This turkey craft will keep the little ones occupied on Thanksgiving Day and is simple enough for toddlers to do with a little guidance from a grown-up.
First, take a walk around your neighborhood and collect some leaves that are still whole. Bring them inside and make some leafprints by placing a piece of paper on top of a leaf and coloring over the leaf to that the print comes through the paper.
Tip: Placing the leaf with the vein side up will give you a better print. Peeling the paper off a crayon and coloring with the side of it will also usually yield better results.
Once you have 6-8 leaf prints of varying sizes and colors, you are ready to make your turkey.
- Cut out your leaf prints
- Glue leaf prints to a colorful circle made from foam, construction paper, or other material (a plastic tumbler from your kitchen cabinet should be just the right size)
- Glue a smaller circle in the middle of the larger one to make a turkey face
- Add eyes and feet (googly eyes, Cheerios, chocolate chips, or pom-poms all work well)
- Draw a smile, or a beak and wattle if you prefer