Need a quick way to hold some plastic utensils, pencils, or other types of sticks for your Thanksgiving Party? This quick & easy upcycled kid craft will add a personalized touch to your table! It’s also super easy to make & you may just have most of the materials already in your home! Read on to check it out!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
THE SUPPLIES:
- Several Sheets of Fall colored construction paper (brown, red, orange, yellow)
- Googly Eyes (can be substituted with black marker, construction paper, etc)
- Tape or some other adhesive (hot glue gun, glue, etc)
- Upcycled Tin Can
STEPS
STEP 1: Create the Body
Using a sheet of brown construction paper, cut it lengthwise to fit the tin can.
Wrap the can in the sheet covering it completely and secure with tape (or glue)
STEP 2: Create the Tail
Have your child (or the entire family 🙂 ) trace their hands on some fall colored construction paper. For this sample, we had about 12 or so handprints cut out. Note: If you’re pressed for time, you can always trace one or two handprints, layer a few sheets of paper underneath the traced version, then cut out a few sheets at a time.
Arrange the cut outs into a tail-shape and tape or glue them together. Note: if you want the tail to be sturdy, you may need several pieces of tape or a bit of glue for each hand cut out.
STEP 3: Attach the Tail to the Body
Using a few pieces of tape (or some glue), attach the tail so that most of the “tail” (fingers) stick out above the body (tin can)
STEP 3: Create the Face
Add (or draw) the googly eyes & a nose.
STEP 4: Fill the Turkey!
(Optionally) Use as to hold some plastic utensils for a Thanksgiving Party or to hold pencils for a Thanksgiving Activity Table!
Enjoy!
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you so much for checking out our article about this upcycled turkey holder. If you’re looking for more Thanksgiving Ideas, feel free to check out our other posts here and follow us on Pinterest.
Happy Creating & Happy Thanksgiving!!
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