Thankful Turkey Craft

This easy Thankful turkey craft is a great for school children .This cute construction paper turkey lists what your child is thankful for. It makes a very nice Thanksgiving decoration.My Daughter made this for thanksgiving in her class.

Materials needed:

    * Construction papers
    * Turkey template
    * Scissors
    * Glue stick
    * Markers
   

How to make your Paper Turkey Craft:

    * Cut a brown construction paper circle or oval (about 8 inches across) for the turkey's body.

    * Print the template of  head ,wattle, legs and cut out the pieces. Trace the template pieces onto construction paper and cut the pieces out.

    * Glue the head to the body.Glue a tiny yellow or orange triangle for the beak and little red blob for the wattle.Either draw eyes with black marker or glue on googly eyes.

    * Glue the legs to the body.

    * For feathers cut six long ovals -use colourful papers if you like.

    * On each oval/ feather , write: "I am thankful for ______".Have the child write what they are thankful for.

    * Glue the feathers to the back of the turkey's body .

    * Don't forget to write the child's name on the turkey.


What are you thankful for?

Here are a few things that my daughter is  thankful for:

1. My Family
2. My School
3. My friends
4. Our Earth
5. My Home
6. My Food

Some more Examples are:-

1. God
2. Grandma
3. Grandpa
4. Uncle
5. Aunt
6. Water
7. Air
8. Books
9. Pets
10.Trees

Thanksgiving Paper Plate Turkey

This Thanksgiving paper plate turkey craft uses a small paper plate, some construction paper and paint.This turkey is simple enough for even young children .It can also be a good class room activity for children for Thanksgiving. Turn it into a craft for the whole family and enjoy your Thanksgiving!

Materials need:

    * 1 small paper plate
    * 3 colour construction papers ( I used yellow ,green, orange )
    * 2 Googly eyes
    * Scissors
    * Glue
    * Tape
    * Brown paint ( I used acrylic paint )
    * Paint brush

How to make Paper Plate Turkey Craft:

    * Paint the small paper plate brown paint and set aside to dry.
    * Cut feather shapes out of the construction papers. You will need 3 feathers of each color.
    * Cut a small triangle out of orange or yellow construction paper for a beak.
    * Cut a small peanut shape out of red construction paper for a waddle.
    * Cut two feet out of orange or yellow  construction paper.
    * Tape or glue the feathers onto the back of the paper plate.
    * Glue the beak,eyes, waddle, and feet to the front of the paper plate.

Your beautiful Thanksgiving Turkey is ready.
 
Source :- Allkidsnetwork.com

Thanksgiving Songs

These are the basic Thanksgiving songs, which are sung to the tune of common nursery rhymes and songs most children already know.  These basic songs were been taught in my daughters classroom at kindergarten.

1) Funny Bird

The turkey is a funny bird
Its head goes bobble-bobble;
And all he knows is just one word...
And that is
GOBBLE-GOBBLE!

2) Over the River and Through the Woods

 Over the river and thru the woods,
To grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Thru the white and drifted snow, oh!

Over the river and thru the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.

Over the river and thru the woods,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh, hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ling!"
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day-ay!

Over the river and thru the wood,
Trot fast my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving Day.

Over the river and through the woods,
And straight through the barnyard gate.
We seem to go extremely slow
It is so hard to wait!

Over the river and through the wood --
Now Grandmother's cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

Over the river and thru the woods,
To grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Thru the white and drifted snow, oh!

Over the river and thru the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.

3) Fat Turkey's Song

(to the tune of "Did You Ever See a Lassie?")

Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble,
Fat turkeys, fat turkeys.
Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble,
Fat turkeys are we.
We walk very proudly and gobble so loudly,
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble.
Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble.
Fat turkeys are we.