Halloween is over and that means that kids have switched their daily question of "What can we make for Halloween today?" to "What can we make for Thanksgiving today?"
This afternoon we made a Thankful Turkey which I think turned out great! We used:
- 1 toilet paper roll
- 1 plastic bowl
- assorted colors of construction paper
- tape
- glue
- scissors
- pens
We started by cutting feathers in different colors and then wrote on them some of things my son is thankful for in his life. Luckily, I made the list. We then taped the "feathers" around the back of the bowl. Glue might have looked a bit nicer, but we aren't that patient or picky!
After the feathers were added to the bowl, we started on the body. My son drew eyes for the turkey and we used a small piece of yellow paper glued on as the nose. For the feet, we traced my sons hand and cut out the shape. This then got taped onto the body. We even created a (fairly lame) hat for the turkey. The body got taped to the bowl and we were all done!
In the end, we think he turned out great! My son already called my mother to tell her we had a centerpiece ready for the Thanksgiving table. Until then, his turkey is a nice decoration in our kitchen that makes me smile every time I pass by.
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