Make an easy turkey craft for Thanksgiving. ‣ MyFixitUpLife

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For less than $20, we can make 4 of these easy turkey crafts.

My son Jack challenged me to make a turkey craft for Thanksgiving decorations this fall. He was looking around the house and realized that we have made a lot of decorations for Halloween and Christmas, but my already-made options for Thanksgiving are sparse.

So, the turkey challenge was accepted.

On his day off from school for election day, Jack and I shopped at Michael’s for supplies for this easy turkey craft. He helped select the feathers, the size of the styrofoam balls, and he snuck a few of his own project supplies in my basket along the way. Jack seems to have an endless need for a variety of glue and tape options. He is always making something.

The supplies for this easy turkey craft:

styrofoam balls
feathers
googly eyes
clothes pins
twine
pins
nail
red ribbon
metal cake tester
scissors
glue

The steps for this easy turkey craft:

‣ MyFixitUpLife 1 MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_supplies — The supplies for this craft included scissors styrofoam balls glue twine googly eyes pins and one nail I also used a tiny bit of red ribbon for the gobble not pictured

‣ MyFixitUpLife 2 MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_pin string to ball — The first step is attaching the end of the twine to the ball with a pin

‣ MyFixitUpLife 3 MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_wrap twine around styrofoam ball — Apply glue around the end and start wrapping the twine

‣ MyFixitUpLife 3b MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_string the ball — After the ball is covered cut the end

‣ MyFixitUpLife 4 MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_attach balls with nail1 — Insert a nail in the end of one ball

‣ MyFixitUpLife 5 MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_attach balls with nail — Then insert the other end of the nail into the other ball

‣ MyFixitUpLife 6 MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_attach feet — Take apart a clothespin and use the two wooden parts to make feet

‣ MyFixitUpLife 6b MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_feet attached — Now that the turkey has feet it can stand up

‣ MyFixitUpLife 7 MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_insert feathers — Apply glue to the end of a metal cake tester and insert into the end of the turkey to make a hole for a feather Repeat and repeat

‣ MyFixitUpLife 8 MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_turkey gobble attach — Insert two wooden parts of a clothespin for the beak Cut a red gobble from a ribbon or fabric and attach with a pin

‣ MyFixitUpLife MyFixitUpLife_TurkeyCraft_Thanksgiving_happy turkey after face — Its a happy turkey now

Theresa

A handy designer and writer, she shares DIY projects, tool how-to, and home makeovers as a book author, home show speaker, DIY workshop coach, and radio host. Plus, she has a degree in journalism with a minor in architecture, and is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPs) and certified color consultant. She's created fast-paced makeovers for TV shows, and shares home trends and DIY tips as a freelance writer and guest on news shows and satellite media tours for TV and radio.

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