This HANDPRINT AND PAPER CUP TURKEY CRAFT is so colourful and fun! These bright and cheery turkeys are perfect as a Thanksgiving craft for toddlers and preschoolers. They are quick, easy and super cute!
This simple Handprint Turkey Craft gives young kids the chance to build their fine motor skills with easy cutting, colouring and folding tasks. Their finished turkeys are adorable with bright handprint tail feathers and wibbly wobbly legs!
Gobble, Gobble such fun!
Why not team this Paper Cup and Handprint Turkey Craft up with some of our other favourite Thanksgiving crafts?
We love our Printable Turkey Hats, Turkey Puppets, Turkey Sensory Bottles and we think this Footprint Turkey Craft from Crafty Morning is super cute too.
Handprint and Paper Cup Turkey Craft Tutorial
Supplies To Make Paper Cup Turkeys:
- Brown Paper Cup
- White Cardstock
- Coloured Marker Pens
- Yellow Paper
- Red Paper
- Wiggle Eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
How To Make A Fun Handprint Turkey Craft
1 – Draw around your hand onto white cardstock.
2 – Colour each finger a bright colour to make your turkey’s tail feathers.
3 – When your hand is completed coloured cut it out.
4 – Cut a red turkey snood and yellow triangle beak from scrap paper.
5 – Turn your brown paper cup up-side-down and rotate the seam to the back. Make the turkey’s face by glueing on the snood, beak and two googly eyes.
6 – Glue your coloured handprint onto the back of the paper cup turkey craft to make bright tail feathers.
7 – Cut two strips of yellow paper and concertina fold them. Cut two yellow turkey feet and glue them onto the ends of the concertina legs.
8 – Glue the legs inside the cup.
Now your paper cup turkeys are finished and ready to go on display or be played with. Gobble, gobble!
You can print the instructions below.
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Handprint and Paper Cup Turkey Craft
Make adorable and brightly coloured Handprint and Paper Cup Turkeys. The perfect Thanksgiving craft for kids.
Materials
- Brown Paper Cup
- White Cardstock
- Coloured Marker Pens
- Yellow Paper
- Red Paper
- Wiggle Eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
Instructions
- Draw around your hand onto white cardstock.
- Colour each finger a bright colour to make your turkey’s tail feathers.
- When your hand is completed coloured cut it out.
- Cut a red turkey snood and yellow triangle beak from scrap paper.
- Turn your brown paper cup up-side-down and rotate the seam to the back. Make the turkey’s face by glueing on the snood, beak and two googly eyes.
- Glue your coloured handprint onto the back of the paper cup turkey craft to make bright tail feathers.
- Cut two strips of yellow paper and concertina fold them. Cut two yellow turkey feet and glue them onto the ends of the concertina legs.
- Glue the legs inside the cup.