If you are looking for a fun Thanksgiving craft that the kids will love, then look no further than our tissue paper turkey! If you have kids helping make these, then please be sure to not let them make these unattended if you are including small toys or goodies that they can choke on!
What is great about these tissue paper turkeys are the options for filling them – so lets get started on the fun!
These adorable turkeys can be filled with several options and you will need to decide which one you want before you can begin creating them.
1. Small fall inspired candies
2. Little toys (balls, puzzles, playdoh etc.)
3. Notes of appreciation that the kids write about what they are thankful for
These are just a few ideas – but think outside the box, after all you know the kids who will enjoy these the best.
Materials
- Tissue Paper—red, orange, green, yellow, blue, brown
- Fall Candy—assorted types and flavors
- Stickers and/or small toys
- 6 Brown Pipe Cleaners
- Small Piece Orange Paper
- Googly Eyes
- Glue
Instructions
1. Cut 6 pieces of the brown tissue paper into 12”x 12” squares.
2. Cut 6 strips of tissue paper for each of the other colors into about 1 ½” x 18” and fold each of these in half.
3. Cut 6 tiny orange triangles from the orange paper.
4. Lay out one of the brown paper squares. Lay 5 different colors of the paper strips on the center of the top half of the brown square.
5. Set a pile of candy and stickers/toys in the middle of the brown square, partially covering the colored strips.
6. Gather up the corners and edges of the brown paper and bring them together around the pile of candy. Make sure the colored strips stay tucked inside the brown paper, but they need to stick out the top of the brown after you bring it all together.
7. Take the pipe cleaner and tie it around the brown paper just like you would tie a bag closed. Twist the pipe cleaner and cut off any excess.
8. Glue 2 googly eyes and an orange beak on the front. You can add a small piece of red paper to resemble a wattle if you would like.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 to assemble all the turkeys.
10. Great party favor for kids!
Tissue Paper Turkey
Tissue paper turkeys are a fun Thanksgiving craft that kids - and adults will love. Easy to make and the insides can be filled with all kinds of goodies for a fun surprise.
Materials
- Tissue paper in assorted colors (red, yellow, green, brown, orange, blue)
- Fall candies, stickers or other small items
- 6 brown pipe cleaners
- Orange paper
- Googly eyes
- Glue
Tools
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
- Cut 6 pieces of the brown tissue paper into 12”x 12” squares.
- Cut 6 strips of tissue paper from each of the other colors into about 1 ½” x 18” and fold each of these in half.
- Cut 6 tiny orange triangles from the orange paper.
- Lay out one of the brown paper squares. Lay 5 different colors of the paper strips on the center of the top half of the brown square.
- Gather up the corners and edges of the brown paper and bring them together around the pile of candy. Make sure the colored strips stay tucked inside the brown paper, but they need to stick out the top of the brown after you bring it all
together. - Take the pipe cleaner and tie it around the brown paper just like you would tie a bag closed.
- Twist the pipe cleaner and cut off any excess.
- Glue 2 googly eyes and an orange beak on the front. You can add a small piece of red paper to resemble a wattle if you would like.
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