Leaf Turkey Craft for Kids
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If you’re looking for some fun Thanksgiving activities for kids, this leaf turkey craft is easy for kids to make and makes a cute decoration! My kids enjoy making crafts to celebrate our favorite holidays, so they were so excited to make this one together!
Thanksgiving Turkey Craft for Toddlers
If you’re looking for an easy craft to do with your toddlers, this turkey leaf craft for kids is perfect for little hands! You’ll just need to prep a few items before hand, and then help your little one put together their own adorable turkey! My daughter loves creating all kinds of art, and this is one of her favorite projects because all of the pieces are already cut out and prepped, she just needs to glue the items in place.
Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for First Graders
The amazing thing about this craft is that it can be used with a variety of ages. So, my toddler can work on this leaf turkey craft right alongside my first grader. They can dress their turkey up with the leaves of their choice and each turkey will have each child’s individual personality in it. We like to hang all of our kids’ art on a wire line like this one which hangs in our dining room.
It’s a definite win when my kids’ art projects can double as decor! Another great idea is to place this leaf turkey craft on a regular sheet of 8.5″ x 11″ paper and then laminate it. Your child can then use this as their Thanksgiving place mat!
Turkey Leaf Craft for Kids
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 9-12 Fall Leaves, different colors and shapes
- 3 Pieces Felt—1 each of Red, Orange, Brown
- 1 Piece White Paper, 12×12
- 2 Googly Eyes, self-stick
- Glue
Cut out a large turkey body about 9” tall or so. I cut mine out in the shape of a bowling pin, so it looks like a head and a body. Glue this on the paper.
Attach 2 googly eyes on the head. Elmer’s glue works fine for this!
Cut out an orange felt triangle for the beak and glue on under the eyes.
Cut out a red wattle and glue this on the side of the beak.
Now comes the fun part! Glue leaves all around the turkey body in a fanned-out position so they look like the turkey’s feather. Let your child have fun with this!
Let it set and dry for about an hour. Don’t forget to display the artwork!
Thanksgiving Art Projects
I think Thanksgiving art is so fun to make with the kids. This is one project that is sure to make everyone excited. I think half of the fun is going out to find the leaves! You can use the collected leaves to make other crafts such as a leaf mask, or leaf people like we made during our leaf preschool unit.
Another fun tradition is to collect the gorgeous fall leaves and dip them in melted beeswax to make a garland. That project is on our to-do list this year and I can’t wait!
More Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
These are my favorite Thanksgiving crafts and activities for kids. We do these year after year and have so much fun with them! A lot of them are quick and simple and perfect for younger children who need something to do while mom works in the kitchen!
The cornucopia is a definite symbol for Thanksgiving. Explain the meaning of the cornucopia and let your children color this pretty picture!
This cute color by number turkey is our most popular Thanksgiving craft! He’s been colored by hundreds of kids!
Thankful Activities for Preschoolers
Teach your children about thankfulness with these activities.
These DIY pilgrim hats are so adorable and easy to make!
Make this Thanksgiving fun with all of these adorable Thanksgiving crafts for kids!
The hardest thing is to find the leaves with these colors, but i love result !