I love easy and inexpensive activities, which is why I love this Tissue Paper Turkey Craft.
A fun activity for children and simple to put together, this tissue paper turkey is bound to get creative artistic juices flowing with a bit of learning thrown into the mix. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to present this Tissue Paper Turkey Craft to kids and is wonderful to do together as a group.
Tissue Paper Turkey Craft
Turkey Craft Materials
- Turkey outline
- Tape
- Clear self-adhesive contact paper
- Tissue Paper
- Construction paper
- Scissors
- Variously shaped Paper hole punches
How to Make the Turkey Craft
- Print out your turkey outline
- Cut it out
- Tape contact paper onto a window
- Place your turkey into the contact paper
- Use the paper hole punch to make festive shapes from the construction paper
- Invite the kids to tear and cut the various colors of tissue paper
- Discuss the colors created by the overlapping tissue paper
- When satisfied with your turkey, pull it off the window
- Flip it over so the body of the turkey shows clearly
- Cut loosely around the turkey
- Mount the turkey on construction paper and cover with cleat tape
- Display
Tissue Paper Turkey Learning
- fine motor skill work with cutting, punching, and tearing
- science of light
- color exploration
- sensory (stickiness of paper, the sound of tearing, the sight of light through paper)
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Marnie
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What hole punch do you use that children can do?
Hi there! I prefer the hole punches that you can lay your whole palm on, especially for the younger kids. Here is an example: https://amzn.to/3mmVlrq [affiliate link]