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Turkey Handprint Masterpieces

November 11, 2018 by Sue Lively

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This week I’m sharing a really fun turkey handprint art project that is perfect for Thanksgiving or Fall. It’s open-ended with lots of room for creativity, and guaranteed to produce adorable results! It can be proudly displayed on the mantel, or used as a backdrop for a seasonal meal.

You’ll also find my favourite recommendations for reading with kids around the Thanksgiving holidays.

Handprint Turkey Multimedia Masterpieces

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Adorable Turkey Handprint Art

You Will Need:

  • A small canvas or sturdy white paper
  • Fall-coloured acrylic paints including red, orange, yellow, and brown and paintbrush
  • Yellow cardstock or construction paper
  • Markers
  • Googly eyes (optional)
  • Scissors
  • White glue
  • 3D decorative items like corn kernels, plastic decorative leaves, dried leaves from outside, acorns etc.

Instructions: 

1. On the yellow paper, have your child make a number of handprints using the brown paint.

Turkey Hand Prints

I only got Onetime to use his right hand, but we should have done both hands so we could have had turkeys facing both directions! I guess I have a lower tolerance for messy painting than I thought…lol!

2. On the canvas, have your child paint a background scene in reds, oranges and yellows.

Encourage them to be creative here. I often tell kids that there is no right or wrong way to make art.

I didn’t get a photo of this part because I wanted to pay close attention to Onetime while he was using the paint (a.k.a. mess containment!)

3. Once the handprints are dry, have your child use the markers to add legs, a beak, and eyes to make turkeys. You could use googly eyes too if you wanted to be more silly!

Turkey Hand Print Details

Onetime also had fun using the markers to decorate the feathers and turkey even more!

Decorating Turkey Handprints4. Cut around the turkeys and once the canvas is dry, glue them on!

5. Now get out all your decorative items and the glue and let your child use their imagination to create a scene or abstract masterpiece.

Adding Corn to Turkey Art

Onetime decided to add “corn for the turkeys to eat” all over his canvas.

Onetime’s multimedia masterpiece now has a special place on our mantel for the Fall season! I think it’s colourful and it makes me smile every time I look at it!

Turkey Art CompletedThat’s it for our turkey handprint masterpieces.  Hope you give it a try with your kids!

Fun Thanksgiving Kids Books

Books are a great way to stimulate a conversation about gratefulness and thankfulness at this time of year. Here are a handful of my favourites!

A lovely rhyming book that will remind kids of what they can be thankful for each and every day.

 Another charming rhyming book that reminds kids to find the positive in everything they do.

An adorably silly counting book, perfect for toddlers and Thanksgiving!

A funny story about a turkey who will do anything to avoid becoming dinner!

This bittersweet tale of a girl who gets up to mischief during Thanksgiving when she finds everyone else is too busy to pay her attention!

A lovely story about a non-traditional Thanksgiving celebration. 

Follow One Time Through’s board Thanksgiving on Pinterest.

To find even more fun and educational activities as well as positive parenting tips, follow me on Facebook and Twitter.

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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  1. Emma says

    October 30, 2014 at 3:49 pm

    Handprint turkeys are probably the only thing I remember about preschool – and they always look cute!

    • Sue Lively says

      October 30, 2014 at 9:03 pm

      Yep – agreed! So cute and a great way to preserve little memories! Thanks for dropping by Emma! Best, Sue

  2. Susen Malkowski Kuchta says

    October 30, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    adorable turkey handprints!

    • Sue Lively says

      October 31, 2014 at 1:42 pm

      Thanks Susen! Onetime had a lot of fun with this project! Thanks for dropping by! Best, Sue

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