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Hand turkeys are a must during Thanksgiving, right? It seems like every kid makes them as an art project from preschool into their early elementary years. And why not? They’re simple, yet fun to make!
This candy hand turkey is a fun take on the traditional trace and color technique. It’s a great way to use up left over Halloween candy…and your kids can have fun sneaking a few candies while creating their Thanksgiving masterpiece!
Fun Turkey Facts for Kids
- Believe it or not, wild turkeys can fly! Domesticated turkeys can’t fly because they’re too heavy (almost twice the weight of wild turkeys).
- Wild turkeys sleep in trees to protect themselves from predators.
- Turkeys change the color of their heads when they get excited! It can change from red, to blue, to white.
- Turkeys have 3 times better vision than humans!
For more interesting turkey facts, check out World Animal Protection.
How do you make a candy hand turkey?
Supplies:
Step 1: Using a marker, trace your hand on the cardstock.
Step 2: Paint the turkey’s body and face (palm of hand and thumb) with glue. Cover it with sprinkles, then shake off the excess.
Step 3: Glue candy corn onto the fingers to create the turkey’s feathers.
Step 4: Glue a candy eyeball on the thumb. Then use a candy corn to create its beak and red sixlets to create its wattle.
Step 5: Finally, use brown sixlets to create the turkey’s feet. Ta-Da! You’ve created a cute candy hand turkey!
Try these other Thanksgiving activities and recipes!
- Easy Ice Cream Cone Cornucorpias Thanksgiving Treat for Kids
- Turkey Food Art – Healthy Kids Food
- Learning Fractions with Pumpkin Pie Playdough
- Turkey Toilet Paper Roll Craft
- Turkey Twinkies – Cute Thanksgiving Treat for Kids
- Peanut Butter Ball Turkeys
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