Having a preschooler at home means that I am acutely aware of all the seasons and upcoming celebrations. In October, Boy comes home with cute ghost and pumpkin crafts, November is for turkeys and fall leaves, December is for Santa, reindeer and snowflakes, February is for hearts and I Love You cards, and so on.You get the idea, don’t you?!
Last week, his school sent a brown paper turkey cutout for the whole family to decorate at home. I of course, was thankful for the perfect opportunity to make another craft with Boy.
There is no science behind decorating a paper turkey, I would suggest to just go all out and have fun.
First, we traced his body outline with black marker for definition. Now, Mr. Turkey surely needs eyes, a beak, his trademark red wattle (yes, that’s the proper name!) and feet. Boy insisted that turkeys have a blue ring around their eyes. He is sort of right about that.
Now stick on lots of paper feathers. We wrote all the things we are thankful for. Friends, family, school, and very important Boy-ish stuff like cars, cake, soccer, and even Shamu. I wrote on the feathers with pencil and Boy happily traced over them with black marker. He couldn’t be prouder!
Did you notice that we decorated his feathers with Fruit Loops cereal? Yep, that’s right! Just stick ’em on with clear-drying white glue. You could also use pasta, beads or glitter. Just about anything you fancy.
His big brown tummy was kind of boring and plain, so we I glued a paper accordion with Happy Thanksgiving written across it.
Ready, set, gobble!
Boy enjoys little crafts. Take a look at his experiments in stamping with Lego blocks and toy cars.
We have also made some cute watercolor cards for his teachers, which they absolutely loved!
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How come you are always so crafty and creative? 🙂
Hugs
I think it’s because I am constantly on my toes looking for ways to entertain the little one 😉
Okay, another another clever invention called Pinterest!
Very cute! I haven’t thought to let my 2 year old use cereal in crafts. Great idea. 😀
Don’t forget to brush some clear drying glue over them, you don’t want ants coming after them!
That’s so creative! Like your blog xoxo
Aww… thank you!
This is a really cute idea! I like the idea of having kids write down what they’re grateful for, I’m sure it will be fun to look back on when they’re older!
Thank you. I will surely cherish it for many years.