Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving Turkeys

Happy Thanksgiving! Today we practiced being thankful as we celebrated Thanksgiving before our long Holiday weekend. In celebration of the holiday we made one last turkey! Our paperbag turkeys helped reinforce our shape skills, color identification skills, fine motor skills, and ability to follow directions. They turned out adorable and will make a perfect centerpiece ;)!





First we glued our circle eyes and triangle/diamond beak!

Next we stuffed our turkeys!




Then it was time for his bow tie.



Add tissue feathers and a balloon and it's all done!




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28 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 18, 2014 at 4:49 PM

    How did you make them stand up?

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    1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2022 at 5:25 PM

      I would use a large plastic cup or a plastic soda or water bottle.

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    2. AnonymousNovember 20, 2023 at 3:34 PM

      I would think that by using the shredded paper inside the bag (for the head) it would be light enough that on spreading out the bag opening, it would be stable enough to stand up on its own.

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  2. UnknownOctober 29, 2014 at 7:18 PM

    I also was wondering how they stayed up? So Cute!!

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  3. Jennifer BurnsOctober 29, 2014 at 7:27 PM

    Thank you for you comment! I used low plastic cups, like punch cups. The low and wide cups hold it up very well. They can stand up by themselves but they are not very steady. A swift wind will take one down.

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  4. KristyOctober 29, 2014 at 9:25 PM

    I am in love with these turkeys, they look like they're dancing. I may make some and use them as centerpieces for our table this year.

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  5. UnknownNovember 2, 2014 at 1:50 AM

    Love this art project. I think we will use this as a silly story starter in my class.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 9, 2014 at 9:02 PM

    How did you do the tissue feathers???

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    1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2022 at 8:58 PM

      I would like to know how you cut the tissue paper for the feathers.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 12, 2014 at 10:07 AM

    I am wondering how you got the balloons to stick ? :)

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    1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2016 at 9:12 AM

      Did you ever find out how to get the balloons to stick?

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    2. AnonymousOctober 21, 2022 at 10:13 AM

      Glue

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  8. UnknownSeptember 13, 2015 at 10:55 PM

    this is a great idea!!
    I love it.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 29, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    NO deflated balloons for toddlers. That is a chocking accident just waiting to happen.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2022 at 7:42 AM

      Good point, I thought the same. A piece of cut felt or paper would work.

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    2. AnonymousNovember 19, 2022 at 4:31 PM

      That was my first thought and concern...balloon and small children could result in a choking accident.

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  10. Anna JoyNovember 23, 2015 at 7:42 AM

    Jennifer, I featured your turkeys in my recent post, "Last Minute Thanksgiving Activities, Traditions, and Table Decor. Thanks for this great idea. Happy Thanksgiving!
    http://paththroughthenarrowgate.com/last-minute-thanksgiving-ideas/
    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/20547742028694071/

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  11. UnknownNovember 2, 2021 at 9:03 AM

    I'm gonna make these with my 3 kids they are gonna love this

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  12. UnknownNovember 15, 2021 at 1:04 AM

    I wish you had posted the sizes of the eyes and beak parts. We are using this for our women's ministry group, most of them are older women.

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2022 at 2:52 PM

    I was wondering about using a water bottle to hold it up.

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  14. AnonymousOctober 20, 2022 at 5:00 PM

    I sure wish I had all the cute ideas you post when I was teaching. I am not creative at all and could never think of anything to do. I love all of your posts.

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  15. AnonymousOctober 21, 2022 at 6:50 PM

    Love it and going to try it this year.

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  16. AnonymousOctober 21, 2022 at 11:37 PM

    These a adorable great idea for preschool Sunday school crafts 🥰

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  17. AnonymousOctober 23, 2022 at 9:16 AM

    What do you use the balloon for?

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  18. AnonymousNovember 18, 2022 at 8:40 AM

    Making these this Sunday in toddlers class as we are having our Church Thanksgiving dinner and they will be the perfect craft

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  19. AnonymousNovember 18, 2022 at 5:40 PM

    What do you have for Christmas ideas

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  20. AnonymousNovember 13, 2023 at 9:38 PM

    Made these with our after school kids and they turned out so cute! I wish I could attach a picture.

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