Wait…no, it’s just a little turkey G-tot and I made this afternoon. Isn’t he cute?
Want to know how we made it?
Supplies: 3 or 4 sheets of construction paper for the feathers (we used 1 each of red, orange, and yellow) & 1 sheet for the body (I had a tan sheet laying around but you could use white and have your child color in the body), glue stick, googly eyes are optional (I just happened to have a pair on hand)
- Trace your each of your child’s hands on a single sheet of construction paper.
- Stack the other papers you are using for the feather underneath and cut out the hand shapes.
- Trace your child’s foot on the paper you are using for the body and cut it out.
- Glue the hands (feathers) to the body (foot) from the back.
- Fold a scrap of orange construction paper in half and cut out a small triangle (with the bottom of the triangle on the fold). Glue to the body for the beak.
- Add googly eyes or use a marker to draw two eyes above the beak.
- You could also cut out a waddle from a small scrap of red construction paper and glue it under the beak if you would like.
Voilá! Instant turkey and a nice memory of the size of your child’s hands and feet if you hang on to it after Thanksgiving.
Love the turkey.
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I loved making those as a kid! I think my Mom still has mine.
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I remember making those when I was a kid. Makes me think of Thanksgiving…
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Super cute. I was reminded how nice it was to hold a child that small when I got to babysit Monday. So tiny and light as a feather. Sweeet beyond words when he laid his little head on my shoulder, fighting sleep. I need those “fixes” once in awhile.
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*pixie* Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your help.
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