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Turn your kids’ food into a fun Thanksgiving turkey! This turkey food art is a fun and festive way to have a healthy snack.
I don’t know about your kids, but mine get so excited when I turn their food into a work of art! It makes it fun to eat, and encourages them to eat everything….even the healthy stuff!
This turkey food art is perfect for Thanksgiving. Add it to your kids’ school lunchbox or serve it as a healthy afternoon snack.
Fun Turkey Facts for Kids
- A male turkey is called a Tom or a gobbler.
- Female turkeys can’t “gobble.” Only males can.
- A group of turkeys is called a flock.
- Turkeys can run up to 25 mph.
For more fun facts about turkeys, check out Kids Play and Create.
Kids in the Kitchen
It’s so important to get your kids in the kitchen! There’s endless amounts of skills they can learn, from fine motor skills to reading and math. It also helps build confidence in your child and encourages them to try new and healthy foods!
Get your kids involved with making this turkey food art. Make sure to do all of the cutting, and let them do the rest!
How do you make turkey food art?
Ingredients:
- apples (red and green)
- carrot
- whole wheat toast
- peanut butter
- candy eyes
Step 1: Cut a circle out of the whole wheat toast using a cookie cutter or a glass. Spread peanut butter over the toast and set it aside.
Step 2: Cut the apples into large triangles for the feathers, and a tiny triangle for the wattle.
Step 3: Cut a small triangle out of the carrot for the turkey’s beak. Use two larger pieces of carrots to cut out two feet.
Step 4: Now you’re ready to assemble. Use the candy eyes, apples and carrots to create your turkey!
Try these other fun Thanksgiving activities!
- Learning Fractions with Pumpkin Pie Playdough
- Easy Ice Cream Cone Cornucorpias Thanksgiving Treat for Kids
- Candy Hand Turkey – Fun Thanksgiving Kids Craft
- Turkey Toilet Paper Roll Craft
- Turkey Twinkies – Cute Thanksgiving Treat for Kids
- Peanut Butter Ball Turkeys
Turkey Food Art
Ingredients
- apples red and green
- carrot
- whole wheat toast
- peanut butter
- candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Cut a circle out of the whole wheat toast using a cookie cutter or a glass. Spread peanut butter over the toast and set it aside.whole wheat toast, peanut butter
- Cut the apples into large triangles for the feathers, and a tiny triangle for the wattle.apples
- Cut a small triangle out of the carrot for the turkey’s beak. Use two larger pieces of carrots to cut out two feet.carrot
- Now you’re ready to assemble. Use the candy eyes, apples and carrots to create your turkey!apples, carrot, whole wheat toast, candy eyeballs
Notes
- You can easily turn this into lunch by using a sandwich for the turkey’s body instead of peanut butter toast.
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