Turkey Paper Bag Craft
Looking for a fun and easy Thanksgiving craft for the kids? This adorable Turkey Paper Bag Craft is so easy to make and fun for all. Simply cut the feathers out of different colors of paper and then assemble the turkey! Cute, fun and easy!
It’s Thanksgiving time and the kids to do turkey crafts! Am I right? You want an easy one that you have all the supplies for with minimal mess and clean up!
This Thanksgiving turkey craft is one I can get behind. It is so cute and takes about 30 minutes, so the kids will be well occupied while you try to prepare a few dishes for your Thanksgiving get together.
Perfect for doing at home on the weekends or great for a class activity!
Why You’ll Love This Craft
- This paper bag turkey craft is so simple. You only need 5 supplies that you most likely already have on hand.
- This is the perfect Thanksgiving day craft for kids of all ages. The smaller kids can work on fine motor skills with glueing and the bigger kids can work on cutting, too.
- There is hardly any mess to clean up when you’re all done this craft. Just tidy up what you pulled out of the craft cupboard and you are quickly on to the next activity.
Supplies Needed
- Turkey Template
- Brown Paper Lunch Bags – Typically, you will probably use the standard size, but if you’ve got larger ones on hand from the grocery store, give those a try too!
- Cardstock – We use 7 different colors for the feathers, but you can use as few or as many as you have on hand. You can also use construction paper in it’s place, the feathers just won’t be as sturdy.
- Medium size googly eyes – If you don’t have these don’t’ let it stop you! Simply make some out of white and black paper or a black marker.
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
How to Make Paper Bag Turkeys
- Print the template and cut out all the pieces. Trace the feather on 7 different colors of paper.
- Cut out the feathers in different colors of card stock.
- Arrange the feathers in a fan shape on the flap of the paper bag. Then glue the feathers down.
- Flip the bag over and adhere googly eyes.
- Trace the beak on orange paper and cut out. Fold the beak in half. Also trace and cut a red snood.
- Glue the snood behind the beak then position in place.
- Finally, trace the feet on orange cardstock and cut out. Glue the feet to the bottom of the paper bag.
Pro Tips
- If there will be a lot of younger kids at your get together, pre-cut a bunch of feathers, beaks and snoods so all they need to do is work on glueing without waiting for a turn with the scissors.
This is a great Thanksgiving activity to make year after year. They are colorful, simple to make and have fun googly eyes – it is a perfect activity for the kids’ table!
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Turkey Paper Bag Craft
Ingredients
Instructions
- Print the template and cut out all pieces.
- Trace the feather on 7 different colors of cardstock. Cut out the feathers.
- Glue the feathers to the back of the flap on brown paper bag.
- Flip over bag and adhere googly eyes.
- Next, trace the beak on orange paper and cut out. Fold the beak in half. Also trace and cut a red snood.
- Glue the snood behind the beak then position in place.
- Finally, trace the feet on orange cardstock and cut out. Glue the feet to the bottom of the paper bag.
More Seasonal Paper Bag Crafts
- Super unique Paper Bag Snowflakes are an open ended craft that give the kids the chance to really use their creativity. Craft cupboard staples come in handy with this one.
- Let the kids show how much they care and make Paper Bag Heart Handprint Trees to give out to family members this Valentine’s Day. Fine motor skills are practiced while placing the heart ‘leaves’ onto the tree, too.
- Budget friendly and so cute, Paper Bag Scarecrows will help the kids transition into cooler fall weather. Glue a craft stick to the back and make a puppet!
- Trace everyone’s handprints and make easy and adorable Paper Bag Reindeer. They are super adorable strung together to make a garland.
