Educational Kids Activities: T is for Turkey

You’re scrambling to get the turkey carved, the mashed potatoes mashed and the last of the drinks on the table. The kids are whining and tugging on your legs because of course, Thanksgiving dinner has been scheduled at the exact same time as nap. Need a quick, easy craft the kids can do without your help? How about this adorable turkey with feathers?

A childs craft project on orange paper featuring a turkey outline filled with colorful feathers, including blue, green, pink, white, and purple.

Let’s get started!!

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What You Need:

Turkey Coloring Page
Feathers (I used the same feather pack as I did with the owl craft, $6.25 from Oriental Trading)
Glue Sticks
Orange construction paper (optional)
Crayons (optional)

What You Do:

Print out the turkey coloring sheet from this site (or print your own favorite). I saved the file to my computer and then printed it as a 5×7 size to get a smaller turkey (pictured on the right). You can also print it as 8×10 size (save it to your computer first) to get a bigger turkey (pictured on the left).

A child is crafting at a table, coloring a turkey outline on orange paper. Various colored feathers and crayons are scattered nearby, and a bowl of crayons is on the table. The childs left hand holds a blue marker.

I cut around the turkeys and then glued them to a sheet of orange construction paper to make the craft a little more sturdy, but you could keep it on the original sheet. You could have the kids color the turkey before they started with the feathers. Historically, my kids have COVERED the project in feathers, so I skipped over the coloring part!

Hand the kid a glue stick and a pile of feather and get back to cooking (or whatever you need to do!).

A child decorates a paper turkey outline with colorful feathers on an orange sheet. Various craft supplies, including scissors and additional feathers, are scattered on a wooden table nearby.

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Let the feathering begin!

A young child with blonde hair is sitting at a wooden table, engaged in a craft activity. She is gluing purple feathers onto a paper with an outline, wearing a dark t-shirt featuring princesses. Her focus is on her hands as she works.

After we were done feathering, we made this little T is for Turkey wooden letter, but of course, you could skip this!

A paper letter I decorated as a character with googly eyes and a drawn mouth. Multicolored feathers are attached to the top and sides, resembling hair. The character is placed on a wooden surface.

What are your go-to crafts for Thanksgiving day?

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About the Author

Lindsey Whitney is a blogger over at Growing Kids Ministry. A blog designed to help parents, teachers, and Children’s Ministry workers who want to help the kids they love grow in their faith. You can connect with her via twitter or on facebook.