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Paper Bag Turkey

Learn how to make a paper bag turkey with kids this Thanksgiving! This craft is great for preschool age and up.
Course Thanksgiving Crafts
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 1 puppet

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 Paper bag per turkey
  • Craft foam sheets brown, orange, yellow, red and then other various colors
  • Turkey part template
  • Googly eyes 1/2"
  • Craft glue

Instructions

  • Print out the template of the parts to use to assemble the turkey and grab the scissors.
    scissors and a template to cut out the turkey parts
  • Cut out the individual parts and place them on top of craft foam in the colors you would like to use.
    turkey template pieces on craft foam
  • Cut out all the body parts from craft foam including fifteen feathers (I used three of each color craft foam), chest, feet, beak, and waddle.
    Feathers and body parts cut out of craft foam
  • Glue the beak piece and waddle piece onto the bottom of the bag where it makes a flap when folded.
    gluing the beak down to the paper bag
  • Use glue to adhere the eyes, one on either side of the beak and waddle.
    gluing the eyes down onto the paper bag
  • Attach the brown chest piece to the paper bag, below the flap with the face.
    gluing the craft foam down onto the paper bag
  • To finish, you're going to adhere the feathers to the back of the bag behind the head. Spread the feathers out, put glue on the feathers, and then press down the bag. Let dry before using.
    gluing the foam feathers to the paper bag

Video

Notes

If you find that some feathers aren't attached fully