Turkeys for Teachers :)

The Gift of Crafts

Something that never grows old and will keep a child busy... ARTS AND CRAFTS! For Thanksgiving we made Turkeys for Teachers. Kynedi was certainly excited and ended up making more turkeys than teachers that she had. It kept her busy for hours and I definitely reaped the benefits from it. The materials that were used are cheap and some of the materials can be found in your yard at home.


Materials: Pine cone, Sticks, Glue Gun, Paper, and "Googly" eyes.

Estimated time per turkey: 7-10 minutes

Please do not judge me, but I did not know that pine cones got as big as the ones that we found. We don't have any pine cones in our yard, so we had to ask a neighbor if it was okay to get some of theirs.

Step 1: Choose the size of the pine cone that you would like to use.

 Step 2: Use the glue gun to arrange the feathers On the back of the pine cone

 Step 3: Cut out a circle for the face and add the eyes. Gluing the face on the pine cone can be a little tricky. You have to find the right spot in order for the face to stand in the correct position. Once you have found the right spot glue it on.















Step 4: Cut out a triangle for the nose and glue it on and the mouth can be easily drawn on. Try to break the sticks so that they are even. Glue the sticks onto the scales.

Step 5: Glue One feather on each side of the pine cone.

 There you have it, a finished Turkey.

Of course Kynedi made one for her principal Mrs. Dixon and she was excited to put it on her desk next to the pumpkin Kynedi made for her a few weeks ago. Teachers are special and even though we can't always afford to buy them things allowing your child make them something shows them that they are appreciated. These are also wonderful gifts for grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc to give to them.