How to make a paper handprint turkey

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How To Make a Handprint Turkey

Perfect for teaching young children about animals that live on a farm, or as a Thanksgiving Day craft project, this delightful hand print turkey can be easily made by even very young hands.

You will need some construction paper, one googly eyeball, colored feathers, glue and a pencil to complete this craft project. The colored feathers, and googly eyeballs, can be purchased at most craft stores for a very reasonable price. The child can choose which color of construction paper, and feathers, he / she wishes to construct their turkey from.

My handprint turkey is done on a pale white page but as children have such wonderfully creative imaginations, you may find that you have some beautiful, bright, and very uniquely colored birds showing up to decorate your home for the Thanksgiving, Christmas, or other turkey related holiday season.

Gobble gobble...

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Allow the child to choose their colored paper and feathers

Remember to use only construction paper, or card stock, as this is a thicker paper. This will allow the handprint turkey to be more easily displayed after it is finished.

Craft feathers are great for children's craft projects as they are bright, colorful, and fluffy soft.

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Have the child lie their hand, with fingers spread wide, on a piece of construction paper...

Oh by the way these are not Ogre hands. My Paul will be demonstrating so please do not be surprised by the size of his hands...

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Using a pencil, have the child trace their hand print onto the construction paper....

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The start of your hand print turkey should look kind of like this.

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Add a beak to your handprint turkey. The beak can be trimmed later to make it look better.

Hmmm? Mine looks kind of like a duck. It definitely needs some trimming.

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The child can now trim the beak, color or decorate their turkey, and then cut out their handprint turkey.

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Attach a googly eye, line feathers up to the base of each finger, and then glue them on.

Gobble! Gobble!

Tip: Younger children can complete their handprint turkey on the sheet of paper without cutting out their figure.

I almost forgot....this is my Paul.  

Gobble Gobble....

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Hope the kids enjoy this very simple turkey handprint craft project?

  • miaponzo May 24, 2012 @ 3:24 am | delete
    I used to love to make these. :) Blessed!
  • Tipi Nov 21, 2011 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    I almost couldn't wait to get here....the memories! I did this in grade school many times, did it with my kids and now will have to do it with my granddaughter. Delightful, love your bright red tail feathers and especially love how your Paul just popped in....you write about love because you know about love!
  • Sylvestermouse May 13, 2011 @ 6:30 am | delete
    This is such an awesome craft! I love all of the photos! I have several hand print turkeys that my children made for me as they were growing up. It is really neat to look at them side by side and see how their little hands became big hands over the years. Ah, dang! Now that just makes me tear up. Anyway, Angel Blessed and featured on "Squid Angel Mouse Tracks in Crafts"
  • Ladymermaid May 13, 2011 @ 8:05 am | delete
    Thank you so much Sylvestermouse for stopping by and honoring my Turkey handprint lens so much. I so appreciate the positive feedback. You made my day :)
  • Senora_M Nov 24, 2010 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    cool lens. we did this this week on t-shirts for thanksgiving. cute!
  • Ladymermaid May 13, 2011 @ 8:06 am | delete
    Lol...I am so glad that you were able to make use of this turkey craft project article. Lol...I bet the t-shirts were cute ;)
  • GroovyFinds Jan 23, 2010 @ 2:58 pm | delete
    Love it!
  • bdkz Jan 23, 2010 @ 2:55 pm | delete
    Super lens!
  • Ladymermaid May 13, 2011 @ 8:07 am | delete
    Thank you so much BDKz it means a lot when a high level squid comes by and lets you know that your crafting lens is done well. Thank you again :)

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  1. Gobble gobble...
  2. Allow the child to choose their colored paper and feathers
  3. Craft feathers are great for children's craft projects as they are bright, colorful, and fluffy soft.
  4. Have the child lie their hand, with fingers spread wide, on a piece of construction paper...
  5. Brightly colored construction paper is another valuable craft supply for children.
  6. Using a pencil, have the child trace their hand print onto the construction paper....
  7. Children love to craft and creating items teaches them skills for their future use.
  8. The start of your hand print turkey should look kind of like this.
  9. Children love using buttons on their craft projects.
  10. Add a beak to your handprint turkey. The beak can be trimmed later to make it look better.
  11. Google eyes are fun craft supplies for children. They come in many sizes.
  12. The child can now trim the beak, color or decorate their turkey, and then cut out their handprint turkey.
  13. There are many ways to get your children busy creating crafts.
  14. Attach a googly eye, line feathers up to the base of each finger, and then glue them on.
  15. Gobble! Gobble!
  16. Tip: Younger children can complete their handprint turkey on the sheet of paper without cutting out their figure.
  17. I almost forgot....this is my Paul.
  18. Gobble Gobble....
  19. Drop By My Other Logs, Blogs And Opinionated Ramblings At:
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  25. Remember that smiles are contagious and pass one on today
  26. Top preschool Halloween songs
  27. Another Word For Scary, Spooky, or Frightening
  28. Hope the kids enjoy this very simple turkey handprint craft project?
  29. Think Happy-Be Happy
  30. Let Your Endorphins Out To Play
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