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October 26, 2015

Twig Turkey Craft

Simple Twig Turkey ~ Thanksgiving craft for kids

Durning our nature walk, the kids gathered a number of twigs.  With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we decided to create a simple twig turkey craft.  Plus, my kiddos love any excuse to use their glue gun.

Twig Turkey craft ~ Thanksgiving craft for kids

Materials Needed:

  • Twigs or small sticks
  • Glue Gun ~ a low temp glue gun works best for kids
  • Oil Pastels
  • Paper for eyes and beak

Twig Turkey craft ~ Thanksgiving craft for kids

Choose a few of the twigs to use for the feathers and legs.  Add a little color by rubbing the twigs with oil pastels.  We found it easiest to use the side of the oil pastel.

Twig Turkey craft ~ Thanksgiving craft for kids

Using a low temp glue gun, attach the twigs together in a haphazard pattern.

My kiddos love using their glue gun.  However, like any tool, its important to talk to them about how to use one properly.

Twig Turkey craft ~ Thanksgiving craft for kids

They also used the glue gun to attach the eyes and beak, but you could use white glue.

Twig Turkey craft ~ Thanksgiving craft for kids

Gobble gobble!

Twig Turkey craft ~ Thanksgiving craft for kids

I love how these little twiggy turkeys turned out.

Twig Turkey craft ~ Thanksgiving craft for kids

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2 thoughts on “Twig Turkey Craft”

  1. Jacquie on October 29, 2015 at 8:08 am said:

    I was looking for Thanksgiving projects using items from nature and came across your twig turkeys — too darn cute! We tried the glue gun last year but my daughter was a little ‘gun shy’ since she knew it was hot. Time to pull it out again – she will love these 🙂

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    • Tammy on November 3, 2015 at 4:34 pm said:

      My kiddos now love their glue gun, but it took a bit for them to be comfortable as well;) I can’t wait to see how your little turkeys turn out Jacquie.

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