As kids, we all have made turkeys with our hands. Whether this was in school or at home playing. This is a great spin on those basic looking turkeys we all made as children. These are also great to do every year to see how your children are growing.
Materials Needed:
- Construction paper in brown, tan, orange, red, yellow and white
- Scissors
- Glue
- Wiggle eyes (optional)
Before You Start
- Find a place to work, and protect it with a large sheet of paper.
- Gather all your materials.
- Read all the directions.
Making Your Hands-and-Feet Turkey
Step 1 – Trace the child’s hands and feet
- Trace two feet (with shoes on) on brown construction paper.
- Trace two hands on tan construction paper.
- Trace two hands on red construction paper.
- Trace two hands on orange construction paper.
- Trace one hand on yellow construction paper.
Step 2 – Cut out all the pieces
Cut out all the hands and feet tracings. 
Step 3 – Make the Body
Put the two feet tracings together to make the turkey body and head, placing the heels together one on top of another, and spreading the bottoms apart as in the illustration. Glue.
Cut two feet out of the orange scraps, then cut a diamond shape for the beak. Draw the eyes on white paper and cut them out, or use wiggle eyes. Make the wattle out of red construction paper. Glue each piece onto the body as shown.
Step 4 – Attach the tail
Glue the red, orange, and yellow construction paper hands behind the brown body to make the tail.
Step 5 – Wings
Position the two tan hands on either side of the body to make the turkey’s wings and glue them in place.
You’re Done!
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My daughter and I just did this project the day before Thanksgiving. She is 3 1/2 and loved doing it.