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Paper Plate Turkey Craft for Kids

Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Author: Vicky

Materials

Instructions

  • Cut a paper plate in half.
  • Paint that half of the paper plate with brown craft paint and set it aside to dry.
  • Paint the coffee filter using your watercolor paint. 
  • When you're done painting the coffee filter, set it aside to dry.
  • When your coffee filter is dry, cut it in half and glue it to the brown paper plate half that you painted earlier. You will want to leave some of the brown edge of the plate showing.
  • Use the other half of the paper plate that you previously cut to make a head for the turkey. You can do this by tracing a glass onto the paper plate and then cutting it out.
  • Paint the circle with brown craft paint and set it aside to dry.
  • Cut out a small triangle beak and a wavy wattle using the remaining paper plate. Paint the triangle beak orange and the wattle red.
  • Once all the items are dry, it's time to assemble the turkey's face. Start by gluing the turkey head onto the center of the paper plate.
  • Next, glue on the beak and wattle.
  • Finally, add the googly eyes.
  • Let the craft dry completely.

Notes

  • Since the coffee filter absorbs a lot of the water and paint, you won't actually need a lot.
  • Use whatever combination of colors you wish to make your coffee filter as colorful as possible.