afterschool!
Amanda Smith says
These are adorable! I am pinning this to my Junior Church board on pinterest. These are perfect!
OneMommy says
Thank you so much! We had fun making them, and I love how they each show off their personalities!
OneMommy says
Thank you. 🙂 Cars have been his big thing since he first started talking. Actually, car was his first real word.
Carrie says
Oh, what fun crafts! I love the turkeys (and the super heroes on the Mayflower)! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
OneMommy says
I didn’t’ know what he was doing with the stickers at first — made me smile!
Alexis @ We Like to Learn as We Go says
What a fun idea and a great way to get the kids involved in a craft! I’m featuring this tonight at my link party and pinning!
OneMommy says
Thank you so much for featuring it!
Julie Moore says
So cute! Thank you for sharing this to my Thanksgiving Round-Up on Natural and Free! 🙂