Grab your scissors and craft paper as we have a fun paper turkey craft to share with you! I know it seems like you are all ready to jump ahead to Christmas planning once Halloween passes. But don’t miss out on a fabulous Thanksgiving craft this season. This turkey craft one can be made with our free printable turkey template that you can grab below. We love simple Thanksgiving craft projects for kids!
Make A Paper Turkey Craft
Our Paper Turkey Craft is a fun example of rubbings, one of the earliest forms of print making. By rubbing a soft pencil or oil pastels over a surface and reproducing the raised elements of that surface, you are making a print of it.
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Our Thanksgiving activities 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.
Grab some textures you want to make a “rubbing” of, and let’s make a paper turkey!
Click here for your free printable Turkey Craft Template!
Paper Turkey Craft
Supplies:
- Turkey Printable
- Scissors
- Colored Paper
- Glue Stick
- Oil Pastels or Pencils
- Markers
Instructions:
STEP 1. Print the turkey craft template (see above).
STEP 2. Find textures you want to use for the rubbing. Firmer textures work better than soft textures.
STEP 3. Place the feathers on the printed turkey template over the object, and use an oil pastel to rub the paper over the item. It will create a textured pattern as you color the feathers.
STEP 4. Optional – use a different color and texture for each turkey feather.
STEP 5. Color the body of the turkey with markers.
STEP 6. Cut out all the pieces of the turkey and glue them onto a colored background.
More Free Printable Templates
- Apple Template
- Pumpkin Template
- Leaf Template
- Turkey in Disguise Template
- Snowman Template
- Christmas Tree Template
- Snowflake Template
More Fun Turkey Crafts
You can find all our turkey crafts here!
Printable Thanksgiving Project Pack
STEMS-Giving Pack! A full menu of Thanksgiving dinner science activities, secret codes, and more!
What’s Included:
- STEMS-Giving! A feast of science and STEM with simple experiments and projects for home or classroom!
- Even More Thanksgiving theme STEM activities with printable sheets, instructions, and useful information all using easy-to-source materials and perfect for limited time needs. Includes a Thanksgiving theme engineering pack with fun, problem-based challenges for kids to solve!
- Got STEAM? Try a turkey in a disguise challenge with writing prompts and more! Also color by code turkeys in disguise!
- Try your hand at building shapes with cranberry structure challenge cards.
- Discover Thanksgiving brick-building challenges perfect for early finishers, quiet time, hands-on math, or family time.
