With Thanksgiving only one day away, and a crowd of people coming over to help us celebrate, we thought it'd be fun to share a super easy and really cute craft with you.
Tube Turkeys HOW TO: All you need to make your own little turkey is a cardboard tube (from toilet paper, etc.), assorted colors of construction paper, a glue stick, scissors and a crayon (for the eyes).
1. Cut out a number of multi-colored tail feathers (I did six, then my oldest decided she needed both pinks on hers...do any number you like.) Also cut out two feet, a beak and a wattle. Cut a brown piece of construction paper into a rectangle to fit around the tube, with a little overlap.
2. Draw eyes on the brown rectangle, about one inch from the top, and centered from side to side. (The eyes on the turkey on the right are there...they're pink, so they don't show up very well!)
3. Glue one short end of the brown rectangle onto the cardboard tube, then roll the rest of the paper around the tube and secure with glue (trim if needed so you don't cover up your eyes!) Glue the wattle onto the brown rectangle about one inch below the eyes. Bend the back side of the beak and glue it on top of the wattle (so it sticks out). Add the feet to the bottom of your tube and fold them out (in the picture, our feet have about 1/2" additional orange paper glued inside our tube).
4. Add the feathers! Any arrangement is fine...just glue them on to the back of your turkey.
5. Enjoy! Maybe a cute centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table? We also did come coloring work, so these will probably be displayed on the fridge tomorrow :)
We wish you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving...
please take the time to enjoy and appreciate one another!
~Your friends at Fiddle & Frog~
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