DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Thanksgiving Turkey Paper Craft

This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for fun", a thanksgiving theme, or a farm theme made from a basic egg shape.
 

Materials:

• something to colour with if using the B&W version,
• scissors,
• glue, and
• paper.
   
• You can use brass tacks ("brads") instead of glue to attach the wings if you want them to be moveable.
   

Instructions:

• Print out the template of choice.
   
• Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.
   
• Glue the turkey together in the following order:
  • glue the feet onto the egg shaped body
  • glue the eyes onto the body
  • glue the wattle under the beak
  • glue the beak onto the body
  • glue the wings onto the body.
  • glue the tail feathers behind the body
     
  • See picture on the template for further help
     

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
   
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).
   

Template 1      (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 2      (color)   or   (B&W)

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