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!




28 comments:

  1. How did you make them stand up?

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

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

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

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  6. How did you do the tissue feathers???

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  13. 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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  14. Love it and going to try it this year.

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  15. These a adorable great idea for preschool Sunday school crafts 🥰

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  16. What do you use the balloon for?

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  17. 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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  18. What do you have for Christmas ideas

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

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