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Pool Noodle Turkey Craft

Transform a dollar store pool noodle into cute turkeys, just in time for Thanksgiving!  It’s the perfect side dish to your Thanksgiving lesson plans or weekend activity. Here we have a pool noodle and colorful feathers from the Dollar Store that transform into fun Thanksgiving Turkeys! Let’s get started!

POOL NOODLE TURKEY CRAFT FOR THANKSGIVING

Make these cute pool noodle turkeys for easy Thanksgiving decorations.

THANKSGIVING THEME

Get ready to add this simple Thanksgiving turkey craft to your lesson plans this season.  Our Thanksgiving preschool activities and Thanksgiving science experiments are designed with you, the parent or teacher, in mind!  Easy to set up, quick to do, most activities will take only 15 to 30 minutes to complete and are heaps of fun!  Plus, our supplies lists usually contain only free or cheap materials you can source from home!

Try this fun turkey craft with pool noodle and colorful craft feathers.

THANKSGIVING TURKEY CRAFT

A fun turkey craft project to create with the kiddos for Thanksgiving!  These pool noodle turkeys come together in 30 minutes and promote color, cutting and dexterity.

YOU WILL NEED:

  • Dollar Store Poole Noodle – Orange
  • Dollar Store Wiggle Eyes
  • Dollar Store Craft Feathers
  • Craft Foam – Brown, Yellow and Red
  • Kitchen Knife – Serrated
  • Low Temp Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Ruler

Supplies for turkey craft

HOW TO MAKE A POOL NOODLE TURKEY

TIP: Turn this into a Turkey Art Bot. See how to create an art bot here.

STEP 1: Measure and cut the orange pool noodle into six-inch lengths with a serrated kitchen knife. Adults only!

Measure and cut your pool noodle into 6 inch lengths.

STEP 2: Cut out triangle beaks from yellow craft foam and “L” shaped squiggle waddles from red craft foam with scissors. 

STEP 3: Attach features and wiggle eyes to the pool noodle with a glue gun and low temp glue sticks to create the turkey’s face.  The low temp glue gun will prevent the pool noodle and craft foam from melting, but you could also use liquid glue.

Stick craft pieces to the pool noodle to make a face.

STEP 4: Cut a five-inch tall trapezoid shape from brown craft foam.  Attach feathers to the foam with a glue gun and glue sticks to create the turkey’s tail.

Cut out a trapezoid shape to attach feathers for the turkey tail.

STEP 5: Attach the turkey’s tail to the back of the pool noodle with the glue gun and glue sticks.

Attach the feather tail to the back of the pool noodle.

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