Thankful Turkey Book Craft for Thanksgiving
Help your child turn brown paper bags into an adorable thankful turkey book they can record their gratitude in this Thanksgiving!
Yield: 1 book
Cost: $2
Equipment
- single hole punch
- scissors
Materials
To Make the Book:
- 3 paper lunch bags
- 1 rubber band
- 1 wooden craft stick
- construction paper red and yellow
- recycled cardstock such as from cereal boxes
- 2 googly eyes
- washable school glue
To Use Inside the Book:
- family photos optional
- stickers optional
- washable markers
Instructions
- Stack 3 paper lunch bags on top of one another, fold them in half to form a "book", and punch a hole on each end of the folded edge.3 paper lunch bags
- Thread the end of 1 rubber band through one hole and the other end of the rubber band through the other hole. Then, slide 1 wooden craft stick through the little rubber band loops to "bind" the book.1 wooden craft stick, 1 rubber band
- Cut a triangle-shaped beak out of yellow construction paper and a teardrop-shaped wattle out of red construction paper.construction paper
- Make the turkey's face on the front of the book using washable school glue to attach the beak, wattle, and 2 googly eyes.2 googly eyes, washable school glue
- Cut 5-8 oval feather shapes out of recycled cardstock.recycled cardstock
- Glue feathers onto the back so that they extend above and can be seen from the front of the book.
- Cut a square of cardstock the size of the book and glue it on the back, overlapping the feathers, to add support.
- Use family photos, stickers, and washable markers to decorate the inside of the book with what you are thankful for.family photos, stickers, washable markers
