One of our go-to and super easy Thanksgiving crafts for kids is this coffee filter turkey craft! With just a little painting, cutting, and gluing, you’ve got some colorful decorations for Thanksgiving! This post includes a free printable turkey template.
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*This post was originally published on October 5, 2014 and has since been updated.
Last year the kid and I made these beaded napkin rings for our Thanksgiving dinner. This year we’re making these coffee filter turkeys! My students always loved making these each year so I thought we’d make some here at home. (This post contains affiliate links.)
Coffee Filter Turkey Craft for Kids
Materials for Turkey Craft
- White coffee filter
- Watercolors and a paintbrush
- Construction paper
- Glue
- Scissors
Directions for Turkey Craft
1. Start by painting you’re white coffee filter with the watercolors. We did different designs, patterns, and stripes. (We always paint our coffee filters on a few sheets of newspaper. It helps soak up the water fairy quickly and keeps things from getting too messy.)
2. While your coffee filters are drying, prepare your construction paper pieces. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Two orange legs- 1 inch x 5 inches
- Two brown circles- one with a 5 inch diameter and one with a 2 1/2 inch diameter. (You can use our free template to make your own tracers or simply print the circles out onto brown paper directly.)
3. Once your coffee filter is dry, glue the large brown circle onto it for the turkey body and the smaller brown circle for the head.
4. Accordion fold the two legs and glue them onto the turkey.
5. Now it’s time to add the details. Add whatever you want! We cut out little feet, a beak and some eyes and glued them to our turkey. You’re finished!
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Valerie says
October 8, 2014 at 12:21 amThis is so cute. We make something similar except we use a salad spinner. It is so much fun and each turkey comes out unique. I would love to send you a photo if you would like, i just don’t know how.
Chelsey says
October 8, 2014 at 7:28 amI love that idea, Valerie, and would love to see it! Are you following our Facebook page? You could post it there!
Debbie @ http://kidsbibledebjackson.blogspot.com/ says
October 8, 2014 at 4:35 amThis is si cute! Pinned it! Thanks for sharing!
Kate Williams says
October 8, 2014 at 11:06 amThis is super cute 🙂 I’m off to share it on my FB page now x
Samantha @ Stir the Wonder says
October 9, 2014 at 1:25 pmWhat a cute little turkey! Thanks for linking up at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! We hope you stop by again next week!
Ashley says
October 15, 2014 at 4:02 pmLove the colorful turkey! Featured you on Mom’s Library this week!